Hardy Fig List by Flavor (Ampersand)

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2	Please see ascpete's Fig Groups here for flavor information: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/fig-groups-comments-welcomed-6530525
3	Please see herman2's Winter Injury Report 2014 here: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=6935835
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5	Flavor Groups (as defined by ascpete)	Honey	Honey sweet, ranging from lightly sweet to very sweet with rich (creamy) and or complex additional flavors. Fig flavor can range from none to light. Seed crunch can range from none to strong with nutty flavor.
6		Adriatic Berry	Sugar sweet, ranging from lightly sweet to very sweet with berry flavor, yellow or green skin and usually red pulp, with more complex additional flavors developing when fully ripe. Fig flavor can range from none to light. Seed crunch can range from none to strong with nutty flavor.
7		Bordeaux Berry	Sweet, with a berry taste which is rich with a slightly complex additional flavors, when ripe (jammy interior), other wise it has a standard Dark Flavor. Fig flavor can range from none to light. Seed crunch can range from none to strong with nutty flavor.
8		Dark Berry	Mildly sweet to very sweet,some degree of berry flavor, and some degree of acidity, some with complex additional flavors. Fig flavor can range from none to some (medium). Seed crunch can range from none to strong with nutty flavor.
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12	Note: comments and flavor descriptions may not be the same for all areas and growing conditions. What does well for one person may not do well for another.
13	Variety	Light/Dark	Ripening (A- Early, B - Mid, C - Late)	Flavor Category	Flavor Description/Rating	Good Breba Crop (container or protected)	Potential to Fruit First Year after Dieback to the Ground	Comments	Links
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15	Absheron Yellow	Light						European variety, may not be available in North America.
16	Adriatic JH	Light	C	Adriatic Berry	Hint of strawberry, not too sweet. 8/10.	High quality but few	Yes	Tolerates rain and humidity. Excellent, unique flavor. Can fruit 1st year after ground dieback. Not actually Adriatic!
17	Atreano	Light	B	Honey/Berry		Yes, high quality and productive		Easy to grow with excellent flavor, large fruit, adaptable to rain when ripening. Needs to be picked when fully ripe. May be marginal in zone 6 per some reports. High quality breba crop if protected that ripens up through main crop. Imported by Hanc Mathies, one of 3 varieties he kept.
18	Battaglia Green	Light	C	Adriatic Berry?	Strawberry tasting.			Originally grown at Folly Castle, VA, possibly traces back Thomas Jefferson. Named after Ms. Battaglia of Paradise Nursery (now closed) in VA. Needs a long season, may not fully ripen.
19	Bari	Dark	B	Dark Berry			Yes	Found by f4f member in Willow Grove, PA; mother plant is in Bari, Italy. Extremely vigorous and productive. Similar to MBvs, seems to be a Mt Etna type. Can fruit from ground kill. Continues to set fruit all the way through hard frost, requires pinching and thinning. Seems to be very hardy.
20	Beall	Dark
21	Black Bethlehem	Dark	A	Dark Berry	Sweet, jammy berry. 8.5/10	No?	Yes	Found in Zone 6 Bethlehem, PA in a Greek neighborhood where it grows unprotected. Early with very sweet figs. Introduced by Bass. Mother plant died back to 12-24" during polar vortex but still fruited. Very reliable in hard winters.	http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/black-bethlehem-3653504
22	Black Cartagena	Dark						European variety, may not be available in North America.
23	Brooklyn White	Light	B/C	Sugar		Yes, high quality and productive		Found in Brooklyn by Bass. Excellent quality breba crop if protected/container grown, though skin may be tough in younger plants.
24	Bornholm / Nexoe	Dark		Sugar		Yes		Originates from Denmark, reported to be extremely cold hardy. No cold damage to -4°F (only in 95/96 at -22°C). Also known as Nexoe and Precose de Dalmatie. Breba crop size/quality?	http://www.fruitiers-rares.info/articles51a56/article55-The-Bornholm-Fig-Ficus-carica.html
25	Brunswick/Magnolia	Dark	B	Sugar	Very sweet.	Yes (more info needed)		Very large fig with sweet flavor. Easily sours, best in areas with dry summers.
