Vista

Show and Tell :)

These are 2 Vistas that started as 1-gallons from Jon at Encanto Farms last Fall. I'm waiting for them to get stronger before they get transplanted in-ground. We've already enjoyed a handful of figs from this super variety and I could taste the "strawberry jam" others have described. However, a fruit sample from the MotherTree at Encanto blew me away with its richness of flavor - It proves this Fig Tree just gets better with age!

The story goes that this was originally a mislabeled Black Mission(?) - so it could have ended up just ANY where in ANY yard. Thankfully Jon found it and has done well spreading it around!

I noticed even though it's young it didn't drop leaves during our mild winter (no lower than 33 F). Here is #1 in early February this year with Fall leaves intact:

Here is #1 now:
 

 

Here is #2 now (main growth tip was accidentally severed too early):
 

 

 

1st fruit from Vista on 7/17/2014:

 

 

Interesting Vista info reposted from  hermansur:

"Vista is not Violette de Bordeaux,but a Hybrid of Mother Violette with father Unknown?.

It clearly show that is related to Mother Violette de Bordeaux but is far from been Identical.

It could be better or worse but is not identical.

In California, Mother of any common cultivar makes female flowers,and if Male polen is nearby by any meaNS A FRUITwith viable seeds will grow.

Out of that one fruit more than 200 plants can be grown.

One third is usually common females plants that will fruit and persist like mother tree.

Most grow out to be way inferior to mother tree in fruit quality,but sometimes one baby plant could be very close in fruit quality to mother tree.

And very rarely(one plant in 5000),can be just as good as mother tree tho not identical as a Specimen,and having other different desirable qualities.

Well Vista seem to be that one baby New Hybrid selection,of, Violette, selected by someone for it's qualities."

Good info to know, Thanks hermansur!

Keep Growing,