I was looking through the Burpee seed catalog, and noticed that they are selling a potted fig tree called called the "Letizia Fig" ($13.95)...they advertize it as a 'family heirloom' from Italy...I looked it up on Encanto Farms list of varieties, but found no info on this fig...has anybody heard of this fig, or know anything about it?

Looks like this has come up on another Fig forum with known F4F members commenting on your ?

http://fig.yuku.com/topic/249/Letizia-fig

Letizia is a pretty common name in some parts. My guess is that it is another unknown someone brought with them a few generations ago that Burpee decided to use to jump on the bandwagon. It is entirely likely a fig on Jon's list by another name.

Someone on the other forum labeled it as Brown turkey, I find that unlikley and the catalog description calls it a classic unkown from Italy..for $13, Vince are you going to take chance?  !

Here is a recent thread on this.
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/Letizia-6135779?highlight=letizia

Jack...I already did...made my purchase back on 1/5/13...just wanted to get input from other folks because I could not find it on Encanto website...I'm not sure that it is a brown turkey because Burpee offered two types of fig trees back in Jan.....one was the Letizia the other was a Brown Turkey !!

[QUOTE=ForeverFigs]Jack...I already did...made my purchase back on 1/5/13...just wanted to get input from other folks because I could not find it on Encanto website...I'm not sure that it is a brown turkey because Burpee offered two types of fig trees back in Jan.....one was the Letizia the other was a Brown Turkey !![/QUOTE]~i bought letizia from burpee,it produced figs first year,grows really fast ,and  shoots turn to wood very fast.it is not brown turkey i grow brown turkey also, Letizia  is my favorite grower and producer out of my 10 varieties ~

Thanks for the update Chuck. If not a BT ,what variety does it resemble? Any photos to compare! Thanks in advance !

I'm glad to have read this thread. I bought the Letizia last week based on Burpee's description. Now I am really looking forward to its arrival.

I talked with Steve Castorani last spring, he said his trees in Landenberg PA had taken some damage but he was not sure how much. It was an exceptionally cold winter with lows below zero so it is no surprise. He gave a tree to a mutual friend and it looks like an Etna fig to me. 

[QUOTE=ChrisK]Thanks for the update Chuck. If not a BT ,what variety does it resemble? Any photos to compare! Thanks in advance ![/QUOTE]~chris i will post some fphotos when the leaves get bigger,the letiza will be popping figs before the BT breaks big leaves , my BT are this year starts ,my letiza is in it's second year now,so a little longer yet then  i can post photos,
but i will guarentee you will really like letiza i'm almost sure of it ~

Mine have leafed out and so has my Florea. I think they are the same.

[QUOTE=snaglpus]Mine have leafed out and so has my Florea. I think they are the same.[/QUOTE]`DO YOU HAVE A LETIZA SNAG ? AND IF SO HAVE YOU TASTED ANY FIGS YET FROM IT ,IF SO WHERE THEY ANY GOOD ??

I bought one of these about two weeks ago.   It is doing well and I uppotted it this morning.   It is nice and leafy.  Joyce

chuck, I do have Letiza---several of them.  I got 4 small plants last year from Burpee and the funnies thing happened 2 weeks ago.  They reshipped me 4 more without me ordering them!  I called and told them.  They said to just enjoy them---it was their mistake!  The figs look just like Florea to me--even taste like it.  Very sweet tasting.  But I am not sure if they are super hardy like Florea though.  I forgot to monitor them last year.

[QUOTE=snaglpus]chuck, I do have Letiza---several of them.  I got 4 small plants last year from Burpee and the funnies thing happened 2 weeks ago.  They reshipped me 4 more without me ordering them!  I called and told them.  They said to just enjoy them---it was their mistake!  The figs look just like Florea to me--even taste like it.  Very sweet tasting.  But I am not sure if they are super hardy like Florea though.  I forgot to monitor them last year.[/QUOTE]~well snag thanks for the info ,burpees list these letiza as zone 6 so i would say they are hardy mine is outgrowing the 5 gal planter so it is going in the ground on south side of house,i will still cover in the winter,i wondered how they tasted ,thanks again ,~

Anyone ever take any pictures of their crop from this tree?

[QUOTE=JonathonForester]Anyone ever     take any pictures of their crop from this tree?[/QUOTE]~the first picture i found ,the second picture is my tree ,never ate any figs yet ,but soon can add a taste report.~

Thanks, its a nice looking tree. I cant wait to get a look inside one. I'm guessing I have at least a year till fruiting.

