Torre Pozzelle - Amazing wild seedling

[CzechFigs]

Today, I realised I didn't post this variety here, so I'm posting today. During my stay at Paolo Belloni's Pomona Garden last year, I found this interesting fig at the parking lot of Torre Pozzelle beach. It was the beginning of August and there was a ripe fig, so of course I had to take cuttings and I'm glad I did, because the taste of the fig was phenomenal. It had superb texture similar to Coll de Damas and had very nice honey-berry flavor. However, fig seemed to be caprified, so it keeps me wondering how will the figs taste uncaprified, if it is not Smyrna of course. The big disadvantage for humid climates would be the short stem and round shape, but the skin was also wuite tough, which could be very helpful. I rooted 3 cuttings and should have at least 3 trees, so let's see how will it works in colder climate.

There was also an Audi parked next to the fig tree and by taking the cuttings I caused a little bit of drama as people thought I was stealing the Audi, whoops.

 

[superdave336]

Pretty cool. I can't believe people were more interested in the Audi than the fig.

 

[CzechFigs]

Pretty cool. I can't believe people were more interested in the Audi than the fig.

I think, it didn't help that the tree was super small and I kind of butchered it. That's why it looked how it looked

 

[IAK]

Pretty cool. I can't believe people were more interested in the Audi than the fig.

They grow wild out there so the locals probably don’t care about them.

 

[IAK]

I think, it didn't help that the tree was super small and I kind of butchered it. That's why it looked how it looked

You have to rename the fig to Audi.

 

[superdave336]

They grow wild out there so the locals probably don’t care about them.

You talking about the Audi?

 

[TorontoJoe]

South of Bari in that area there are certainly the wasp…. But I’ve found more than a few that turned out to be common and hold on to their figs without it and are very good.

I look forward to you posting about how this does for you. Hopefully you get some figs to try this year. Please keep us posted. It looks very good

 

[TorontoJoe]

Oh… @CzechFigs I happen to be looking for some Audi parts… would you know where I can find some?

 

[CzechFigs]

South of Bari in that area there are certainly the wasp…. But I’ve found more than a few that turned out to be common and hold on to their figs without it and are very good.

I look forward to you posting about how this does for you. Hopefully you get some figs to try this year. Please keep us posted. It looks very good

I was just wondering what the parent tree could be. The most grown varieties in Puglia are Verdesca and Mattepinta, but those doesn't seem to be parents just based on how early ripening it is. However, I'm not sure if the ripening of the parent has any influence on ripening of its seedlings.

Personally, I would lean towards Dottato being the parent, because it is also widely grown variety out there with a lot of different strains. It is also super tasty variety in the hot and dry climate ot there. Paolo has a lot of different strains in his orchard and has one gigantic tree of Dottato that produces doubles on every single branch. Extremely productive and it also taught me that there is no point in searching for varieties that dry easily on the tree, because there is no better dry fig than Dottato figs cut in half and then dried on the hot sun. Of course, we can't do that as much in colder and humid climates, so there is indeed point in searching for figs that dry on the tree, but speaking just taste wise, there is nothing better than dried Dottato figs.

 

[CzechFigs]

Oh… @CzechFigs I happen to be looking for some Audi parts… would you know where I can find some?

Sure, I still have some parts from my trip to Italy, but please don't tell to anyone

 

[CzechFigs]

Btw, speaking of the Dottato figs. This one I picked in Putignano and it was really good. It was growing in someone's yard, but the fig I harvested was over the fence basically blocking the sidewalk, so I had to harvest it to keep moving, LOL Please don't judge me, there were hundreds of figs on the tree, so I hope the owner doesn't mind I took one fig leaning over the sidewalk.