Do Sacred Origins Figs live up to their description?

snarfing

snarfing

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Ok, please refrain from going nuts and slinging poop because i feel like this thread has the possibility for it, the mods have my blessing to nuke this thread if it goes south. But I see Sacred Origin figs selling for a ridiculous amount and having really unique descriptions. Do they actually taste like that (guava, cherry, mango whatever) or is it marketing? Do they just have a very refined palate? Have you guys tasted them?
 
Of the few I have that have (SO varieties) yet to bear figs so far I've had Watermelon and it was the complete opposite of tasty.

I assume that many of her varieties require pollination to get an accurate description of her experience with those figs (which she does state).

This year I believe the others will finally bear fruit so stay tuned 👍
 
I have not tried any of the Sacred Origin figs.

I have, however, tried a few figs with the flavors you mentioned, caprified of course. Un my experience, Calimyrna has guava notes when dried on the tree. Beltrana's flesh had hints that remind me of mango, but the pulp was more berry or just tripical fruit punch. Super Jumbo DK was one of my favorites for the coconut flavored skin.
 
I have Creme de Fragola and Weeping Apple Pie as 3+ year old trees and the flavor is as advertised without pollination.
Timing is a factor with WAP, heat of summer it's a top notch honey fig, later in the season when the weather cools I get a heavy Green apple flavor especially if the fruit is slightly underripe.
I've got many others of SO going and can't wait fruit them.
 
Damn this is what I was hoping for to be honest. she hass a ton of amazing sounding cherry flavors i want my hands on
 
Steven J. said:
I have not tried any of the Sacred Origin figs.

I have, however, tried a few figs with the flavors you mentioned, caprified of course. Un my experience, Calimyrna has guava notes when dried on the tree. Beltrana's flesh had hints that remind me of mango, but the pulp was more berry or just tripical fruit punch. Super Jumbo DK was one of my favorites for the coconut flavored skin.
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Coconut flavored skin!!! What is this madness?!’
How come I have never heard of this!!!
Must get pronto.
 
@snarfing
As a fellow cherry flavor lover, I totally fall in love with her descriptions, too, but when I read one that really piques my interest, I do 2 things:

1) I look for non-biased, non AI, confirmation from multiple human sources that that particular variety is truly and confirmed common. I have seen with Sacred Origin and the Fig Hunters reports of some varieties being common, but they are not replicated or people have difficulty fruiting them.

2) Then I look for flavor and growing posts of people who have no skin in the game who have been growing it for a couple years and see what they think, and if it seems like it has the young fig potential to reach the marketing description.

I really like your question, since it collates that right here in your post. Plus, I just discovered one with coconut flavored skin! Man, am I the last one to the party??!
 
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BucksCountyFigs said:
@snarfing
As a fellow cherry flavor lover, I totally fall in love with her descriptions, too, but when I read one that really piques my interest, I do 2 things:

1) I look for non-biased, non AI, confirmation from multiple human sources that that particular variety is truly and confirmed common. I have seen with Sacred Origin and the Fig Hunters reports of some varieties being common, but they are not replicated.

2) Then I look for flavor and growing posts of people who have no skin in the game who have been growing it for a couple years and see what they think, and if it seems like it has the young fig potential to reach the marketing description.

I really like your question, since it collates that right here in your post. Plus, I just discovered one with coconut flavored skin! Man, am I the last one to the party??!
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I didn’t know about coconut flavor either. I love coconut!
 
BucksCountyFigs said:
@snarfing
As a fellow cherry flavor lover, I totally fall in love with her descriptions, too, but when I read one that really piques my interest, I do 2 things:

1) I look for non-biased, non AI, confirmation from multiple human sources that that particular variety is truly and confirmed common. I have seen with Sacred Origin and the Fig Hunters reports of some varieties being common, but they are not replicated.

2) Then I look for flavor and growing posts of people who have no skin in the game who have been growing it for a couple years and see what they think, and if it seems like it has the young fig potential to reach the marketing description.

