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nas33

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Hi All,

Any thoughts on what this is?

Its sweet and tasty, juicy and produced one of the tastiest brebas I had all year. Second crop is prolific.  I received the plant last year from an a friend at work of Italian descent.  I mention it only as a clue.

Any help is appreciated.

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Sicilian Red maybe?
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Absolute Nelson,yhis fig is not Italian,but Sicilian,Sicilian Red,no doubt.
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Absolute Nelson,yhis fig is not Italian,but Sicilian,Sicilian Red,no doubt.
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Sicilian Red?  Hmmm, interesting...

Well if it turns out to be, then great!  Im just happy it tastes very good and looks fantastic.
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Herman,
Can you please direct me to where the "Sicilian Red" fig description is defined?
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It is described somwhere because I red,it,but can't pinpoint.
Yet Sicilian figs are very easy to distinguish because they have this unique appeareance.
Whether they are Black,Gray,red or white ,they all have the same shape and interior texture.
As a Matter of fact Sal Corleone is a plant from this Family,that originated in the comune of Corleone.
That is why it is called Sal Corleone,yet it is a traditional Sicilian fig too.
The taste ,and flavor,of all this group of fig is basically very close to each other,just like Col de Dame,of all color have basically the super good taste and flavor ,that separates them from all other cultivars.
This is my own observation from experience and if you want to take it as true ,then do ,if you think that is not true,then I will not objiect to your conclusion.
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Thanks guys, great info.

I am going to prod my friend to ask his brother where he got it from.  You see, my friend actually took the plant from his brother just to give it to me.  I thought nothing of it at the time, now I am happy that it is tasty, productive and could be Sicilian, a region a don't have varieties from.

Will let you know if I find out anything else.
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I did find a couple of Sicilian Reds, defined on the old Belleclare fig list:

 44. SICILIAN FICO ROSSO (Taranto, Sicily) (Breba-Crop, San Pedro) (b) large, red fig, white flesh, dark center.

103. Sicilian Red-on-Red (Fico Rosso)-Medium red fig with red center. Palermo, Sicily cuttings.

 
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