Hardy Fig List by Flavor (Ampersand)

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1	Hello! Thanks for checking out my hardy fig list. this is the result of many hours of combing through old posts on GardenWeb (now Houzz), figs4fun, and OurFigs as well discussions with growers and my own experiences.
2	If you haven't yet, I encourage you to join and participate in the OurFigs forum. There are many fig growers of all experience levels to discuss all things fig with. You may find me there as 'Kelby'.
3	As you explore the world of figs, you will quickly discover there are is almost always a hit new variety that everyone wants which commands absurd prices. Unless you have money to burn, don't bother! They tend to drop in price quickly after 2-3 years and there is often a very similar fig that can be had for substantially less money.
4	If you are simply looking for the good, easy figs to grow, here is my brief list of varieties that everyone should have for growing in ground in cold climates: Malta Black, Improved Celeste, and a Mt Etna type (Sal's GS, Hardy Chicago, MBvs, etc). I am still trialing Ronde de Bordeaux, Florea, and Adriatic JH but am fairly confident in recommending those as well.
5	Many figs are also easy to grow in pots, just be careful they don't need a long season to ripen (like Black Madeira or Preto). Some of my favorites for growing in pots are Atreano and English Brown Turkey types (Nexoe, Sweet George, LaRadek's).

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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.
9		Exotic Berry	Deep, rich flavor found in varieties like Black Madeira and Preto.
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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.
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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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5	70 days: Malta Black, Improved Celeste, Ronde de Bordeaux, St Anthony.		Sal's GS, Hardy Chicago, Black Portuguese, Marseilles Black vs, Gino's, Takoma Violet
6	75 days: Mt Etna type figs (Hardy Chicago etc)
7	80 days: Kathleen Black, Atreano, Dalmatie, TaKoma Violet, Violette de Bordeaux, Nero 600m, etc
8	85 days: Adriatic JH, Longue D'Aout, Sal's Corleone, other Sicilian type figs.
9	90 days: Battaglia, Vasilika Sika, Verte, Col de Dame, etc.
10	100 days or more: Black Madeira, I 258, Preto, Verdal Longue, etc
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12	Herman2's List of Cold Hardy Figs for Beginners	Potential Zone 5 Figs	Mountain Figs by hllhlly (Cold Hardy and Early Ripening	Died back and Fruited 1st year (Tim Clymer)	Suggested San Pedro Types for Breba crop (NOT ALL ARE HARDY)
13	MBvs	LaRadek's EBT	DARK	Sal's EL	Desert King (plant is hardy, breba buds are not)
14	Adriatic JH	Ronde de Bordeaux	•Marseilles Black	Hardy Chicago EL	Filacciano Bianco (breba buds may be hardy to zone 7?)
15	Improved Celeste	Florea	•Sal's GS/EL	Enola Italian (local unknown)	Grantham's Royal
16	Malta Black	Marseilles Black VS	•Gino's Black	Local Unknown (Mt Etna or Malta Black type)	Fiorone di Ruvo
17	Takoma Violet		•Takoma Violet	Latarolla (just 1 fig)
18			•Malta Black	LSU Improved Celeste (fruited way back in August)	Hardy Common Figs with good Breba (container grown or well protected)
19	Herman2's List of Reasonably Hardy and Very Tasty 2013		•Hardy Chicago (Mongibello)	Marseilles Black VS	Brooklyn White
20	Malta Black		•Salem Dark	Gino's	English Brown Turkey (Sweet George, LaRadek's, Hanc's) etc
21	Kathleen Black		•Black Bethlehem	Florea	Lattarula
22	Takoma Violet		•Dark Portuguese		Longue d'Aout
23	Ischia Black		•Keddie	Died back and Fruited 1st year (Herman2)	Atreano
24	Stella		•Improved Celeste	Improved Celeste 8/20	Valliery
25	Vasilika Sika		•Celeste / Creech	RdB 9/1	Sodus
26	Ronde De Bordeaux		•Ronde de Bordeaux	St Anthony 9/6	Olympian
27	Nero 600M		•Nero 600M / Valle Negra	Takoma Violet 9/10	Takoma Violet
28	Adriatic JH		•Florea	Adriatic JH 9/11
29	Improved Celeste		•Danny's Delight	LdA
30			•LaRadek's English Brown Turkey	Nero 600m
31	Herman2's List of Productive, Hardy, and Tasty 2013		•Hanc's English Brown Turkey	CddG
32	Marseilles Black VS			Dalmatie
33	Malta Black		LIGHT	Battaglia
34	Takoma Violet		•Marseilles White / Italian Honey / Lattarula	Ischia Black
35	Gino's fig		•Stella	MBvs
36	Atreano		•Hunt
37	Adriatic JH		•Atreano	Others
38	Stella		•LSU Gold	Bari
39	Vista Mission		•Verte	Binello
40			•Adriatic JH	Malta Black
41	Herman2's Best of 2014 for Productivity (50+ figs), flavor, taste		•Binello	Black Bethlehem
42	(all except Malta Black regrew from soil line)			Dark Portugese
43	Adriatic JH
44	Malta Black
45	RdB
46	Improved Celeste
47	Takoma Violet
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49	Herman2's Best of 2014 Taste and flavorwise
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51	Col de Dame grise
52	Ischia Black
53	Vasilika Sika
54	Dalmatie
55	Battaglia
56	Violette de Bordeaux
57	Longue D'Aout (special mention for the largest fruit size and had very decent taste and flavor)
58	Black Madeira
59	Preto
60	Italian 258
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62	Hanc Mathies figs (he had 30 varieties in the NE, kept only 3 of his favorites)
63	Hanc's English Brown Turkey
64	Atreano
65	Green Ischia
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67	Herman2's figs that are worth the high price
68	Ital 258 (You will find worth every penny, after tasting the first properly ripe fruit)
69	Preto (slow growth)
70	Madeira Black (poor vigor) (may not be worth,due to health issues)
71	Col de Dame white (blanche) (poor vigor)
72	Col de Dame Gris (grise) (Strong grower)
73	Col de Dame Black (needs more sun than the other CDDs)
74	Adriatic JH (good grower, delicious, and worth more than the market brings)
75	Malta Black (early, delicious, and undervalued)
76	Vasilika Syka (super delicious but needs full sun, or early greenhouse start in cold climates to ripen)

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1	Robert Harper grows figs in Connecticut and is trialing various exceptionally hardy varieties. This is the list of varieties being trialled as of 2-11-13, shared with his permission. Please note all comments, not all are winter hardy but are merely part of his trials. Thank you Bob for sharing this list.
