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lampo

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Rare strains of local popular figs.. Inchario Preto and Pingo de Mel Francisco Portugal

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You have some pretty figs Francisco! __________________ Wish list: Galicia Negra, Violetta, Violette de Sollies, Dan_la's Black Beauty 10, Craven's Craving, Most important: YOUR FAVORITE FIG. A lot of people put emphasis on popular/exotic cultivars, which is great because it highlights some of the better fig varieties; however, I am most interested in the figs our members love regardless of pedigree. Currently Growing: a bunch of varieties.

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So, I am thinking that July-August would be a good time to visit Portugal, Francisco? Beautiful, delicious photos as usual. __________________ Gary in CA 9A Seeking: Bebera Branca*, Colonel Littman's Cross

lampo

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Thank you Mario and Gary for comments. @Gary Anytime is good for visiting Wonder how it managed in the Bay.. and on the Delta ... ?? This season here they were great and fat! Francisco Portugal

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Hi, Nice figs ! I wonder how they would perform in Zone7 :) . My supposed "pingo de mel" are still not ripe here ... Keep on waiting ... But here too, some other are ripe ... I'll make a new topic for that ... __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

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Thanks Francisco, Your cotia branca's are great too. Attached Images image.jpg (126.66 KB, 21 views) __________________ Eli ,Israel ,Zone 10? Too humid and hot, yada yada yada https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1298814119 Growing: Sbayi, Hmadi, Black Portugal, Black Brazil,Excell, Flanders, Hmari , RDB, Niagra Black,Natalina, CDDN,Maya, Preto Torres, Preto Arge

lampo

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Quote: Originally Posted by jdsfrance Hi, Nice figs ! I wonder how they would perform in Zone7 :) . My supposed "pingo de mel" are still not ripe here ... Keep on waiting ... But here too, some other are ripe ... I'll make a new topic for that ... Thanks. The Pingo de Mel could probably ripe many figs... a small GH would help As for the dark ones, do not think you could do anything about them (Smyrnas) Francisco Portugal

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Quote: Originally Posted by elin Thanks Francisco, Your cotia branca's are great too. Hi Eli, That's a good fig this Cotio. This is the variety capable of drying on the tree. What about the black 'Smyrna' ?? It should be ripening by now. Francisco Portugal

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Next year it will be good, i know where to get some wasps... Francisco - violeta is a strong grower unlike the Fmv infected black madeira i heard of and grows same or better than cddn here. Eli Israel __________________ Eli ,Israel ,Zone 10? Too humid and hot, yada yada yada https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1298814119 Growing: Sbayi, Hmadi, Black Portugal, Black Brazil,Excell, Flanders, Hmari , RDB, Niagra Black,Natalina, CDDN,Maya, Preto Torres, Preto Arge

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Posted 1470180077	Reply with quote #10

Excellent photos, Francisco, and wonderful figs like always. The 4th and 5th photos are of Inchário Preto also? They seem much lighter skinned than usual - for a moment the skin color seemed a mix between some photos you posted of Cara Lisa and Bebera Branca - not the pulp though, that seems definitively Inchário Preto. If they are, it sure is quite a different strain in external looks. How about taste? __________________ Jaime - Zone 9b - near Caldas da Rainha - Portugal Wish List: São Luís, Valamandil, Sofeno Tradicional, Cótio, Cavaleiro, Belmandil, Coll de Dame de Ciutat, Strawberry Verte, Marabout, Sihagi.

