All the pictures© in this post are from the Monserrat Pons's book "Las higueras de las Islas Baleares", and they have been published with the author's knowledge and permission.
Any use of these pictures without the express permission of Montserrat Pons is forbidden.

After reading MP book, I have selected some varieties which can be good for my climate (mild winters and summers, cloudy and rainy along the year but with decent summers for fig ripening).

The main characteristics I am looking for in figs are earliness, good rain resistance and, of course, good taste. In a second level, productivity, size, etc...
Not all the varieties I have selected meet all the above characteristics. Some have been selected for its peculiarity or, why not! just a whim!
Sometimes I chose one because MP recommended me for its quality or peculiarity.
I have summarized the characteristics that I mainly pay attention (data from MP book).
I already have some varieties since past year, and I have rooted the rest ones this year, so it is probably I can eat some figs this summer.
The first ripening column is for brevas and the second for main crop, and the dates are for first  ripened figs. Take into account that these dates are for an optimum climate. In my climate, for example, can be 3 to 4 weeks delay.
I will see next years how they perform in my climate...

I have to clarify that brevas don't ripen well in my climate, because of this, most are unifere.

[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img502/1033/monttabla.jpg[/IMG]

Pictures© of these varieties:

Albacor Comuna
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img843/7756/albacorcomuna.jpg[/IMG]

Blava Campanera
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img856/523/blavacampanera.jpg[/IMG]

Bordissot Blanca-Negra
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img13/5949/bordbn.jpg[/IMG]

Bordissot Rossa
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img14/1296/bordrossa.jpg[/IMG]

Bordissot Verda
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img543/6884/bordverda.jpg[/IMG]

Calderona
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img138/5233/calderona.jpg[/IMG]

Capoll Curt Negra
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img845/6458/capollcurtnegra.jpg[/IMG]

Coll de Dama Blanca
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img443/6767/cddblanca.jpg[/IMG]

Coll de Dama Blanca-Negra
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img89/1955/cddblancanegra.jpg[/IMG]

Coll de Dama Rimada
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img171/3873/cddrimada.jpg[/IMG]

Cucurella
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img837/8777/cucurella.jpg[/IMG]

De la Reina MP
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img571/636/delareina.jpg[/IMG]

De la Senyora
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img152/7339/senyora.jpg[/IMG]

Manresa
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img805/2333/manresa.jpg[/IMG]

Negra Primerenca
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img20/3936/negraprimerenca.jpg[/IMG]

Planera
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img547/584/planera.jpg[/IMG]

Roja
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img541/6043/rojaj.jpg[/IMG]

oh my god they look good. i can't wait till this summer.. don't have any of those, but have UCD Col de Dame Blanche. maybe it will satisfy me for sometime.. oh wait.. i have CdDN too.. but your figs look awesome.

I have De la Senyora. It's an excellent fig! Very hardy for my area. No die back or tips burned. I also have one Calderona cutting. Hope to get more of these this year.

wow

Those are some incredible pictures. Thanks for posting.

some day some day I will be sitting in the sun enjoying some  of the figs above. until then the pictures  sure are nice to get motivated.  thx for the pics

Just beautiful. I am salivating - it's the cracks.

The Planera is especially interesting looking.

these look awesome, thanks for sharing this

yupe, the skin cracks are just wonderful. but i like those with soild center. don't like the void in the middle. but i'm sure they all taste great :)

Wow! Thanks for the pictures. Everyone wants to know how to get cuttings from Monserrat Pons. Also, the Coll de Dama Ramada looks a lot like Panache. Do you have an opinion/knowledge as to whether some of MP's figs are known by other names?

Wow unbelievable Collection, one of each please, where is the line so I stand in it.
Mark

Axier , 
I always appreciate your posts.
Lots of great info and these pictures are just what I need to get through the big Winter storm that is on the way.
All the pictures look great , but especially the Coll de Dama Blanca-Negra and the De la Reina.
Thanks for the pics .

Kerry

Thanks verybody!

Thank you so much for posting these. Great stuff.

Some wonderful dark types i see you have Axier thanks for showing them.

Great photos! The figs look incredibly good.

Hey Jon, Edit: Your collection of displayed fruits look fabulous. Out of curiosity, do you have photos (if you are comfortable to share) what they look like in your garden. I am really interested how they perform, and behave for common gardeners (like myself or for any neighborhood). I know weather conditions have a key role to growing these varieties, and that every location is different. Thank you for sharing. Jennifer

WOW !!  I just came in from the freezing rain and just finished wiping down my wet dog. It's cold to the bone chilly. Grabbed a cup of decaf black tea and boom --on f4f --  and your incredible post. Geeez, those are beautiful figs. 
thanks Axier

Very delicious looking. Thanks for the pic's.

Axier, can you tell us which 3 variants stood out the best. Do you by any chance have some North American varieties to compare with the Spanish variants -- like Hollier, Sequioa, LSU Purple, O'Rourke, Scott Blk, Smith, Blk Celeste etc.

Emmmm Emm, sure wish I can get my hands on some of those figs.