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3	Bayernfeige Violleta – Discovered growing in Bavaria. A very large, very sweet, beautiful brown, fig. If the soil is kept dry, it will keep on ripening sweet figs at our location, even after leaves have fallen off. It needs mosquito netting protection to keep the flies off of the very sweet fruit. Ripens here the end of October. A heavy, heavy bearing fig. Here it needs at least 80 percent of the fruit removed by July 15th. But, will still leave over 100 fruit left on the tree. Because it is such a heavy bearing plant, it makes a good pot plant also. Cold hardy to around minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit, to minus 6 degrees Fahrenheit? Because it ripens late, it needs to be planted in a location that gets at least 8 hours of direct sunlight, a day. Our 2010 taste test winner. This is a wonderful tasting English Brown Turkey. But, it does not produce each and every year in ground here in our zone 5b.6a. I wished it would. Zone 7b/7a?
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5	Brooklyn White —Discovered growing in Brooklyn, New York, winter uncovered, by an avid fig collector. A heavy bearing, large, no fuss, easy to grow, cold hardy late ripening honey type fig. A really beautiful landscape plant, when fruits first starts to ripen, in early fall with its large golden colored fruit, and green foliage. It’s thick skin helps to greatly reduce yellow jacket damage. Ripens about two weeks after Sal’s EL. To late for New England, when we have a early fall frost. Zone 6b/7a?
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7	DANNY’S DELIGHT -- As the story goes, a plant seller purchased 100 rooted wholesale plants from Hartmann’s Plant Company, in Michigan, sometime around 2004. They then repackaged the plants and sold them to different fig collectors, and retail nurseries under the same cultivar name of, Danny’s Delight. But, apparently not all of the 100 rooted cuttings were the same cultivar. A lot of growers who purchased the rooted cuttings complained about the fig being a shy bearer. Some growers also complained about the fig not being the same color of the fig that Hartmann called Danny’s Delight. But, some collectors thought their Danny’s Delight produced very good figs. This was very confusing to us. But, we still wanted it because it was discovered growing in a Michigan zone 5b/6a location. So, we contacted collectors who had plants of what they thought was the correct cultivar, and tested them here. Then we had a well known fig collector who was good at identifying unknown cultivars, look at the pictures we sent to him. He confirmed that we indeed had the cultivar that Hartmann once sold as, “Danny’s Delight”. For us, it has been an outstanding tasting/performing fig. Even though 2012 was a year with a lot of soil moisture, it was our taste test winner for the 2012 season. Having extra moisture in the soil, doe not seem to affect the fruit flavor. Plus, it has the ability to handle rain while it is ripening without splitting. It was our earliest fig to ripen in 2012. Could be cold hardy from around minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit to around minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit. It seems to be able to handle more soil moisture then most. Plus, it is very prolific at an early age. In 2012, it ripened it’s figs about 4 days earlier then Marseilles Black VS. Our selection is a heavy bearing fig. It produced 80 fruit on a four foot tall, three year old bush, in 2012, and produced around 150 main crop figs, in 2013. We think ours is the true Danny’s Delight. Zone 5b/6a???
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9	Hardy Hartford —Some thirty years ago, we first discovered this fig growing uncovered in a protected location, in Hartford Connecticut. It appeared to have already been an old planting. I have watched this tree every since we discovered it, and have never seen it covered with anything. Cold Hardy from between minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit to minus 6 degrees Fahrenheit, in a protected location? A good tasting cold hardy fig, for those who want good tasting figs right away. Not as heavy a bearer as Danny’s Delight. But, bears really good tasting figs first year in ground. Has a taste profile very similar to Sal’s EL. Appears to be another Mount Etna (Mongebello) type fig. Our taste test winner for 2009. Zone 6b/7a?.
