New veriety for 2008

Green to yellow-brown with a touch of violet

Has large, unlobed leaves; French sources classify Adam as a synonym of Dauphine, but this one's leaves are quite distinct.

Tendency to sucker, needs careful pruning to be productive; a Texas A&M hybrid of ¡®Allison¡¯ (aka ¡®Vernino¡¯) with Hamma, a North African caprifig with mixed F. carica/F. palmata parentage; released in 1975.

Introduced to the U.S. by Hanc Matthies.

Originated in Seabrook, Texas; believed by some posters on the Garden Web Fig Forum to be identical with Kadota

A new variety for 2008; as the leaves are becoming more fully developed, this variety is looking a lot like Pastilière (aka Rouge de Bordeau).

Bellona, Figue de Nice, Noire de Nice

Violet w/green undertones

Considered to be "la Reine des Figues" in the area around Nice; often confused with Sultane, which is sometimes called Bellone bifére

Reddish purple to black

Of unknown origin; fruit similar to California Brown Turkey (San Piero), but tree much smaller

New fig variety for 2008

New fig variety for 2009

Fruit always drops; said to do very well in England, so may be best suited for cooler coastal climates; think I'll use this one as rootstock to practice grafting next spring

Named after the village of Bournabat just to the NE of Smyrna.

Originally from an Italian family in Brooklyn, NY

Proper name unknown

Ripens after "Madina"

Nero, Bourjassotte Noire, Brogiotto Nero, Violette de Solliès

Named after a town called Burjassot just to the northwest of the city of Valencia, Spain

São Miguel (Azores)

A slow growing and spreading fig; reported to be one of the best for the Northern Hemisphere when planted in the ground producing large, virtually seedless fruit of quality.

Persistent caprifig with closed eye and fleshy pulp; collected in the Orosi district, first in north-south row on fenceline, a few yards south of Friant-Kern Canal, Stone Corral, Tulare County, CA.

A small, sweet, one crop white fig ripening in September.

Similar to Brogiotto Nero; ripens August-September; piriform fruit; white cracks develop at full maturity.

A longtime favorite in the South-Eastern USA; small flavorful figs are popular for home canning; can be bad to abort crop when stressed

Dark reddish violet

I ordered about 50 of these in 2003 (half never leafed out) from a nursery in GA that specializes in muscadines; The order was for Celeste, but these are not; maybe they're LSU Purple?

Original name unknown

Named provisionally after John Chater, who gave it to his neighbor, R.W. Mr. Chater bred pomegranates in his Camarillo backyard for several decades until his death. His best-known variety is 'Eversweet.'

Original name unknown

New fig variety 2008

Ripens August through September

Col de Dame Blanc, DFIC 74

Col de Dame Noir

Ripens late [photo]; Very much like the Cuello de Dama Blanco

New variety for 2008

Unknown fig introduced by Raintree Nursery

Seems similar to Hardy chicago and Sal's figs; it was originally brought from Portugal, and grown in Bethlehem, PA for many years.

Figue d'Or, Goutte d'Or

An old variety with golden fruit with strawberry flesh, rich, sweet and good quality; very indented leaves.

Kadota, Dalla Goccia, Dal miele, Calabrese, Ottato, Regina

The first crop are few and considered inferior to the fall crop; According to Gallesio, Dottato is of ancient origin, having been praised by Pliny as an excellent fig for drying

San Pedro-type fig requiring caprification for fall crop; Condit doubts its French origins as this variety has been found described only by English and American writers.

One of the few figs from Davis that have done fairly well for me here.

New variety for 2008

A persistent caprifig named for Julius E. Enderud; pedigree: 143-5 {Adriatic x [Verdal Longue x (Calimyrna x Kearney)]} x 75-97 [Monstreuse x (Calimyrna x Kearney)]

Pale greenish yellow

A Condit hybrid, using Kadota as the mother; named and released by Bill Storey in 1975. Photos: A and B.

First introduced by Fanick's Nursery in TX; Blue Giant now offered by Raintree is probably same variety

Unknown variety from Nice, France; first believed to be Bellone variety, but now seems unlikely. Photo of single fruit compared with Celeste: A and B

Matures fiorone (i.e. breba) starting about July 10 in my area. Fall crop requires caprification in order to mature; Wood is more resistant to frost damage than others; This variety originates in the Lazio region; the name ¡®filacciano¡¡À is a local Lazio term for ¡¡ãfiorone¡¡À.

