The Greek owner said many years ago, his friend from Madeira Islands gave him a few green fig trees. His trees are very old. This is White Madeira No. 1. These figs were extremely sweet, jammy like dried date fruits and with a sweet, ripened strawberry flavor. They had crunchy pulps and also little crunchy on the skins. The taste and textures were extremely good and they were a little sweeter than the sweetest Smith figs that I had eaten so far. The leaves and fruits are similar to my Black Madeira. 

























































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Tam

I'm not a light fig fan but that looks really good Tam.

Tami: These figs have excellent taste.

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Tam

I have started to eat the main crops since August 15. The breba crops were the same, but larger in size and also had excellent taste.

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Tam

Looks great  and tasty.

Tam, very nice pics. Thanks for sharing. I am becoming more of a light fig fan.

Your welcome to everyone. Thank you for watching.

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Tam

Very nice pictures, looks delicious.  I would be interested in some cuttings someday if you ever have any available.

Thanks for posting.

Tam,
Thanks for posting the pictures and commentary.
That looks like a healthy productive tree. And the figs look tasty.
How large or small are the eyes when they ripen? Thanks.

Pete: They have medium open eyes on the skins only, but not through the pulps. We had a lot rain here during spring and summer. A few ripened figs had closed eyes. The breba crops had closed eyes.

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Tam

Thanks for sharing, Tam, they look great!

Love the interior, looks really tasty!

When I have a time, I will post a few more different White Madeira trees (they have different taste and variation in leave shapes) . All of them taste excellent. One of them had a complex taste and a nice, spicy flavor. After eating these ripened figs, my mouth had a sensation for a few hours.

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Tam

Tam, it is interesting how the leaves and shape of the fruit is very similar to Black Madeira except that it is a green fig rather than a dark fig.  Does the Greek gentleman have his tree growing in-ground in the Wash. DC area?  Or is it in a container?  I'm wondering how cold hardy it is.  Thanks for posting.

This looks like a great fig. As Rewton noted, the leaves are very close to Black Madeira. The fig pics look great. Thanks for posting

Tam, I was just sharing the photos with my dad and uncle (my grandparents immigrated from Madeira). We'd like a cutting! :)