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11	Hardy Chicago —Also known as Besonhurst Purple. Discovered growing out side in a suburb of Chicago, by long time fig lover, Fred Born. Considered a standard for flavor for cold hardy, midseason figs, by many well know fig collectors. Cold hardy to around minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit to minus 6 degrees Fahrenheit? Most have at least 8 hours off direct sun light to produce a decent crop of figs. Does not like rain while ripening. If it rains while it is ripening, the fruit most be covered or the rain will dilute the flavor .Considered a standard for flavor, among many fig connoisseurs, for mid-season cold hardy figs. Also, it’s strong berry profile makes an outstanding fig candy when rain and dew are kept off the ripening fruit. See above picture of dried fruit. We used slit cups to keep the rain and dew off of the ripening fruit. The original finder of Sal’s EL, does not think Hardy Chicago is as hardy as Sal’s EL, and culled his test tree in place of Sal’s EL. We agree that Hardy Chicago does not appear to be as cold hardy as Sal’s EL. But, a lot of fig collectors we know think it’s great enough to keep in their collections any way. Zone 6b/7?
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13	Marseilles Black VS —Discovered by an American World War II veteran, in Europe. If it is shielded from late winter and early spring sun, it may able to survive minus 18 degrees Fahrenheit, in a protected location, once it has matured (5 to 7 years). At least the American mother tree has withstood that low. New all around fuss free standard for cold hardy figs, for the north. We think this may be the zone 6a fig, for the beginner who wants great tasting figs without having to winterize, once it becomes mature, and is planted in a protected location. Produces good tasting figs here with less then 6 hours of direct sun light a day. Also, has produced well in cold wet ground. But, it does not like cool rainy spring weather. Our test figs were in the ground for three years, before they produced decent tasting figs. But, well worth the wait, for a fuss free cold hardy fig. Has a figgy tasting profile similar to Sal’s EL, and Hardy Hartford. Zone 5/b/5a??
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15	Ronde de Bordeaux - Comes from France. High ratings for taste. Suppose to be cold hardy. Maybe to around 0 degrees Fahrenheit? A very strong grower. First to show signs of the American strain of FMV. But, will still put on 6 feet of growth in a summer here, and throw off FMV symptoms. Not as cold hardy as some of the American cold hardy figs. But, highly rated for flavor by most fig collectors. The French consider this a very cold hardy fig. But, there is a big difference between what the French consider cold hardy, and American cold hardy. Ours grows outside in a very protected location. So, I do not believe this fig can be grown uncovered, anywhere colder then a zone 7. Zone 6b/7a?
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17	Sal’s EL —Found growing near Huntington Station, on Long Island, NY. An old cold hardy, gold standard for Connecticut’s zone 5b/6a. A good sweet, reliable fig. Ripens good sweet figs, even when it has been a cool summer here. There appears to be some confusion about Sal’s EL and Hardy Chicago. Even some people who run nurseries have made comments about the two, being the same fig. We wanted to make sure we got the right Sal’s EL. So, we obtained our start from the person who introduced this fig to fig lovers. After growing Hardy Chicago, and Sal’s EL side by side, with Hardy Chicago, for some eight years, I do not feel that Hardy Chicago, and Sal’s EL, are the same. Sal’s EL has a strong sweet, figgy taste profile. Hardy Chicago has a nice berry taste profile. Plus, Sal’s EL ripens ahead of Hardy Chicago. Has been tested in Connecticut since the middle of 1990’s. In my opinion, anyone who thinks a fig should have sweet figgy taste, verses a berry taste, then this is the fig to grow, were the summers are cool. Zone 5b/6a?
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19	Sal’s Corleone —A large old Sicilian, cold Hardy fig to maybe around 0 degrees Fahrenheit? Because it originates from Corleone, Sicily. Some call it the Godfather fig. Late ripening with high sweet flavor. May not be able to ripen every year in New England. May be to late for our zone 5b/6a, to ripen every year. But, is a very strong grower, and is over ten feet tall at our location, in Connecticut. Has been tested for around five years here, without any fruit. It is a late bearing fig. To late ripening for us except when we have long hot summer. Has a berry taste profile. Hardiness zone 7b/7a?
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21	Desert King – Upon seeing Adriano getting huge crops from his Desert King, I figured if he could grow a fig as cold sensitive as Desert King in Canada, I should be able to grow cold hardy figs in Connecticut. Desert King was found growing wild, sometime between 1920 and 1930, in Madera, California. It being found growing wild in California, you would think it is not a cold hardy fig. But, because of its heavy bearing, and its excellent taste, a lot of gardeners in the north, simply had to have it. Upon planting Desert King in the north, most thought there was no way it would grow in the cold north. It not only proved most people wrong, but it also has ended up being the fig to grow in the cold north were the summers are to cool to grow main crop figs. Whether you grow it in a pot or you grow it out side, and cover it for the winter, everyone should have a Desert King fig. The key to getting a fig through the cold northern winters, is planting the fig at a 45 degree angle from the ground. As you can see in both pictures of Desert King That way it can be easily bent to the ground and covered for the winter. Hardiness Zone 7b/8a?
