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I wouldn't be surprised if LSU Tiger comes to be considered one of the most productive and most appealing producers for short seasons, along with Ronde de Bordeaux and the Mt Etnas.
LSU Tiger is productive, sizable, and bright for a dark fig, and begins to ripen not long after another appealing big producer, the Mt Etnas, which ripen not long after the early appealing big producer Ronde de Bordeaux.
Tiger can often almost look like a variegated fig when ripe, given its striations. A very good sugar-fruit flavor. Seems to hang well on the tree after coloring and can need to, to achieve its first-rate flavor. Tiger was under the radar for me on looks, flavor, size, and productivity. The ripe fruit striation seems particularly unusual and appealing. I had overlooked it at first as it's not stark but noticeable. Later in the season it began to catch my eye as a great feature, one that seems relatively unique. Many figs have slight striations but Tiger's striations seem especially pronounced.
LSU Improved Celeste is similar in many ways to Tiger. LSU IC often ripens bright for a dark fig, and sometimes has striations, a somewhat similar shape, earlier than Tiger, very productive, but not as strong in shape, not as firm of texture in pulp, and a larger eye than Tiger, with less of any berry flavor usually. Tiger has a tighter neck and a less messy eye than IC also. Still, two extremely functional figs for short seasons.
LSU Tiger is productive, sizable, and bright for a dark fig, and begins to ripen not long after another appealing big producer, the Mt Etnas, which ripen not long after the early appealing big producer Ronde de Bordeaux.
Tiger can often almost look like a variegated fig when ripe, given its striations. A very good sugar-fruit flavor. Seems to hang well on the tree after coloring and can need to, to achieve its first-rate flavor. Tiger was under the radar for me on looks, flavor, size, and productivity. The ripe fruit striation seems particularly unusual and appealing. I had overlooked it at first as it's not stark but noticeable. Later in the season it began to catch my eye as a great feature, one that seems relatively unique. Many figs have slight striations but Tiger's striations seem especially pronounced.
LSU Improved Celeste is similar in many ways to Tiger. LSU IC often ripens bright for a dark fig, and sometimes has striations, a somewhat similar shape, earlier than Tiger, very productive, but not as strong in shape, not as firm of texture in pulp, and a larger eye than Tiger, with less of any berry flavor usually. Tiger has a tighter neck and a less messy eye than IC also. Still, two extremely functional figs for short seasons.
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