Algerian Cheouti

9ah-figlet

9ah-figlet

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We picked our first Algerian Cheouti today after noticing it was dripping honey today from a 2-yr old tree in an 8-gallon pot. (Sorry for the blurry photo from my hubby—I’m not able to go into the fig patch because I’ve hurt my foot and need to keep the stitches clean.)

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Like a Smith, it was ugly on the outside but beautiful on the inside. Unlike a Smith, the flavor was a soft raspberry with a touch of tartness whereas the Smith tastes like pure strawberry to me.
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This ripened in less than ideal conditions—cloudy, cold and intermittent rain for over a week. There was some splitting from the eye.

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Just look at those pools of honey!

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Texture was more cake batter than jammy or dense with moderate seed crunch.

Very happy to have this tree!
 
Dang Nina that's a looker!
I haven't tried that one, lots of people saying it's so close to Smith, and I have 4 Smith trees. :)
 
Thanks everyone! To be honest, I was expecting it to be another Smith (which I love so wouldn’t mind). But this is different. I look forward to checking it again—I have a lot of figs still on the tree, and it seemed to have a short hang time (hard & green to ripe under 4 days).

I hope it ripens earlier as matures. My 1st Smith of the season was picked August 28th so that’s a whole month more of eating yummy figs!
 
That's good news, maybe I will give it a try at some point.
After my downsizing is complete. lol
 
@"9ah-figlet"#12 ... [font='Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Algerian Cheouti leaking honey, and covered with raspberry goodness. How I wish I was your neighbor, to help you enjoy such a photogenic feast. How did you hurt your poor hoof? Stitches that sounds really bad please keep your foot clean, and well-tended. Meanwhile we also have Zom Vee in the house. a prince from another land.
 
@"9ah-figlet"#12 ... [font='Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Algerian Cheouti leaking honey, and covered with raspberry goodness. How I wish I was your neighbor, to help you enjoy such a photogenic feast. How did you hurt your poor hoof? Stitches that sounds really bad please keep your foot clean, and well-tended. We also have VomVee in the house  Applause ;)
 
TorontoJoe said:
I'm TorontoJoe and I approve this fig!  :D

I want to re-impose the moderator tax but I really don't want to share with Kevin, Mike and Eric..  :P
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I had like four or five shoots from this spring. I was gonna bury the limbs into the ground. It's my new technique, just create a monster root system, but I can definitely spare a couple limbs. Someone said they call the technique 'Subterranean Cordons' 

I got mine from Bass as Algerian Chetoui, I think it's Smith, but I don't grow Smith, so what do I know?  I grafted a limb once and the leaves were different in a way.
 
@"9ah-figlet"#12 ... [font='Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Algerian Cheouti leaking honey, and covered with raspberry goodness. How I wish I was your neighbor, to help you enjoy such a photogenic feast. How did you hurt your poor hoof? Stitches that sounds really bad please keep your foot clean, and well-tended. Meanwhile we also have Zom Vee in the house  Applause ;).
 
Figless said:
@"9ah-figlet"#12 ... [font='Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Algerian Cheouti leaking honey, and covered with raspberry goodness. How I wish I was your neighbor, to help you enjoy such a photogenic feast. How did you hurt your poor hoof? Stitches that sounds really bad please keep your foot clean, and well-tended. We also have ZomVee in the house  Applause ;)
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Shoot, I need to take your foot care advice. Imma barefoot maniac, always have been, but the raspberries are brutal over here!
 
ZomVee said:
TorontoJoe said:
I'm TorontoJoe and I approve this fig!  :D

I want to re-impose the moderator tax but I really don't want to share with Kevin, Mike and Eric..  :P
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I had like four or five shoots from this spring. I was gonna bury the limbs into the ground. It's my new technique, just create a monster root system, but I can definitely spare a couple limbs. Someone said they call the technique 'Subterranean Cordons' 

I got mine from Bass as Algerian Chetoui, I think it's Smith, but I don't grow Smith, so what do I know?  I grafted a limb once and the leaves were different in a way.
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No Smith? We need to fix that....
 
ZomVee said:
TorontoJoe said:
I'm TorontoJoe and I approve this fig!  :D

I want to re-impose the moderator tax but I really don't want to share with Kevin, Mike and Eric..  :P
Click to expand...

I had like four or five shoots from this spring. I was gonna bury the limbs into the ground. It's my new technique, just create a monster root system, but I can definitely spare a couple limbs. Someone said they call the technique 'Subterranean Cordons' 

I got mine from Bass as Algerian Chetoui, I think it's Smith, but I don't grow Smith, so what do I know?  I grafted a limb once and the leaves were different in a way.
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Tom you need a Smith to compare. PM your address.
 
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