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Posted 1470187744 · Edited	Reply with quote #11

Francisco, is the 4th picture of Inchario Preto? It reminds me of one of my (really my husband found it) finds that I call the "Goodwill" fig. The taste was unbelievable! What do you think? Heres my original thread... I thought you might be interested in reading this web page: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/goodwill-tree-8181135?highlight=goodwill Attached Images image.jpeg (692.87 KB, 47 views) image.jpeg (1011.75 KB, 61 views) image.jpeg (786.35 KB, 60 views) __________________ Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a Looking for... Socorro Blk Wuhan Jolly Tiger Lamperia Preta Herschtetten St. Jean Black Ischia "The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy." ~ Mother Teresa "Do not pass by a man in need for you may be the hand of God to him." ~Proverbs 3:27~ "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." ~Job 5:4

lampo

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Posted 1470190766	Reply with quote #12

Quote: Originally Posted by Jsacadura Excellent photos, Francisco, and wonderful figs like always. The 4th and 5th photos are of Inchário Preto also? They seem much lighter skinned than usual - for a moment the skin color seemed a mix between some photos you posted of Cara Lisa and Bebera Branca - not the pulp though, that seems definitively Inchário Preto. If they are, it sure is quite a different strain in external looks. How about taste? Thanks Jaime 1st to 7th are all from the same tree (inch. preto) still soon for Cara Lisa or BB.. another couple of weeks. No change in taste/flavor Francisco

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Quote: Originally Posted by Smyfigs Francisco, is the 4th picture of Inchario Preto? It reminds me of one of my (really my husband found it) finds that I call the "Goodwill" fig. The taste was unbelievable! What do you think? Heres my original thread... I thought you might be interested in reading this web page: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/goodwill-tree-8181135?highlight=goodwill Meg, first seven pics are all inch preto of the same tree. Your very nice Goodwill fig is great...another variety for sure and I wouldn't mind to try (?) Let's have a look on the fruit resulting from the clones you did and if at all possible test the seeds. Congrats! Francisco Portugal

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Quote: Originally Posted by elin Next year it will be good, i know where to get some wasps... Francisco - violeta is a strong grower unlike the Fmv infected black madeira i heard of and grows same or better than cddn here. Eli Israel Eli, That is good news to have a source of wasps at the right time... they will help you but you managed to ripe a couple of them on the very first season from the initial pair of scions.. am I right ? your environment is ideal for IP's and IB's Those are good news from Violeta Been testing for the last two seasons and so far found that this cultivar, prior to be put to root needs a good dose of stratification for at least 60 days at 1 to 4ºC . This works nicely on rooting as well as on grafting (cleft) or chip budding (by the end of February) ..and leave a few cuttings in the fridge for another 30/45 days to a few rind grafts as soon as you see that sap is starting to flow. (April) If treated correctly it is a prolific fig ripening great fruit from early August through October. Francisco Portugal

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Posted 1470222267 · Edited	Reply with quote #15

So nice that your cuttings of Violeta are free of FMV, Eli. I managed to save one of Francisco's Violeta cuttings (thanks again for your kindness and patience) by grafting one of the rooting cuttings that didn't grow roots, even after a couple of months. I did one chip and one whip and tongue with it. I had another cutting that finally had roots (they sure are slow rooting) but, unfortunately, i lost it in the change to the pot. Nevertheless, probably because of the stress it suffered, the leaves of the grafted chip are all affected and deformed with FMV. I do believe it will recover when the growing leaves outgrow the virus, but it seems that the FMV was present and did appeared when the plant was stressed. I also have a bad case of FMV in 2 rooted cuttings of Branco Especial that showed from the start, but curiously, a whip and tongue graft i did with the third cutting i received from the same variety, doesn't show any signs of it. The rooted cuttings showed the virus from the get go and it's quite a bad case. Unlike other trees that have recovered from FMV this variety doesn't seem able to. It grows, but the leaves always seem frail, as if the tree lacks nutrients (it receives the same fertilizer, iron, micronutrients and aminoacids as the others). The rooted tree of Branco Especial (rooted last spring): Meanwhile, the grafted cutting of Branco Especial (done at the same time, in a very week branch of an adult tree) seems okay. Last year, it seemed a bit stunted and it almost didn't grow,probably because of competition for sap with the other stronger branches. - September 2015 But now it seems perfectly okay and even has some figs. It's from the same batch of 3 cuttings i received and it shows no signs of FMV. July 2016: I am beginning to think that, in most cases, FMV is always present and only shows itself if there's some stresser or less than optimal conditions. Have you reached the same conclusions regarding FMV, Francisco? __________________ Jaime - Zone 9b - near Caldas da Rainha - Portugal Wish List: São Luís, Valamandil, Sofeno Tradicional, Cótio, Cavaleiro, Belmandil, Coll de Dame de Ciutat, Strawberry Verte, Marabout, Sihagi.