I really like your question, since it collates that right here in your post. Plus, I just discovered one with coconut flavored skin! Man, am I the last one to the party??!
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luckily my capri -q is rooting so common only is a requirement of the past:cool:
 
I have probably 30 or more female varieties, some unreleased but fruited only a dozen or so. Some may be Smyrna and others that are not may not be exactly like a pollinated flavor. Watermelon rush for instance was a honey fig without pollen for me, tasty but not crazy. Strawberry cheesecake tasted great but was Smyrna. Creme di fragola is great without pollen even better with pollen. Many of the releases are good without pollen but great with it if you wanted an average. I’m also testing some capris of hers as well. The prices are crazy not because they are good but because they are new and unknown, too many people want to be the first to say they have it and make some money off them causing the bidding wars, if you can find buy it now’s then it is safer but auctions especially on the first few releases of the variety are guaranteed to go high only for the supply and demand effect.
 
Another word of caution is some may not be correct sold by other sellers, photos I’ve seen direct from the source with and without pollen are different than some listings on figbid, so that means do your research before bidding to verify. Buy from someone that got direct from sacred origin without first verified before secondary source and unverified as a cautionary note to be safe even if it’s cheaper.
 
I'm coming from this from previous research into my fondness of Bourbon. A bourbon tasting fig would be amazing. I found info on SO's Bourbon Unk, now Cherry Bourbon I think. It says it is a common fig, but sounds like the amazing flavors only come from pollinated figs. Since I don't have the wasp, I didn't pursue the variety any further. I will say though if others are getting bourbon notes off the fig without pollination, let me know. :D
 
EtchedFicus said:
I'm coming from this from previous research into my fondness of Bourbon. A bourbon tasting fig would be amazing. I found info on SO's Bourbon Unk, now Cherry Bourbon I think. It says it is a common fig, but sounds like the amazing flavors only come from pollinated figs. Since I don't have the wasp, I didn't pursue the variety any further. I will say though if others are getting bourbon notes off the fig without pollination, let me know. :D
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If I get cuttings off mine I may post them here next fall, I tried to sell extras on figbid and no attention was given lol, I only sold one tree that I had it grafted to with strawberry cheesecake on the same rootstock.
 
Bofig said:
If I get cuttings off mine I may post them here next fall, I tried to sell extras on figbid and no attention was given lol, I only sold one tree that I had it grafted to with strawberry cheesecake on the same rootstock.
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id definitely be interested in SO figs so long as theyre not 50 a cutting lol
 
snarfing said:
id definitely be interested in SO figs so long as theyre not 50 a cutting lol
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Haha I haven’t sold any cuttings above maybe 20 a piece even the black Celeste in my entire figbid sales career at least that I’m remembering, higher than that causes anxiety of unmet expectations lol
 
EtchedFicus said:
I'm coming from this from previous research into my fondness of Bourbon. A bourbon tasting fig would be amazing. I found info on SO's Bourbon Unk, now Cherry Bourbon I think. It says it is a common fig, but sounds like the amazing flavors only come from pollinated figs. Since I don't have the wasp, I didn't pursue the variety any further. I will say though if others are getting bourbon notes off the fig without pollination, let me know. :D
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Figs and bourbon! 🤩🤩 and cherry bourbon even!!! Salivating right now!!!🤤🤤
 
I’ve fruited creme di fragola, Edith raspberry, and honey plum. Creme di fragola and Edith raspberry I would consider keeper figs.

I sampled weeping apple pie at the dmv figfest and was impressed to be able to taste the apple flavors as described.

I grew cherry pie for three years which never fruited so I gave up on that one.
 
I was fortunate to taste about 100 fig varieties in 2025 and *a* Crema Di fragola fig that I tried tasted great. Bought the cuttings and I have 2 of them rooting now..
 
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BucksCountyFigs said:
Coconut flavored skin!!! What is this madness?!’
How come I have never heard of this!!!
Must get pronto.
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@BucksCountyFigs
I was just as shocked when I bought a box of fresh figs from Brian at ProfigUSA. I used to text him asking what varieties I was eating. I couldn't believe the flavors of caprified figs. Bless him for answering all my texts 😅

You know, he has Super Jumbo DK cuttings on sale right now 😉
 
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