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naikii

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On a walk yesterday, as often happens, I saw a fig tree overhanging a fence and decided to see if there were any ripe figs on it. There were. 

Green figs, i broke it in half to check out the inside, and was quite surprised to see that it was a bit purple! I havent actually come across any purple figs in Australia as of yet, although I do have two varieties called pink jerusalem and blue province that I wouldnt be surprised if either cam out a bit purple.

Anyway I went back today to see if there were any more ripe, and to take a few sneaky cuttings.

Keep in mind there are not too many exotic varieties in Australia, due to our tough customs requirements, so it should really be one of only a handful of varieties, unless someone sneakily got something through, or it is a variety lost to nurseries.

Taste is very good, quite sweet and 'figgy', not a cloying honey, or berry type flavour.

Here are the pics;
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Yes I took three, hopefully they will take, or else ill be back for more. The tree is quite large, but not too many branches over the public side of the fence.
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Naiki mate,I am Kausik from Adelaide. Interesting enough i found the the same variety of fig month ago during my walk. The tree was big and already had a ripe fig on it. I add my pics here it look exactly same like your. that very distictive purple border stands out. One of the cutting I took already rooted and in a pot hardenning outside. It rooted very quickly in ziplock bag. Will be good to identify this variety, because the fig taste not bad. It is sweet and juicy.Thanks.u3.jpg u2.jpg u1.jpg 

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there are few varieties that has that purple wine stain. if you search the forum for "wine stain" you will find some. some Conadria brebas has that, there are other figs which does that also. 
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Thanks bullet, they do look quite similar, and Conadria has been known in Aus, however is not very common, I dont know of any nursery that stocks it, online or otherwise...

Kausik, yours looks quite similar too. So it appears we have some conadria cuttings then huh? Excellent
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check out post number 15
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/Conadria-6380339
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Originally Posted by naikii
Keep in mind there are not too many exotic varieties in Australia


Nate, you would be surprised how many 'exotic' varieties there are or have been in Australia. Just because the older generation of Greeks, Italians and Lebanese are unable to post photos on a forum, doesn't mean they aren't out there.

Conadria has been grown in South Australia for a while. If it is Conadria, it should do fairly well in Canberra also.

PS. I gave my reluctant brother in Palmerston a fig plant last weekend. He is still unconvinced that figs can be grown in Canberra. I told him about the fig growing out of the palm tree but I didn't have your photos handy; of course, he didn't believe me. He's a bit fixed in his ways!
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Haha bexley, tell him I'm literally at the gym now and it's still here for him to come for a look!

In other news I went back to the tree also in my neighborhood where I got my mystery cutting from in my first post.

There was a single ripe fig on the tree... Its another green fig.. I break it open for a look, and what do you know another purple ring! Surely it can't be another conadria!?
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I think I should send him to your place. Keep walking, keep hunting.
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