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rafed

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This cultivar is naturally small in every category. Size, leaves and fruit.
Everything about it is small.

It produces golden yellow fruit about the size of a golf ball, or slightly larger.
But the one pictured is almost the size of a tennis ball. And cannot explain the long neck either. Strange things been happening in my yard this year.

The fruit could have used another day but I did not want to risk this one getting stolen like my Genovese.
It was light golden yellow inside and sweet as honey but a little on the watery side. Probably due to the heavy rain we got last night.

The tree itself has been struggling the last couple years so I will need to prune it a bit and pump it was some extra fertilizers next season.

Hope you enjoy the pictures,



deerhunter16b

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Unique looking leaves.....nice fig

Luke

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Thanks for the pics looks great

WillsC

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Here is the one from the cuttings you sent me Rafed.  When it was smaller it had the most unique growth pattern but is now growing out of that it seems.

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rafed

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Thanks for posting, Wills.
Looks healthier than mine.

WillsC

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Well in the ground is just so much easier......not an option for you I know.  Of all those cuttings you sent I would say the Chia is about the most robust.  When smaller it looked so fragile but not anymore.

newnandawg

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Thanks for sharing Rafed

rafed

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Wills,
Chia? Not sure what this means.


Mike,
You have it? I can send you the trimmings in the Fall or Winter if you don't have it.
Let me know.

newnandawg

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Rafed, I do not have this one. Thanks

rafed

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You will soon, Mike.
They're yours.

newnandawg

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Thank you so much Rafed

rafed

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[QUOTE=newnandawg]Thank you so much Rafed[/QUOTE]

My pleasure.

nelson20vt

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Hey Rafed, that's the biggest Bianchetta I have seen yet. What have you been feeding it? LOL

lampo

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A very nice and different fig.
It has a unique 'personality'
Congratulations !

Francisco

WillsC

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[QUOTE=rafed]Wills,
Chia? Not sure what this means.


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You don't miss much do you.  Bianchetta reminds me of chia pet hence the chia :)  I did not even realize I wrote that.  

nelson20vt

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Hey Rafed , found pics from my bianchetta from 3 years ago.

Charitup

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Very nice Rafed thanks for sharing

rafed

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Thanks, Nelson

That's the Bianchetta I know.

pino

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Sometime old postings can be very interesting!

Got this Bianchetta last year and it grew nicely and produced some dozen nice figs already.  The figs were consistent all tasted great and no splitting.
They say that this fig is a sister of the Mt Etna figs and as likely originated on Mount Etna in Sicily as well although others claim it was found N. Italy. 
Sounds like a good one for cool climate fig growers. 
bianchetta IMG_5110.jpg

ross

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Pino, 

Where would you put this one against some of your other white figs?

tinyfish

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Very nice Pino.

pino

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[QUOTE=ross]Pino, 

Where would you put this one against some of your other white figs?[/QUOTE]Hi Ross


With the little experience I have with this fig, I am impressed with how healthy and easy it is to grow and how consistent and pleasant tasting the figs are.   This variety has no problem ripening figs in cool climates.
 
It reminds me of Marseilles White, except the red pulp and a little more concentrated flavour.  Also similar but smaller than Lattarola.  
 
Cool climate performance aside and driven strictly by taste then it doesn’t compare to figs like Paradiso, Peter’s Honey, JH Adriatic, Strawberry Verte, CdDB... 

paradiso peter biancheta IMG_5051.jpg 

ross

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That helps a lot. How's the breba, Pino?

pino

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[QUOTE=ross]That helps a lot. How's the breba, Pino?[/QUOTE]Bianchetta is not known for brebas seems to drop them.

ross

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Well.. thanks for the info, Pino.