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Rewton
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This fig is in its 3rd season and is growing in a 5 gallon SIP. This variety is thought to be related (or identical to) Longue d'Aout. NB and LdA are my most upright growers. I harvested the first ripe fig off of this one on August 7, 2016. As of today none of the LdA figs are close to being ripe yet. I don't know if that is a real difference between varieties or just differences between these two plants this year. The NB was had a meaty texture with subtle flavor tones of caramel. It was not really a berry profile to me. It also wasn’t overly sweet. I left this one on long enough, I thought. There was no latex when I picked it. Maybe next time I'll push it a bit longer and hope the ants/critters don't find the fig. |
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leon_edmond
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Hi Steve: |
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Smyfigs
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Your fig looks wonderful and your description of caramel tasting sounds incredible! |
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Rewton
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I was thinking this morning as I was eating steel cut oats with brown sugar, walnuts and raisons, that "brown sugar" is perhaps a more accurate descriptor of the flavor than "caremel". Either way, a very tasty fig. |
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