Ruvo di Puglia, Bari, Italy

According to Vallese, it is grown throughout Lecce Province for its two crops of fruit;

A white fig foundling; early ripening, described as cold hardy, the fruit as quite large and very sweet; comes from Liguria

Grown for the fioroni, the fall crop requires caprification.

New variety for 2008

Bears many large brebas, heavy fall crop too; not winter hardy, but bears well in a pot; new for 2009.

Cotignane, Grisette, Coucourelle grise, Cordelière, DFIC 53

Planted for the quality and abundance of its first crop; large tree; more sensitive to cold than most varieties

New variety for 2009

A Condit hybrid, in the trade since 1971.

New variety for 2008

Bensonhurst Purple

Dark reddish-violet-black

Slightly larger than Celeste; quite tasty at full maturity; Matures mid August onwards, just before Celeste; lower fruit production than some varieties.¡¡ãHanc Mathies once told me that the DiPaola's, owners of the Belleclare Nursery in Plainview, NY, tracked the Bensonhurst Purple fig to it's origin on Mt. Etna, Sicily, where the variety is known to have been growing at about 3000ft above sea level. It gained a reputation in New York and received its local name of Bensonhurst Purple. It eventually found its way to Chicago, where Fred Born, a sailor stationed at Great Lakes Naval base, propagated it. Cuttings had been given to him by an Italian man who lived on the south side of the Windy City. The tree flourished despite the harsh Chicago winters. Fred eventually migrated to Florida, taking his tree along. He called the fig, Hardy Chicago. Eventually the variety reached the retail nursery trade.¡¡À (L.D., GW Fig Forum, 2-14-06)
As noted, Hardy Chicago has had low fruit production for me -- VS in NJ agrees, but recommends pruning it every year to 30 inches or less for much improved production. (GW Fig Forum, Feb. 13, 2008)

Bred by E. W. Hunt of Eatonton, Georgia in the 1920s

Black Fig I, DFIC 147

Per UC-Davis website: Large size black fig - matures in August; collected in Karimabad (Hunza), Gilgit, in the garden of the ex-Mir of Hunza. Habitat: River valley in the mountains. Has not matured fruit for me yet, but plant has been hardy and grown well in my orchard -- unlike most figs propagated from Davis cuttings.

Redding, California

Green with violet blush

Per UC-Davis website: Vigorous tree, small fruit with spectacular alpine strawberry-like flavor, fig variety was found by Mr. Bill Fogarty. Like Hunza, this one has been hardy and done well in my orchard, though it hasn't produced yet.

Makes a very pretty fig, but a very poor grower -- due to FMV. In the pot it produced figs for me, but barely grew at all; in the ground it freezes back each winter.

Original name unknown

From group of figs collected by Giorgio Grassi throughout Italy and later brought to the U.S. by Todd Kennedy. Thick purple-blue skin, strawberry flesh, medium size, short neck, medium eye, vigorous plant. Good to excellent flavor. Also O.K. in coastal area. (see Italian Numbered Figs Found at Bay Area Scion Exchanges)
"The ostiole is sealed with a resin at ripening... The tree is very productive and the figs ripen in fairly cold weather... R. Watts considers this variety to be the best dark fig in his collection because it consistently produces abundant amounts of excellent quality figs." (LDNM)

Froze Winter 08/09 and did not come back from the roots .

Dark violet to black

My favorite fig [photo]; May be same as Noire de Caromb, but not sure; Fruit is similar to but slightly larger than Black Mission, with violet/black skin splitting (superficially) at maturity, rich, sweet taste; leaves are somewhat similar to Negronne, but KBF¡¯s are a little larger and not glossy; Immature fruit will sometimes color early, similar to Negronne, but only with full sun exposure. Fall crop begins ripening mid to late August, entire crops ripens over a short period

True name, if any, is unknown; renamed for the Ionian island where it originated.

Desert King, White King

Without caprification, it ripens only first crop. Died Winter 2008-09.

Italian Honey, Marseilles?

Condit considered Lattarula to be a synonym for Marseilles, however it's reported to give a much better breba crop than Marseilles. It¡¯s widely grown in the Northwest due to early ripening, and lower heat requirement than many figs.

