LSU Scott's Black

[dkirtexas]

Picked my first Scott's Black fig, picked it 85% (estimated) ripe, picked it to save it from birds, had a peck hole in it, ate it anyway. I was glad to see the Red center, the mark of the "Real" Scott's Black. 2 yrs old in 1gal pot, wintered in unheated greenhouse.

[greenfig]

Congrats! Mine has little figlets , I hope to taste it too.
How do you describe the taste? Any similar to a VdB?

[AscPete]

Its a good flavored fig, sweet but without complex flavors...
It has not developed the sweetness, berry or complex flavors of a VDB in my location.

[dkirtexas]

Actually, it tasted like any unripe, dark fig. My mind says it is wonderful, my wife says not ripe, my dose of reality.

[drphil69]

My trees haven't even broken buds yet, and you are already eating figs?!?

I need to move south!

[ofon]

looks like you did lol

[dkirtexas]

greenfig - I have never tasted a VDB, hope to have a small crop this year

@drphill - C'mon down, great place to live, figs do very well here, NO STATE INCOME TAX, I filled up yesterday, $1.92 pr gallon.
Children wants to build us a home in the Raleigh/Durham area, no thanks, nothing against NC, Love it, don't want to leave TX.

[DBJohnson]

Where would this fall on AscPete's flavor categories?

[AscPete]

Its not my flavor groups, they've been posted on the fig forums for almost a decade and Scotts Black is in the Dark Berry group.

http://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-home/15522-fig-flavor-groups

[DBJohnson]

Thanks, Pete...wasn't sure exactly how else to refer o those five/six groups from your post since some have occasionally referenced other groups that are expanded from that list.

[AscPete]

You're welcome.
Its always been called and discussed as the 'Fig Flavor Groups' and there are really only 5 groups since the 'Exotic group?' was only a suggestion. The Exotics still have the same flavor profiles as the Dark Berry, they just have additional complex flavors.

[AscPete]

LSU Black PP (Petals from the Past) and Scotts Black appear to be the same fig cultivar from LSU... attached are my photos of LSU Black PP. the figs have never developed the complex flavors of a Bordeaux cultivar (VdB, Beers Black, etc.)

[ofon]

I really hope I get some figs this year....grew some LSU SB over the winter as cuttings indoors and I've got 3 plants growing well atm in pots

[FMD]

I've found that both LSU Black and LSU Purple are uniquely super awful unless picked at their ripened perfection..at which point they are really very good. They can go from a 2 to an 8 within 24 hours!

[Bluewaterdiver]

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[dkirtexas]

Later production is great, still picking figs.

[DBJohnson]

Thank you! I'm adding flavor group and expected ripening time to my fig notes and having never tasted this fig I had to ask. Thanks again.

[Brian M]

LSU scotts black is really an excellent fig. Especially that berry flavor.

[COGardener]

I purchased a PFTP LSU Black this year and was gifted a Scott's Black cutting that I wad able to root.

I'm now going to place then side by side to compare the growth, leaves and hopefully fruit next year. There is always a chance for misslableing but it will be fun to grow and compare them.

Next year I expect to be a great fig year, thank you all for posting pics and making OurFigs the place to be.

[AscPete]

Here's my post in a discussion @ F4F Where Dan A. (aka King Fig, Aka Dan_LA) and Vasili S. (Herman2) comment on this cultivar. In other discussions they compare the taste to VdB (Rich and Complex), http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox....0&postcount=60

[COGardener]

I compared the leaves on my two, and though there are some differences do to growth rate, they are strikingly similar. I feel their second leaf will be more reveling.

[dkirtexas]

My Scott's Black continues to ripen figs, probably 6-8 left. I am not much on trying to describe taste as I believe that it is totally subjective and therefore I only say that they are figgy(intense) and sweet(not syrupy). I don't know which berry a "berry" tasting fig would taste like, blueberry, blackberry, gooseberry, etc. I want my figs to taste like figs, or at least what my taste buds identify as being figgy. if I want berry taste, I eat berries.

[kubota1]

Scott's black is a really good fig. One of the better dark figs in my yard.

[dkirtexas]

The feast continues, not so much in quantity but certainly in quality of taste. Just picked and consumed 4 more. There are several more smaller ones, hope they have time to ripen. I am shamelessly fickle when it comes to my "favorite" fig, most generally the best was the last one.

[kubota1]

I've only picked a few of Scott's Black this year, due to being a later ripening fig. I don't think that I've ever tasted one that wasn't really good.

[COGardener]

You all are making it real.... real hard to wait for next year! !!!!

[ttaylorj316]

Just purchased some LSU "black" Scott's black cuttings and looking forward to seeing them grow this year.

[eboone]

Would someone please post some Scott's Black leaf photos? I am trying to match up a plant that I think looks like it

[dkirtexas]

I just picked the last of the crop for this year, had 8 or so great figs, didn't really count as I ate them as I picked them.

Ed - I will try to get picts today.

[CliffH]

Here is a leaf picture off my first year tree. This is the most common leaf shape on the tree.

[AscPete]

Typical leaves of LSU Black PP which IMO is the same as Scotts Black...

[dkirtexas]

The true Scott's Black will have a deep red interior, if it doesn't it is not true to type.

[eboone]

Thanks all for the pics.
I am posting below some photos of fruit and leaves of an unknown that I received as an Improved Celeste but it clearly is not. I think it could be a Scott's Black, and am asking of some of you with experience think this looks like it. Understand this is just for my own information and I will never put a label on it as such or distribute it as such. Man, this one is a good fig, whatever it is. It started ripening 22 days after my RdB.
More of the leaves look like the first photo now, last year more were three lobed or like the final 4 photos

Thanks for looking!

[crademan]

For some reason only one of your images will open, Ed.

[eboone]

All of the images look good to me? Maybe a mod can suggest a fix?

EDIT - I removed one leaf photo and removed something that had not posted right - do 2 fruit photos and 4 leaf photos show now?

[Rewton]

Ed, was I the one who sent you this one? It's a long story but I also had a mix-up in which I thought a fig was Improved Celeste and it turned out to be Scott's Black. If so, sorry I didn't notify you.

[dkirtexas]

Can't open the 4