Malta Black! Please share any photos or experience you have, and also post photos on the new varieties index too.
Very hardy, healthy, and early ripening, Malta Black is a superb fig for all growers. This variety seems to have originated from Belleclare, it is variety #35. According to Belleclare, Malta Black is a grandparent of Celeste, but does not seem to have issues with fruit drop. According to Gorgi, when Chris DiPaolo retired from Belleclare, Malta Black was one of the few trees he kept for himself because he liked it so much. Excellent, sweet berry flavored fruits ripening in August (70 days). Medium sized. Belleclare reports it as having 2 crops, but I didn't find much info on the breba. It should be able to fruit after years of ground kill, should be hardy to zone 6.
It has thick skin and a tight eye, helping with resist rain and humidity. Seems well adapted to hot, humid conditions like the south. Be careful watering in pots, though. It should be able to ripen fruits in part shade.
I sampled a few last fall, delicious! This variety should be in the collection of all northern growers, I will be planting mine out come spring in a prominent spot. Thanks for sharing this one with me, Bill!
Very hardy, healthy, and early ripening, Malta Black is a superb fig for all growers. This variety seems to have originated from Belleclare, it is variety #35. According to Belleclare, Malta Black is a grandparent of Celeste, but does not seem to have issues with fruit drop. According to Gorgi, when Chris DiPaolo retired from Belleclare, Malta Black was one of the few trees he kept for himself because he liked it so much. Excellent, sweet berry flavored fruits ripening in August (70 days). Medium sized. Belleclare reports it as having 2 crops, but I didn't find much info on the breba. It should be able to fruit after years of ground kill, should be hardy to zone 6.
It has thick skin and a tight eye, helping with resist rain and humidity. Seems well adapted to hot, humid conditions like the south. Be careful watering in pots, though. It should be able to ripen fruits in part shade.
I sampled a few last fall, delicious! This variety should be in the collection of all northern growers, I will be planting mine out come spring in a prominent spot. Thanks for sharing this one with me, Bill!
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