@Dave I noticed that you have an ebay auction going on for some really nice plants like a Ponte Tresa and including several Rimada's... Out of all the Rimada's that you grow which is your favorite for vigor, hardiness and especially flavor? Your Panache and Martinenca Rimada pictures that you've previously posted are amazing and I know that you grow a couple of others (do you grow the Bordissot Negra Rimada?), which is your favorite and which do you consider the best option to succeed in cooler climates like zone 6A?

Thanks!

Well Tony I would have to say the Martinenca Rimada is my favorite besides being one of the most beautiful figs there are the fruit is absolutely delicious I find all my Rimadas to be vigorous growers with the exception of the Bordissot Negra Rimada and they all due well for me in zone6B As far as the Ponte Tresa this will be my first year with it "stayed tuned" 

Heres a picture of my MR that I won right here in an auction to benefit the forum and a picture of it today "donated by Marius" 

      

How could you not love this tree? Both of these fruits came off the same tree 

   

This will be the first year for me to grow the Bordissot Negra Rimada everyone that I talk to said that this is the slowest growing tree in there collection "I love a challenge" 

 

This is a picture of my Col De Dama Rimada given to me by my dear friend Hershell it produces a fig similar in looks to a Panache and the wood has a nice dark orange color to it 

 

Heres a photo of my Panache figs if your able to get them to ripen in your area this is a must have fig  the taste to me is unbelievable strong strawberry flavor and nice firm skin that crunches when you bite into it 

 

Hope I answered some of your questions Tony Happy Figgin!!! 

Super! Thanks for the feedback, Dave.... I hate repeating myself but awesome looking figs! I want to gift a Panache to a family member living in Manhattan but was wondering if a Jolly Tiger like you have would be better for an apartment dweller. The variegated leaves would be beautiful in the apartment and the lesser light intensity would benefit the leaves if not the fruit; do JT's produce striped figs like the Panache or normal colored figs?

Keith, I suspect you are one of those blessed people, like my Dad, who could successfully root a stone and then get it to make pebbles... Considering my skill at killing cuttings, I am envious of such talents...   :-)

Excellent Keith I'm glad they all did well for you ,,,,, someone wrote to me I forgot who they also bought some MR cuttings and one of the cuttings apparently put out all variegated leaves MR 's have a tendency to put out a variegated leave here and there when a whole limb or cutting is all variegated thats a different story I believe Fig Mtaylasia "on facebook" has a variegated MR 

Here's a picture of another MR that I have last year one of the limbs put out all variegated leaves it was too late in the year to air layer it hopefully this year that limb will still be variegated ??? 

 

Dave, the MR figs look almost too pretty to eat! It is truly a beautiful tree. Man, I wish I lived in a warmer zone. :-(

Wow! Variegated MR! Beautiful leaves and amazing fruit... Awesome!

Keith... I also tried in this first year to root more than I would imagine needing and as a result I am in the running for Guinness book of world records inclusion for most cuttings killed in one winter season... Going forward, grafting a piece of each cutting variety will be standard operating procedure even if I have to create my own east coast FrankenFig...   :-)

FICO ORO? 

Don't mind me just adding that name here..

Lol... Yes, Ross...,  Fiorone Oro is another "must have" Rimada from Francesco....

Thanks Ross another one to add to the list LOL 

Dave hopefully the CDD RIMADA is not striped wood. It should be solid.

Brian check this out https://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/col-de-dama-rimada-7045477

Thanks Dave. I made a mistake. Just noticed mine is striped I got mixed up lol

Hey Tony, on variegation. I learned with citrus they need more light since the mutation causing variegated leaves causes issues with photosynthesis and they also have less leaf area that can process sunlight than a non variegated tree. Not sure if it applies to figs but as far as I know the variegated leaf mutation seems pretty consistent across the board. So long story short, if it's indoors in an apartment they'll definitely need some light.

Those martinencia rimadas really are breathtaking Dave!

Thanks, Devin... I had heard that the variegated leaves were more prone to sun damage and did better in partial shade where get got some protection from burning rays....  Dave what has your experience been... Can they handle and do well exposed to full sun versus less intense sun.... No point in gifting a variegated leaf like a Jolly Tiger if it won't do well in window sill sun light....

Drew,

I have Panachée and Martinenca Rimada grafted and recently grafted a cutting i received of Paratjal Rimada. You may also find this one interesting:

Nice.... Looking forward to the Paratjal Rimada and the Bordissot Negra Rimada and would love to get the Fiorone Oro (Rimada) from Francesco in Italy some day... So many great figs and such an amazing addiction....

I think q sunny window or partial syn would be fine, I had forgotten about sun scald. As worth many things, beauty sometimes comes with greater care lol

Devin, counting synonyms, there are over ten thousand varieties.... if you eliminate the synonyms, there are just 4....  well.... maybe 5 varieties ... hehehehe