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RobSter010

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I have a friend who lives on Faial/Azores.

A few years ago he moved into his new place and found this old figtree already growing on the property.

He recently learned that i'm really into figs so he sent me those pictures and some cuttings as well.

Does anyone know what variety this could be?

Thanks,

Rob

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Herman2

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The fig you have is Adriatic,as,in US Germaplasm ,Adriatic
RobSter010

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Thanks Herman, is Adriatic of Portuguese origin?
If not, i really wonder how this variety ended up on some remote Portuguese island right in the middle of the Atlantic ocean.
He bought the place from some old Portuguese folk that had lived there for 20+ years.

Rob
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Adriatic fig is a commercial cultivar that was cultivated by major fig growing European countries,such as Italy,France Spain and Portugal.
Even here in the US and Australia it is a commercial cultivar.
The name Adriatic suggest it originate from the shores of Adriatic see!
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