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Just practicing my click bait headlines for a future career as a poster of stupid internet questionnaires and self tests that tell you absolutely nothing about yourself. This post has bupkis to do with Wills. It has everything to do with a mostly unknown (duh!) variety and thus far my best fig of the season, Unknown El Molino from Igor. Here's a few pics plus commentary:
The larger fig on the left is RdB and the small sucker is Unk. El Molino. The El Molino was far superior to the RdB, which admittedly have been a bit disappointing, though still pretty good this year. Even last year they were not nearly as good as the El Molino, which would have rated #1 of the 40 or so varieties I sampled from my collection last year. The only fig I recall eating that was superior was a likely caprified CdDN at Harvey's place, which remains the single best fig I've ever eaten.
With that in mind, neither my fig nor my leaves (nice shoes!) look much like Igor's photos from the F4F thread introducing his find.
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox....tlican-6990796
My tree comes direct from him and is in its second year in a 2 gallon pot, so comparing it to a large, in ground tree in a different climate isn't really fair. I believe the figs he shows in his thread are pollinated, while my two are not. Still, the bright red stem on my figs do not at all resemble the stems from the mother tree. What appears to be the same, however, is the taste: bright, sharp raspberry notes, complexity and moderate sweetness. This is an intense fig. I got only two this year and the one still attached to the tree belongs to my lucky wife. I'll be potting this tree up to a 10 gallon container and hoping for explosive growth, fantastic production and larger figs next season.
It should be added to all wish lists of folks who like some acid in their figs and have space for another premium variety. (Sorry, Igor, you will now be inundated with requests, but distributing this tree is an absolute must).
Thanks, Igor.
The larger fig on the left is RdB and the small sucker is Unk. El Molino. The El Molino was far superior to the RdB, which admittedly have been a bit disappointing, though still pretty good this year. Even last year they were not nearly as good as the El Molino, which would have rated #1 of the 40 or so varieties I sampled from my collection last year. The only fig I recall eating that was superior was a likely caprified CdDN at Harvey's place, which remains the single best fig I've ever eaten.
With that in mind, neither my fig nor my leaves (nice shoes!) look much like Igor's photos from the F4F thread introducing his find.
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox....tlican-6990796
My tree comes direct from him and is in its second year in a 2 gallon pot, so comparing it to a large, in ground tree in a different climate isn't really fair. I believe the figs he shows in his thread are pollinated, while my two are not. Still, the bright red stem on my figs do not at all resemble the stems from the mother tree. What appears to be the same, however, is the taste: bright, sharp raspberry notes, complexity and moderate sweetness. This is an intense fig. I got only two this year and the one still attached to the tree belongs to my lucky wife. I'll be potting this tree up to a 10 gallon container and hoping for explosive growth, fantastic production and larger figs next season.
It should be added to all wish lists of folks who like some acid in their figs and have space for another premium variety. (Sorry, Igor, you will now be inundated with requests, but distributing this tree is an absolute must).
Thanks, Igor.
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