I post an interesting link where are shown 14 fig varieties natives of Apulia:
Verdesca, Ricotta, Ritonna (Lattarola), Mattepinto, Folm, Vito Carlo, Natalegna (di Natale), Trimone, Zingarello bianco, Zingarello nero, Regina, Verde di Natale, Fiorone di Oria, Fiorone nero di Sava.

Full description of all varieties (leaves, fruit, ripening period, etc. with some photos.

www.crsfa.it/wp-content/uploads/download/varieta/fico.pdf

I hope you find it useful.

Wow! That was very nicely documented. Thank you for sharing.

Now we need Han Solo to go get some for us  :)

Thanks for posting.  Really good stuff!

Thanks fico. From quick observation- The folm variety looks a lot like lda /niagra black the natalegna looks like grimo nursery natalina one. The Vito variety looks great maybe an nd caromb? I wonder if the zingareello Nero is really a lampeira from Portugal same San Pedro and same looks. Thanks for this great source.

Thanks for the link!  Sad I couldn't translate all of it, but it was such a comprehensive format!  I found interesting a few things.
1.  Leaves on the same tree differed.

2.  Many leaf close-ups appeared to have rust or something.  Nobody seemed worried.  Must be normal for the climate. 

3.  The photos of whole trees amazed me.  One was lying on it's side, but mostly they were growing in seemingly unfertilized, un-watered weed patches.  This is interesting to me because I've been scolded for not properly mulching my trees when I post a photo here and there, but in this climate, the trees do just fine!  Mulch or no mulch.  Weeds or no weeds.  It's all good.  We do try to mulch, but they seem to grow like the weeds they are anyway!  Love the old ways.

“Verdesca”, looks a lot like my Verte or Bourjosotte Gris, but hard to compare since no figs are ripe yet. 

Just wish I understood the descriptions..........

Suzi

The variety Folm, is indicated as a unifere variety, Niagara black is bifere?
Natalegna is probably a synonym of Natalina, that means who the fig ripe in the Christmas period (Natale=Christmas).
Also the variety Vito is indicated as unifere, N.d. Caromb is bifere.
Regarding the Zingarello nero compared with Lampeira, i don't know, Lampera and San Pedro it's the same fig?
In Italy the variety called San Piero, is called also "Lungo del Portogallo" (portuguese long), and in the past "Lampas portoghese" (lampas from figo lampo?), the name does assume its portuguese origin.
I have a Lungo del Portogallo and it's different from Lampeira, and mine produces 2nd crop without caprification (at least i haven't never practiced).

Hi Desertdance,
leaves can be very different depending on the position of the brances, if branches are fruiting or suckers, exposure to the sun...

Regarding the trees it's normal in Italy to see trees in these conditions, this is a plant that can grow without care in favorable climates.

Great link Fico. The pictures alone make it worth checking out. 

Hi Fico,

Thank you

Very nice presentation and a full description
You have great figs there!
Congratulations!

Francisco Portugal

Fico, thank you for sharing this! 

Last Fall there was a long discussion on the forum about 2 (or 3) different fig varieties in north america that are called "Zingarella":

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/is-zingarellagypsy-the-same-as-sals-corleone-7116381?&trail=50

Interestingly the "Zingarello Nero" shown here really doesn't look like a match for either of the "Zingarella" figs we have here.  The "Zingarello Nero" has really amber pulp - I wonder how much the color is affected by pollination.  But beyond the pulp the shape of the fruit is different from the Richard Watts Zingarella, as is the leaf shape.  I wonder if multiple figs were given this name in Italy over the years; either that or a different fig on this side of the pond was given the name Zingarella.

Does anyone have zingeralia that they would like to trade i have 5 greek varieties from a good source from greece