Angelito Breba Is A Standout

[Tinyfish]

Angelito breba has moved into a tie for 1st place or maybe even solo 1st place. The weather here has been super hot and dry and I let Angelito dry on the tree so thats why it may have 1st place to itself over Vince #3. The fig flavor is super concentrated when it can get this ripe. Advice to new fig growers...let your figs ripen properly. Give your figs that extra couple of days because good things come to those who wait. My wife words after the taste test was I hope there's more of them...of course I said NO lol. I can't say how productive Angelito will be for breba growers but the few are definitely a treat. For people growing for breba I recommend Exquisito. I'm not sure my friend Doug is here but thanks to Doug aka Bluemalibu for sharing this with us.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

Learn something new everyday. Did not know this one produced a breba. Now I really can't wait for mine to get bigger and start producing.
Invite Doug. Edit - It seems Doug is a member here.

 

[Tinyfish]

Learn something new everyday. Did not know this one produced a breba. Now I really can't wait for mine to get bigger and start producing.
Invite Doug. Edit - It seems Doug is a member here.

As I said I can't say how prolific it will be for breba but they are of high quality. For a test a should pick one at normal ripeness to see how the taste is and I will report back.

 

[grasshopper]

How big is it? And how old is the tree?

 

[Tinyfish]

How big is it? And how old is the tree?

The dried weight was about 30g. I normally don't weight my figs but I have a couple more I will pick tomorrow and I will weight them. My tree is from 2022 and its in an 8 gallon pot.

 

[Tinyfish]

How big is it? And how old is the tree?

This one came in at 31g and was drier then the one in the first post.

 

[TorontoJoe]

@Tinyfish If only all breba could look like that! Just stunning! My tree has never produced one. Very nice!

 

[Tinyfish]

@Tinyfish If only all breba could look like that! Just stunning! My tree has never produced one. Very nice!

It only made three so its strengths are not quantity but quality. Another standout was Verdolino Del Nord Tatiana for quality but sadly not quantity.

 

[grasshopper]

Dry weight 30g is very good and good to hear the breba is good quality. Did you take any special care to avoid dropping?

 

[Tinyfish]

Dry weight 30g is very good and good to hear the breba is good quality. Did you take any special care to avoid dropping?

No special care needed. I am no breba expert but Angelito breba seem to hold well to the tree.

 

[FigHouse]

Had my first Angelito breba ripen 2 weeks ago and it was excellent. Best breba I've tasted. Unfortunately, there were only 2.

 

[TorontoJoe]

Had my first Angelito breba ripen 2 weeks ago and it was excellent. Best breba I've tasted. Unfortunately, there were only 2.

They only get better

 

[Tinyfish]

Had my first Angelito breba ripen 2 weeks ago and it was excellent. Best breba I've tasted. Unfortunately, there were only 2.

I got lucky and got 4 so far and and 1 more in the next day or two. On the other hand Exquisito pumps out 60g-70g breba with ease.

 

[FigLab]

I had two brebas on my 1st y.o. long-suffering plant. The first one got stolen by squirrels, the second one is just beginning to swell. I'm guarding it like a hawk.

 

[Vitooch1]

That is something special Tony looks great.

 

[FigHouse]

It's definately worth the effort to guard it!

 

[Tinyfish]

I had two brebas on my 1st y.o. long-suffering plant. The first one got stolen by squirrels, the second one is just beginning to swell. I'm guarding it like a hawk.

Your squirrels have good taste. Do what you can. Maybe you can temporarily just cage in the whole tree with whatever you have laying around.

 

[Tinyfish]

That is something special Tony looks great.

Picked my last one today and it also dried on the tree.

 

[FigLab]

Your squirrels have good taste. Do what you can. Maybe you can temporarily just cage in the whole tree with whatever you have laying around.

That's a great idea - the tree is certainly small enough at this point!.

 

[Tinyfish]

It's definately worth the effort to guard it!

I agree.