Thoughts About Unk Variety

[FigMania]

I was chatting with a lady at a fermented foods event last fall and she said she could give me a cutting of her only fig. It's unknown to her.. but she did describe it. It might ring a bell to some. I haven't tried to root it yet.. but will in about a week as time permits.

Description is.. Fig is mostly green but gets a little purple on it. Fig is VERY LARGE. The way she held her hand it looked like it wold be a good 2.5" + in diameter. I believe she said it had a decent sized longer neck than other figs she has seen.

The history is that the scion was "smuggled" out of Persia many years ago. She got a cutting a bit over a year ago and simply stuck it in the ground and it grew well.

Hope this might ring a bell with someone. Possibly in two or three years I'll have fruit.. but, I'll keep in touch with her to see if I can get a photo of the leaves and fruit late in the summer.. or whenever they ripen here in Santa Rosa.

[arachyd]

Please keep us updated (pics please) as it grows. I'm intrigued.

[grant441]

That's exciting.Good find and interesting story ,I hope you get fruit soon and post some pictures.

[FigMania]

As mentioned.. I will contact her and see if she will save me a couple of figs. She knows about picking at a good time. Leaves will still be on the tree then. I'm going to try to find out if she remembers the person in an adjacent county who she got the cutting from.

[FigMania]

Turns out she had a picture she took last year. The figs in the photo don't look as big as she was describing with her hands.. but.. This might help if there is anyone who recognizes it. No pics of the insides of the fig. She did say the inside was a bright red and very sweet. It may not be "exotic".. but, the story above suggests it might be a keeper.

[Bluemalibu]

The shape is reminiscent of Longue d' Aout...

and they routinely develop a blush of red or grey.

[Bigbill]

A few years ago, there was a variety called Baskinta purple. It had leaves just like that. It was in every way like a Brunswick except it was a slightly purple color. I'm not suggesting that this is what the variety is, but the leaves and ethnic origin may be close. Keep us posted. Thanks, Bill

[Chrisk]

Awesome find Sir Bill.
Brunswick is the first thing that comes to mind and I hear that it is one of the best varieties that grow in Israel so it could be common in that region. It also matches the color description of the fruit. Green - yellowish with purple stains(brownish)!
Just a wild guess though so don't take my word for it...
best of luck with it my friend.

[FigMania]

Thanks for the comments. She remembers the name of the person she got the cutting from. He lives up in Humboldt County. Hopefully she can find his email address so we can chat. Until then.. I'll have to be patient, hope to root a couple and bring to fruiting. I should be able to get a fig or three from her later this year to photograph and taste.

[AscPete]

From the leaves and description my guess would be Dalmatie aka Stella,

http://planetfig.com/cultivars/fcveng8589.html

Good Luck.

[FigMania]

She confirmed the fig looks like the pic Doug posted.. similar color and shape, just not so "droopy"

[Rewton]

The photos reminded me of this one from Lebanon: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox....pid=1289602705

That one also seems to have similarities to Brunswick but possibly some differences.

[FigMania]

AscPete, She said she thinks that link hit the nail on the head. We shall see later in the year.

[AscPete]

Looking forward to seeing the photos...