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23	Abruzzi – Another very sweet, old, cold hardy Italian fig. Appears to be cold hardy here, in Connecticut. But, we’re still testing it here, to see exactly how cold hardy it is. It does have the sprawling habit of some of the old cold hardy Italian figs, of the Abruzzi Alpennines. It has been grown and tested for twenty years or more, for cold hardiness in Ridgefield, Connecticut, by the author and gardener, Aldo Biagiotti. It’s also being grown as far north as zone 5 in up state New York, with cover. Needs protection against rain while it is ripening. This fig was my 2013 favorite for flavor. DNA testing has shown it to be related to Hardy Chicago, Sal’s EL, and Dark Portuguese. It should have about the same cold hardiness as those three. Has a figgy taste profile similar to Marseilles Black VS, but with stronger, more complex sweeter taste. Zone 6b/6a?
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25	Fortisi - Comes from New Jersey. This fig is for those who want an outstanding tasting pot grown fig. Not recommended for lower then a zone 8, without winter protection. Does not handle rain while ripening.So, either cover the plant, or use slit plastic cups. But, if you want a pot grown fig with outstanding flavor, this is one. Some think it is comparable to Kathleen’s Black in taste ratings. Zone 7a/8b ?
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27	Hanc’s English Brown Turkey. Some fig experts think it is really a very cold hardy mutation of, Southern Brown Turkey. Which some collectors believe is a Celeste mutation. Comes from the state of New York, through Long Island. A very kind friend/collector who received his specimen directly from Hanc sent to us our start. We just started testing this one this year (2011). So far, it has been a very strong grower, and has very good resistance, to the American strain of FMV. It has been reported to able to be grown out side with winter protection, as far north as 4b. It comes from the late Hanc Mathies’s collection. Hanc serendipitously found it, decades ago, at Miller’s Nursery, in upstate New York. Miller’s Nursery buys their Brown Turkey figs from a wholesaler in the south, and have no control over what strain is shipped each spring. So, Miller’s Nursery lost the strain that Hanc had purchased from them decades ago. After hearing about the fig Hanc purchased from Millers, a lot of collectors, included my self, bought the Fig, that Miller is still advertising as Brown Turkey. We all thought it would be the same as the one Hanc bought from Millers, decades earlier. But, to every one’s disappointment none of the Brown Turkey figs Miller is now selling, turned out to be like Hanc’s English Brown Turkey. Hanc was the person who imported the now famous Atreano fig from Italy. It is said that Hanc tested some 40 figs at his Long Island location. But, as the years passed he became tired of winterizing that many figs. But, he kept this fig, and Atreano as his only two or three figs in his collection. Because of it’s Celeste size fruit, it will dry very easily on the tree here, even without protection from dew, and rain. Has a figgy tasting profile. Zone 4b/5a?
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29	Atreano. From an Italian breeding program. Then imported by the late Hanc Mathies from Italy. Considered by many to be the best tasting cold hardy green/yellow fig, for the northeast. Or every where growers have a cool fall. Some growers in the south have reported that this fig produces a better fall crop then its summer crop, in areas where it would produce 2 main crops. We just started testing this one this year, 2012. But, think it should be cold hardy to at least 0 degrees Fahrenheit. May need winter protection in zone 7 and colder. Has a honey tasting profile. Zone 7/a/7b?
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31	LaRadek’s English Brown Turkey. This fig was discovered in a zone 6a location, in the village of Kyjovich, in the Czech Republic. It has been grown there in a protected location for 18 years. But, grown without winter cover, and still produces a breba crop. It is reported to be able to survive minus 18 degrees Fahrenheit, once it’s has reached maturity. In the brutal European winter of 2012, it lost 70% of its top at minus 23 degrees Fahrenheit. We don’t know for what reason it was 70% top killed at that temperature. It could have been heavy rains during the fall. Or, since the owner does not pinch out new growth and figs after the 6th leaf, it may have been carrying to many figs going into winter. Since figs grown in the north should be pruned back to 2 to 3 feet each spring any ways, you may still get a good crop of figs, if the temperature drops to minus 23 degrees. We just started testing it here in our zone 5b/6a location this year, (2012). So far, it has been a strong grower and starts producing figs, the same year it is rooted. In 2012 our newly rooted plant produced three figs. Newly rooted fig plants produce late figs. They also should not be allowed to bear fruit the first year or two. But, I could not wait to see what they tasted like. The taste was surprisingly good for a fig that fruited within the same year it was rooted. This fig produced for us, in late July, 2013, in a pot, two very large breba figs. So far it seems it might also be a good breba producer for those who cannot grow figs in ground. The breba fruit are so large, that I don’t think the average person could eat more the 4, at a time. Zone 5a/6a?
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33	Niagara Black – Discovered in the Niagara area. We just stated testing it here this year, 2012. So, we have no cold hardy data yet. But, Niagara is a zone 6b, and the soil in the Niagara area is not noted for being dry. It has been reported that it is a very good tasting fig, by collectors who have tasted many different figs. It does seem to be effected easily by the American strain of FMV. But will still put on five feet of summer growth. Has not fruited for us yet. Flavor profile unknown. Hardiness unknown. Maybe a zone 7a/7b??
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35	Gino’s This is another old, cold hardy, no fuss, dark Italian, fig that is reliable in the northeast. We just started testing it this year, 2012. So far, I’m impressed with it. It starts to produce figs it’s first year of rooting. It is among our latest figs to break dormancy, in the spring. So, it’s good for areas that have problems with late spring frost. Plus, it seems to be highly resistant to our Connecticut strain of FMV. During the disasters overly cold, wet spring of 2013, this fig had no problem producing ripe main crop figs. Has a figgy tasting profile similar to Marseilles Black VS. Zone 6b/6a?