lampo

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Posted 1470235571	Reply with quote #16

Hi Jaime You right.. On several occasions seen exactly the same and in most cases this is just stress. Once you help the plant to grow, soon it will clear those sort of 'mosaic shades' , distorted leaves, etc.. Francisco

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That's what i thought. Thanks, Francisco. __________________ Jaime - Zone 9b - near Caldas da Rainha - Portugal Wish List: São Luís, Valamandil, Sofeno Tradicional, Cótio, Cavaleiro, Belmandil, Coll de Dame de Ciutat, Strawberry Verte, Marabout, Sihagi.

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Posted 1470241285 · Edited	Reply with quote #18

Amazing figs Francisco! As expected from you, can't wait to see Lampeira Brebas __________________ Weather: Winter: 10C+ Summer: 42C+ Growing: Syrian Unk., Atreano, Egyptian Unk., Lebanese Unk., Col de dame Gris, Beall, Negronne, Ronde de bordeaux, Brogiotto Bianco Wish List: Panache.

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Quote: Originally Posted by lampo Meg, first seven pics are all inch preto of the same tree. Your very nice Goodwill fig is great...another variety for sure and I wouldn't mind to try (?) Let's have a look on the fruit resulting from the clones you did and if at all possible test the seeds. Congrats! Francisco Portugal Hi, Francisco: Yes, absolutely! And, thanks for your comments! Best, Meg __________________ Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a Looking for... Socorro Blk Wuhan Jolly Tiger Lamperia Preta Herschtetten St. Jean Black Ischia "The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy." ~ Mother Teresa "Do not pass by a man in need for you may be the hand of God to him." ~Proverbs 3:27~ "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." ~Job 5:4

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A few more figs getting ripe Francisco Portugal

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Quote: Originally Posted by elin Thanks Francisco, Your cotia branca's are great too. Eli This is one of the first Côteo figs (not yet ripe) from the old tree, where your scions were originated Although being a light colored fig, the eye is always red. Francisco Portugal

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Thanks for sharing these beautiful pictures, Francisco!

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I'd like to grow this fig tree. but I don't have chance get in my hand.

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Beautiful figs, Francisco. So wonderful to have such deliscious fruit! __________________ Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a Looking for... Socorro Blk Wuhan Jolly Tiger Lamperia Preta Herschtetten St. Jean Black Ischia "The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy." ~ Mother Teresa "Do not pass by a man in need for you may be the hand of God to him." ~Proverbs 3:27~ "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." ~Job 5:4

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Oh~ Dear. Lampo! I would like to eat a Francisco figs. good!!

lampo

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Thank you all for your kind comments Francisco

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More summer figs.. Perola this time Francisco Portugal

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Beautiful fig this Pérola, Francisco. I love that green mixed with bronze skin colors. I believe this is a Common. isn't it? Another one for my wishlist that keeps on growing when you publish this beautiful pictures. :-) __________________ Jaime - Zone 9b - near Caldas da Rainha - Portugal Wish List: São Luís, Valamandil, Sofeno Tradicional, Cótio, Cavaleiro, Belmandil, Coll de Dame de Ciutat, Strawberry Verte, Marabout, Sihagi.

