Cherry flavor fig
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Never heard of that one. What kind of fig is it?
snarfing
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Its from the now defunct flatbush fig farm. Figs4All got it from there who got it from a local.
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Flatbush Red is a family heirloom fig tree I picked up from the Flatbush Fig Farm (FFF), Brooklyn NY, while on a road trip to look for my Dad's boyhood home in Brooklyn. The owner of FFF told me the story on how he obtained the variety from the grandson,who's grandad brought the fig over from Italy when he immigrated. I can only guess the grandson has to be close to 90 if he is still alive. It is the only fig tree the family has at their home.
The grandson heard the FFF owner knew figs and asked him to prune it and apparently kept after him because he only wanted someone with experience to do it. That is how the cuttings became available and I bought one of the trees that was propogated. I received the tree with no name with only the word “Italian” on the pot.
This tree produces a lot of juicy figs relatively early and I tried contacting FFF to discuss the fig, but they seem to no longer be selling. After posting it on [the other forum] it seems that it could be a unique fig, but it is hard to obtain consensus in the fig world.
I love the red color of this fig before it ripens and then the darker red/purple when it ripens. Sweet nectar may drip from the eye when ripe. It is a sweet fig that has matured well with some cherry, berry, and honey tones. My daughter's taste buds detect some watermelon. I have been calling the tree Flatbush Red in honor of FFF since they circulated it."
Is it an Etna?Its from the now defunct flatbush fig farm. Figs4All got it from there who got it from a local.
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Flatbush Red is a family heirloom fig tree I picked up from the Flatbush Fig Farm (FFF), Brooklyn NY, while on a road trip to look for my Dad's boyhood home in Brooklyn. The owner of FFF told me the story on how he obtained the variety from the grandson,who's grandad brought the fig over from Italy when he immigrated. I can only guess the grandson has to be close to 90 if he is still alive. It is the only fig tree the family has at their home.
The grandson heard the FFF owner knew figs and asked him to prune it and apparently kept after him because he only wanted someone with experience to do it. That is how the cuttings became available and I bought one of the trees that was propogated. I received the tree with no name with only the word “Italian” on the pot.
This tree produces a lot of juicy figs relatively early and I tried contacting FFF to discuss the fig, but they seem to no longer be selling. After posting it on [the other forum] it seems that it could be a unique fig, but it is hard to obtain consensus in the fig world..
I love the red color of this fig before it ripens and then the darker red/purple when it ripens. Sweet nectar may drip from the eye when ripe. It is a sweet fig that has matured well with some cherry, berry, and honey tones. My daughter's taste buds detect some watermelon. I have been calling the tree Flatbush Red in honor of FFF since they circulated it."
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TorontoJoe
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TorontoJoe
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None that I've ever noticed...
It’s so surprising to me that there are tons of figs in Italy, but what most people brought over are Etnas. Maybe they brought over more but Etna survived, because it’s so hardy and adaptable. It’s truly a unicorn of a fig!
PapaFig
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Stop It JOE!!!!
GoodFriendMike
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TorontoJoe
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I know this happened… a lot. Many didn’t hold their figs here… those ones were just forgotten. Others were not kept because even though common, they just didn’t do well here. Poor production… late ripening etc…. This is why….. and all respect to those in Cali who hunt for fig varieties… but I would suggest that knocking on doors in certain NJ neighborhoods might be a bigger treasure trove of good, proven figs than where they grow wild.
Especially now that you consider what’s still here is so good that it’s been kept for 3, 4 or more generations. That’s exactly what Vince #3 is. u. Prosciutto are
Basically, when scouting backyards for the best heirloom varieties... you need to look for the right signs.... Something like this is a sure bet
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RosyPosy
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Honestly… I’ve wondered at some of the stories and claims of these figs back east. All of them have these stories of imigrants bringing them over…but they’re all Hardy Chicago or similar.
Maybe the story evolved over time? What once was someone eating a fig and it reminding them of their hometown over time became it was from their hometown?Not to be a negative nancy and all that… It’s just. They’re mostly Hardy Chicago types in an area that would’ve sold Hardy Chicago.
Some people like stories too and like to embelish things.
Something similar happens in the south with Celeste.
TorontoJoe
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I remember your pluot... Looked like candy! I'd like to find one on a rootstock that keeps them really small. As it is I've never seen them up here.
I suppose post about them in gardening talk. That's pretty much for anything not figs.....
pluotfanatic.com? It could happen... Unless those Bartlett Pear people already grabbed the domain
ZomVee
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Check this out, Virginia sells bareroots at super cheap prices!I remember your pluot... Looked like candy! I'd like to find one on a rootstock that keeps them really small. As it is I've never seen them up here.
I suppose post about them in gardening talk. That's pretty much for anything not figs.....
pluotfanatic.com? It could happen... Unless those Bartlett Pear people already grabbed the domain
GoodFriendMike
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Many common figs are not that good without pollen. And most back then did not know the problem. Many today don't either. "Wasp what wasp?" I guess that is why the market is not flooded with great common figs. Hard to beat VDB and CH for production and taste without adding some fairy dust.