Mine definitely got full on sun all summer. They look different at Davis, as well. Definitely a distinctive taste, and instant winner. Very heavy bearer, with a fruit a every leaf node. Favorite of birds, too.

I would like to kindly make a suggestion to everyone.  If you're trying to mimick figs that grow at UCD, you mind as well give up trying unless you live on the west coast where the fig wasp lives.  Remember, food, water, climate and location plays a huge part of fig product.  Figs pollinated by the wasp taste differently than those not fertilized by the wasp.  Even common figs at UCD gets fertilized just like the capri figs.  Does that change the flavor, taste, and texture of the common fig, maybe....I personally think so.  I do know that seeds are larger, crunchier and the figs have more flavor and are larger.  My Black Mission figs are great tasting in my climate.  UCD Black Mission figs are truly amazing!  My Black Maderia figs are one of the best tasting in my climate.  UCD Black Maderia figs are a bit thicker but shaped the same and are great too.  The skin texture and all on UCD figs are just plain different, but in a good way!  Yes, most trees at UCD have FMV but if you saw the tree in person, you would never know it has it!  The trees at UCD are very healthy.  Once every 3 years they do feed their trees pure nitrogen.  Both Black Madeira and Black Ischia at UCD are semi-dwarf trees and again very healthy.  Both were no more that 10 feet tall compared to ZIdi, Panachee, Excel and other were huge 20' tall trees.  Zidi is not a common fig but is pretty close to flavor and taste when compared to BM and BI.

So, I kindly suggest that we try not to copy what grows at UCD but find a super tasting fig that grows well in our climate and get a second or third tree.  :)  It will may you a very happy fig grower!