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37	Kathleen’s Black – Some fig collectors think this may be a very, very rare, cold hardy Mission type fig. Discovered by Gene Hosey. We have been winter testing this fig now for over three years. It is suppose to be one of the best tasting figs there is. Gene Hosey, once told me that once I tasted his Kathleen’s Black, I would feed my Hardy Chicago to the pigs. So, far it has died back to the ground three years in a row, even with winterizing. Gene, said that is what happened to his also, the first two years. Seems to be susceptible to FMV in it’s early years, and it’s wood seems to be very brittle, making it difficult to bend down for winter protection. But, it seems to overcome FMV with very strong growth, once it starts to matured. In 2013, it put out a combined vertical growth of over 40 feet, when it was only three years old. Three of the verticals were over 6 feet tall each, for a total of over 18 feet. This has been a very difficult fig for us to grow and propagate. But, this figs determination to grow strongly even in our cold zone 5b/6a, makes me wonder how great it could be, once we understand it’s needs here in the north. Since Gene Hosey’s fig orchard was is in a zone 7 location. We think it is cold hardy through zone 7 only, without winter cover. But, that’s not bad for what may be a cold hardy variant of a Mission type fig, for the cold north. Zone 7a/7b?
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39	Improved Celeste – Celeste has been one of the gold standards for cold hardy figs, for over one hundred years. But, the fig breeders at LSU wanted a Celeste that was not only bigger, but a Celeste that would not drop its fruit in its early years, like most Celeste figs do when stressed. The breeding of this fig was to produce a better Celeste. There seems to be a lot of confusion as to which is the true Improved Celeste. So, to make sure we had the true one, we got our start from a well known knowledgeable fig collector. We have only had this one for a year. Since we still only have one tree, we will keep it inside its first winter, until we can make a back up. We will be testing it to see if it is as cold hardy as the original Celeste sugar fig trees are. It did hang onto its very first three figs the summer of (2012), and they appear to be at least one third larger than the standard Celeste fig fruit. This is a very impressive new type of Celeste tree. Cold Hardy To: Unknown at this time.
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41	Florea – As far as we can tell, this fig and Improved Celeste are the two earliest figs to ripen main crop fruit, in the northeast. Fruit is ripe some two weeks ahead of Marseilles Black VS, and Danny’s Delight. Brought over to America from his European ancestral home, by an avid fig collector friend. He named it in honor of his father. It’s top is reported to be able to take a winter low of minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit or more, once it is mature. Some growers of this fig in America report that it does not taste as good as it does, when grown in Europe. But, some growers of Florea say it is a very good tasting fig grown at their location, in the states. Ours has not fruited yet. We, think its taste may have a lot to do with how much lime is in the soil it is planted in, and how dry the location is during the figs ripening stage. We suggest if possible, planting this fig on a large mound of 50/50 sand/compost, and lots of lime. If it is being grown in a location that gets a lot rain during the summer, use slit cups. Having a another fig that can be grown outside without winter protection, through 6a, is another gift for us northern gardeners. Zone 6a/6b?
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43	Valleiry- Discovered growing in the village of Valleiry, in Haute-Savoie, at around 300 meters in a cold mountainous area of France. Just rooted by us in spring of 2013. Have maybe five nursery one gallon plants available, for 2013. We are testing them to see if they can handle the American strain of FMV, as well as Ronde de Bordeaux does. So far, it appears to be a Brown Turkey variant. Said to produce very sweet, perfumed fruit. It’s showing a lot of promise to be a good breba producer for us northern gardeners Zone 6b/7a?
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45	Sodus Black Sicilian - Discover and named by a fellow fig collector. It is growing in a shady location, winter uncovered, in upstate Sodus, NY. Said by the present owners, to have been brought to America over 120 years ago, by their family. So, it has had plenty of time to adapt to our cold winters, and all the different American strains of FMV. It appears to be a super cold hardy English Brown Turkey. After being planted in several different locations in America, it finally ended up in Sodus, NY., sometime around 1960. The closest weather station for Sodus, is Rochester, NY. Their historical weather data indicates Rochester, NY., has gotten to a low of minus 17 degrees Fahrenheit, in 1994. It has also gotten as low as minus 12 degrees Fahrenheit there, as recently as 2004. This might be the fig needed by upstate New Yorkers, and others trying to grow figs in a zone 5 location. Could be as cold hardy as LaRadek’s English Brown Turkey. We just got our start in 2013. So, one gallon nursery pots may not be available, until 2015-2016. Zone 5a/5b?
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47	Black Madeira – Of the thousands of figs growing in the world, Black Madeira is considered one of the top12 best tasting figs ever, by most fig connoisseurs. A late ripening fig, and will have to be grown in a pot, in the north. Then brought inside in the fall before the leaves fall off. But, a very knowledgeable F4F member, fig collector, who lives in the suburbs of Chicago, states his Black Madeira ripens to perfection, before frost, in a pot setting on his driveway pavement. So, I’m going to try growing one that way also. If that works for us, then it may allow growers in the north to also be able to grow some of the best tasting figs in the world, without a green house. We got our strain from a collector in the south. We wanted only his particular strain. Because, although he got his start from UC Davis, and the mother tree at UC Davis has Fig Mosaic virus, his plant has been a very healthy and vigorous grower in the south, for him. We figured if a strain of Black Madeira can be grown with success in Georgia, it must be a healthy, strong fig. We rooted this fig for the first time in 2013. Over half those cuttings produce plants that did not show any signs of FMV. So, we are propagating from a Black Madeira that is not showing symptoms of FMV
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49	Maltese Falcon – Rooted the first time here in spring of 2013. This is a very healthy, strong growing fig, so far. One gallon pots may be available in 2015-2016. Hardiness unknown at this time.
