Vasilika Sika & White Greek Pictures Comparison 14th Sept 2014

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paully22

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Vasilika Sika - Main Crop Sept 14th 2014 Taste inferior when compared to main crop RdB, Hardy Chicago, Osborne Prolific or Latarrula. This is the 4th Vasilika Sika fig for the main crop season. Green house grown. White Greek - Green House grown Will post ripe fig when ripen. Need 2 to 3 days more. Both variants came from Encanto Farms.

pitangadiego

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Interested to see how they compare. Wait for the White Greek to be really ugly before picking. Even more than this. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

paully22

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Posted 1410758262	Reply with quote #3

Thanks for the info Jon. Now with a green house, I get to sample more figs next season if it doesn't get blown down once more.

greenfig

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Posted 1410759999	Reply with quote #4

Paully, Thanks for showing your very nice figs! I’ve seen on the forum the comments about the Vasilika Sika from some greek guys and Herman saying that what many of us have (and shown in this thread) is not the VS they have in Greece. I remember the comparison to Stella/Dalmatian with similar thin leaves. I think the Greek VS has broad leaves. I am remember this wrong? __________________ wish list: Violeta, Calderona. USDA z 10a, SoCal

pino

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Posted 1410783605	Reply with quote #5

Beautiful looing figs. Nice addition to any fig collection. Do these varieties tend to split if any rain during harvest? __________________ 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 1410793174	Reply with quote #6

Stella split badly with rain. I have an in-ground Stella for years. Productive tree but going away to another home next February. Very likely the so called Vasilika Sika(Not/Stella) will go too as we do not enjoy its taste. I will post pic's at the end of the day on my Stella.

Rewton

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Posted 1410799425	Reply with quote #7

Enigma, since I read Herman's analysis I have started to call my fig "Vasilika Sika (Dalmatie family)" to distinguish it from the true Greek Vasilika Sika. If the fig community could agree on a more appropriate name I would switch to that new name to further avoid confusion. __________________ Steve MD zone 7a

andreas

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Posted 1410802899	Reply with quote #8

nice looking fig, but i have to go with Enigma on this one. its not the real vasilika sika. i am not even sure its a greek fig... it could be, but if it is its a white greek unknown. Andreas from Greece. __________________ andreas-patras Patra Peloponnisos Greece zone..9a

Olga

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Posted 1410804895	Reply with quote #9

Hi, Paul! I do have White Greek and this is a good one, real good, I mean taste. Lately I start to think they are the same with Vasilika Sika, I lost my last winter.And was thinking just keep my White Greek, but now.. I think to get another one , so I can compare.. I hear here someone was saying Stella and White Greek are the same.. But my White Greek don't split in rain. And Stella don't doing too good here, so, may be they are different.. Ok, wil put Vasilika Sika on my order list:) Thank you for pics! Your plant is ready to be shipped.. Olya.

paully22

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Posted 1410813939	Reply with quote #10

@ Olya - Thanks for the info on White Greek. Would look forward to enjoying this one. My brother will be very happy with what U do for him. He has similar climate like U. As for the real Vasilika Sika, I will not seek it as I am down sizing to focus on proven super ones in my collection & on what kind friends gives me re their super yummie ones.

jdsfrance

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Posted 1410816143	Reply with quote #11

Hi Pino, "Dalmatie" doesn't split ... It does sour :( with rain and get mold inside ...especially since the eye has a tendency to look to the skies and this allows for rain to enter the eye. This year, my "Dalmatie tree1" has a bumper main crop - I can't complain on that tree this year ... __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

HarveyC

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Posted 1410817307	Reply with quote #12

For what it's worth, I've been calling one Belleclare's Vasilika Sika and the other just Vasilika Sika, sometimes mentioning name of Herman/Vasile __________________ Harvey - Correia Farms Isleton, CA (Sacramento County) USDA zone 9b, Sunset zone 14 http://www.figaholics.com https://www.facebook.com/Figaholics

pitangadiego

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Posted 1410841526	Reply with quote #13

Stella is definitely not the same as the White Greek. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

rcantor

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Posted 1410843074	Reply with quote #14

Paul I know you've been doing this a long time but to me that VS-not doesn't look ripe at all. __________________ 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.

Linda

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Posted 1475176796	Reply with quote #15

?Hello Nick you have good selection of figs at your back yard. Do you have cutting for sale ? I am new with figs. I would like some cutting Vasilika Sika ( the one with dark purple red inside). Let me know. Thanks Linda Alabama __________________ Linda

figoffrandy

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Posted 1475200609	Reply with quote #16

I love the wonky shape of these figs, look like something from Dali! __________________ Georgia - Zone 8a My Current Figs: O'Rourke, LSU Tiger, LSU Scott's Black, LSU Hollier, LSU Improved Celeste, LSU Scotts Yellow, LSU Champagne, LSU Gold, LSU Purple, Strawberry Verte, Col de Dame Noir, Figo Preto, Nero 600 M, Raspberry Latte, Chicago Hardy, Celeste, Brown Turkey, Violette de Bordeaux, Kadota Wish List: RdB, Colonel Littman's Black Cross

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