Flanders DFIC# 9

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Donated from: California, United States (Comment: Donated to NCGR, Davis.) Donors: University of California.
Maintained by the Natl. Germplasm Repository - Davis. NPGS received: 01-Jan-1982

Rating of this variety by fig grower, Mr. Ray Givan, in Pomona, Vol. XXIX, No. 1, Winter 1996: Outstanding; sweet and very rich.

DFIC# 9:
http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs...lay.pl?1000367



Flanders
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Descriptions:

Flanders - A greenish yellow medium-sized fig with violet stripes and amber pulp. Bred and released by Ira Condit in 1975. Pyriform with a long,slender neck. Fine flavor. Plants are vigorous but not particularly hardy. Good on the West Coast. Best suited to warm climates. Exceptionally beautiful violet striped fruits with amber flesh. Superb rich flavor. Strong growing and productive trees. Synonym: Verdone Hybrid

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Additional Info:
http://figs4fun.com/Info/Info_Flanders.html


Additional Pictures:
http://figs4fun.com/Thumbnail_Flanders.html


References:
1. http://figs4fun.com/Varieties.html
2. http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1145/ANR-1145.pdf
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[HarveyC]

Zone / Region: 9b Near Sacramento, CA

Cultural practice: Grown ground with drip irrigation

Leaf descriptions:

Fig descriptions: Brown fig, not all that attractive but surprisingly good flavor

Growth habits: