Sunbird EBT 2021

[Bellefleurs]

CliffH
Local find that was shared by Cliff. The cutting rooted easily and the tree grew fast and produced figs right away. It rained yesterday so unfortunately this first fig was a bit watered down.
Hopefully this one will improve with age.
edit- this should be known as Sunbird UNK as it is still an unknown.

[Red_Sun]

Good looking.

So this is named by the finder?

[Bellefleurs]

I’m not sure who I named it but Cliff shared cuttings with me as Sunbird EBT. It’s supposed to be a highly regarded EBT fig.
The eye was tightly closed on this one so it appears to be a nice choice for humid climates.

[CliffH]

The fig was named by the original discover. This was back in the old Fig 4 Fun days.....

Technically it should be called the Sunbird Unknown, as it is still an unknown variety. It has been around for 6 or 7 years, and so far, no one has fully identified it. The owner of the property where it was found does not know anything about it, and does not pick the fruit.

[Red_Sun]

Good to know. Cool.

[Wunga]

Did it have any peach flavors?

[CliffH]

On a mature tree and when ripened well the figs have a peach and/or apricot flavor to them. Sometimes I have also gotten a pineapple flavor (best description). It is a very unique fig.

The original mother tree sometimes makes a decent breba crop, even in Houston. These have a different flavor.

[Bellefleurs]

Peach/ apricot/ pineapple sounds wonderful!!
Definitely worth keeping.

[CliffH]

The EBT varieties, like this one, give a nice rounded addition to the flavors of a fig collection. They are different from the berry, sugar, and honey flavor profiles. They often have complex unique flavors.

[ZingsFigs]

Thats a good looking Fig, how did it taste ?

[Bellefleurs]

It was alright.
Slightly watered down from the recent rain.
TBH the BT types are not my favorite figs.
I prefer figs with a strong berry flavor profile.

[CliffH]

Bellefleurs - I am glad to hear that you are starting to get fruit. Like most figs, the taste will improve with the age of the tree.


Adding links......

Summary Post on Ourfigs:

https://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-home/330069-the-sunbird-unknown-a-delicious-fig

Original Posting (F4F)

http://figs4funforum.arghchive.com/p...pid=1283155627

[Bellefleurs]

I’m happy to have Sunbird UNK EBT
Thank you for sharing this one with me. It’s a nice little tree in my backyard “orchard” and it’s about to ripen another fig.
I shared cuttings with my brother and his tree is growing well and has also produced a fig.
This is a vigorous tree!!
It’s fun to watch how these can improve with maturity.