ÿþ <html> <HEAD> <title>East Coast Fig Variety Page</title> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="ficus carica, figs, feigen, figuier, figues"> </HEAD> <BODY TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="WHITE" LINK="#0000EE" VLINK="#551A8B" ALINK="#FF0000"> <TABLE BGCOLOR="WHITE" HEIGHT=100% WIDTH=100% BORDER=0> <TR> <table bgcolor="lightgreen" border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0><tr> <td><A HREF="http://www.eastcoastfigs.com/index.html">Home</A> <td>Orchard List <td><A HREF="http://www.eastcoastfigs.com/orchlog.html">Orchard Log</A> <td><a href="http://www.eastcoastfigs.com/baa.html">Books & Articles</a> <td><A HREF="http://www.eastcoastfigs.com/ofs.html">Other Fig Sites</A> <td><A HREF="mailto:mail@eastcoastfigs.com">Contact</A></td></tr></table> <TD WIDTH=90%> <P><H2>What's Growing in My Fig Orchard:</H2></P> The orchard is situated near <A HREF="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Saint+Inigoes&state=MD&site=LWX&textField1=38.1507&textField2=-76.414">St. Inigoes, Maryland</A> (USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7). The land has a very gentle slope leading towards Jutland Creek, a backwater of the Potomac Estuary on the Chesapeake Bay. The water helps to moderate the winter temperatures somewhat, but also increases humidity and fig leaf rust. Deer are a MAJOR pest, as are groundhogs and rabbits. Birds, surprisingly, aren't as bad here as in the city.<P> <table bgcolor="lightgreen" border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0> <tr bgcolor="white"> <td WIDTH=15%>Name </td> <td WIDTH=15%>Synonyms </td> <td WIDTH=5%>Origin </td> <td WIDTH=10%><nobr>Skin Color </td> <td WIDTH=10%><nobr>Pulp Color </td> <td WIDTH=5%>Crops </td> <td WIDTH=35%>Notes </td> <td WIDTH=5%><nobr>Source </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>A Sangue </td> <td>none </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Green </td> <td>Blood red </td> <td><br> </td> <td>New veriety for 2008</td> <td>MKW&#214; &larr; Baud </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Adam </td> <td>none </td> <td>South Africa </td> <td>Green to yellow-brown with a touch of violet </td> <td>Amber to red </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Has large, unlobed leaves; French sources classify Adam as a synonym of Dauphine, but this one's leaves are quite distinct.</td> <td>PNVA &larr; RN-ENG </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Alma </td> <td>none </td> <td>USA </td> <td>Light yellow </td> <td>Amber </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Tendency to sucker, needs careful pruning to be productive; a Texas A&M hybrid of  Allison (aka  Vernino ) with Hamma, a North African caprifig with mixed F. carica/F. palmata parentage; released in 1975.</td> <td>PNVA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Atreano </td> <td>none </td> <td>Durazzano, Italy </td> <td>Golden green </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>Introduced to the U.S. by Hanc Matthies.</td> <td>PNVA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Banana </td> <td>Kadota? </td> <td>USA </td> <td>Yellow </td> <td>Pale red </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Originated in Seabrook, Texas; believed by some posters on the Garden Web Fig Forum to be identical with Kadota</td> <td>LDVA &larr; YATX </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Becnel's Black French </td> <td><br> </td> <td>France </td> <td>Black </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td>A new variety for 2008; as the leaves are becoming more fully developed, this variety is looking a lot like Pastili&#232;re (aka Rouge de Bordeau).</td> <td>HLMS &larr; Becnel, LA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Bellone </td> <td>Bellona, Figue de Nice, Noire de Nice </td> <td>France </td> <td>Violet w/green undertones </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>Considered to be "la Reine des Figues" in the area around Nice; often confused with Sultane, which is sometimes called Bellone bif&eacute;re</td> <td>LDNM &larr; BEL </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Black Jack </td> <td><br> </td> <td>USA </td> <td>Reddish purple to black </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>Of unknown origin; fruit similar to California Brown Turkey (San Piero), but tree much smaller</td> <td>PNVA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Blanca de Maella </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Spain </td> <td>Green </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>New fig variety for 2008</td> <td>EANY &larr; JFN </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Blanche de deux Saisons </td> <td><br> </td> <td>France </td> <td>Green </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>New fig variety for 2009</td> <td>MKW&#214; </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Bourjasotte Grise </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Fruit always drops; said to do very well in England, so may be best suited for cooler coastal climates; think I'll use this one as rootstock to practice grafting next spring</td> <td>LDNM </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Bournabat </td> <td><A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1001740">DFIC 55</A> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Named after the village of Bournabat just to the NE of Smyrna. <td>UC-Davis </td> </tr> <td>Brooklyn White </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Italy? </td> <td>Green </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>Originally from an Italian family in Brooklyn, NY <td>EANY &larr; BSPA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Bruno </td> <td>Proper name unknown </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Brownish black </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Ripens after "Madina"</td> <td>SCIT </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Burjassot Negra </td> <td>Nero, Bourjassotte Noire, Brogiotto Nero, Violette de Solli&egrave;s </td> <td>Spain </td> <td>Black </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>Named after a town called Burjassot just to the northwest of the city of Valencia, Spain</td> <td>LDNM </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Capelas </td> <td><br> </td> <td>S&#227;o Miguel (Azores) </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>A slow growing and spreading fig; reported to be one of the best for the Northern Hemisphere when planted in the ground producing large, virtually seedless fruit of quality.