my first ripe fig from burpees italian letizia fig tree,    

This is a very nice fig Chuck. How old is your tree and how did it taste?
Thanks for sharing.

[QUOTE=ChrisK]This is a very nice fig Chuck. How old is your tree and how did it taste? Thanks for sharing. [/QUOTE]~CHRIS,IT IS ABOUT TWO THIS COMMING SPRING  I WOULD GUESS,I BOUGHT IT FROM BURPEES IN THE SPRING OF 2014,COMPAIRED TO MY CHICAGO HARDY WHICH IS THE SAME AGE I WOULD PICK THE CH FOR A WAY BETTER TASTE EVEN MY FIRST FIG ON IT WAS DELICIOUS,THIS LETIZIA FIG WAS SWEET ENOUGH AND HAD A PEAR HINT FLAVOR TO IT,EVEN THE WIFE AGREED WHEN SHE TASTED IT,IT WAS GOOD BUT SECOND SO FAR TO CH

Awesome thanks Chuck.

[QUOTE=ChrisK]Awesome thanks Chuck.[/QUOTE]~YW CHRIS~

Interesting to see if the flavor will improve this year.

[QUOTE=Figinfever]Interesting to see if the flavor will improve this year.[/QUOTE]~yea i hope and think it will ,i know one thing it is full of figs and it rotted back to ground last winter, i packed it in a barrel full of wood chips dummy me,it has passed hardy chicago up  and both are same age ,planted together,and both rotted to the ground,this latezia is awesome there are no other words .it has moved to #   one in growth and production from all 12 diff varieties that i have. fo sho ~!~

[QUOTE=sppsp]very nice looking fig, thanks for posting, i like my hc too


[/QUOTE]~yes i like h-c too,but it is not the tree letezia is for sure now i know ,~for me ~i just put 4 airlayers on it today,i need some more of them ,i airlayered a couple last year but gave them away,i kept one for a spare for me,but i would like to have more at least 5-6 in ground only got two right now,and i got 6 h-c in ground now also ~