Unknown Varieties List

**MichaelTucson** · 03-13-2015, 12:36 AM

Frank's Fig Unknown

Information on Frank's Fig Unknown can be found in this thread:

Frank's Fig Unknown & Discussion of criteria for adding Unknowns to the Varieties List - Ourfigs.com

http://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-home/8519-discussion-of-criteria-for-adding-unknowns-to-the-varieties-list

PREAMBLE: I posted this originally with the intent of adding a fig to the Varieties List. The title of the thread was originally "Frank's Fig Unknown"

(Don't be thrown off by the title of that thread... the first few posts in it contain information and photos of this variety. In the interests of avoiding duplication or multiple-sourcing of information, I'm not replicating the info elsewhere). Feel free to comment on it, or to post your photos of it if you're growing this one)

**eboone** · 02-16-2017, 06:30 AM

Jason's Unknown Black Ischia

This an unknown found several years ago by a member of F4F and circulated among members. Initially people thought it was a FMV free black Ischia but later it was felt to be Negretta by Vasile.

Zone 6a, SW PA
Culture Grown in a 5g SIP, fig shuffle started in the second week of April.
Leaf Descriptions This one has reddish stems on most of the leaves.
Fig Descriptions this is one of the best I have tasted, if allowed to get wrinkled and ripe. Rich, sweet, berry like flavor. A smaller very dark purple fig, pink to red interior, skin thin.
Growth Habits average vigor. Was quite productive, starting to bear on Aug 23 and continuing till frost.

Initial post by Jason on F4F: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox....son's&trail=50
Link to topic on JUBI on F4F: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox....pid=1283668333
Link to discussion on Negretta vs JUBI on Our Figs: https://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-home/87376-negretta

Typical leaves are more like the first of the leaf pics, but there is some variability.

**eboone** · 02-28-2017, 06:59 PM

OLD BROOKLYN ITALIAN

This is a fig plant obtained as a cutting from Encanto Farms during early winter of 2014. There is not much data on it on the forums, and it is not in the Our Figs variety list (yet), so I wanted to add some information.

Zone: 6A, Southwest PA

Culture: Grown in a 4G SIP since the second year

Leaf Descriptions: See photo below – to me looks like a typical Mt Etna variety, 5 lobes, the center lobe is wider distally than at its base, leaves are on the thicker side.

Fig Descriptions: smaller sized dark purple figs with red interior, in appearance indistinguishable from other figs considered to be ‘Mt Etna’ varieties like Hardy Chicago or MBvs. Taste wise, the first season of figs they had a more acid or citrusy type of flavor than the 4 other ‘Mt Etna’ varieties I had to compare them with, but last season the flavor seemed indistinguishable from them.

Growth Habits: quite productive for a plant in a 4g SIP.

I have only exterior pictures at this time but will try to add to this during this 2017 fig season.

Link to post I made on Old Brooklyn Italian in past: https://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-h...n-italian-2015

The F4F site has no photos in the database but this description:
[A] mature, very strong and incredibly fruitful fig tree which was transplanted in Brooklyn NY from Italy approximately thirty years ago. Every season this tree easily yields 1500 figs and that number continues to increase every year as the tree continues to mature and rapidly grow in height. Approximately six years ago the tree trunks were cut down to approx 12" and since that time the tree has grown so rapidly that it is now almost 20 feet tall and yielding approx 1500 sweet figs every season beginning in June. The fig bulbs grow green and then mature to a soft juicy sweet deep purple in color. They generally range in size from approx 2" to 3" in thickness.

Photos:

**Fygmalion** · 02-28-2017, 08:19 PM

Nice looking fig....

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