</td> <td>LDNM &larr; AFCA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Capri Q </td> <td><A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1003190">DFIC 126</A> </td> <td>USA </td> <td>Yellow green </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Persistent caprifig with closed eye and fleshy pulp; collected in the Orosi district, first in north-south row on fenceline, a few yards south of Friant-Kern Canal, Stone Corral, Tulare County, CA. </td> <td>UC-Davis </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Caserta </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Italy </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>A small, sweet, one crop white fig ripening in September.</td> <td>MAFRI </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Cavaliere </td> <td>Corso, Turco </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Black </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>Similar to Brogiotto Nero; ripens August-September; piriform fruit; white cracks develop at full maturity.</td> <td>SCIT &larr; BNIT </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Celeste </td> <td>Malta </td> <td>Malta? </td> <td>Light brown </td> <td>Amber </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>A longtime favorite in the South-Eastern USA; small flavorful figs are popular for home canning; can be bad to abort crop when stressed</td> <td>PNVA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Celeste (faux) </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Dark reddish violet </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>I ordered about 50 of these in 2003 (half never leafed out) from a nursery in GA that specializes in muscadines; The order was for Celeste, but these are not; maybe they're LSU Purple?</td> <td>INGA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Chater Green </td> <td>Original name unknown </td> <td>Greece </td> <td>Green </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Named provisionally after John Chater, who gave it to his neighbor, R.W. Mr. Chater bred pomegranates in his Camarillo backyard for several decades until his death. His best-known variety is 'Eversweet.'</td> <td>JVSD &larr; RWCA &larr; JCCA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Chrestay Dark Greek </td> <td>Original name unknown </td> <td>Greece </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>New fig variety 2008</td> <td>WCPA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Cori </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Yellow </td> <td>Pinkish </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>Ripens August through September <td>SCIT &larr; BNIT </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Corragio </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Abruzzi, Italy </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>New fig 2008 <td>MWNC </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Cuello de Dama Blanco </td> <td>Col de Dame Blanc, <A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1002178">DFIC 74</A> </td> <td>Spain </td> <td>Green </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>Ripens late.</td> <td>UC-Davis </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Cuello de Dama Negro </td> <td>Col de Dame Noir </td> <td>Spain </td> <td>Black </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>Ripens late [<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Gene_WashDC/figs/cddn04c-1.jpg">photo</a>]; Very much like the Cuello de Dama Blanco</td> <td>LDNM &larr; PPSJCA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Dahbia </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Morocco </td> <td>Green </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>New variety for 2008</td> <td>BP </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Dan's Favorite </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Unknown fig introduced by Raintree Nursery</td> <td>RTWA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Dark Portuguese </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Portugal </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Seems similar to Hardy chicago and Sal's figs; it was originally brought from Portugal, and grown in Bethlehem, PA for many years.</td> <td>JVSD &larr; BSPA &larr; PORT </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Dauphine </td> <td><A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1002386">DFIC 84</A> </td> <td>France </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><BR></td> <td><A HREF="http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=53-06-20-00">UC-Davis</A> </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Dor&eacute;e </td> <td>Figue d'Or, Goutte d'Or </td> <td>France </td> <td>Golden </td> <td>Strawberry </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>An old variety with golden fruit with strawberry flesh, rich, sweet and good quality; very indented leaves.</td> <td>PNVA &larr; RN-ENG </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Dottato </td> <td>Kadota, Dalla Goccia, Dal miele, Calabrese, Ottato, Regina </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Green </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>The first crop are few and considered inferior to the fall crop; According to <a href="http://www.pomonaitaliana.it/pomona/fico_dottato.htm">Gallesio</a>, Dottato is of ancient origin, having been praised by Pliny as an excellent fig for drying</td> <td>PNVA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Drap d'Or </td> <td>Royal Vineyard </td> <td>France? </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>San Pedro-type fig requiring caprification for fall crop; Condit doubts its French origins as this variety has been found described only by English and American writers.