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hoosierbanana

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Posted 1346895417	Reply with quote #1

Hello all, I would like to know which varieties in your collection are the most durable when ripe. I mean which ones have thick skins and or thick rinds that keep the figs from splitting open or squishing after picking. Also, if you have noticed that some varieties in your collection are particularly delicate please mention them as well. Thank you. Durable figs: Panache LSU Gold Verte White Triana Kadota Peters Honey Atreano* delicate skin Col de Dames Orphan Negretta __________________ 7a, DE

landscapewitch

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Posted 1346895886	Reply with quote #2

Brent, LSUGold handles very well as does the Panachee. So do Vertw and The White Triana. A really ripe VdB needs delicate fingers. __________________ Alexis Manor, Tx 8b Wish list - Yellow Neches, Persian White, Dalmatie, Berbera

hoosierbanana

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Posted 1346898359	Reply with quote #3

Thanks for the help. I am looking for good commercial varieties by the way. This is one characteristic that is not often mentioned when talking about figs, unless the person reporting does not like thick skins that is. __________________ 7a, DE

james

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Posted 1346908724	Reply with quote #4

Brent, I seem to remember Kadota and Peter's Honey having thick skins. It's been a few years since I've grown them, so I'm relying on a memory that isn't as good as it used to be. good luck, ~james __________________ In containers - Littleton, CO (zone 5b) In ground - N.E of Austin, TX (zone 8b) 2016 Wish List: Dārk Pōrtuguese, Grānthāms Royāl, Lātarolla, Negrettā, Nōire de Bārbentāne, Rockāway Green, Viōlet Sepōr, Viōlette Dāuphine. Iranian figs are always welcome.

BronxFigs

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Posted 1346924288	Reply with quote #5

"Atreano"-Belleclare... Almost a perfect fig, but delicate skin on ripe figs easily bruises, and rubs off in the picking process. I learned to snip these figs from the branches to avoid messy figs. Frank __________________ Bronx, NYC Zone-7

landscapewitch

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Posted 1346934239	Reply with quote #6

Brent, the local market growers here are into the LSUGold for that reason. And I am still impressed with the condition of the Panachee figs in the grocery store. The local foo-foo market had a big display of figs from California with tastings and the Calimyra, Mission and Brown Turkey were meh but the Panachee was still quite flavorful. Going to corner the market? __________________ Alexis Manor, Tx 8b Wish list - Yellow Neches, Persian White, Dalmatie, Berbera

Chivas

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Posted 1346948249	Reply with quote #7

While I do not have it in my collection, the Col De Dames are supposed to have a thick, durable skin from what I have heard, for what it's worth anyways. __________________ Canada Zone 6B

BLB

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Posted 1346959874	Reply with quote #8

Orphan is the most durable fig I grow, held up better than any of the others in record breaking rain. I do have the Col de dmaes but haven't gotten fruit yet

hoosierbanana

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Posted 1346961402	Reply with quote #9

Thanks everybody, I am seeing a pattern here of mostly light figs. I add Negretta since I asked Martin a while back. __________________ 7a, DE

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