lampo

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Quote: Originally Posted by Jsacadura Beautiful fig this Pérola, Francisco. I love that green mixed with bronze skin colors. I believe this is a Common. isn't it? Another one for my wishlist that keeps on growing when you publish this beautiful pictures. :-) Olá Jaime Thank you .. Mrs. calls these figs 'Champagne' Thought I had already sent a few sticks of this Pérola to you.. never mind. will do next time. BTW are you planning to do any T's or patch buddings still this season ? I had that plan for me here but the ongoing heat bursts plus the sick eastern winds do not encourage that move....think best is to let the plant end up the season and get into full dormancy.... cut scions in Dec/Jan let the sticks stratify in the cold and cleft graft and/or chip bud by the fist days of March just after NewMoon. your grounds are milder , cooler and I believe would certainly help a successful job. Tell me what you think Also have thousands of fresh fig seeds with kernels from this season's Inch Preto for you. cheers Francisco

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Posted 1471020352 · Edited	Reply with quote #30

"Champagne" - excelent name for this beauty. I would love to try this Pérola over here when you have some cuttings available. Still high temperatures this week, Francisco, (35-36ºC highest in some more exposed areas) but i still might try some patch grafts in some protected areas i have with lots of shadow. Also, i don't think this weather is going to hold. The forecast gives highest temperatures in the 24-25ºC starting mid August over here, so it will be much cooler throughout the remaining of August and ideal for some grafts that can benefit from an early start. The buds i grafted last August are growing like mad since March. Some of the buds grafted this year in March-April are still struggling, with just a few inches of growth. Look at the growth of this chip bud of Inchário Preto grafted in August 2015. It stayed dormant in the winter but now is growing very quickly and quite vigorous. The first photo shows the bud breaking in April 2016 and the second was taken the 27th of July (huge leaves). Edit - Today - 15 days later... __________________ Jaime - Zone 9b - near Caldas da Rainha - Portugal Wish List: São Luís, Valamandil, Sofeno Tradicional, Cótio, Cavaleiro, Belmandil, Coll de Dame de Ciutat, Strawberry Verte, Marabout, Sihagi.

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Posted 1471082687 · Edited	Reply with quote #31

Yes, sometimes the dormant budding method produces extremely robust shoots like the one you showing us Now you have to acclimate your Caprifigs to match the receptive timing of those Smyrna and others another subject.. My friend Alberto sent this morning a few figs he had promised from long time ago.. These are his large and heavy, tasty ''Tres num Prato'' figs- Common type with great main crops. Produces a few brebas in June.

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Quote: Originally Posted by lampo A few more figs getting ripe Francisco Portugal wow Francisco. the last 2 you show cut open made my mouth water... what are they? awesome as always!!! __________________ andreas-patras Patra Peloponnisos Greece zone..9a

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Hello Andreas Thank you for taking your time to comment on those pics The last two on that post are Inchários - μαύρο και άσπρο Hope you got what I tried to make very easy to you cheers Francisco

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Posted 1471089232 · Edited	Reply with quote #34

Andreas, I think they are Inchário Branco. I hope to taste a couple of them myself this year thanks to the wasps Francisco sent me. Sadly, i think only 2-3 figs of the 8-9 that should be receptive at the time the wasps arrived where caprified. Don't now why... Francisco, That's my main concern. Even if i can succeed in keeping the wasps here, will the caprifigs match the timing with the different receptive Smyrna? Nevertheless, your Code 2 and Code 4 over here may also mature later, coinciding with the later Smyrna. And i also have a couple of Spanish caprifigs that may have different maturing dates. But some things keep puzzling me. Several of the supposed to be caprified figs are not maturing (not enough polen, perhaps?). And some Smyrna types are having a very odd behavior. For instance, i am just now starting to see tiny young figs in Sarilop and Bardacick. I hope that's because they are still young plants (just their 2nd year in pot) and because of the strange weather we had this Spring. Those Tres num Prato look very tasty. I hope i can compare them to your Bomfim in a few weeks. . __________________ Jaime - Zone 9b - near Caldas da Rainha - Portugal Wish List: São Luís, Valamandil, Sofeno Tradicional, Cótio, Cavaleiro, Belmandil, Coll de Dame de Ciutat, Strawberry Verte, Marabout, Sihagi.