</td> <td>JVSA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Early Violet </td> <td><A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1003506">DFIC 145</A> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>One of the few figs from Davis that have done fairly well for me here.</td> <td>UC-Davis </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Embalse Lerida Ronde </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Spain </td> <td>Dark </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>New variety for 2008</td> <td>BP </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Enderud </td> <td><A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1000336">UCR 228-20</A> </td> <td>USA </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>A persistent caprifig named for Julius E. Enderud; pedigree: 143-5 {Adriatic x [Verdal Longue x (Calimyrna x Kearney)]} x 75-97 [Monstreuse x (Calimyrna x Kearney)]</td> <td>UC-Davis </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Excel </td> <td><A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1000764">DFIC 20</A> </td> <td>USA </td> <td>Pale greenish yellow </td> <td>Pale amber </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>A Condit hybrid, using Kadota as the mother; named and released by Bill Storey in 1975. Photos: <A HREF="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Gene_WashDC/figs/Excel1-1-1.jpg?t=1218581658">A</A> and <A HREF="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Gene_WashDC/figs/xcelandtakomav2-1.jpg?t=1218581698">B</A>.</td> <td>LDNM // PNVA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Fanick's Blue Giant </td> <td>Blue Giant</A> </td> <td>USA </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>First introduced by Fanick's Nursery in TX; Blue Giant now offered by Raintree is probably same variety</td> <td>LDNM; PNVA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Fico Santo </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Green </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br></td> <td>JVSD &larr; AFCA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Ficus afghanistanica </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br></td> <td>PNVA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Figue de Nice </td> <td><br> </td> <td>France </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Unknown variety from Nice, France; first believed to be Bellone variety, but now seems unlikely. Photo of single fruit compared with Celeste: <A HREF="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Gene_WashDC/figs/NiceCeleste-1.jpg?t=1218579994">A</A> and <A HREF="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Gene_WashDC/figs/NiceCelesteCut-1.jpg?t=1218580208">B</A></td> <td>LDNM &larr; ABFR </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Filacciano Bianco </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Greenish yellow </td> <td>Red </td> <td>San Pedro Type </td> <td>Matures <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Gene_WashDC/figs/FilaccianoBiancoBreba-1.jpg">fiorone</a> (i.e. breba) starting about July 10 in my area. Fall crop requires caprification in order to mature; Wood is more resistant to frost damage than others; This variety originates in the Lazio region; the name  filacciano is a local Lazio term for  fiorone .</td> <td>SCIT &larr; BNIT </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Fiorone di Ruvo </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Ruvo di Puglia, Bari, Italy </td> <td>Reddish Violet </td> <td>Dark Amber </td> <td><br> </td> <td>(2008)</td> <td>LDNM </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Fracazzano Bianco </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Greenish yellow </td> <td>Amber-white </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>According to Vallese, it is grown throughout Lecce Province for its two crops of fruit; </td> <td>LDNM &larr; AFCA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Gallo </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Greenish yellow </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>A white fig foundling; early ripening, described as cold hardy, the fruit as quite large and very sweet; comes from Liguria</td> <td>SCIT &larr; GNIT </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Gentile </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Greenish yellow </td> <td>Light pink<br> </td> <td>bifera<br> </td> <td>Grown for the fioroni, the fall crop requires caprification.</td> <td>SCIT </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Ghoddane </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Morocco </td> <td>Violet </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Bifera<br> </td> <td>New variety for 2008</td> <td>BP </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Giant Amber </td> <td><A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1002973">DFIC 114</A> </td> <td>California </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br></td> <td><A HREF="http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=53-06-20-00">UC-Davis</A> </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Gomera </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Canary Islands </td> <td>Violet-Green </td> <td>Red-Yellow </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>Bears many large brebas, heavy fall crop too; not winter hardy, but bears well in a pot; new for 2009.</td> <td>MKW&#214; &larr; Baud </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Grise de Saint-Jean </td> <td>Cotignane, Grisette, Coucourelle grise, Cordeli&egrave;re, <A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1001690">DFIC 53</A> </td> <td>France </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>Planted for the quality and abundance of its first crop; large tree; more sensitive to cold than most varieties</td> <td>GMNJ &larr; UC-Davis </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Grosse Grise </td> <td><br></A> </td> <td>France </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>New variety for 2009</td> <td>SGEG </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Gulbun </td> <td><a href="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1002737">UCR 284-11</a></A> </td> <td>California </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>A Condit hybrid, in the trade since 1971.