Encanto Farms Nursery > Categories > Pelligrino Fig Unknown

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kkk2210

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Managed to get some ripe figs lol birds got most of them.

Dave

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Vinnie this reminds me of this fig I saw on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/4x-Vashon-Violet-Fig-Cuttings-/201401777009?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276

rcantor

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Congratulations!   How did they taste?

kkk2210

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Dave, I think the fig for sale on eBay looks like Longe d aout, this fig doesn't have a long neck but could be a different strain. Do you have vashon Violette fig? Rcantor, Thanks , the taste was like melon, my wife said it tasted like sweet cucumber lol. The biggest one was 229.67 grams , so decent meal. I would say could eat with cheese and biscuits .

kkk2210

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More pics compared to an apple

deerhunter16b

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Wow that is one large fig, congrats

kkk2210

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[QUOTE=deerhunter16b]Wow that is one large fig, congrats[/QUOTE]

Thanks they are very cold hardy aswell.

Mario_1

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And tasty

kkk2210

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[QUOTE=Mario_1]And tasty [/QUOTE]

Yes Mario they were really good. How is your's doing?

Mario_1

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Vinny they're doing good, I have given a couple to friends and they're good also. I have one in ground and one 7 gl pot I should be able to send some cutting out this fall

kkk2210

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[QUOTE=Mario_1]Vinny they're doing good, I have given a couple to friends and they're good also.
I have one in ground and one 7 gl pot I should be able to send some cutting out this fall [/QUOTE]
Good man, I will have a lot of cuttings available as the tree is like 60 years old. I pulled few suckers out and they are growing in a large container nicely. I did send few to a friend and I hope it's doing well.

kkk2210

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the small fig on the first picture is a Jordan

MoZuKa

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Wish i could get some cuttings of this variety.

rmulhero

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Looks like a great fig! How cold hardy is it? I am in zone 5 and I am looking for some fig varieties that produce well (and are tasty) in colder climates.

kkk2210

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[QUOTE=rmulhero]Looks like a great fig! How cold hardy is it? I am in zone 5 and I am looking for some fig varieties that produce well (and are tasty) in colder climates.[/QUOTE]

I live in England and I believe we have similar climate to Seattle ... This is definitely a cold hardy fig as it stood near Southsea beach in Portsmouth UK where we get terrible gusty winds for more than 60 years. I don't know what zone I'm in . Hope this helps.

helike13

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Are these breba or maincrop fruits?

kkk2210

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[QUOTE=helike13]Are these breba or maincrop fruits?[/QUOTE]
Yes they are Brebas 

helike13

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And how about the maincrop? This fig resembles me that I grow in Hungary that is named Peretta. The cold hardiness also similar...

kkk2210

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[QUOTE=helike13]And how about the maincrop? This fig resembles me that I grow in Hungary that is named Peretta. The cold hardiness also similar...[/QUOTE]
Peretta is renamed LDA by that Swiss nursery Lubera . I have all three but I found peretta is a bit early with their main crop . Someone said somewhere that peretta could be "Rossa di Tirani". I challenged that Lubera many times, however they never really replied . One thing for sure is that all their figs produce main crops in Colder climates. They got all their figs from a Swiss nursery called Mercato Verde. Here is the link : http://www.mercato-verde.ch/de/angebot/feigenbaeume

You can visit this nursery, they have more figs in their collection and not all varieties are listed on their website.
I find pelligrino Unk very similar to Zuchello . Hope this helps .