Link: sampling 14 italian varieties, full description

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Fico

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Posted 1424282770	Reply with quote #1

I post an interesting link where are shown 14 fig varieties natives of Apulia: Verdesca, Ricotta, Ritonna (Lattarola), Mattepinto, Folm, Vito Carlo, Natalegna (di Natale), Trimone, Zingarello bianco, Zingarello nero, Regina, Verde di Natale, Fiorone di Oria, Fiorone nero di Sava. Full description of all varieties (leaves, fruit, ripening period, etc. with some photos. http://www.crsfa.it/wp-content/uploads/download/varieta/fico.pdf I hope you find it useful.

donpaid

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Posted 1424283257	Reply with quote #2

Wow! That was very nicely documented. Thank you for sharing.

rcantor

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Posted 1424283602	Reply with quote #3

Now we need Han Solo to go get some for us :) __________________ Zone 6, MO Wish list: Galicia Negra, De La Reina - Pons, Genovese Nero - Rafed's, Sbayi, Souadi, Acciano, Any Rimada, Sodus Sicilian, any Bass, Pons or Axier fig, any great tasting fig.

nycfig

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Posted 1424285035	Reply with quote #4

Thanks for posting. Really good stuff! __________________ Danny NYC Z7a It's all about the figs! Facebook: NYCfigs Buying Fig Trees and Cuttings From the Internet

elin

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Posted 1424287321 · Edited	Reply with quote #5

Thanks fico. From quick observation- The folm variety looks a lot like lda /niagra black the natalegna looks like grimo nursery natalina one. The Vito variety looks great maybe an nd caromb? I wonder if the zingareello Nero is really a lampeira from Portugal same San Pedro and same looks. Thanks for this great source. __________________ Eli ,Israel ,Zone 10? Too humid and hot, yada yada yada https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1298814119 Growing: Sbayi, Hmadi, Black Portugal, Black Brazil,Excell, Flanders, Hmari , RDB, Niagra Black,Natalina, CDDN,Maya, Preto Torres, Preto Arge

DesertDance

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Posted 1424293728	Reply with quote #6

Thanks for the link! Sad I couldn't translate all of it, but it was such a comprehensive format! I found interesting a few things. 1. Leaves on the same tree differed. 2. Many leaf close-ups appeared to have rust or something. Nobody seemed worried. Must be normal for the climate. 3. The photos of whole trees amazed me. One was lying on it's side, but mostly they were growing in seemingly unfertilized, un-watered weed patches. This is interesting to me because I've been scolded for not properly mulching my trees when I post a photo here and there, but in this climate, the trees do just fine! Mulch or no mulch. Weeds or no weeds. It's all good. We do try to mulch, but they seem to grow like the weeds they are anyway! Love the old ways. “Verdesca”, looks a lot like my Verte or Bourjosotte Gris, but hard to compare since no figs are ripe yet. Just wish I understood the descriptions.......... Suzi __________________ Zone 9b, Southern California. "First year they sleep, Second year they creep, Third year they leap!" Wish List: I wish all of you happy fig collecting! My wishes have been fulfilled!

Fico

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Posted 1424294307	Reply with quote #7

The variety Folm, is indicated as a unifere variety, Niagara black is bifere? Natalegna is probably a synonym of Natalina, that means who the fig ripe in the Christmas period (Natale=Christmas). Also the variety Vito is indicated as unifere, N.d. Caromb is bifere. Regarding the Zingarello nero compared with Lampeira, i don't know, Lampera and San Pedro it's the same fig? In Italy the variety called San Piero, is called also "Lungo del Portogallo" (portuguese long), and in the past "Lampas portoghese" (lampas from figo lampo?), the name does assume its portuguese origin. I have a Lungo del Portogallo and it's different from Lampeira, and mine produces 2nd crop without caprification (at least i haven't never practiced).

Fico

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Posted 1424294783	Reply with quote #8

Hi Desertdance, leaves can be very different depending on the position of the brances, if branches are fruiting or suckers, exposure to the sun... Regarding the trees it's normal in Italy to see trees in these conditions, this is a plant that can grow without care in favorable climates.

saxonfig

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Posted 1424294801	Reply with quote #9

Great link Fico. The pictures alone make it worth checking out. __________________ Fig Well And Prosper! Bill - SW KY. Zone 6b. 36.5N I'm fruitnut on ebay.

lampo

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Posted 1424303883	Reply with quote #10

Hi Fico, Thank you Very nice presentation and a full description You have great figs there! Congratulations! Francisco Portugal

Ogorodnitsa

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Posted 1424306802	Reply with quote #11

Fico, thank you for sharing this! __________________ Pennsylvania, Zone 6B

Rewton

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Posted 1424307061	Reply with quote #12

Last Fall there was a long discussion on the forum about 2 (or 3) different fig varieties in north america that are called "Zingarella": http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/is-zingarellagypsy-the-same-as-sals-corleone-7116381?&trail=50 Interestingly the "Zingarello Nero" shown here really doesn't look like a match for either of the "Zingarella" figs we have here. The "Zingarello Nero" has really amber pulp - I wonder how much the color is affected by pollination. But beyond the pulp the shape of the fruit is different from the Richard Watts Zingarella, as is the leaf shape. I wonder if multiple figs were given this name in Italy over the years; either that or a different fig on this side of the pond was given the name Zingarella. __________________ Steve MD zone 7a

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Does anyone have zingeralia that they would like to trade i have 5 greek varieties from a good source from greece __________________ RICHIE BONI HICKORY LOUISIANA ZONE 8B WARM HUMID WINRERS ARE VERY MILD LOW 20'S BUT WARMS RIGHT UP DURING THE DAY. SUMMER IS EXTREMELY HOT & HUMID 100 degrees 100% humidity fig tree grow like crazy but some split from rain & humidity Wish list. Col de dame blanc Col de rimada Lsu numbered figs

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