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51	Maltese Beauty – From the same fig collector who introduced Maltese Falcon to American growers. Almost as a strong grower as Maltese Falcon. Rooted for the first time here, spring of 2013. One gallon pots maybe available in 2015-2016. Hardiness unknown at this time.
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53	Col de Dame Blanco & Negra – Rated by many fig connoisseurs to be of the same high quality as Black Madeira. Rooted here for the first time in 2013. One gallon pots maybe available again, in 2015-2016. Hardiness unknown at this time.
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55	WHITE TRIANA – This fig is from Joe Morale’s collection, in Boston. Joe rates this fig as a fig that can be grown into a northern climate cold hardiness zone 5b. This is one of the fastest growing figs I have ever seen. We received our rooted cutting around March 15th, of 2013. By September 15th, it has grown almost five feet, while still in a 5 gallon pot. But, this was not why I wanted this fig. I wanted this fig because I like figs that are very sweet. I was told by fig tester, Cajun Dan, who has a very large collection of figs in Louisiana, that the only fig that is sweeter than White Triana is his Cajun Honey discovery. He says that Cajun Honey is the sweetest fig he has ever tasted, and that White Triana is 2nd. That has got to be a very sweet fig, if Dan rates it as number 2 for sweetness. Zone 5b/6a?
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57	NERO 600M – From the foothills of the Alps in Italy. Its breba crop has survived upstate New York winters, in a pot inside a detached, unheated garage. It is said that it is very cold resistant, and tolerant of rains during the time it ripens. Some fig collectors think it could be comparable to figs like Madeira Black in taste. There is a lot of great hope that this extremely cold hardy fig will end up being the best outdoor fig that can be grown in the northeast. Hardiness unknown at this time. But, it may be a fig that can easily handle the cold through zone 6a. We are presently testing it now. One gallon pots should be ready maybe around 2016/2017?

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1	This list has been shared with mgginva's permission, I take no credit for any of the info he has gathered. He grows all his figs in containers in Virginia.
2	Dates shown only represent when the FIRST ripe fig was picked, and may not be a good indicator for when the whole crop ripens.
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4	2014 Main Crop Ripening List		2013 Main Crop Ripening List		2014 Breba Ripening List
5		103 varieties
6	8-3		August 6th		6-27 Florea 20 grams
7		Florea +		Pananas Purple - only one fig until 9/5 and then another 15
8		Brown Turkey	8/9		7-1 Filacciano Bianco 65 grams
9	8-5			Marseilles Black VS
10		Lemon	8/11		7-2 Sal's Corleone 37 grams
11	8-6			Ronde de Bordeaux	Brooklyn White 35 grams (another tree; on 7-23 74 grams)
12		Ronde de Bordeaux +		Celeste
13	8-12			Brown Turkey	7-5 Peter's Honey 36 grams
14		LSU Gold	8/12		Enrico 46 grams (another tree; on 7-20 80 grams)
15		Hardy Chicago		Alma
16		Hollier		LSU Purple	7-7 Valley Negra 25 grams
17	8-13		8/16		Sicilian Red 17 grams
18		Saint Rita		Hollier
19		Celeste		Florea	7-8 Paradiso "Gene" 33 grams
20		Gino’s		LSU Tiger
21		Alma	8/17		7-9 Vista 62 grams
22	8-14			Texas Everbearing
23		Peter’s Honey	8/18		7-12 Bisirri Dark 77 grams
24	8-15			St. Rita	Brooklyn Dark 80 grams
25		Black Greek	8/19
26		Nero		Scott's Black	7-13 Saint Jerome 50 grams
27		Dotatto		Gino's Black
28	8-16		8/21		7-15 Conadria 50 grams
29		Red Sicilian		Texas Blue Giant
30		Zingarella		Negronne	7-18 Col de Dame Noir 53 grams
31		Smith	8/22
32		Petite Negri		Atreano RR	7-21 Vicenzo 86 grams
33	8-17			Hardy Chicago
34		LSU Tiger	8/26		7-22 Dauphine "unknown" 47 grams
35		Black Marseilles VS		Monticello Marseilles
36	8-18			Vista	7-23 St. Jerome (different tree) 58 grams
37		Israeli Red UNK
38		Scott’s Black	8/29		7-25 Camuna Small 112 grams
39	8-19			Peter's Honey	Morena 47 grams
40		Emerald Strawberry		Blanche de Deux Saisons	Brooklyn White (different tree) 37 grams
41		Texas Blue Giant		Petite Abique
42		Brogiotto Nero	8/30
43	8-20			White Paradiso
44		Capelas		Longue D'Aout
45		Longue D’Aout +	8/31
46	8-21			Lemon
47		Lebanese Red		Emerald Strawberry
48		Marseilles Monticello	9/1
49		Fracazzano Bianco		Cavaliere
50		Dauphine UNK		Bourjasotte Gris
51	8-23			LSU Gold
52		Salce	9/2
53		Bourjasotte Gris		Binello
54	8-24			Zingarella
55		Makedonian Dark	9/3
56		Atreano RR		Capelas