Thanks for posting Jon

Can't wait to hear how they taste.   However, upon closer examination of the original post, you'll read he is stating that these are photos from the book and he has not tasted these yet.    Dry the froth from thy mouths.

Thanks again everybody.

As Dan says and I said, these pictures are all from MP book, not mine.
I have not tasted these figs yet.

I hope I will taste some of them this summer.
I rooted the past year:

[QUOTE=DWD2]Wow! Thanks for the pictures. Everyone wants to know how to get cuttings from Monserrat Pons. Also, the Coll de Dama Ramada looks a lot like Panache. Do you have an opinion/knowledge as to whether some of MP's figs are known by other names?[/QUOTE]

All the pictures© in this post are from the Monserrat Pons's book "Las higueras de las Islas Baleares", and they have been published with the author's knowledge and permission.
Any use of these pictures without the express permission of Montserrat Pons is forbidden.

These are the MP panache varieties, in addition to CDD Rimada:

Bordissot Blanca Rimada


Bordissot Negra Rimada


Martinenca Rimada


Paratjal Rimada

Is it just coincidental that all the variegated figs have a dark interior?

I don't know, but Martinenca Rimada is not very red.

I can't wait to see your pictures and hopefully figs with descriptions of delicious this summer.

They certainly have eye appeal, but I suspect you are not growing them to look at.

Jon,

Once again thank you for posting. Hope we can have these figs here in the states one day.
I would love to have these figs in my collection.

Nice photos/info, thanks for sharing!  I talked to Montserrat just last week.

Chivas, hope you are right!
Dale, Montserrat has tons of figs as much or even nicer looking than these figs, but many are very late and/or don't resist humid climates like mine.
Rafed, be optimist, sooner rather than later, you will see many of these varieties in USA.
Thanks Paul, the merit is of Monserrat, fine person!

Makes me have a little zone envy, but we are all struck with that.  I do not envy those of you in snowy climates, though.

Thanks for your post Axier!  It will be great to see your updates this summer!

Suzi

Axier curious to see what your Roja fruit looks like in your climate compared to mine next season.

Axier,
     Thank you very much for this posting.  The pictures are outstanding and I also appreciated the comparison chart containing some basic useful information.   I also enjoyed seeing the photos of the more unusual striped figs.

Thanks!

Ingevald

Truly amazing those figs are! Gotta love all of the cracks.

Ditto

[QUOTE=rafed]Jon,<br><br>Once again thank you for posting. Hope we can have these figs here in the states one day.<br>I would love to have these figs in my collection.<br><br>[/QUOTE]

Purple panache!  How magic is that?

I like the looks of the Calderona, thanks for posting the pics and data.

Yes, Calderona is one of the nicest looking in my opinion. Montserrat says that it is an excellent fig, one of his favorites.

Martin, if I have Roja figs, I will tell you this summer.

[QUOTE=Axier]Yes, Calderona is one of the nicest looking in my opinion. Montserrat says that it is an excellent fig, one of his favorites.

Martin, if I have Roja figs, I will tell you this summer.[/QUOTE]

Calderona gave me that exact impression out of those pictured.

All the pictures© in this post are from the Monserrat Pons's book "Las higueras de las Islas Baleares", and they have been published with the author's knowledge and permission.
Any use of these pictures without the express permission of Montserrat Pons is forbidden.

Certainly, a nice fig:
Calderona


You can see a few seconds of Calderona in the video of the following post:
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/show_single_post?pid=1276533416&postcount=57

I agree that Calderona looks great but Planera is one that really caught my eye. The insides look like a dark strawberry jam :) !

Thank you for posting these pictures Axier. Please feel free to share more ;-) .

what I like most about watching videos of Montserrat Pons orchard is the spacing of his trees.  It looks like his trees are 40' apart (that would be 25 trees per acre).  To me it's the same kind of opulence as shopping in the very high end boutiques or the Apple store.  I also think his orchard is as clean as the boutiques.

James, that's pretty close. His trees are set on a layout called "marca real" at 13 meters apart [which I think is about 42 feet 8 inches.


Photos taken 24 April 2010

[QUOTE=DWD2]...the Coll de Dama Ramada looks a lot like Panache[/QUOTE]

Definitively, they are different varieties, Coll de Dama Rimada is more pyriform than Panachee (Panachee from Baud nursery), and CDD Rimada ripens a bit later than Panachee, at the same time than others Coll de Dama.

Panachee is more as Bordissot Blanca Rimada, or maybe Paratjal Rimada, but I don't know if any of the two is the same. 

Exoticpants1, this is an informational thread, if you are interested in certain cultivars, you should pm or start your own thread. In any event, you can buy cuttings of those cultivars on the website of Mr. Montserrat Pons.

I love to see this thread whenever it pops up!

Mr. Pons is probably filleting his catch right now. Rafael might know what I'm talking about lol

While this thread is back up, I just noticed bass has a few copies of pons' book available for those interested.

Yes I have a few books available, They can be picked up or ordered via my website. 

Wow, these are stunning. Patience I guess until these are here in the states.