</td> <td>GMNJ &larr; UC-Davis </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Ham Rham </td> <td><br></A> </td> <td>Morocco </td> <td>Dark </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>New variety for 2008</td> <td>BP </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Hardy Chicago </td> <td>Bensonhurst Purple </td> <td>Sicily </td> <td>Dark reddish-violet-black </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>Slightly larger than Celeste; quite tasty at full maturity; Matures mid August onwards, just before Celeste; lower fruit production than some varieties.<P> Hanc Mathies once told me that the DiPaola's, owners of the Belleclare Nursery in Plainview, NY, tracked the Bensonhurst Purple fig to it's origin on Mt. Etna, Sicily, where the variety is known to have been growing at about 3000ft above sea level. It gained a reputation in New York and received its local name of Bensonhurst Purple. It eventually found its way to Chicago, where Fred Born, a sailor stationed at Great Lakes Naval base, propagated it. Cuttings had been given to him by an Italian man who lived on the south side of the Windy City. The tree flourished despite the harsh Chicago winters. Fred eventually migrated to Florida, taking his tree along. He called the fig, Hardy Chicago. Eventually the variety reached the retail nursery trade. (L.D., GW Fig Forum, 2-14-06)<P>As noted, Hardy Chicago has had low fruit production for me -- VS in NJ agrees, but recommends pruning it every year to 30 inches or less for much improved production. (GW Fig Forum, Feb. 13, 2008)</td> <td>ELVA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Hunt </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Georgia (USA) </td> <td><BR> </td> <td><BR> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Bred by E. W. Hunt of Eatonton, Georgia in the 1920s</td> <td>Paradise Nursery, VA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Hunza </td> <td>Black Fig I, <A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1536697">DFIC 147</A> </td> <td>Pakistan </td> <td><BR> </td> <td><BR> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Per UC-Davis website: Large size black fig - matures in August; collected in Karimabad (Hunza), Gilgit, in the garden of the ex-Mir of Hunza. Habitat: River valley in the mountains. Has not matured fruit for me yet, but plant has been hardy and grown well in my orchard -- unlike most figs propagated from Davis cuttings.</td> <td><A HREF="http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=53-06-20-00">UC-Davis</A> </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Igo </td> <td><a href="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1564773">DFIC 168</a> </td> <td>Redding, California </td> <td>Green with violet blush </td> <td>purplish </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>Per UC-Davis website: Vigorous tree, small fruit with spectacular alpine strawberry-like flavor, fig variety was found by Mr. Bill Fogarty. Like Hunza, this one has been hardy and done well in my orchard, though it hasn't produced yet.</td> <td><A HREF="http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=53-06-20-00">UC-Davis</A> </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Ischia Black </td> <td><a href="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1002510">DFIC 90</a> </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Purple </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>Makes a very <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Gene_WashDC/figs/ib04a-1.jpg">pretty fig</a>, but a very poor grower -- due to FMV. In the pot it produced figs for me, but barely grew at all; in the ground it freezes back each winter.</td> <td><A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1002510">UC-Davis</A> </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Ital-258 </td> <td>Original name unknown </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Purple-Blue </td> <td>Strawberry </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>From group of figs collected by Giorgio Grassi throughout Italy and later brought to the U.S. by Todd Kennedy. Thick purple-blue skin, strawberry flesh, medium size, short neck, medium eye, vigorous plant. Good to excellent flavor. Also O.K. in coastal area. (see <a href="http://www.crfg.org/chapters/golden_gate/Italian%20numbered%20figs.pdf">Italian Numbered Figs Found at Bay Area Scion Exchanges</a>)<br>"The ostiole is sealed with a resin at ripening... The tree is very productive and the figs ripen in fairly cold weather... R. Watts considers this variety to be the best dark fig in his collection because it consistently produces abundant amounts of excellent quality figs." (LDNM)</td> <td>LDNM &larr; RWCA &larr; TKCA &larr; GGIT </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Jack's Quarter Pounder </td> <td>Brunswick? </td> <td>Georgia </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br></td> <td>JTGA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Kala Heera </td> <td>Black Diamond </td> <td>Pakistan </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br></td> <td>LDNM &larr; AFCA &larr; Skull </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Kalamata Black </td> <td>Belleclare #28 </td> <td>Greece </td> <td>Black </td> <td>Dark red </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td><br></td> <td>GMNJ &larr; Belleclare Nursery, Plainview, NY </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Kalamata White </td> <td><A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1003683">DFIC 156</A> </td> <td>Greece </td> <td>Green </td> <td>Amber </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>Froze Winter 08/09 and did not come back from the roots .