Help ID great tasting unknown fig

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pino

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Posted 1456409506 · Edited	Reply with quote #1

Hello As some of my dormant figs are starting to push bud. I am reviewing last year's photos to update my notes and decide on my keepers. This fig was purchased at Valoze Greenhouse; http://valozesgreenhouse.com/about/ Brought over from Italy by the grandfather Sal Valoze 50 years ago and is the family fig still growing in the main greenhouse. The fig tree can be found happily living in many homes around the capital district (Albany NY). The figs were very sweet and a rich taste. Could eat a basket of them. The fig said to be cold hardy. It sure seems very happy at my place and it is a keeper for me. Suggestions and comments welcome. Thanks for looking! Attached Images mega_celeste_IMG_2211.jpg (143.77 KB, 64 views) mega_celeste_IMG_2209.jpg (68.50 KB, 67 views) mega_celeste_IMG_2013.jpg (143.07 KB, 68 views) mega_celeste_IMG_2012.jpg (67.68 KB, 69 views) __________________ Pino, zone 6, Niagara, JCJ Acres Wish; Peace on earth and more figs Italian 258, Galicia Negra, Luv, trade suggestions welcome.

eboone

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Posted 1456412416	Reply with quote #2

looks good Pino What was your source for this one? __________________ Ed Zone 6A - Southwest PA --------------------------- Short wish list: CDDG, LSU Red, Dark Greek (Navid), Col Littman's Black Cross. And any cold hardy early fig.

pino

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Posted 1456413901	Reply with quote #3

Hi Ed A cutting trade with a long time f4f member. Haven't seen him online for quite a while and haven't been able to contact him. __________________ Pino, zone 6, Niagara, JCJ Acres Wish; Peace on earth and more figs Italian 258, Galicia Negra, Luv, trade suggestions welcome.

paully22

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Posted 1456415839	Reply with quote #4

I can air layer U a mega celeste for comparison. My source is encanto farms.

pino

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Posted 1456417784	Reply with quote #5

Paul, That would be great much appreciated! Thanks __________________ Pino, zone 6, Niagara, JCJ Acres Wish; Peace on earth and more figs Italian 258, Galicia Negra, Luv, trade suggestions welcome.

paully22

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Posted 1456453118	Reply with quote #6

OK. Will do.

figpig_66

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Posted 1456459988	Reply with quote #7

Is mega celeste the same as lsu tiger. I have a rooted tiger from my in ground tree. Came from the lsu field. If they are the same dont think you have it. I will show you a pic __________________ 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

pino

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Posted 1456495885 · Edited	Reply with quote #8

Hi Richie This fig has the shape of a Celeste but it is much darker, with dark red tinted stem and sweeter than any Celeste I have tasted. There are quite a few strains of Celeste so this fig may have been called Mega mistakenly because of the intense taste and colour? Hopefully someone recognizes it. __________________ Pino, zone 6, Niagara, JCJ Acres Wish; Peace on earth and more figs Italian 258, Galicia Negra, Luv, trade suggestions welcome.

figpig_66

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Posted 1456519117	Reply with quote #9

This is a almost fully ripe tiger from last year Attached Images 2016-02-26_14.35.39.png (378.18 KB, 25 views) __________________ 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

brianm

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Posted 1456521706	Reply with quote #10

Have you researched Black Celeste? __________________ Wish list: Galicia Negra,UC Davis Black Ischia, Maltese Raven

Chapman

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Posted 1456524761	Reply with quote #11

This is an old thread that states that the Mega Celeste is not a celeste or from the LSU program. http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/mega-celeste-a-winner-2910067?pid=1283478286#post1283478286 __________________ South Louisiana, Zone 9

Luzzu

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Posted 1456531715	Reply with quote #12

That's a nice fig I wish I had a cutting lol __________________ Brampton, ON Zone 5b

pino

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Posted 1456580600	Reply with quote #13

Thanks Raf! The tree is small but I don't remember any brebas so I could take a couple of cuttings for you. Even better, why don't you come over and do one of your air layers. I really need to learn your magic air layering touch. __________________ Pino, zone 6, Niagara, JCJ Acres Wish; Peace on earth and more figs Italian 258, Galicia Negra, Luv, trade suggestions welcome.

agrarian

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Posted 1456583523	Reply with quote #14

LSU tested Tiger as Giant Celeste. Mega Celeste is not an LSU fig. It is a California fig according to the information put out several years ago. Don't ask me just who that source was,but as I recall it was a very credible source.

pino

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Posted 1456584927	Reply with quote #15

Quote: Originally Posted by brianm Have you researched Black Celeste? Thanks Brian! Checked some posts on Black Celeste and I agree there are some similarities. One difference include this figs deep red tint that travels all the way down the stem. Thanks Chapman and Agrarian for clarifying for me some of the confusion around LSU Tiger and relationship to Celeste! __________________ Pino, zone 6, Niagara, JCJ Acres Wish; Peace on earth and more figs Italian 258, Galicia Negra, Luv, trade suggestions welcome.

Luzzu

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Posted 1456597864	Reply with quote #16

Hi Joe no magic just lucky I'll come down and see you in the spring I have a couple of things for you __________________ Brampton, ON Zone 5b

pino

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Posted 1456773252	Reply with quote #17

That would be great Raf! Would love to see how you do your air layers. Once the air layer is ready I can drop it off to you. Thanks __________________ Pino, zone 6, Niagara, JCJ Acres Wish; Peace on earth and more figs Italian 258, Galicia Negra, Luv, trade suggestions welcome.

pino

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Posted 1456807812 · Edited	Reply with quote #18

Looks like this fig mystery is mostly solved!!! The person I got the fig from sent me a PM saying he remembers now buying this tree at Valozes greenhouses. The Valoze website mentions the story of this Valoze family fig brought from Italy 50 years ago on their about page; http://valozesgreenhouse.com/about/ They call it Valoze Fig Tree. To solve the full fig mystery still need to find out where in Italy it came from and what is the fig named there...to be continued. __________________ Pino, zone 6, Niagara, JCJ Acres Wish; Peace on earth and more figs Italian 258, Galicia Negra, Luv, trade suggestions welcome.

Smyfigs

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Posted 1456817395 · Edited	Reply with quote #19

Pino, its a great story and it also looks like a great fig! __________________ 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

motdaugrnds

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Posted 1456843531	Reply with quote #20

I have some Celeste, Kadota and Brown Turkey that I only get ONE crop a year from because of my winter weather (Zone 7 southern part of Virginia). Would that Valoze fig grow two crops here? __________________ II Cor. 5:7 "I walk by faith; not by sight!"

pino

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Posted 1456849392 · Edited	Reply with quote #21

Thanks Meg! This fig is way up there on the taste scale. My tree is going on 3 years so I don't know very much about it yet, I was told it is grown in ground (N.Y. state) and is cold hardy. Thanks motdaugrnds! I didn't see any brebas last year but the tree was only 2 years old so should find out this year. From what I was told this fig should do fine in S. Virginia. __________________ Pino, zone 6, Niagara, JCJ Acres Wish; Peace on earth and more figs Italian 258, Galicia Negra, Luv, trade suggestions welcome.

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