26	Bryant Dark	Dark		Dark Berry		No?		Found in NYC, similar to Hardy Chicago but more tangy flavor. Seems to resist splitting well.
27	Capelas	Light		?	very sweet			Large, fair quality fruit. Slow growing.
28	Celeste / Creech	Dark	A	Sugar	Very sweet.			Common older variety, especially in the South. Can have problem's with fruit drop.
29	Col de Dame Gris	Dark		Adriatic Berry?			Yes	Hardiest and easiest to grow CDD in colder climates. Late ripening.
30	Danny's Delight	Dark		?	"sweet mulberry juice mixed with sweet Pomegranate juice"
31	Dark Portuguese	Dark	B	Dark Berry		No?	Yes?	Very similar to Hardy Chicago and Sal's, some say it has a slight acid component to the flavor others say it has a less figgy taste. Mt. Etna Type. Introduced by Bass. Very reliable in hard winters.
32	Desert King	Light	A			Yes, breba only		Breba crop only, will need winter protection to ensure breba fruits are not injured.
33	Eastern Brown Turkey	Dark	B	Sugar		Fair		Probably the most commonly available variety, though plants are often not true to the name. Easy to grow and reliable though not very flavorful.
34	English Brown Turkey	Dark	B/C	Sugar		Yes		Good/great quality breba and main crop. Many variants out there including: Sweet George, Bayernfeige Violetta, and LaRadeks EBT. Breba buds tend to be quite hardy.
35	Excel	Light		Honey	Very sweet yellow fig.			A Condit hybrid, resists splitting. Seems to be hardy. Similar to Kadota. Flavor may be better in warmer climates.
36	Figo Preto	Dark	B	Exotic Berry				May be marginal in Zone 6.
37	Florea	Dark	A	Sugar	Quite rich and sweet.	Yes	Yes	Originally from Serbia. Zone 5 hardy. Early to ripen, can fruit 1st year after ground dieback. May be the same as Mitchurinska10 from Bulgaria, which is reported to handle -20C.	http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fig/msg011407578640.html
38	Galbun	Light		Honey	Sweet, light green fig.			Seems to be hardy.
39	Gillete	Light		?
40	Gino's Black	Dark	B	Dark Berry		No	Yes	Can be near as good as Violette de Bordeaux (VdB) according to some, others say it is similar to Hardy Chicago but less prone to souring. Mt Etna type. Can fruit 1st year after ground dieback.
41	Green Ischia	Light	B/C	Sugar		None to Few		Hardy, dependable, and tasty, like strawberry jam. May be hardier than Hardy Chicago and Celeste. Green when ripe so it may fool birds. Possibly the same as Verte.
42	Hanc's English Brown Turkey	Dark	A	Sugar		Yes		Possibly a variant of Southern Brown Turkey as per Herman2 and Robert Harper, found by Hanc Mathies at Miller Nursery. Reportedly extremely hard to propagate but very hardy, potentially to Zone 4b with protection. One on the 3 figs Hanc Mathies kept in his collection.
43	Hardy Chicago (Mongibello)	Dark	B	Dark Berry		No	Yes	Common, often considered underrated. Excellent beginner fig as it is available and very good quality. Mt Etna type. Can fruit 1st year after ground dieback.
44	Hunt	Light		?	not exceptional, figgy fig flavor			Not exceptional but handles rain well. May not be hardy.
45	Improved Celeste	Dark	A	Sugar			Yes	Very hardy and early to ripen. Can fruit 1st year after dying to ground. Note there are several varieties that are improved celeste types (ie. O'rourke), but this refers to one simply called Improved Celeste.
46	Kathleen's Black	Dark				None to few?		Usually takes several years to start producing, fairly susceptible to dieback when young. Very good flavor. Introduced by Gene Hosey.
47	Keddie	Dark	A/B	?	Great flavor.			Good cold tolerance, found in Pittsburgh, PA. Fruits mid-August through frost.
48	LaRadek's English Brown Turkey	Dark	A	Sugar		Yes		Zone 5 hardy. Breba is good quality and seems to be extremely hardy, reportedly to -10 to -15 F. Main crop is also good but ripens late.