[QUOTE=JonathonForester]Thanks, its a nice looking tree. I cant wait to get a look inside one. I'm guessing I have at least a year till fruiting.[/QUOTE]~actually this is my tree the first year i had it i eventually pinched these off last year to allow tree to get strong and grow good,i will add a photo of this years figs ,i got organzo bags on them and it's starting to get more figs on it now ,i will also add a picture and tell what they taste like hang in there jonathon~~

[QUOTE=snaglpus]chuck, I do have Letiza---several of them.  I got 4 small plants last year from Burpee and the funnies thing happened 2 weeks ago.  They reshipped me 4 more without me ordering them!  I called and told them.  They said to just enjoy them---it was their mistake!  The figs look just like Florea to me--even taste like it.  Very sweet tasting.  But I am not sure if they are super hardy like Florea though.  I forgot to monitor them last year.[/QUOTE]~ i checked just now they are listed for 6-9 zones ,so i will winterize mine we get really cold here i'm in 6b~but yours should be fine~

[QUOTE=snaglpus]chuck, I do have Letiza---several of them.  I got 4 small plants last year from Burpee and the funnies thing happened 2 weeks ago.  They reshipped me 4 more without me ordering them!  I called and told them.  They said to just enjoy them---it was their mistake!  The figs look just like Florea to me--even taste like it.  Very sweet tasting.  But I am not sure if they are super hardy like Florea though.  I forgot to monitor them last year.[/QUOTE]~oh i got two florea trees too,so i will be able to compare them some day ,florea i heard is a good cold hardy tree ~

[QUOTE=JonathonForester]Thanks, its a nice looking tree. I cant wait to get a look inside one. I'm guessing I have at least a year till fruiting.[/QUOTE] ~my first ripe letiza fig today 8-31-2015,it was sweet and had a hint of pear taste,   

[QUOTE=chucklikestofish][QUOTE=snaglpus]chuck, I do have Letiza---several of them.  I got 4 small plants last year from Burpee and the funnies thing happened 2 weeks ago.  They reshipped me 4 more without me ordering them!  I called and told them.  They said to just enjoy them---it was their mistake!  The figs look just like Florea to me--even taste like it.  Very sweet tasting.  But I am not sure if they are super hardy like Florea though.  I forgot to monitor them last year.[/QUOTE]~oh i got two florea trees too,so i will be able to compare them some day ,florea i heard is a good cold hardy tree ~[/QUOTE]~my first ripe letiza snag,sweet with a hint of pear,    

[QUOTE=adoresfigs45]I bought one of these about two weeks ago.   It is doing well and I uppotted it this morning.   It is nice and leafy.  Joyce[/QUOTE]~my first letiza ripe fig ~    

[QUOTE=ForeverFigs]I was looking through the Burpee seed catalog, and noticed that they are selling a potted fig tree called called the "Letizia Fig" ($13.95)...they advertize it as a 'family heirloom' from Italy...I looked it up on Encanto Farms list of varieties, but found no info on this fig...has anybody heard of this fig, or know anything about it?[/QUOTE]~ripe letiza fig ~sweet ,hint of pear taste to me~    

They had a new years free shipping Special but the price is up to $16.95 .....so I ordered one ....oops






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[QUOTE=baust55]They had a new years free shipping Special but the price is up to $16.95 .....so I ordered one ....oops






....[/QUOTE]~out of 22 varieties ,Letiza is one of my favorites for,hardy,and taste also,~good move ~

Thanks Chuck .

 How long have you had your Letiza fig tree or trees ?

Are they planted in ground or pot culture ?

What zone are you in ?
thanks

[QUOTE=baust55]Thanks Chuck .

 How long have you had your Letiza fig tree or trees ?

Are they planted in ground or pot culture ?

What zone are you in ?
thanks[/QUOTE]~austin, i have had my letiza for two years now.i left it in the pot first year ,and put it in the ground last spring ,so it was 1 year old and getting nice caliper on it so i did ground it.they list them as low as zone 6 ,i am in zone 6B ,it put out about 15 figs last summer it's first summer in ground and it was 1-1/2 years old then,the fig has a really good taste sweet berry flavor ,i like it alot ,i plan on doing a few airlayers on it this spring,i have one baby from it now,it airlayered well also. it seems to stay compact ,but looks really healthy and seems really to be really good cold hardy,the new green shoots or groth on it turns woody quick,which makes it a very good choice for me here.i don't have any others that wood up new groth as fast as it.~and it did put out a few figs it's first year in the pot,but i left them get a little big then removed them to give the tree a sort of speak,kick start,~ HERE IT IS AT ONE YEAR OLD~!

