Black Italian pic sooooo good

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snaglpus

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Posted 1465945793	Reply with quote #1

Picked my first Black Italian fig yesterday. This fig was so ripe and out of this world excellent! Gave half to the wife. Scale of 1 to 10, it was a 10. Attached Images image.jpeg (823.18 KB, 229 views) image.jpeg (784.86 KB, 225 views) __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

Smyfigs

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Posted 1465950435	Reply with quote #2

drooling __________________ Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a Looking for... Socorro Blk Wuhan Jolly Tiger Lamperia Preta Herschtetten St. Jean Black Ischia "The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy." ~ Mother Teresa "Do not pass by a man in need for you may be the hand of God to him." ~Proverbs 3:27~ "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." ~Job 5:4

vito12831

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Posted 1465950666	Reply with quote #3

Dennis. Great looking fig, enjoy. Is that black Italian from JR? Vito

paully22

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Posted 1465952591	Reply with quote #4

great. My first ripe fig is still hanging on the tree --- Martin Unknown. Wife gets to have the first fig of the season.

Sas

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Posted 1465953150	Reply with quote #5

Your tree must've been inside during the winter. I do not have a single ripe black fig here in TX. If you are able to give the first fig a ten, then the rest should be off the scale. __________________ Sas from North Austin TX Zone 8B Wish list: Becane

ross

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Posted 1465954290 · Edited	Reply with quote #6

Does it remind you (taste wise) of any other fig, Dennis? Not many pictures of this one floating around! So any additional info would be nice! __________________ Ross - Zone 6B/7A - Philadelphia My Cultivar List / Pictures! / My YouTube

Jodi

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Posted 1465955106	Reply with quote #7

Oh goodness that sounds wonderful and I have not heard of the "Black Italian". Pray tell more Dennis. Waiting for figs in AZ... __________________ In the book the "The Meaning of Trees" it is said the fig regulates the heart and that the true essence of Figs is...food for the soul. Daisy's IBT cuttings will be available in January/February along with a few Lampeira Parda. Wishes for Martinenca Rimada, Black Ischia, I258, CddRoja, Jolly Tiger, Your favorite Figgy! Zone 8a Camp Verde AZ

snaglpus

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Posted 1465959256	Reply with quote #8

Vito, I have 4 of these. Every year they put out. One is in the ground....1 is in a 5g pot inside my GH. The other 2 are in half whiskey barrels side by side right up against my house. This fig came from my whiskey barrels. Surprisingly these 2 in barrels were not winterized inside! I bought a bunch of frost blankets and wrapped the 2 trees together with 2 blankets. I wrapped 12 others in whiskey barrels just like it. I fertilized good and all look amazingly healthy this year! These trees came from Brazo Brothers Citrus Nurserry in south Texas. These trees are about 6 years old. I give them a special brew every week. But I don't think this stuff is making it produce. It is making the tree stronger and the leaves shinier. I don't have a clue where my Sicilian Black is from JR. I haven't been too nice to the figs this year. The job got me coming home late. All I have time to do is water, set traps and kill those I catch. Every year, my BIs put out and I get every one! I pinched early this year but I have more figs coming in. My Green Greek is loaded this year! It also gets some special juice. You should have seen this tree 2 years ago. It dropped all it's leaves while inside a 10g pot and it wasn't getting any water to the root system. So the tree started drying up from the tips downward. I repotted it in the middle of summer and few it daily. Tomorrow I'll show you how it looks today. I have some growing inside my GH with figs on. I need to post pics from it this weekend. __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

vito12831

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Posted 1465967063 · Edited	Reply with quote #9

Thanks Dennis. Your figs always look great. I would like your recipe for the special juice

pacifica

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Posted 1465968080	Reply with quote #10

Quote: Originally Posted by snaglpus Picked my first Black Italian fig yesterday. This fig was so ripe and out of this world excellent! Gave half to the wife. Scale of 1 to 10, it was a 10. Is Black Italian available in two crops or just one crop ? My 2nd year Black Italian do not have any fruit yet, People said this variety is growing very slow and mine is exactly like that. How about yours ?