</td> <td>GMNJ &larr; <A HREF="http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=53-06-20-00">UC-Davis</A> </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Karachi Green </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Pakistan? </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br></td> <td>LDNM &larr; AFCA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Kathleen's Black Fig </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Dark violet to black </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>My favorite fig [<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Gene_WashDC/figs/figs-1.jpg">photo</a>]; May be same as Noire de Caromb, but not sure; Fruit is similar to but slightly larger than Black Mission, with violet/black skin splitting (superficially) at maturity, rich, sweet taste; leaves are somewhat similar to Negronne, but KBF s are a little larger and not glossy; Immature fruit will sometimes color early, similar to Negronne, but only with full sun exposure. Fall crop begins ripening mid to late August, entire crops ripens over a short period</td> <td>KMMD </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Kefalonia </td> <td>&#922;&#949;&#966;&#945;&#955;&#955;&#959;&#957;&#953;&#940; </td> <td>Greece </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td>True name, if any, is unknown; renamed for the Ionian island where it originated.</td> <td>EANY &larr; Belleclare, Plainview, NY </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>King </td> <td>Desert King, White King </td> <td>USA </td> <td>Green </td> <td>Red </td> <td>San Pedro Type </td> <td>Without caprification, it ripens only first crop. Died Winter 2008-09.</td> <td>AFMD &larr; JVSD </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Lattarula </td> <td>Italian Honey, Marseilles? </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Yellow-green </td> <td>Amber </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>Condit considered Lattarula to be a synonym for Marseilles, however it's reported to give a much better breba crop than Marseilles. It s widely grown in the Northwest due to early ripening, and lower heat requirement than many figs.</td> <td>Paradise Nursery, VA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Longue d'Ao&ucirc;t </td> <td>Banane, J&eacute;rusalem </td> <td>France </td> <td>Green w/reddish brown overlay </td> <td>Dark amber </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>Leaves deeply lobed; withstands cold well; needs well drained soil</td> <td>LDNM </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Los Lunas </td> <td><BR> </td> <td>New Mexico </td> <td>Green </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>(2008)</td> <td>JSNM </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>LSU Black </td> <td>none </td> <td>Louisiana </td> <td>Black </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Medium to large fig, one of the varieties that were saved from the original LSU Test plot before it was bulldozed, never officially released. New for 2009.</td> <td>JR </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>LSU Gold </td> <td>none </td> <td>USA </td> <td>Yellow blushed with red </td> <td>light red to pink </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Released by the LSU AgCenter in 2001; fruit has excellent flavor and good cold resistance; has open eye when mature - can cause spoilage if ripening at at time with high moisture</td> <td>GMNJ &larr; SSE-LA MC R 06 </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>LSU Improved Celeste </td> <td>O Rourke </td> <td>USA </td> <td>Reddish brown </td> <td>Strawberry pink </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>Offically released 2007 by LSU AgCenter as  O Rourke ; 30% larger than Celeste; LSU's best fig (per Robichaux); Nematode resistant; excellent for drying and preserves; Tight eye resists rots. Ripens mid July to mid August.</td> <td>MAFRI </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Lungo del Portogallo </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Greenish-maroon </td> <td>Amber-reddish </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>A large tree; fruit similar to San Piero  but more stretched; thick skin, size is medium to large. It ripens a few days later than Negretta.</td> <td>SCIT </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Madeira Black </td> <td><A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1003499">DFIC 144</A>, Figo pardo </td> <td>Island of Madeira (Portugal) </td> <td>Black </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br></td> <td><A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/tax_site_acc.pl?DAV%20Ficus%20carica">UC-Davis</A> </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Malta Black </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Malta </td> <td>Black </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>DiPaola said this was the grandparent of the Celeste fig.</td> <td>GMNJ &larr; Belleclare Nursery, Plainview, NY </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Malta Purple Red </td> <td>GM #1 </td> <td>Malta </td> <td>Dark Violet </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td>This variety hasn't suffered any winter damage and was the quickest to bear fruit that I've seen from figs in the ground. Root system may be weaker than other varieties. The first trunk fell over, but newer trunks seem sturdy. Deer may be to blame for toppling the first one. Taste is good, but not extraordinary.</td> <td>GMNJ </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Maltese Falcon </td> <td>GM #5 </td> <td>Malta </td> <td>Dark Violet </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td>A dark violet fig from the Island of G&#295;awdex (Gozo). It has not fruited for me yet as it has been frozen back each year in my orchard  but has so far always regrown from the base.