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JD

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Posted 1406472366	Reply with quote #1

Malta Black. Is a good fig. To my buds, it is not as sweet nor as figgy but better tasting than improved Celeste but not as good as Petite Negri. If it had a crunch, then I think I would like it even more (if not love it). The tree is productive and forms fruit in clusters of 4-5 figs and ripens them one at a time over a 2-3 day period. It would have been nice to wait a day or two more on these but the rain accelerated those plans. __________________ jd \| tallahassee.fl \| zone 8b

newnandawg

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Posted 1406474606	Reply with quote #2

Very nice JD. One of my favorites and they are ripening now.

twovkay

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Posted 1406475525	Reply with quote #3

Nice, can't wait until mine produce, maybe next year. __________________ Von Northern VA 7a

leon_edmond

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Posted 1406475979	Reply with quote #4

Nice photos JD. I agree with your assessment with this fig. Thank you.

Otmani007

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Posted 1406476469	Reply with quote #5

Looks nice and juicy. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Dallas, TX - Zone 8a Wish List: Col de Dame Blanche, Brogiotto Bianco, Sicilian White, Panache Otmani

blueboy1977

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Posted 1406476924	Reply with quote #6

Agreed, my favorite fig so far! Next year will be able to taste all my varieties so it may change. None the less, a great tasting variety. __________________ Rob Zone 9a/9b were the too meet. South Houston Tx Growing: Black Madeira, Smith, LSU Scott's Black, Improved Celeste, VDB, MBvs, RDB, Unknown Peach/Apricot, Salce, Malta Black, Texas BA-1, JH Adriatic, Atreano, CDDN, CDDB, CDDG, Strawberry Verte

rafaelissimmo

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Posted 1406478540	Reply with quote #7

This is a great fig. Good work. __________________ Zone 7b, Queens, New York

JD

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Posted 1406598537	Reply with quote #8

Thanks all. Malta Black earned an upgrade to first class, i.e., into a 30 gallon pot with about 15 other of its fig familia. An upgrade to first class means a tree has met a criteria including but not limited to multiple seasons of good production and outstanding taste (those two metrics are my cramer-rao lower bound for figs). I have a few figs that I moved into 30GPs prematurely, i.e., based upon reputation and before the produced figs; and I am not happy about it. Never again. 'Prove it, first' is my mantra henceforth. Time and space are priceless for me. __________________ jd \| tallahassee.fl \| zone 8b

Charitup

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Posted 1406602585	Reply with quote #9

Sounds like a good plan and a great fig. Oh to be disciplined. __________________ goss North Ga. zone 7

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