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This is one of those peachy tasting figs. It is an unknown. Could be a Celeste. The mother tree still had figs in September. I don't have any pictures of the ripe figs from my plant, but they were much darker brown than any Celeste that I have seen. It was planted in ground last August, grew well afterwards. It was protected this past winter with a 2' diameter, 4' high ring filled with hay. It still froze nearly to the ground. here are some current pictures and a few of the mother tree. In the last picture there is a small group of rooted cuttings of this fig, all except the one in the purple pot, it is Malta Black.
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Nice looking tree, I hope you are able to post pics of fruit later in the season.
That peach flavor may make it a highly requested cutting come fall. I know it sounds good to me.Scott - Colorado Springs, CO - Zone 4/5 (Depending on the year) - Elevation 6266ft
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Nice. I have a Celeste that has a peach flavor and the leaves look very similar. I love my tree, but I recently transplanted it and it is not doing so well right now.Comment
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Very nice looking, Scott is right if you claim peachy taste, I'm sure people will be asking for cuttings. Hope to hear more about it.Randall - Gulf Breeze, FL. zone 8b. Wish list: Anything that "newnandawg" - Mike, ranks as an 8 out 10 or higher.Comment
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Last year, I only got a few figs from it to try and they were excellent, IMO. I hope this year repeats and should have a larger harvest.PPP
Eatonton, GA zone 7b/8aComment
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A peach flavored fig does sound good.Don - OH Zone 6a Wish list: Zaffiro, Moro de Caneva, Nerucciolo d'Elba, Bordissot Blanca Negra, RubadoComment
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If it's peach flavored, I'm sure you'll have many knocking on your door come pruning time. Myself included!
There's a seedling from Jon, Fico Pesco d'Oro, that's reported to have a peach taste. The fruit looks beautiful, seemed like an obvious choice to try out. I'm rooting it now.
Sarah
Bay Area, CA (zone: 9B)Comment
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Here are some pics of my peachy Celeste. The peachyness depends on how ripe it is. If it is just ripe, the peach flavor is stronger, but it is over-ripe and all wrinkly, the peachy taste turns more into a sugary sweet kind of peachy, kind of berry taste. It is really good either way though.
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We really need a way to taste these over the internet!!! Scratch and sniff screen would just make the envy worse... so maybe scratch and lick screen... LOL
Fantastic... everyone really. I can not wait to harvest my first fig this year, a Hardy Chicago is turning color so it's not real far away.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 MollisonComment
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scratch and lick doesnt work sigh.Comment
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