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padsfan

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More positive fig sharing!

2016 season Black Marseilles AKA Marseilles VS Black AKA MVSB

Nice fig. Definitely worth having but not my favorite. I'm told it performs really well compared to other figs back East and in areas with summer rain. I'm sure it's in many people's top 5 list out there.

Let's get your thoughts on this East coasters!
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Did this ripen during the summer!
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Yes. Just posting now to make it through mid winter and keep the forum a positive place for sharing information about figs! :-)
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Originally Posted by padsfan
Definitely worth having but not my favorite. I'm told it performs really well compared to other figs back East and in areas with summer rain. .... Let's get your thoughts on this East coasters!


Beautiful! I am just rooting now but looking forward to seeing how it does here in upstate NY
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One of my most productive and reliable varieties.  It will always have a spot in my collection.
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I've got it outside (with protection) here in Z6B RI.  It has survived two winters with air temps below 0F (roughly -5F), without material damage.  It is vigorous, productive and tasty.  Last season I got ~150 figs, beginning end of August.  IMO, its tastier than HC -- more intensity.  So overall, it seems like one of the better Mt Etnas.
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That is great information, jrdewhirst. I'm rooting some cuttings now and it's nice to hear positive things about this variety.
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Awesome fig, thanks for posting. Do you happen to have a leaf photo?
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Chris,

The leaf is a typical MtEtna. It one of the most reliable long fruiting figs for me.
If I choose to have only a few, it will be one of them.
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One of my best figs! Got 4 of them.
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Got 4 of them.


Wow! Hardcore :-) Thanks for sharing!!!
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I was able to try a couple figs from my small tree, very tasty...
This will be its 3rd leaf and I'm hoping it'll take off...
Looking forward to this season!!
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I loved mine this past year.  Mine is a slow grower compared to my other in ground varieties (RDB and Excel, both of which are weeds).  It spent quite a bit of energy putting out 10-12 figs on a young plant though.  Mine is a slow rooter.  Took 30-40 days when I rooted it a couple years ago, and my cuttings this winter from the same plant aren't showing any signs (while RDB, Excel, Adriatic JH all rooted several days ago). 

The fig itself is excellent.  Mine had a really interesting acid note that none of my others had, and it worked in the best possible way with the other flavors of the fig, making it really intense overall. Important note for northerners: as of today, I've got zero die back on my plant and we've hit 23 degrees already (16 last night...we'll see how it does).  The plant itself is quite young, maybe 1/2" diameter, so it is quite vulnerable.  Still, no signs of die back yet. 
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It is a good variety for me.
Along with Norella, Negronne, Ronde de Bordeaux, etc. it is a good solid producer I consider just beneath my top level very dark figs.
Worth planting or potting here in the mid-Atlantic region if you want variety and you want at least several of this type.
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