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tylerj

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My 2nd year Vincenzo has a single breba about the size of a ping pong ball that is ripening nicely. These 2 pics were taken on July 1st and 2nd. It had just started to swell a few days before that. I can see it changed colour and drooped a bit just in the last day between the time the pics were taken. Hopefully I can hold off from picking it too early lol.
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That's a good looking fig, I like the pinkish red stripes over the yellow. Let us know how it taste.
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Mouthwatering. No other words come to mind!
Great colour and shape!
The taste you need to tell. Good luck!
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A beautiful fig!
Anxious to know the taste and how it looks inside.
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 Gorgeous fig!  I love the rosy tint on the gold. I got this Vincenzo for my grandson Vincenzo and never saw a picture of it. I didnt even know what color it was.  He will be delighted.   So many figs with Italian names I might try to collect an orchard of family names.   Another excuse to get more figs.  I am soooo out of control.
  Thank you for posting the pictures.
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Posted Reply with quote  #6 
It's a true beauty, when are we cutting it Tyler? ;)
can't wait to see what the inside is like, also...leave , put some leaf picture too please.
When you cut in half , make sure you cut through Ostiole? I want to see the color of Ostiole from inside too.
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Since this is the first time I had heard of that variety, I did a search on the forum.  Other pics of this fig, both breba and main crop, look much darker.  ? due to age of plant or climate?
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Eboone you are right now that I look it up myself. Paully22 posted some pics over on gardenweb awhile back and his was definitely a dark fig. I bought mine from Brugmansia out of quebec. hmmm   well we'll see what it looks like on the inside in the next day or 2...
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I put it in my wish list for sure! :)
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Tyler,
did you shuffle outdoors-garage, or start your tree leafing out early in a greenhouse?
When did fruit form?
In Hamilton, with somwhat similar climate, my LSU breba is still green although about the same size.
Quarterpounder and excell dropped breba 3 weeks ago?!

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I got this variety thanks to a very generous forum member ( thank you again!). Our youngest Grandson's name is Vincenzo. He's only 15 mos.old and he loves figs ! My son and daughter in law were amazed that there was a fig named Vincenzo and were thrilled to have one in his name. I'm glad to see the color and look forward to the interior pic and taste profile .
Thanks Tyler!
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Posted Reply with quote  #12 
Damir... yes I started a few early in the greenhouse to get a head start.
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Here is the leaf pattern of this plant and also a 2nd Vincenzo Breba from a sister plant that was potted together (2 cuttings rooted in same pot from the nursery) that I separated this winter. This one has more red in it. The last pic is a shot from today of the original one. I think it needs a couple more days to shrivel up a bit more.... what does everyone think???

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Posted Reply with quote  #14 
I have a tendency of picking figs especially brebas too soon. 

They taste even better if the honey is starting to show.
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Posted Reply with quote  #15 
That's almost too pretty to pick!  Now that's a beautiful looking fig.  Is the rosier of the two more riper than the other?  How much is too much droop?
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oh man, this is getting better... true beauty!
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They are both about the same ripeness in terms of how tender they feel. I think they both could be softer before I pick them. I will post pics of both though once picked and cut open. I will try to hold out for them to drip some honey :)
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Hey Tyler, your still in time to do the right thing ha ha.
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Not all figs drip honey but it should hang loosely and be soft before you pick it.  definitely not there yet.  I wonder if the redder fig is getting more direct sunlight.  Both should be protected from critters at this point.

They are beautiful!
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Hi Tylerj,
You have to test for yourself - I don't know that strain.
I would wait for some cracks to appear or for the fig to be soft .
The fig is still looking upwards- and I would wait for the fig to look downwards because of the softness ...
If you don't get rain for no, you can wait - if rain comes in ... Try to protect the fig for it to not sour or rot at the eye ...
With that one, you'll then know if you waited too long or not ... and then test at different ripening stages ...
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Thanks for the tips everyone :)
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I waited until I took both to show the final pics. Likely could have waited a few days longer but they were getting soft and afraid I'd lose them. They had a sweet freshing mild taste.. not figgy. Closed eye. The skin was thin. Very nice eating I thought :)

There are 4 or 5 main crop figs I will post those later when they ripen.

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Posted Reply with quote  #23 
huh, decided to ripen on my birthday :)  cute!
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Tyler,
A nice looking fig! Thanks for showing!

Aaron,
Is it today? Are you 25 again? :) Happy birthday then!
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Igor...lol
it's today!
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