<p>Observations of another Mid-Atlantic fig enthusiast:  This is an outstanding cultivar in regards to taste, flavor, and not splitting  but it is not cold hardy here in NJ. Yet it is one variety I will not mind growing in a container and moving it back and forth from garage to garden. It tastes like the best Mission, but the main crop figs are twice the weight of the main crop Mission, reaching up to 80 grams each. VS, <a href="http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=3467676">fig4fun forum, 5/9/09</a></td> <td>GMNJ </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Manny s Black Giant </td> <td>Original name unknown </td> <td>Canada </td> <td>Reddish-brown </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br></td> <td>EANY &larr; MACA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Markopoúlou Black </td> <td>œ±ÍÁ± œ±Áº¿À¿Í»¿Å </td> <td>Greece </td> <td>Black </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>New variety for 2008. Results of some online sleuthing indicate that this variety and Vasilika are produced for fresh consumption in southern Attica and in the island prefectures of Cyclades, Dodekanisou and Crete</td> <td>JSNM </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Marseilles Black VS </td> <td>Original name unknown </td> <td>Europe </td> <td>Dark </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>1943 brought to U.S. and planted in Columbia, MD by WWII veteran. Similar to Sal's (EL) and Hardy Chicago; fruit slightly larger in size, with darker skin; ripens a week before Hardy Chicago; considered by VS to be an excellent fig for the Mid-Atlantic region.</td> <td>VSNJ &larr; WTMD </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Mission </td> <td>Black Mission, Franciscana </td> <td>Spain </td> <td>Dark Violet </td> <td>Reddish brown </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>Introduced into California by the Spanish who planted it at their missions along the California coast.</td> <td>JVSD </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Monaco </td> <td>Corvo </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Green </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>Typical fig of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunigiana">Lunigiana</a>; it is described and illustrated in Giorgio Gallesio's <a href="http://www.pomonaitaliana.it/pomona/fico_monaco.htm">La Pomona Italiana</a>.</td> <td>SCIT </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Monstrueuse </td> <td>Grosse Monstrueuse de Lipari, <a href="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1002022">DFIC 67</a> </td> <td>France </td> <td>Green </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br>.</td> <td>UC-Davis </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Mykonos Black </td> <td>&#924;&#973;&#954;&#959;&#957;&#959;&#962; </td> <td>Greece </td> <td>Black </td> <td>Red </td> <td>San Pedro Type </td> <td>A large pear shaped black fig with white flesh and deep red to purple center. It is a Breba only fig however Chris from Belliclair claims that he used hormones and it developed into a 2 crop fig. It froze Winter 08/09 and did not re-sprout for me.</td> <td>EANY &larr; Belleclare, Plainview, NY </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Negretta </td> <td>Moretta, Rock Fig </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Black </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>A wild type that s very drought resistant; it s normally a small bushy tree in form; bears heavily; the fruits are black, small, thin skin, red pulp, very sweet and sought after. It ripens starting from August 15 in Genova. This variety is placed in areas suited to no other purpose, e.g. on the edges of fields or on hillsides with rocky, poor soil due to its incredible resistance to drought and cold. Negretta has a single crop over a short period</td> <td>SCIT </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Noire de Barbentane </td> <td><br> </td> <td>France </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>Fruit is very similar to Burjassot Negra, but of slightly smaller size, ripens 10 - 15 days earlier, and performs better under humid conditions.</td> <td>LDNM </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Noire de Caromb </td> <td>Douqueira Negra, Perroquine, Monginenco, Argusela</td> <td>France</td> <td>Black</td> <td>Red</td> <td>Bifera</td> <td><br></td> <td>LDNM </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Noire de Saada </td> <td><br></td> <td>Morocco</td> <td>Black</td> <td><br></td> <td>Bifera</td> <td>New variety for 2008</td> <td>BP </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Palermo Red </td> <td>Aldo's Fig </td> <td>Sicily </td> <td>Red with green near stem </td> <td>Redish amber </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Open eye; no neck.</td> <td>LDNM &larr; Bronx </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Pane e Vino Bianco </td> <td>Original name unknown </td> <td>Sicily </td> <td>Green </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td>New fig 2009. This tree was collected from an abandoned garden behind a former Italian restaurant named Pane e Vino. These figs were left unprotected from Pennsylvania winters for the past 4 years and have been producing every summer.</td> <td>GMNJ &larr; LPPA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Pane e Vino Scuro </td> <td>Original name unknown </td> <td>Sicily </td> <td>Dark </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>New fig 2009. This tree was collected from an abandoned garden behind a former Italian restaurant named Pane e Vino. These figs were left unprotected from Pennsylvania winters for the past 4 years and have been producing every summer.</td> <td>GMNJ &larr; BSPA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Paradiso </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Green </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>My favorite green fig [<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Gene_WashDC/figs/pfall04-1.jpg">photo</a>], very tasty; the birds love it too. I acquired this in 2000 from a elderly man whose father came from Italy. The father had gotten it from a fellow Italian immigrant.