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Posted 1471155784	Reply with quote #35

Francisco all i can just keep telling you is awesome looking figs!!! i hope you and your loved ones are safe from all those fires in Portugal. __________________ andreas-patras Patra Peloponnisos Greece zone..9a

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Quote: Originally Posted by andreas Francisco all i can just keep telling you is awesome looking figs!!! i hope you and your loved ones are safe from all those fires in Portugal. Thank you Andreas. Fortunately we are far from those places.. Very bad for the people leaving near Believe it or not, the majority are criminal. cheers Francisco Portugal

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Abandoned for well over half a century it was almost extinct Thanks to a few hobbyists and collectors this excellent fig is slowly coming back . Quarteira that's its name, a Common, light colored skin, practicaly yellow when fuly ripen, highly flavored, reddish pulp full of juices. birds always get to this fig first. Francisco Portugal

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For those who like BIG figs here is a good one - Name : Bêbera Branca It is a Common fig already shown in this forum several times. It has very good flavor, crunchy and juices to spare... For the greatest tasting pleasure one should eat it with the help of a table spoon ! This season, it's showing up a bit ahead of time probably pushed by the rather dry and very hot weather. Francisco Portugal

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Posted 1471202343 · Edited	Reply with quote #39

Bêbera Branca sliced open looks fabulous, perfectly ripened. Anybody growing these in USA? __________________ Conrad, SoCal zone 10

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Posted 1471210176	Reply with quote #40

Beautiful fig, Francisco. Bebera Branca has one of the most appealing interiors i have seen. It makes my mouth water everytime. I hope my tree (bought in Plântula Nursery) is the same strain as yours. Last year i decided to do an airlayer of my Bebera Branca inground because my tree is stunted. The soil is quite bad in that location (mainly clay). The airlayer in the pot is already bigger than the tree in the ground. I hope that, this way, i can taste a couple of these beauties next year. Even non pollinated they should be fine (a bit smaller and not so juicy). I am quite amazed it matured so early over there (even with the very hot weather we are experiencing). I should be early September, isn't it? That means that, in some hot years, i can hope to taste them by late August over here, which is great. __________________ Jaime - Zone 9b - near Caldas da Rainha - Portugal Wish List: São Luís, Valamandil, Sofeno Tradicional, Cótio, Cavaleiro, Belmandil, Coll de Dame de Ciutat, Strawberry Verte, Marabout, Sihagi.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Jsacadura Beautiful fig, Francisco. Bebera Branca has one of the most appealing interiors i have seen. It makes my mouth water everytime. I hope my tree (bought in Plântula Nursery) is the same strain as yours. Last year i decided to do an airlayer of my Bebera Branca inground because my tree is stunted. The soil is quite bad in that location (mainly clay). The airlayer in the pot is already bigger than the tree in the ground. I hope that, this way, i can taste a couple of these beauties next year. Even non pollinated they should be fine (a bit smaller and not so juicy). I am quite amazed it matured so early over there (even with the very hot weather we are experiencing). I should be early September, isn't it? That means that, in some hot years, i can hope to taste them by late August over here, which is great. Hi Jaime bom dia This tree is not a big one... it is average size but somehow robust. I know the nursery you mentioned. Five or six years ago bought 2 young, potted Dauphine figs which took 2 years to grow to pencil thick and then without any apparent reason died. Right! BB's, this Summer, are at least 10 to 15 days ahead of its standard timing. These figs do not need any pollination to ripen,... they are pure Common figs However in years with plenty of good and full Profichi, they indirectly benefit from promenading wasps in the area and, when that happens they get the flavors and crunchiness of a good Smyrma.. over and above that they gain weight and additional sugars,.. the skin stretches to its limits, cracking alongside the length of the fruit and may begin to open 'windows' showing the red shades of the pulp. Have seen 200 gram BB's which for a main crop is quite extraordinary and they also make great/heavy dry figs. Francisco Portugal