57		Baskinta Purple		Mahvra Sika
58	8-25			Conadria
59		Takoma Violet	9/4
60	8-26			Baskinta Purple
61		Egyptian		Sal's Corleone
62		Improved Celeste	9/7
63		Negronne +		St Jerome
64		Sorbello Red	9/8
65	8-27			Skardu Black
66		Valle Negra		Mary Lane Seedless
67		Latarolla		Battaglia Green
68		Petite Abique		Conadria #2
69	8-29		9/9
70		Cavaliere		Green Ischia
71		Stella	9/11
72		Conadria		Vicenzo
73	8-30			Brunswick
74		Fico Branco	9/12
75		Adriatic JH		Brooklyn White
76		Blanch de Deux Saisons +	9/14
77	8-31			JH Adriatic
78		Black Jack	9/15
79		LSU Purple		Col de Dame Blanc
80	9-1			Archipel
81		Col de Dame Noir	9/24
82		Brooklyn White		Red Lebanese
83		St. Jerome	9/29
84		Monticello Mystery Purple		Black Greek
85		Pananas Purple	10/1
86		Vista		Col de Dame Noir
87	9-2		10/18
88		Paradiso “Gene”		Vernino
89		Vicenza	10/19
90	9-3			Dauphine
91		Camuna Small +	10/22
92	9-4			Bissiri Dark
93		Col de Dame Blanc +
94		Sal’s Corleone
95		Brooklyn Dark
96		Abebereira
97		Battaglia Green +
98		Lange
99	9-5
100		UNK #1
101		Monstueuse
102		Bisirri Dark
103	9-6
104		Mary Lane Seedless
105	9-8
106		Nordand
107		Beale
108		Enrico
109	9-11
110		King
111		Maltese Beauty
112	9-13
113		Archipel aka Osborn Prolific
114		Maryland Berry
115	9-21
116		Green Ischia
117	9-23
118		Binello
119	9-24
120		Angelique
121	9-26
122		Genovese Nero
123		Marseilles White
124	9-28
125		Calvert
126	10-4
127		Morena
128	10-5
129		Royal Vineyard
130	10-6
131		Bremo
132		Filacciano Bianco
133	10-7
134		Macool
135	10-11
136		Black Madeira
137	10-16
138		Sucrette
139	10-17
140		Macool
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142	10-27
143		Carini
144		Verdal Longue
145	10-28
146		Melanzana
147	10-29
148		Preto
149	10-31
150		Vernino
151	11-1
152		Panachee +
153	11-2
154		Qalaat al Madiq
155		Jolly Tiger
156	11-13
157		Skardu Black
158	11-15
159		LSU Thibidaux

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17			In the 1920s & 1930s, J.Russell Smith grafted a number of Asian persimmons onto native D.virginiana roostock on his farm/nursery in the Blue Ridge mountains of VA, near the WV border. At one time, Smith had 29 different Asian persimmons thriving and fruiting in his plantings. Over the past 6 years or so, Mr. Willam Preston has found the following varieties still surviving and fruiting in Smith's abandoned plantings:
18			Giboshi, Shaumopan, Kishimoto, Manerh, Pen, Tsurushigaki, Smith #1 & #4, Delicious, Aizu Michirazu, Yokono, Akadango, Benigaki, Great Wall, Peiping
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20	From Purdue: Cultivars that are especially hardy in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia include:
21			'Atome', 'Benigaki', 'Delicious', 'Eureka', 'Great Wall', 'Manerh', 'Okame', 'Peiping', 'Pen', 'Shaumopan', 'Sheng,' 'Tsurushigaki', 'Yokono'
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24			from the Spring 2006 issue of POMONA: In the 1920s & 1930s, J.Russell Smith grafted a number of Asian persimmons onto native D.virginiana roostock on his farm/nuresery in the Blue Ridge mountains of VA, near the WV border. At one time, Smith had 29 different Asian persimmons thriving and fruiting in his plantings. Over the past 6 years or so, Mr. Willam Preston has found the following varieties still surviving and fruiting in Smith's abandoned plantings: Giboshi, Shaumopan, Kishimoto, Manerh, Pen, Tsurushigaki, Smith #1 & #4, Delicious, Aizu Michirazu, Yokono, Akadango, Benigaki, Great Wall, PeipingFrom Purdue: Cultivars that are especially hardy in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia include: 'Atome', 'Benigaki', 'Delicious', 'Eureka', 'Great Wall', 'Manerh', 'Okame', 'Peiping', 'Pen', 'Shaumopan', 'Sheng,' 'Tsurushigaki', 'Yokono'Varieties planted at Wye Plantation, 50+ years old (before Polar Vortex, winter 2013-2014) Tecumseh, Saijo, Sheng, King Sun (Kyungsun Ban-Si), Great Wall, Aizu Michirazu, Giboshi
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26	SUGGESTED VARIETIES
27	Hardiest D. kaki (Zone 6/7?)	Hybrids (Zone 5(?)-6)	D. virginiana (Zone 5)
28	Saijo	Rossyanka	Prok
29	Great Wall	Nikita's Gift	Early Golden
30	Ichi ke kei jiro	Kasandra	Yates
31	Tecumseh		Lehman's Delight (100-46)
32	Tam Kam
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35	VARIETY INFORMATION
36	D. virginiana
37	Prok	may be a hybrid?	Persimmon was a seedling From Cornell University breeding program grown out by John Gordon of Amherst NY. Produces very large fruit ripens in late August here in Kentucky has few seed is my favorite persimmon for cooking and eating out of hand ripens long before frost. (Cliff England) Self fertile/parthenocarpic.
