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Figgysid1

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Posted 1437256425	Reply with quote #1

I saw this fig tree growing in a neighbors yard and asked if I could take some cuttings 4 years ago. It is an extremely prolific producer (figs on every node). And it fruits year round even during winter, which none of my other figs do. It has a tightly closed eye and does not split even in the heaviest rain. 2 days ago we got 7 inches of rain in 7 hours and none of them split or have any cracks, unlike all my brown turkeys and texas blue giants, which are pig food now. :p The color on the inside is usually dark red all the way to the skin when dead ripe, this one is probably about 3 days from being dead ripe. Taste is very unusual and variable. it has 3 different tastes. One is melon honey, second is tart strawberry jam and third is raw fish sprinkled with sesame seeds with a green bell pepper aftertaste. I think the wide range of flavors is because it fruits year round so each season the flavor changes. __________________ (Zone 12a) Big Island, Hawaii, 2,400 ft elevation, Fern Forest. Avg. July High 77,Avg.Jan.Low 56 Precipitation days 290, annual rainfall 201.80 inches.

americanfiglover

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Posted 1437258768	Reply with quote #2

Looks very good. I think I want it now. Is that's the natural red or did you edit it? __________________ Jarrett Spokane, WA ZONE 6A Proudly Serving in the United States Armed Forces, 2009-Present Everyone should have a green thumb Figs: Nero600m

Figgysid1

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Posted 1437262006	Reply with quote #3

Yes I changed the contrast because the original picture was out of focus and gave me a headache when I looked at it. Here it is. Should I post if I refocused or changed the contrast of a picture? __________________ (Zone 12a) Big Island, Hawaii, 2,400 ft elevation, Fern Forest. Avg. July High 77,Avg.Jan.Low 56 Precipitation days 290, annual rainfall 201.80 inches.

don_sanders

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Posted 1437266518	Reply with quote #4

You had me up until "raw fish sprinkled with sesame seeds with a green bell pepper aftertaste" __________________ Don - Columbus, OH. Zone 5b/6a Wish list: Rafed/Adriano's Genovese Nero, Your favorite fig.

pino

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Posted 1437270825	Reply with quote #5

Sounds like a great producer for your climate! Are the different flavour profiles random or do they map to the stage of ripeness i.e. the first figs taste like melon then later strawberry and then raw fish...LOL __________________ Pino, zone 6, Niagara, JCJ Acres Wish; Peace on earth and more figs Italian 258, Galicia Negra, Luv, trade suggestions welcome.

Figgysid1

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Posted 1437279135	Reply with quote #6

This fig tree is one of the main reasons I am excited about growing figs. That a fig can take almost 200 inches of rain a year with none splitting was very surprising. That it does not get stung or filled with fruit flies is another big plus, and it has never been bothered by birds because it stays green when fully ripe. That a few of them taste like fish and bell peppers is a small price to pay for so many good ones. Think of it like this, you have a paper bag filled with skittles, M&M's and candy corn, you close your eyes and pick out a piece of candy, 2/3 times you get something that tastes great and 1/3 times you get candy corn. :) I have not pinpointed the exact cause of the taste variations, but have a theory based on tasting them at low elevation and high elevation. The ones I grew at low elevation with temperatures in the mid to upper 80's were always terrible tasting and they ripened much faster, the ones at high elevation where its in the low to mid 70's taste magnitudes better but ripen much slower. I think they need a long time to ripen to get the full flavor, they seem to be one of the few figs that taste better in cool climates then hot. __________________ (Zone 12a) Big Island, Hawaii, 2,400 ft elevation, Fern Forest. Avg. July High 77,Avg.Jan.Low 56 Precipitation days 290, annual rainfall 201.80 inches.

Figinfever

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Posted 1468433599	Reply with quote #7

This fig looks very unique. I would think as it gets older the taste would stabilize and you'd have more of the tastier ones. __________________ Dan, West Central FL 9a Wishlist- Great tasting dark or light figs with deep red interiors: White Madeira, Craven's Craving, Portugal Black Madeira, Sultani, Violeta, USDA Black Ischia, Dall'Osso, CdDB or CdDB-N

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