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[BucksCountyFigs]

I don't think Atreano is an Adriatic either.

Good Lord, at this rate, I guess I am back to Adriatic virgin status!

 

[BucksCountyFigs]

If you like Atreano, you should look into growing Doctor Gowaty. I think it is an Atreano type and has large figs. I don't know if it's cold hardy or late. I have a 1st year Dr Gowaty but have not tasted a ripe one yet. @2Angels likes the good doctor very much. She would be able to give you better info on it than I can

Thanks, I’ll look into that one.

 

[TorontoJoe]

In no particular order:

Angelito
WM#1
Prosciutto
Green Goblin (definitely got on the list fast)

 

[oat]

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@ETXfigs

Oops, it was an Atreano, not a Teramo!
Is an Atreano an Adriatic?

It was just like strawberry jam, even with the crunch, which was very nice and the first time trying a fig with a seedy crunch.

Atreano is Adriatic adjacent. This type of figs can get pretty good berry flavor, but usually when things are a little cooler. In the heat, it can even turn into a sugar or honey fig. It’s on a spectrum.

 

[oat]

Atreano is not an Adriatic, but is its own family type. Thermalito is an Atreano type fig. It’s one that when pollinated becomes more like an Adriatic, but not pollinated can be more of a honey berry fig.

A big difference for me between Atreano type and Adriatic is the skin. Atreano skin has more of that figgy/melony flavor even caprified, while in Adriatic the figgy flavor is pretty much gone when ripe.

 

[Inflorescence]

A big difference for me between Atreano type and Adriatic is the skin. Atreano skin has more of that figgy/melony flavor even caprified, while in Adriatic the figgy flavor is pretty much gone when ripe.

I can see that. Adriatics have their own taste which is almost with an herbal note? green? For lack of a better word.

 

[Tridrama]

@oat
@grasshopper
@ETXfigs

Oops, it was an Atreano, not a Teramo!
Is an Atreano an Adriatic?

It was just like strawberry jam, even with the crunch, which was very nice and the first time trying a fig with a seedy crunch.

I have Atreano. I would put it more in the honey category.

 

[oat]

I have Atreano. I would put it more in the honey category.

It’s a spectrum. It’s a chimera in a way. In hot and humid weather like yours it’s basically a honey fig. In dry coastal CA, it’s more of a berry type.

 

[BucksCountyFigs]

A big difference for me between Atreano type and Adriatic is the skin. Atreano skin has more of that figgy/melony flavor even caprified, while in Adriatic the figgy flavor is pretty much gone when ripe.

Hmm…I didn’t know that. I’ll have to ask the person who I got it from.

I do not like a figgy flavor, but I didn’t detect it on the one I ate. I’ll ask. Maybe it’s a mislabel.

 

[oat]

It’s a spectrum. It’s a chimera in a way. In hot and humid weather like yours it’s basically a honey fig. In dry coastal CA, it’s more of a berry type.

This is not mine. I believe it’s Alastair in Sebastopol. Atreano type is weird like that. It’s a good fig if you have the right climate.

 

[oat]

Hmm…I didn’t know that. I’ll have to ask the person who I got it from.

I do not like a figgy flavor, but I didn’t detect it on the one I ate. I’ll ask. Maybe it’s a mislabel.

I didn’t say that it’s unpleasant like unripe fig. I meant melony figgy. I don’t know how to describe it properly.

 

[TorontoJoe]

My best Prosciutto ever! Dried on the tree and so dense!

 

[ETXfigs]

I didn’t say that it’s unpleasant like unripe fig. I meant melony figgy. I don’t know how to describe it properly.

My Celeste have that melony flavor if I pick them early. Tastes like honeydew melon and really good. If I let them get super ripe they are sugar bombs.

 

[BucksCountyFigs]

This is not mine. I believe it’s Alastair in Sebastopol. Atreano type is weird like that. It’s a good fig if you have the right climate.
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Interesting. Thank you for sharing that. I didn’t realize climate could change it like that (other than caprified vs uncaprified). I wish I had taken a pic, but it was literally all deep red like that, but all the way throughout and consistent, with just a thin white syconoum. And it looked and tasted literally like juicy strawberry jam (with no melon or figgy taste). Like this stock pic from the internet, but the same color red like the pic you sent.

 

[oat]

Interesting. Thank you for sharing that. I didn’t realize climate could change it like that (other than caprified vs uncaprified). I wish I had taken a pic, but it was literally all deep red like that, but all the way throughout and consistent, with just a thin white syconoum. And it looked and tasted literally like juicy strawberry jam (with no melon or figgy taste). Like this stock pic from the internet, but the same color red like the pic you sent.

So many figs can lose some of their berry flavor in hot areas. This is not super rare. Atreano type is just more obvious. Take a look at Condit Monograph and you will see that he wrote a lot about whether a fig is more suitable to coastal(cool) or inland(hot).