RIMike

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Posted 1465988678	Reply with quote #11

Dennis, Nice to see what they actually look like. I'm on the 4th year now with my tree and it finally has produced two breba this year. No signs of main crop figs at all, despite a good amount of new growth. I decided last night that it's going to produce or I'm going to kill it trying to kick start it into producing. Ended up giving it a half handful of triple phosphate, a double dose of Jack's bloom booster fertilizer, pinched it back again, and recited some explicit words about it not growing. Tree just doesn't want to give up the goods. How old were your trees before they started producing? __________________ Check us out on Twitter @ GrowBigPlants Zone 7A - RI

71GTO

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Posted 1465994524	Reply with quote #12

Those look like Italian black from durio's nursery. My tree took a long time to produce as well, but it was worth it. Last year was the first year I got figs and they were very good. __________________ NJ z7a Wish list :

ricky

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Posted 1466012705 · Edited	Reply with quote #13

>Is Black Italian available in two crops or just one crop ? >My 2nd year Black Italian do not have any fruit yet, People said this variety is growing very slow and mine is exactly like that. How about yours ? My coworker bought black Italian last year spring for $80C 3FT, It is 5FT tall now, She lives at town house with small garden and only want a fig tree in pot, She was very disappointment that it doesn't bear fig at all, She doesn't like easy growing "Desert king", I bought her " Olympian " $15C / 1.5FT and hoping that it will bear fig early next year. __________________ - BC, Canada, PNW Zone 8 with windy ( Zone7 - branches damage at winter) - Wish list - Granthams Royal, RdB, any heavy breba varieties or early one crop varieties.

pacifica

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Posted 1466051663	Reply with quote #14

Hi Ricky : I bought my 5 ft Black Italian from Art Knapp in Richmond last May at C$49.99 and I got only a few figs in August, but this year, I have not seen any figs at all even the tree itself looks healthy. I followed your adv to put some cheap Tomato fertilizer (water solution) but still no responds. Hope that I may get some in July/August .

Jerry_M

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Posted 1466081158	Reply with quote #15

Dennis, your fig looks yummy. I have an Italian Black, Louisiana Heirloom that I got from mgwillis55 @ ebay 2015. I sure hope it produces figs like yours. It has two main trunks about 4 feet tall and 1/2 to 3/4 inch caliper, but no figs yet this year. At this late date any figs produced now would probably not ripen before winter. __________________ Jerry Canyon Lake, TX 8b Wanted: Cajun Gold, Louisiana Honey, Schar Israel-114 grams

GeneDaniels

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Posted 1466105691	Reply with quote #16

I have an Italian Black, this is its second year in the ground. It produced a dozen or so very nice figs last year, this year it is COVERED with figlets! Last year mine tasted a bit like HC, but stronger berry taste. Really god fig and the tree was only 2 years old. __________________ Zone 7b (Central Arkansas) Seven trees in the ground: Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?

Sas

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Posted 1466198600	Reply with quote #17

Ok Dennis I'm convinced. Just got back from Houston and got me three new fig trees. (As if I don't have enough) I will post each one in the right forum. But was told that the Italian Black (Brazos Nursery) is a very special tree. Here's what one site has to say about it. Italian Black Heirloom fig grown in Belle Chase, Louisiana for over 100 years. It was found near New Orleans and is thought to have been introduced to the area by Italian settlers. Nearly jet black fruit with a deep red pulp. Produces an early crop on old wood, and a summer crop on new wood. Ripens in July. Closed eye. The tree is a nice size specimen, but maybe root bound as it did not have any fruit. Attached Images image.jpeg (737.58 KB, 46 views) __________________ Sas from North Austin TX Zone 8B Wish list: Becane

snaglpus

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Posted 1466208245	Reply with quote #18

Sas! Yes, that's the same write up I've seen too. It's amazing! You're going to love it. __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

Selkirk

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Posted 1466218008	Reply with quote #19

My Italian Black (Brazos Nursery) tree makes a very late fig Oct,Nov, and even Dec. It was slow growing the first couple of years, with low fruit to tree size ratio. This year we have had crazy rains and has grown into a 20'x20' tree. Hoping to get a good crop this year. __________________ Terry Zone 9B-b Matagorda, Texas

Sas

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Posted 1466627189	Reply with quote #20

Dennis, Just saw a Black Italian by Greenleaf at whole foods. It appears that the leaves are slightly different perhaps more elongated that the one I have from Brazos Nursery. There's a chance that my Brazos tree is heat stressed. Not sure if they are the same or not. Attached Images image.jpeg (956.00 KB, 35 views) __________________ Sas from North Austin TX Zone 8B Wish list: Becane

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