Banane, Jérusalem

Green w/reddish brown overlay

Leaves deeply lobed; withstands cold well; needs well drained soil

Medium to large fig, one of the varieties that were saved from the original LSU Test plot before it was bulldozed, never officially released. New for 2009.

Yellow blushed with red

Released by the LSU AgCenter in 2001; fruit has excellent flavor and good cold resistance; has open eye when mature - can cause spoilage if ripening at at time with high moisture

Offically released 2007 by LSU AgCenter as ¡¡ãO¡¯Rourke¡¡À; 30% larger than Celeste; LSU's best fig (per Robichaux); Nematode resistant; excellent for drying and preserves; Tight eye resists rots. Ripens mid July to mid August.

Greenish-maroon

A large tree; fruit similar to San Piero ¡¡ìC but more stretched; thick skin, size is medium to large. It ripens a few days later than Negretta.

DFIC 144, Figo pardo

Island of Madeira (Portugal)

DiPaola said this was the grandparent of the Celeste fig.

This variety hasn't suffered any winter damage and was the quickest to bear fruit that I've seen from figs in the ground. Root system may be weaker than other varieties. The first trunk fell over, but newer trunks seem sturdy. Deer may be to blame for toppling the first one. Taste is good, but not extraordinary.

A dark violet fig from the Island of Għawdex (Gozo). It has not fruited for me yet as it has been frozen back each year in my orchard ¡ª but has so far always regrown from the base.Observations of another Mid-Atlantic fig enthusiast: ¡¡ãThis is an outstanding cultivar in regards to taste, flavor, and not splitting ¡ª but it is not cold hardy here in NJ. Yet it is one variety I will not mind growing in a container and moving it back and forth from garage to garden. It tastes like the best Mission, but the main crop figs are twice the weight of the main crop Mission, reaching up to 80 grams each.¡¡À VS, fig4fun forum, 5/9/09

Original name unknown

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New variety for 2008. Results of some online sleuthing indicate that this variety and Vasilika are produced for fresh consumption in southern Attica and in the island prefectures of Cyclades, Dodekanisou and Crete

Original name unknown

1943 brought to U.S. and planted in Columbia, MD by WWII veteran. Similar to Sal's (EL) and Hardy Chicago; fruit slightly larger in size, with darker skin; ripens a week before Hardy Chicago; considered by VS to be an excellent fig for the Mid-Atlantic region.

Black Mission, Franciscana

Introduced into California by the Spanish who planted it at their missions along the California coast.

Typical fig of Lunigiana; it is described and illustrated in Giorgio Gallesio's La Pomona Italiana.

Grosse Monstrueuse de Lipari, DFIC 67

A large pear shaped black fig with white flesh and deep red to purple center. It is a Breba only fig however Chris from Belliclair claims that he used hormones and it developed into a 2 crop fig. It froze Winter 08/09 and did not re-sprout for me.

Moretta, Rock Fig

A wild type that¡¯s very drought resistant; it¡¯s normally a small bushy tree in form; bears heavily; the fruits are black, small, thin skin, red pulp, very sweet and sought after. It ripens starting from August 15 in Genova. This variety is placed in areas suited to no other purpose, e.g. on the edges of fields or on hillsides with rocky, poor soil due to its incredible resistance to drought and cold. Negretta has a single crop over a short period

Fruit is very similar to Burjassot Negra, but of slightly smaller size, ripens 10 - 15 days earlier, and performs better under humid conditions.

Douqueira Negra, Perroquine, Monginenco, Argusela

New variety for 2008

Red with green near stem

Open eye; no neck.

Original name unknown

New fig 2009. This tree was collected from an abandoned garden behind a former Italian restaurant named Pane e Vino. These figs were left unprotected from Pennsylvania winters for the past 4 years and have been producing every summer.

Original name unknown

New fig 2009. This tree was collected from an abandoned garden behind a former Italian restaurant named Pane e Vino. These figs were left unprotected from Pennsylvania winters for the past 4 years and have been producing every summer.

My favorite green fig [photo], very tasty; the birds love it too. I acquired this in 2000 from a elderly man whose father came from Italy. The father had gotten it from a fellow Italian immigrant.

Rouge de Bordeaux, Hirta du Japon, Pastellère, DFIC 47

Pastilière and Ronde de Bordeaux are among the earliest to ripen the fall crop.

Original name unknown

New variety for 2008

New variety for 2008

One of the earliest to ripen the fall crop, said to be fairly cold hardy.