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Here are some pictures of my heirloom fig I inherited in 2002 from my sister-in-laws father who has passed earlier that year. Pa Batista came to this country from Portugal at 18 and raised his family in the town I live in now. When my wife and I moved into our house, my brother gave me an offspring of Pa's fig tree (he took the large tree to his house). Pa used hay bales, leaves and plastic to winter protect the tree. I now have many trees from cuttings of the original tree 1 of which is in ground and protected much like Pa protected his (i'll post pictures of how I protect it later this year).
This tree must be winter protected to reliably fruit the next year (although with proper pruning/pinching it may fruit in the same year it died back to the ground). It has 3 and 5 lobed leaves. It has purple/black fruits with red centers. They have a berry taste.
As I have become more fig aware, I have my suspicions as to what type it might be but I'd like other's opinions.
Here are the pictures:
This tree must be winter protected to reliably fruit the next year (although with proper pruning/pinching it may fruit in the same year it died back to the ground). It has 3 and 5 lobed leaves. It has purple/black fruits with red centers. They have a berry taste.
As I have become more fig aware, I have my suspicions as to what type it might be but I'd like other's opinions.
Here are the pictures:
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