</td> <td>Local </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Pastili&#232;re </td> <td>Rouge de Bordeaux, Hirta du Japon, Pastell&#232;re, <A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1001541">DFIC 47</A> </td> <td>Japan(?) </td> <td>Black </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>Pastili&#232;re and Ronde de Bordeaux are among the earliest to ripen the fall crop.</td> <td>Paradise Nursery, VA // <A HREF="http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=53-06-20-00">UC-Davis</A> </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Pezzuti Dark Greek </td> <td>Original name unknown </td> <td>Greece </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>New fig 2008</td> <td>GMNJ &larr; LPPA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Queue Longue </td> <td><BR></A> </td> <td>France </td> <td>Black </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>New variety for 2008</td> <td>MKW&#214; &larr; Baud </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Ravin de Calce </td> <td><BR></A> </td> <td>France </td> <td>Black </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>New variety for 2008</td> <td>MKW&#214; &larr; Baud </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Ronde de Bordeaux </td> <td><br></td> <td>France </td> <td>Black </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>One of the earliest to ripen the fall crop, said to be fairly cold hardy.</td> <td>JFN</A> </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Rosso di Trani </td> <td><br></td> <td>Italy </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>Fig originating in the province of Bari, Italy producing two crops, large brebas.</td> <td>LDNM</A> </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Sal's </td> <td>BC #39, <A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1695548">DFIC 243</A> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Dark violet </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>A tasty fig that does well on the east coast; similar to Hardy Chicago, but more productive. Mine originated from Edible Landscaping Nursery, which now considers it to be identical to Hardy Chicago. I disagree based on my own observations -- also, preliminary DNA testing by the National Germplasm Repository at Davis indicates that Sal's is closely related to HC, but not the same. Research by Byron Wiley indicates that Paul Traceski obtained this fig many years ago from a fellow named Sal in Huntington Station, Long Island. Paul gave the fig to Belleclare Nursery who added it to their inventory as #39. He also gave one to Hanc Matthies who in turn passed it on to Edible Landscaping. Note also that the UC-Davis DFIC 243 originates ultimately back through Edible Landscaping, and is not Sal's Corleone (BC #31).</td> <td>Edible Landscaping, Afton, VA &larr; HMNY </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Sal's Corleone </td> <td>Sicilian Black, Fico di Capo, Fico-Nera, BC #31 </td> <td>Sicily </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Probably Belleclare Nursery's best known variety. It is not the same as the Sal's from Edible Landscaping, which is same as BC# 39</td> <td>GMNJ &larr; Belleclare Nursery, Plainview, NY </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>San Pietro Bianco </td> <td>Dalmatie, Du Japon, Blanche Navello </td> <td>Dalmatia </td> <td>Green </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>Tree is resistent to the cold; Large fruit good for eating fresh or in jam, is poor for drying.</td> <td>MKW&#214; &larr; Baud </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Sicilian Black </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Sicily </td> <td>Black </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>Leaves look different from both Sal's Corleone fig and Sal's (EL). Sadly this one didn't make it through the winter 2007-08.</td> <td>GMNJ &larr; James Robin's Fig Nursery, LA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Smith </td> <td><BR> </td> <td>Louisiana </td> <td>Yellow </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td>A big, flattened, yellow fig with brown shading, the pulp is a deep red color, and a drop of honey forms at the eye. The Becnel family of Louisiana is credited with bringing this variety into the nursery trade.</td> <td>WCPA &larr; Just Fruits and Exotics </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Sucre Vert </td> <td><BR> </td> <td>France </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>New fig for 2009 </td> <td>MKW&#214; &larr; Baud </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>S&#252;&#223;er Georg </td> <td>Sweet George </td> <td>Vienna, Austria </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>"An old fig variety from a local nursery which is very hardy; the grandfather of the nursery owner brought it with him in the 1930's. Because of his grandfather s name, Georg, he called the fig "S&#252;&#223;er Georg" ("Sweet George"). The figs taste good, it grows more upright/treelike than bushy." </td> <td>GMNJ </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Ta &#266;en&#267; </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Malta </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>A Maltese fig [<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Gene_WashDC/figs/TaCencFruit2008GG1-2.jpg?t=1219090555">photo</a>] from the Island of G&#295;awdex (Gozo), discovered in an old quarry; large, dark skinned fruit; fall crop only. Not sure, may require caprification.</td> <td>GMNJ </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Takoma Violet </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Unknown </td> <td>Dark violet </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>I found this fig in a nearby neighborhood. It is a medium to small fig with a rich taste, and one of the most winterhardy I have. It ripens its fruit over a long period starting in early August to the end of September.