49	Lattarula/Italian Honey etc	Light	A	Honey		Yes		Hardy, heavy producer of sweet figs. Fairly common. Many synonyms for this variety exist and many varieties may be called Lattarula. Breba crop can be as good as main crop.
50	Longue d'Aout	Dark		Sugar		Yes	Yes	Large fruit, quite hardy. Good quality breba crop ripens in July, very large and long. Main crop fruit is large, but not as large as breba. Dislikes heavy, wet soil.
51	LSU Gold	Light	B	Honey				Large and very sweet. Rain tolerant.
52	Lyndhurst White	Light		Adriatic Berry	Melon with little crunch. 8.5/10.			Original tree in Lyndhurst, NJ. Crops large, excellent flavored figs. Very hardy. May be the same as Lattarolla.
53	Malta Black	Dark	A	Sugar	Like a juicy, jammy strawberry. 9/10.		Yes	Thick skin and small eye help prevent splitting, good for humid areas. A workhorse fig. Very early. Can fruit 1st year after ground dieback.
54	Marseilles Black VS (MvsB or MBVS)	Dark	A	Dark berry	Good berry flavor and right amount of sweetness. 9/10.	Few if any	Yes	Very hardy, fast growing, and productive. Resists rain well. Resists FMV. Can fruit 1st year after ground dieback. Has survived (dieback extent unknown) -18 F.
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56	Nero 600M	Dark	B	Bordeaux Berry	Similar to VdB. Sweet, berry taste. 7.5/10.	Yes (more info needed)	Yes	Very cold tolerant, fruit quality excellent even with rain and humidity if properly ripened and tree is mature. Highly recommended. Some may be the same as Valle Negra and/or Valle Calda.
57	Niagara Black	Dark		Sugar		Yes		Likely the same as Longue d'auot
58	Northland/Nordland Bergfeige	Dark	A	Sugar	Very sweet, pure honey. Honey melon flavor, 9/10	Yes		Resists splitting when wet. May be the same as LdA.
59	O'rourke	Dark	B	Sugar				Marginal in Zone 6.
60	Olympian	Dark		?		Yes (more info needed)		Found growing in Olympia, WA. New variety, reportedly hardy. Breba is good.
61	Ronde de Bordeaux (RdB)	Dark	A	Bordeaux Berry	9.5/10, very berry with little tartness	No	Yes	Very cold tolerant and early, fruit quality not always good when rainy and cool but when good it is among the best. Highly recommended. Can fruit 1st year after ground dieback. No/very few breba.
62	Saint Anthony	Light		Honey			Yes	May be the same as Lattarula, but sources differ. Can fruit 1st year after ground dieback.
63	Sal's Corleone / Aldo	Dark	B	Sugar	Not overly sweet, with a hint of berry and melon. 8/10.			Juicy but not overly sweet. Some state it is hard to root. Totally different variety than Sal's EL / GS. Prone to splitting, best flavor with lots of heat.
64	Sal's GS/EL	Dark	B	Dark Berry	Very jammy, little figgy, and just sweet enough. 8/10	No	Yes	Very similar to Hardy Chicago, may be somewhat hardier. Mt Etna type. Can fruit 1st year after ground dieback.
65	Salem Dark	Dark		?	Very sweet flavor			Vigorous, productive and cold hardy.
66	Sodus Black Sicilian	Dark		?	like a peach	Yes		Found in Sodus, NY by f4f member johnnyq. Seems to be extremely hardy. Good breba.
67	Stella/Dalmatie	Light	C	Adriatic Berry		Yes (more info needed)	Yes	Good flavor.
68	Susser George / Sweet George	Dark	C	Sugar		Yes		Likely a variant of English Brown Turkey. May not fully ripen main crop in cooler climates but is quite hardy. Good, hardy breba.
69	Takoma Violet	Dark		Dark Berry		Yes	Yes	Excellent quality Mt Etna Type. Can fruit 1st year after ground dieback. Introduced by Gene Hosey who found it in Takoma Park, MD. May trace back to Germany. Unusual for a Mt Etna Type, the breba crop is good.
70	Zingarella / Gypsy	Dark	A?	?	superior taste			Somewhat cold hardy, often dies to the ground. Unique gray color. Good rain resistance. May be better in a container.
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