Favorite Fig 2024
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GoodFriendMike
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I don't know about that. But maybe an Italian MRE?
TorontoJoe
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That's the thing... they're already pretty shelf stable. Just need to stay in a cool dark place. I'm dying to know what the freeze dryer would do to the fat.
TorontoJoe
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You're literally the only one among us who has everything needed to do itI have to make it happen.
Nora
Member
What is the flavor profile we’re most critical of?I still have not tried DTE, although I did manage to kill a tree. It’s tough for me to pick a single stand out favourite….. but I can certainly name a few
I-258 remains at the top of my list. Many of you have seen my on ground tree. It just produces so many amazing figs and it checks all the boxes.
While I want to try it on the ground as well, Vince #3 has been blowing me away. So early and so productive…. And just a great tasting fig in what might be the flavour profile that we’re most critical of.
Smith - another tried and true top fig. Once of the few that I keep multiple trees.
Cessac is outstanding and can stand next to smith any day.
A few others are family heirlooms. Maybe, one day they’ll be out there in greater numbers
TorontoJoe
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Perhaps 'critical' wasn't the correct word. Maybe one that we expect a lot from. That being Adriatic types.
DallasFigShop
New member
Madeira Island Black blew them all away but only one from a still fairly small tree in a 3 gal ... the skin was tough, but thin. Not as tough as Bmkk but tough enough that if it had not been excellency in the other aspects of flavor and taste, then it would have been knocked out.
In fairness tho i still have several that might ripen on top of a Paratjal Rimada and what is probably another NV6 that I have labeled as Lussheim, in a bowl in the fridge, hopefully just switched by mistake... I have some I258s that might make it... I have neglected them but one of them produced a fig about as fancy as the MIB so if I get a ripened main crop I might have a contender.. the i258s came from ebay and so far every fig has been different. One of them a yellow honey fig haha so possibly I258 NOT! but i ate a really incredible fig from one of them some seasons ago
In fairness tho i still have several that might ripen on top of a Paratjal Rimada and what is probably another NV6 that I have labeled as Lussheim, in a bowl in the fridge, hopefully just switched by mistake... I have some I258s that might make it... I have neglected them but one of them produced a fig about as fancy as the MIB so if I get a ripened main crop I might have a contender.. the i258s came from ebay and so far every fig has been different. One of them a yellow honey fig haha so possibly I258 NOT! but i ate a really incredible fig from one of them some seasons ago
TorontoJoe
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The eBay I258…. You mean every cutting is a different variety?
Givemefigs
Member
Weird year. We didn't get enough heat. So different varieties were stronger this year.
Best Figs: Purple Smyrna, Verte, Texas Strawberry UKN, Panache, and Vdb.
Best Figs: Purple Smyrna, Verte, Texas Strawberry UKN, Panache, and Vdb.
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TorontoJoe
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Would you have any information or pics on Purple Smurna and Texas Strawberry UKN? Those names are new to me
Givemefigs
Member
I don't have pictures.
My Purple Smyrna, is from Exotica nursery in San Diego. I have had the tree for several years and it's just been so so. But this year they started to dry on the tree. The fig is a dark fig with dark interior. It tasted great because it was high acid with some sweetness from the drying. It was kinda like Rhubarb pie with berries.
This could be the fig.
This looks more like mine:
Texas Strawberry UKN, is an Adriatic. It was very similar to Verte. In prior years, WM #1 and Ukn prosciutto were slightly better, but not this year. Many people collect this in Texas.
My Purple Smyrna, is from Exotica nursery in San Diego. I have had the tree for several years and it's just been so so. But this year they started to dry on the tree. The fig is a dark fig with dark interior. It tasted great because it was high acid with some sweetness from the drying. It was kinda like Rhubarb pie with berries.
This could be the fig.
This looks more like mine:
Texas Strawberry UKN, is an Adriatic. It was very similar to Verte. In prior years, WM #1 and Ukn prosciutto were slightly better, but not this year. Many people collect this in Texas.
Figology
Well-known member
There’s some other goodies in this thread too.
Mine was a seedling I named Grizzley. It had the perfect texture, sweetness, and light berry flavor.
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ChesapeakeFigs
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I agree about DTE. DTE was for the 3rd year one of my top 5 again. My wife finally agreed with me this year too, it was one of the ones we looked forward to the most. Can Planetes was one of my favorites too this year. I didn't know what to expect, but it was awesome, productive, and bordering on large. Cessac, and White Madiera #1 are always top 5 or so for me too. Here is the rest of my favorites of the year ( I probably left some out)
Tier 1: Can Planetes, DTE, Cessac, De La Roca, Borda Barraquer, Saint Martin, White Madiera #1, Pastiliere, Calderona, La Bourgoisie, HSK Unk, Green Goblin, Rosselino, NV1,
Tier 2: Malta Black, Kesariani, Unk Sicillian Dark, Souadi, LDA, Marrios Pelligrino, Desert King Breba, Ischia Black UCD, Moro De Caneva, Iranian Candy....
Tier 1: Can Planetes, DTE, Cessac, De La Roca, Borda Barraquer, Saint Martin, White Madiera #1, Pastiliere, Calderona, La Bourgoisie, HSK Unk, Green Goblin, Rosselino, NV1,
Tier 2: Malta Black, Kesariani, Unk Sicillian Dark, Souadi, LDA, Marrios Pelligrino, Desert King Breba, Ischia Black UCD, Moro De Caneva, Iranian Candy....
FruitBrute
Active member
I just thought DTE was a so so fig when I got cuttings, but it is one I think I will look forward to season after season as well.
ChesapeakeFigs
Well-known member
Its kind of a polarizing one. I have heard some people say that they don't really like it. Hard for me to imagine, but we all do have different tastes and preferences... To me, I just feel like people are wrong when they say they don't like itI just thought DTE was a so so fig when I got cuttings, but it is one I think I will look forward to season after season as well.
FruitBrute
Active member
They have to be......Its kind of a polarizing one. I have heard some people say that they don't really like it. Hard for me to imagine, but we all do have different tastes and preferences... To me, I just feel like people are wrong when they say they don't like it
If they get any better than what my 1st year tree has already produced, not sure what I'm gonna do. Might just have an entire collection of DTE. 