</td> <td>Local </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Tuscan Black </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Italy? </td> <td>Black </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td>(2008)</td> <td>JVSD &larr; Reads Nursery </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Val Camonica - Large Black </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Black </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Original name unknown; originates in Val Camonica, a valley in the lower Alpine regions of Lombardy, Italy.</td> <td>SCIT </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Val Camonica - Long Green </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Green </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Original name unknown; originates in Val Camonica, a valley in the lower Alpine regions of Lombardy, Italy.</td> <td>SCIT </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Val Camonica - Small Black </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Black </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Original name unknown; originates in Val Camonica, a valley in the lower Alpine regions of Lombardy, Italy.</td> <td>SCIT </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Valencia </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Spain </td> <td>Black </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Unknown fig, new for 2008</td> <td>EANY &larr; JFN </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Valle Negra </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Liguria, Italy </td> <td>Black </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>New fig for 2008.</td> <td>GTNY </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Vallecalda di Borgofornari </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Liguria, Italy </td> <td>Black </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>Similar to fico Piombinese. Cold hardy, bears precociously. Fruit are sweet, large, very long, thick peel, dark blue skin, the adult plant becomes quite large. Discovered by an Italian railway employee alongside the tracks.</td> <td>SCIT </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Vasilika </td> <td>&#914;&#945;&#963;&#953;&#955;&#953;&#954;&#940; </td> <td>Greece </td> <td>Green </td> <td>Blood red to violet </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>Bears a large pear shaped fig; according to DiPaola, this fig variety goes back 2000 years. Results of some online sleuthing indicate that this variety and Markopoúlou Black are produced for fresh consumption in southern Attica and in the island prefectures of Cyclades, Dodekanisou and Crete</td> <td>EANY &larr; BCNY </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Ventura </td> <td><BR> </td> <td>California </td> <td>Green </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>More cold hardy than most, tree is small and compact; fruit is large and flat (2008)</td> <td>WCPA &larr; Just Fruits and Exotics </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Verde Passo </td> <td>Rosinenfeige </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Greenish-blue </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td>A large tree; the fruit develops superficial white breaks in the skin; in Liguria it ripens about the middle of August (along with Negretta). The name is derived from the practice of letting the figs shrivel on the tree like raisins, which results in an outstanding flavor. Also formerly grown in Canton Ticino, Switzerland.</td> <td>SCIT </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Vista </td> <td>Vista Black Mission </td> <td>California </td> <td>Black </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Introduced by Exotica Nursery, Vista, CA</td> <td>JVSD &larr; Exotica Nursery </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Violette Dauphine </td> <td>Rouge d'Argenteuil, <A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1002386">DFIC 84</A> </td> <td>France </td> <td>Violet </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br></td> <td>UC-Davis </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Weeping Black Fig </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>[<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Gene_WashDC/figs/blackweeper-1.jpg">photo</a>] Origin unknown, may have come from <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/belleclarenursery/htmlfiles/rgtfrme.htm">Belleclare Nursery</A></td> <td>MAFRI </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Wuhan </td> <td>Original name unknown </td> <td>China </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Introduced to the U.S. by a professor of horticulture at Austin State University, TX, (SFASU). Photos: <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Gene_WashDC/figs/Wuhan1-1.jpg?t=1218579390">A</a> and <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Gene_WashDC/figs/wuhan2-1.jpg?t=1218579456">B</a>.</td> <td>GMNJ &larr; SSE - LA MC R 06 </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Yokneam Black </td> <td><BR></A> </td> <td>Israel </td> <td>Black </td> <td><br> </td> <td><br> </td> <td>New variety for 2008</td> <td>MKW&#214; &larr; Baud </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Zingarella </td> <td>Little Gypsy </td> <td>Italy </td> <td>Black </td> <td>Red </td> <td><br> </td> <td>VS, a fig enthusiast of NJ, reports that this is an excellent variety for the Mid-Atlantic region -- an exceptionally good tasting fig that does not split after heavy rains. He compares it to Sal's Corleone, but writes that Z. is the superior fig for its resistance to splitting and better skin color.</td> <td>RWCA </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Zrequa </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Morocco </td> <td>Black </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Unifera </td> <td>New variety for 2008</td> <td>BP </td> </tr> <tr BGCOLOR="LIGHTGREEN" align=left valign=top> <td>Zucchini </td> <td>Cetruli, Cetriolo </td> <td>Cosenza, Italy </td> <td>Green </td> <td><br> </td> <td>Bifera </td> <td>Breba fig is long and green somewhat like a zucchini or cucumber.</td> <td>GMNJ &larr; Belleclare Nursery, Plainview, NY </td> </tr> </table> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </html>