Nierund
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According to heated debates among fig growers in Thailand regarding the Sarda fig from Montserrat Pons, which is said to produce purple fruit, I noticed that it actually produces a light green figs in Thailand.
There are some people who grow the Sarda fig and their fruits are light purple, just like the photo in Montserrat Pons’ book. This has led to arguments, as each person insists that their own Sarda is the true variety from Son Mut Nou.”
I’m someone who loves growing fig trees, and I know that there are many fig varieties from all around the world. Because I’m naturally curious and observant, I came across a fig variety from Montserrat Pons called ‘Sarda’. In his book “Las Higueras en las Islas Baleares”, it is described that…The fig tree is located in Son Granada, property of Lluc and Miquel Tomàs i Munar, in the municipality of Llucmajor, within the area known as La Marina — an arid and dry land with very low rainfall. The tree acquires a medium, even reduced, development; with light branches and not very dense foliage, a spherical crown, and a regular harvest. The figs ripen at the end of August.
It has a regular harvest, with figs that ripen at the end of August. It has a medium to high productive yield.
The figs are pear-shaped, medium-sized, symmetrical and uniform, light purple in color, very slightly cracked, with a thick skin of medium texture. They show a high percentage of paired fruits but do not have any abnormal formations.
The pulp is intense red in color, very sweet and tasty, with an almost nonexistent peduncle. They have a difficult abscission of the peduncle but are very easy to peel. They are highly resistant to rain, transport, souring, and the opening of the ostiole, and have medium susceptibility to fruit detachment.
The leaves are mostly unlobed, and to a lesser extent five-lobed and three-lobed, with very finely serrated margins. No hairiness is observed on the underside, and the petiolar angle is acute.
The SARDA variety originates from the area of Son Sard, in the municipality of Llucmajor, from which it takes its name.
However, I'm aware that some fig growers have planted Sarda and initially gotten green figs, but later found that some branches produced purple figs, which is quite suspicious. The fig grower speculated that it might be due to a mutation of the Sarda fig.????
I’d like to know who grows the Sarda variety and what color its ripe fruit is.
In my view, with the Fig Monograph and morphology book of Monserrat Pons, the owner providing accurate information on Sarda figs, it's puzzling why there's a need for debate.???, or could it be that a color mutation occurred, changing the fruit from light purple to light green? Is that possible, or is there actually some mistake? If Sarda really produces light green fruits, then Montserrat Pons should update the Sarda fruit photo in his book, right? To avoid confusion.
Has anyone here ever grown the Sarda fig, and did it produce fruits that were light purple, light green, or any other color? Please share your guidance.
Nierund
Thank you
There are some people who grow the Sarda fig and their fruits are light purple, just like the photo in Montserrat Pons’ book. This has led to arguments, as each person insists that their own Sarda is the true variety from Son Mut Nou.”
I’m someone who loves growing fig trees, and I know that there are many fig varieties from all around the world. Because I’m naturally curious and observant, I came across a fig variety from Montserrat Pons called ‘Sarda’. In his book “Las Higueras en las Islas Baleares”, it is described that…The fig tree is located in Son Granada, property of Lluc and Miquel Tomàs i Munar, in the municipality of Llucmajor, within the area known as La Marina — an arid and dry land with very low rainfall. The tree acquires a medium, even reduced, development; with light branches and not very dense foliage, a spherical crown, and a regular harvest. The figs ripen at the end of August.
It has a regular harvest, with figs that ripen at the end of August. It has a medium to high productive yield.
The figs are pear-shaped, medium-sized, symmetrical and uniform, light purple in color, very slightly cracked, with a thick skin of medium texture. They show a high percentage of paired fruits but do not have any abnormal formations.
The pulp is intense red in color, very sweet and tasty, with an almost nonexistent peduncle. They have a difficult abscission of the peduncle but are very easy to peel. They are highly resistant to rain, transport, souring, and the opening of the ostiole, and have medium susceptibility to fruit detachment.
The leaves are mostly unlobed, and to a lesser extent five-lobed and three-lobed, with very finely serrated margins. No hairiness is observed on the underside, and the petiolar angle is acute.
The SARDA variety originates from the area of Son Sard, in the municipality of Llucmajor, from which it takes its name.
However, I'm aware that some fig growers have planted Sarda and initially gotten green figs, but later found that some branches produced purple figs, which is quite suspicious. The fig grower speculated that it might be due to a mutation of the Sarda fig.????
I’d like to know who grows the Sarda variety and what color its ripe fruit is.
In my view, with the Fig Monograph and morphology book of Monserrat Pons, the owner providing accurate information on Sarda figs, it's puzzling why there's a need for debate.???, or could it be that a color mutation occurred, changing the fruit from light purple to light green? Is that possible, or is there actually some mistake? If Sarda really produces light green fruits, then Montserrat Pons should update the Sarda fruit photo in his book, right? To avoid confusion.
Has anyone here ever grown the Sarda fig, and did it produce fruits that were light purple, light green, or any other color? Please share your guidance.
Nierund
Thank you
