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greenfig

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Pure heaven!
Super yummy, moderately crunchy, pollinated (about 1/2 seeds sank) .
Probably could wait another day or two but was afraid I would never have a bite of it.

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very nice Igor
you made my morning
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Simply Awesome, Congratulations Igor. I had a very sweet Kadota today, It reaffirmed why I love these things. Happy you enjoyed this good looking fig.
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Looks fantastic Igor, nice that it went out with a bang. Refresh my memory, which Paradiso do you have? Not that I would have the same results, just curious.
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Very nice fig !
Keep growing ... and eating them.
Look not much different from the brebas size wise ?!

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Thank you, all!

Calvin, that is a Paradiso Gene.

Francisco, the main crop is still huge but a tad smaller than the breba and just as tasty. The size difference might be because of the fig numbers. While there were few brebas, the main crop is more numerous.
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Iggy

Is that Paradiso Gene? It looks great. I am sorry, I probably asked you about your tree in a different thread, but I am a huge fan of Paradiso.
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Nice looking fig!
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It looks like the seeds are viable. If anybody wants to try germinating them, please PM me your address.
There are enough for 2 people.
The 5 varieties were successfully germinated last week so I think your chances are high.

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Igor,

Thanks for the confirmation.

That full, deep red, and syrupy pulp, its seeds,  all were passing a message that some friendly hand
did help and cooperate with you to bring it from heaven.
Keep doing the good work!
Curious to see now how a 'genuine'  Adriatic would perform under similar environment and conditions
or a Preto, .. BM..?
Congratulations

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Igor, wow the Paradiso Gene seems to like California!  Here in Maryland it looks like I will have to wait until my Paradiso Gene is three years old before I get any fruit.  I had it in a container its first year and it didn't bear any figs (I probably would have pulled them off anyway though).  Then this year I planted it in the ground in May in a primo spot for sun.  Even with pinching it didn't set any figs until around early July.  Now it is loaded with figs that will not ripen.  Hopefully next year will be the year.
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Igor, Paradiso looks so delicious!
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Awesome. I have been trying to get ripe figs from my Paradiso Gene for 7 yrs. Such a late fig here.
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Paul:I also had bad luck with PG,it only ripe a couple of fruits in some better years,but not every year.
Also it will linger in a semi ripe state till it will spoil or the frost damages it.
Tell you the truth I pulled it out of the ground and damped it.
After about 6 years of growing of course!
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Vasile, thanks for the info. Its on my chopping board.
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I am growing Paradiso Gene in a container and have about 16 figs ripening on a 2nd year tree. I am starting it early in the greenhouse to make sure everything ripens. Hopefully I will get a breba or two next year as well. I will report as soon as something ripens, I believe the fruit set in mid-May.
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I tasted 2 figs this year and they were as excellent as the last year. Large and yummy. My tree is in a very sunny spot and ripens nicely.
Looking at the feedback above, it seems the Paradiso Gene really likes the sun ( like the Long Yellow).
I highly recommend it for the SoCal and places like Arizona.
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Igor, did you germinate any seeds from your Paradiso G?
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I did last year. This year I managed to protect them from critters with a net and they were happily consumed. :)

The ones that germinated were given away and I had not kept any.
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