38	100-46		From the Breeding work of Jerry Lehman of Terra Haute Indiana one of his newest creations, very large fruit, smooth flesh, clear pulp and made to be loved, while not a large tree it is one of the heaviest producing persimmon I have ever witnessed, very good flavor and smooth flesh this one is all about taste. (Cliff England) Appears to set fruit without male?
39	Yates		Normally sets fruit without male.
40	Szukis		Not a good producer and small fruited, but produces male and female flowers. Useful as a pollinator.
41	Early Golden		Appears to set fruit without male?
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45	Rosseyanka	Virginiana X Kaki	A Russian hybrid and is a development of Nikita’s Botanical Gardens of Yalta. Large fruit 2 to 3 inches that is nearly seedless and tastes like Kaki persimmon, has been evaluated and grown in the USA for nearly 20-year. Recorded to with stand temperatures down in -20s in January 1996 in Indiana. Is very winter hardy. (Cliff England)
46	Nikitskaya Bordovaya / Nikita's Gift	Virginiana X Kaki	A cross between American and Asian persimmon combining the larger fruit size of Asian persimmon and greater hardiness of the American parent but only hardy to about -8 degree F. Fruit is orange/red fruit is very sweet and delicious when soft ripe. (Cliff England)
47	Kasandra		A Hybrid of Great wall Crossed by an F2 Male of Rosseyanka Hybrid back crossed to Virginiana Tested cold hardy to -11 with no evidence of freeze damage a large fruit measuring about 2.50 to 3.00 inches delicious when ripe. Hybridized by David Lavergne has a Brix test of 21 and ripens mid-season. Luscious bright green foliage looks like a true Kaki. (Cliff England)
48	JT-02		JT-02 is a direct cross of (Josephine D. Vir.90 Chrom. X Taishu PCNA Fruiting Female that produces some male flowers ) And the resulting fruit looks like N/A and shaped like N/A but is Astringent but will ripen into one of the most exquisite persimmon you have ever consumed Firm but ripeIt is not without problems and it will sun burn easily and will have dark splotches on the sunny side but very flavorful about 3 to 4 inch fruit that is I no cold hardy unprotected to -11 F without any damage. -Cliff England. Not yet available.
49			The breeder of these two hybrids (Kasandra and JT-02) is from Louisiana and his name is David Lavergne. He bred the hybrids by using Rossyanka male to cross with Kaki and back cross to D. Virginiana.
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51	D. kaki	A - Astringent, NA - Non-Astringent
52	Aizu Michirazu	A
53	Akadango	A
54	Atome	A
55	Benigaki	A
56	Chinebuli	NA	Introduced by England's Orchard. They have reported it as the most cold hardy NA kaki persimmon they grow.
57	Delicious	A
58	Eureka	A
59	Giboshi	A
60	Great Wall	A
61	Gwang Yang	NA
62	Ichi Ki Kei Jiro	NA	Survived -13F protected with dried leaves. Died back to trunk at -17F, protected with dried leaves. (tonytran on GW)
63	Izu	NA
64	Kawakami	A HYBRID	May have been an early 20th century hybrid of D. virginiana and D. kaki from Texas. Most likely lost.	http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fruit/msg1220463616477.html?19
65	King Sun (Kyungsun Ban-Si)	A
66	Kishimoto	A
67	Manerh	A
68	Nikita's Gift	A HYBRID	Survived -13F with no protection in Nebraska. Died back to trunk at -17F. (tonytran on GW) May be hardier than Rossyanka. Originally from Ukraine, a hybrid of Asian and American persimmons; is a seedling of Rosseyanka back-crossed to D.kaki. The fruit have exceptionally sweet flavor when ripe (you’ll know when they fall off the tree). Bold red leaf color in the fall is an added bonus. Fruit ripens late October – November.
69	Peiping	A
70	Pen	A
71	Rossyanka (Russian Beauty)	A HYBRID	Survived -13F with no protection in Nebraska. (tonytran on GW) An extremely cold hardy Russian hybrid. Rosseyanka persimmon tree is a cross of our native American persimmon Diospyros virginiana and the Asian Kaki persimmon. The trees are rapid upright growers with a more American persimmon leaf type. Excellent large shade tree if left un-pruned. Fruit ripens mid October through late November.
72	Saijo	A
73	Shaumopan	A
74	Sheng	A
75	Smith #1	A
76	Smith #4	A
77	Tam Kam	NA
78	Tecumseh	A	Likely a seedling of Great Wall.
79	Tsurushigaki	A
80	Yokono	A