My tissue culture "Ischia" ripened the lone fig that didn't drop or get knocked off. I was hoping for Green Ischia, but apparently it's not to be. Over on F4F, the guess is a White Marseilles. I'd agree with that since this fig tasted pretty similar to my Italian Honey.
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Ischia TC = not a Green Ischia
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Where did you get your tc ischia come from? I bought one of the infamous blue? Ischia from Hirt's. You would think keeping track of tc plants would not be that difficult.
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My first "Green Ischia" fig was also white/amber with a sweet but bland flavor. My plant came from Ison's. Sure was surprised when it wasn't strawberry red inside!
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Could it be partially due to the age of the tree, soil or atmospheric conditions or a combination there of?Scott - Colorado Springs, CO - Zone 4/5 (Depending on the year) - Elevation 6266ft
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Scott, I think it's too much of a co-incidence that this many people on the forums have found "Ischia" not to be true to the description. It's likely that Agristarts and resellers mislabeled a batch of plants.Johnny
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Here's my contribution, any idea what my "Ischia" from Florida HIlls Nursery (https://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-h...es#post1198482) might be?
I would guess some type of Mt. Etna
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TNJed hopefully my TC YLN from Wellsprings wil finally produce figs this year. It’s growing really nice this year and making a lot of suckers. It’s now 3 years old.
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I have frequently seen advertised "Ischia" fig from a nursery turn out to be a White Marseilles. More often that not.
I am not sure that I have every seen a Ischia fig, from a commercial nursery, that was actually what we in the forum would call a Green Ischia (which is kind of a generic term for an Adriatic).
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That white Ischia TC has nothing to do with Green Ischia. The real White Marseilles is a medium size fig, like 45g size. My friend bought her "Ischia" fig and she thought the same that this is the Green Ischia. But it is not Green Ischia. I do not think it is White Marseilles either. What is it? I do not know. Not Tena either.
Here is my Green Ischia
Here is my Princeton Honey (White Marseilles)
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I too was told Agristarts "Ischia" is "White Ischia", really who knows..looks exactly like the figs I got from mine.
Mine had a slight berry/ melon flavor, good, not great. The upside is it was vigorous and grew into a big tree in FL in no time, and has a very tight eye.Maritime Climate, not very hot, not too cold, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Floridian Expat
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Princeton, New Jersey, 6B
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It's just a mess with TCs and places that sell them. I don't really care that much as it was a "cheap" plant when I was starting out, but that's how they advertised it, just Ischia. Not sure if they messed it up or Agristarts (or whoever supplies them).
Mine seems to match their photo though, just wondering what it is (maybe Hardy Chicago?):
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Well that settles it for me, my Agristarts / Wellsprings tree did not have a red or reddish purple flesh /interior.
Neither do the rest of the "Ischia" from Agristarts that other people have, that I have seen on the internet.
So it's something else being passed off as Ischia.
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@Slowpoke
Here is the current Agristarts list ( The available cultivars has shrunk some since last time I looked).
I cant find your fig there, looks like Florida hill sourced form somewhere else.. I hope your fig turns out to be a winner regardless.
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Originally posted by slowpoke View PostHere's my contribution, any idea what my "Ischia" from Florida HIlls Nursery (https://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-h...es#post1198482) might be?
I would guess some type of Mt. Etna
My 2nd year Italian III (AD) have figlets now. That is all I care.
I do not like to buy fig plants from stores. Those wholesale growers are not reliable.
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While there are lots of Mt Etnas, most of them aren’t tissue cultured and mass marketed so the selection pool of varieties is greatly reduced in this case…
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"No one knows if this Mt. Etna is a TC fig or not."
Here's from the website where I bought it from: "Plants for sale are Ficus Carica “Ischia” fig Tree plant Plants for sale is currently growing at between 4-12″ Each plant is lab grown from tissue cultures to be a Disease free plant. Cuttings will carry any diseases the donor plant may have and with.." I guess they could be lying about that, but it sure looked like a TC when I got it:
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