I had the first, of what looks to be many, ripe Lampeira Branca figs yesterday. This is the one from Prusch Park in San Jose, via the CRFG scion exchange. A large, beautiful greenish/yellow fruit, it develops some violet speckling as it ripens. The thin skin is quite sweet, and the overall, flavor has berry hints that linger. Light seed crunch, and just a very nice fig. The tree is very productive, healthy, and is growing in a 15 gallon pot. It was started from a cutting about 18 months ago. A definite keeper for me.




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Gary, that is a very nice looking fig and I bet it is delicious.
Thanks for sharing.
newnandawg 7b Newnan, GA
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Nice, Gary. I am pleased to see that your fig was very good. This was one of the two or three varieties that Harvey and I liked the most when we explored the Prusch orchard two years ago. My tree grew slowly from a cutting last year but really shot up this year into a beautiful tree. Unfortunately, it did not put on fruit until I pinched the top (no branching thus far) and the one fig I left on is unlikely to ripen this year. I look forward to a nice crop next year.Neil
Reno, 6b
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