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Thanks for the info, Francisco. Regarding the nursery, i hope, at least, that the cultivar i have is the real Bebera Branca you have over there. The leaves seem correct and a couple of figs it produced last year had the right characteristics (they were very late, didn't develop fully and the rain we had ruined them so i wasn't able to confirm it) 200 grams for a main crop fig is amazing and the looks are just to die for. The shape, the cracks in the skin and the rich and juicy pulp. I love it. One of the most beautiful figs i have ever seen. I remember someone saying that there are fig photos and there is fig "porno" and your photos of Bebera Branca do qualify into that last category. ;-) __________________ Jaime - Zone 9b - near Caldas da Rainha - Portugal Wish List: São Luís, Valamandil, Sofeno Tradicional, Cótio, Cavaleiro, Belmandil, Coll de Dame de Ciutat, Strawberry Verte, Marabout, Sihagi.

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Francisco, every single photo is just mouth-watering! Beautiful figs! And, amazing to think that some were almost gone forever. Jamie, wow, nice grafting! Some day I will try it and succeed. __________________ Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a Looking for... Socorro Blk Wuhan Jolly Tiger Lamperia Preta Herschtetten St. Jean Black Ischia "The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy." ~ Mother Teresa "Do not pass by a man in need for you may be the hand of God to him." ~Proverbs 3:27~ "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." ~Job 5:4

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Quote: Originally Posted by Jsacadura Thanks for the info, Francisco. Regarding the nursery, i hope, at least, that the cultivar i have is the real Bebera Branca you have over there. The leaves seem correct and a couple of figs it produced last year had the right characteristics (they were very late, didn't develop fully and the rain we had ruined them so i wasn't able to confirm it) 200 grams for a main crop fig is amazing and the looks are just to die for. The shape, the cracks in the skin and the rich and juicy pulp. I love it. One of the most beautiful figs i have ever seen. I remember someone saying that there are fig photos and there is fig "porno" and your photos of Bebera Branca do qualify into that last category. ;-) Olá Jaime Thanks for comments on Bêbera Branca Occasionally we have unhappy surprises when buying from nurseries but they do not care at all. I am ready to repair that potential problem sending you a pair of sticks of BB by the time the tree is pruned sometime in Dec/Jan. Francisco

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Quote: Originally Posted by Smyfigs Francisco, every single photo is just mouth-watering! Beautiful figs! And, amazing to think that some were almost gone forever. Jamie, wow, nice grafting! Some day I will try it and succeed. Thank you Meg for your kind words Francisco

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Thanks for your offer, Francisco. If you can send a couple of cuttings this winter i appreciate it, just to be on the safe side. Meg, Grafting figs is not so difficult, specially Chip budding. Is just a matter of protecting the grafts very well against dehydration (they are more sensitive that other species). And learning to graft figs is important. It allowed me to save some varieties i received. Sometimes, when i see a cutting is not rooting after a couple of months and it's the last one i have, i remove a chip from the upper part of the cutting that is still green and it allows me to save the variety, despite that most of these grafts stay dormant until next spring. It has come to a point that if i receive only one cutting of a difficult to obtain variety i prefer to graft it instead of trying to root it and risk loosing the variety. __________________ Jaime - Zone 9b - near Caldas da Rainha - Portugal Wish List: São Luís, Valamandil, Sofeno Tradicional, Cótio, Cavaleiro, Belmandil, Coll de Dame de Ciutat, Strawberry Verte, Marabout, Sihagi.

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According to my good friend J. Lucas this fig is the Portuguese Brown Turkey (main crop) A very large fruit, flavored and sweet... and from a very prolific tree. Francisco Portugal

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The wasps did some work there :) __________________ Eli ,Israel ,Zone 10? Too humid and hot, yada yada yada https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1298814119 Growing: Sbayi, Hmadi, Black Portugal, Black Brazil,Excell, Flanders, Hmari , RDB, Niagra Black,Natalina, CDDN,Maya, Preto Torres, Preto Arge

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Quote: Originally Posted by elin The wasps did some work there :) Eli, Difficult to say.. If they got pollinated it was not done expressly Francisco Portugal