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GOT THIS TREE FROM A MEMBER FROM CANADA
ABOUT YEAR OR SO AGO. GOING TO GET FRUIT FROM IT THIS YEARS. ALMOST LOOKS LIKE ITALIAN 258. MUCH DIFFERENT THAN MY STRAWBERRY VERTE.

Hi Richie

  Just went under my crawl space. I have two small SV's active/growing, and the leaves look just like yours. My mother plant is only one year old and the cuttings came from James. It is my understanding, so far, is that the leaf shape changes as the plant matures. I have not done this long enough to verify it. I have also had plants with three distinct leaf patterns on the same plant, and many seem to have two.

 Mike

It seems leaf shapes are variations of; lobed (like SV), fingered and spade types.

Beautiful and unique enough to grow just to see. I see several Malta types are close. I think we enjoy their variations because the birds enjoyed some very special, pollinated figs, and then some nut (like us) found them.

  Mike

Hopefully we'll get to see the fruit soon to confirm.

Looks like mine, it is a SV

That looks like my SV.

Well thats what i hoped. Came from a Canada members that his name began with the letter k. About 2 years,ago. I can remember thats its a SV BUT NOT THE MEMBERS NAME. HE ALSO GAVE ME KALA HEERA. BATAG GREEN CANT SPELL IT. LOL.

Hey Richie: Here is a photo of my "Strawberry Verte" photo from 2015...One of my Favorite Figs. The taste blows my mind! : )
 

Good job with the photo Frank.

Yes, that is a beautiful pic, Frank. That is also a really excellent variety, too.

Are Strawberry Verte and Emerald Strawberry the same variety or different?

Thanks

No

They are different

My understanding is that Emerald Strawberry is a UCD variety. I do not re the #.

Battataglia Green is considered an improved version of Strawberry Verte named after the woman who introduced it..

I have been told BG is one of the three original fig trees on the Monticello estate, along with White Marseilles, and that BG was acquired at a park at the estate.

Something like that, I was recently trying to follow up with a friend.

I would appreciate any follow up on this, and has anyone tried Battataglia Green? I can't wait nto try each, Summer is calling, lol.

Thanks, Mike

Very nice picture Frank!  Strawberry Verte was one of my best figs of last year.  The flavor and taste if freaking amazing!!!!

As for Emerald Strawberry, I had a big one, grew great for several years.  The first year it fruit, the favor was a little acidic.  The next years, the flavors improved a lot and the figs were large, round shaped and very sweet.  

As for RL, mine gave me a lot of growth for years and no fruit.  I burned it and its now gone.  Schaplain has one too.  I think she's getting ready to remove her tree too. It goes to show, a fig's name means and taste absolutely nothing!  It just sounds good.  But I bet RL will grow and produce better on the west coast, but not here.  Also, my ground ES died 2 years ago.  Our 5 degree weather took it out!  BUt I have a nother one in a whiskey barrel and it does produce.  I have to winterize it and I'm in zone 8a.

I have BG and its a great fig and a strong grower. You don't need SV, if you have BG.

My third year Raspberry Latte finally gave me a few excellent fruit this year.  It had a number of double figs for some reason, those all split as they ripend, as did a few of the single figs.  The ones that did not split were top quality.

Emerald Strawberry is UCR 143-36

Battaglia Green was from Paradise Nursery in VA and thought to be same as Strawberry Verte.

Strawberry Verte originated with a member of the Orange County chapter of CRFG.

Here are Raspberry Latte leaves. It produces both type of leaves. It can even switch from 100% 5 lobes to 100% single lobes. Very fast growing tree, prolific fruiting. Some fruits are doubled, maybe 30%. I have my trees in 25 gal pots. They grew 12ft in the first year. After I trimmed them back down to 6 ft they set lots of fruit. Should have a few ripening very soon.

Indeed an excellent fig. My plant was imported from Jon when phytocertifications were not expensive.