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Posted by bonsaist Z6/ Bethlehem, Pa (My Page) on Sat, Feb 6, 10 at 16:05
Just picked my second fig of the year. This is a Jordanian fig. Figs has been cultivated in Jordan for at least 5000 years. This is an heirloom variety most likely. Similar to Khurtmani or Zraqi in shape and skin color.
It was very sweet, which was surprising for a fig ripened in a greenhouse. I can only imagine how sweet it would be ripened in the heat of summer.
I wasn't sure what color it would be, I thought it was a light green fig.
a couple days before it was ripe it started turning dark.
It had a unique sweet and excellent flavor.
I just picked another one today. As you can see it is a large fig.
It is such a nice treat when you could pick fresh figs in the middle of winter.
Bass |
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Bass those are beautiful pictures please keep posting them it helps seeing figs in the winter .That particular fig has interesting inside colors.
Best Health
Martin |
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I just can't wait to see the full potentials of this fig in the summer.
This tree started out as a cutting a year ago, and didn't get a chance to fully ripen in summer. So I placed the tree in the greenhouse to find out how the figs look like. Bass |
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| Bass, beautiful fig inside & out. Hope it turns into a winner. Tim |
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| Congrats for this new fig find. Very tasty looking. Any flavour? |
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| You're killing me, Bass. I'm already worrying my cuttings to death looking for roots and you have FRUIT! That is a nice looking fig! C.J. |
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Bass as you know I'm in Fl and thought it was great having eaten my last figs in mid Jan but Feb is truly amazing best wishes to you
Sal |
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I'll be heading to Trinidad and Tobago in a couple weeks. I planted a few fig trees there, and they seem to be doing well and fruiting year round. Since they have a tropical climate, the trees produce all year round. I hope to pick a few figs while I'm there.
In the other hand my uncle in Sydney, Australia sent me pictures of his figs. Every morning he picks about a bucket full of figs starting in December until February. Bass |
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| wow thats a cool sight in the winter, And i thought figs need to hibernate to thrive? |
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Azeem, Bass.
Ketter Gkerek. |
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- Posted by crez Australia (My Page) on
Mon, Feb 8, 10 at 5:00
Bass,
What varieties does your uncle in Sydney have? I have mostly Black Genoa and Brown Turkey and expect bucketsfull of fruit to ripen in the next few weeks. David....200Km west of Sydney. |
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David,
There are many undiscovered varieties in Australia that the immigrants brought with them from Lebanon, Malta, Italy, Greece, Turkey.
Here's my uncle's figs in Sydney. They're really large figs, and he's been picking a bucket full of figs each morning, since December. This picture was taken by my sister while visiting there last week. 
Bass |
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- Posted by crez Australia (My Page) on
Tue, Feb 9, 10 at 5:21
| Bass, Thanks for the picture. They look very similar to the green figs from the tree I discussed with you late last year. I'll soon have a few ripen and I'll send you a picture. My climate is cooler and drier than Sydney and it is only occasional years that I get a good crop. |
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| Crez -- do you know the variant name. My brother in Melbourne has a tree bearing similar figs. He has no idea what the variant is. |
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- Posted by crez Australia (My Page) on
Mon, Feb 15, 10 at 5:23
paully22,
I found the parent of my tree growing next to a creek at what is now the second largest gold mine in Australia. I took a cutting and nearly dug it out after 5 years with no fruit. One year I got bucket loads off it, but most years not really enough to make the tree worthwhile. I wish I knew the trick to getting plenty of fruit! This year I tried cutting the tips off after 7 leaves had formed on the new growth (as discussed on this forum='tipping'). The breba figs dropped(as usual), but later most of the figs on the new growth fell too. I'm tempted to cut it right back and graft onto it but it suckers strongly so is not the best rootstock. |
RE: Jordanian fig
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| Thanks for the info Crez. |
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