THANKS CHUCK

MINE will be deliverd in may .

who else is growing this fig ?

I got a Letizia last year. It ripened a few fruit last season. It had a taste profile similar to Hardy Chicago in my opinion.

Thanks Jkuo 

I hope to see photos next yr as several members have this fig


So maybe a Mount Etna type eeer mountain fig .  Dennis said it reminded him of Florea.

My Letizia arrived this spring from Burpee. It struggled until I moved it into a #6900 nursery pot. It took off and produced several figs, one of which rippened in December. Its taste was about like you would expect for a December fig. I am looking forward to this next season. Leaves and figs look like ones in above photos.

[QUOTE=baust55]Thanks Jkuo 

I hope to see photos next yr as several members have this fig


So maybe a Mount Etna type eeer mountain fig .  Dennis said it reminded him of Florea.[/QUOTE]~i do have two florea trees i started last jan. they grew well,they are a sleep now in my fig hut,i will compare them this summer to my Letiza.

[QUOTE=chucklikestofish][QUOTE=baust55]They had a new years free shipping Special but the price is up to $16.95 .....so I ordered one ....oops






....[/QUOTE]~out of 22 varieties ,Letiza is one of my favorites for,hardy,and taste also,~good move ~[/QUOTE]~ i like it i think it is a very good choice~

thanks jerry and chuck .

I was going to just stick with the few fig trees I had but ony 3 ever had any figs and not many so I orded this ''' "Letizia Fig"...

and 4 more types from greenFins $7 tree offer because I kill cuttings .

I ordered  Florea , RDB , DK, and a ukn from NY  called CIGAR  because the Italian gentleman who owned it smuggled a cutting in a cigar pack when he immigrated .

[QUOTE=baust55]thanks jerry and chuck .

I was going to just stick with the few fig trees I had but ony 3 ever had any figs and not many so I orded this ''' "Letizia Fig"...

and 4 more types from greenFins $7 tree offer because I kill cuttings .

I ordered  Florea , RDB , DK, and a ukn from NY  called CIGAR  because the Italian gentleman who owned it smuggled a cutting in a cigar pack when he immigrated .[/QUOTE]~~ i think you will like letiza especially in it's second year ~

Well I have to say, this was one of my best tasting figs this year!  I have 4 trees and the fruit on my trees are a round dark blue fig.  All 4 of my trees are very fast growers.  I will plant 2 in my orchard this Fall and see how it does in the Carolinas.  Get Letizia!

[QUOTE=snaglpus]Well I have to say, this was one of my best tasting figs this year!  I have 4 trees and the fruit on my trees are a round dark blue fig.  All 4 of my trees are very fast growers.  I will plant 2 in my orchard this Fall and see how it does in the Carolinas.  Get Letizia![/QUOTE]~thank you ~

My Letizia gave me a good crop of very tasty figs this year before the coon invasion. It is definately one I will keep.

At the beginning of the season my trees got two applications of Super Bloom which I attribute to the amount of figs my trees set this year.

Also Letizia is a very healthy vigorous grower for me growing in a heavily mulched #15 pot. No doubt the roots have grown out the drain holes by now.

[QUOTE=Jerry_M]My Letizia gave me a good crop of very tasty figs this year before the coon invasion. It is definately one I will keep. At the beginning of the season my trees got two applications of Super Bloom which I attribute to the amount of figs my trees set this year. Also Letizia is a very healthy vigorous grower for me growing in a heavily mulched #15 pot. No doubt the roots have grown out the drain holes by now.[/QUOTE]~do you pinch buds on it ?  if not try it if you want to see growth ~

[QUOTE=chucklikestofish]~do you pinch buds on it ?  if not try it if you want to see growth ~[/QUOTE]Thanks Chuck for the tip. I'll have to give pinching a try.

[QUOTE=Jerry_M]Thanks Chuck for the tip. I'll have to give pinching a try.[/QUOTE]~ OH YEA,I DIDN'T DO ANY PINCHING TILL THIS YEAR ACTUALLY JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT IT ON HERE ON A POST,OH MY GOSH I AM A FIRM BELIEVER I GOT CUTTINGS I ROOTED LAST FEB ~I PINCHED THEM THEY ARE FULL OF FIGS NOW WASN'T DOING ANYTHING UNTIL PINCHED ,OH YES LEARN HOW TO DO IT FOR SURE DO IT ~