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.
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Congrats! Mine has little figlets , I hope to taste it too.
How do you describe the taste? Any similar to a VdB?USDA z 10a, SoCal. WL: Boysenberry Blush
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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.
Wish List - Any LSU fig
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Where would this fall on AscPete's flavor categories?Bryant...Franklin County, VA...Zone 7a. Wish List: a 32 hour day....more sleep
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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.
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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.)You may only view thumbnails in this gallery. This gallery has 2 photos.2 PhotosPete R - Hudson Valley, NY - zone 5b
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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!
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Hey Doc. I am a Queen Bee Breeder. I used to live in Tallahassee up in Killearn Lakes. I am currently living over in Panama City still working from hurricane Micheal. I came across your blog. I enjoy conversing with other Fig Minded People. This may seem forward but I would like to visit your place and see your creationI am looking for insight on varieties to plant in the area. Not really sure how to make the connection through this sight and keep your privacy. You can reach me at [email protected]. I Look forward to hearing from you.
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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.Scott - Colorado Springs, CO - Zone 4/5 (Depending on the year) - Elevation 6266ft
“Though the problems of the world are increasingly complex, the solutions remain embarrassingly simple.” – Bill Mollison
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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
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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.
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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.Wish List - Any LSU fig
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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.Wish List - Any LSU fig
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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!
Last edited by eboone; 09-19-2017, 12:34 PM.Ed
SW PA zone 6a
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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?Last edited by eboone; 09-19-2017, 12:35 PM.
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