What's The Best Honey Fig?

Inflorescence said:
My climate is dry with hot weather in the summer. So I can get sunburn and spoiling in some honey fig varieties. For example, Izbat An Naj often does not ripen here well.

I’ve seen Golan White on his website. It does have a bit of a similar look to White Marseilles which agrees with what bushdoctor62 mentioned above. I do not grow it myself though.
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I just realized you wrote the article that I posted about fig cutting rot. It is very good and well written. 👍
 
BucksCountyFigs said:
Nah, I love seeing roots!!
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Lol, I read at the other forum (not a member, can't reply) how you yell to your daughter when you see a new root and she doesn't seem enthusiastic about it. That sounds like when I try to talk to my wife about figs. I was excited with things like my first ripe Violeta fig, first Unk Prosciutto roots, when I received rooted cuttings of I-258, Izbat An Naj, WM#1. When I was trying to explain what a Black Madeira type is, it was like I was speaking a foreign language. She just rolls her eyes and says something like, "that's 2 minutes of my life I will never get back". 😆
 
ETXfigs said:
Lol, I read at the other forum (not a member, can't reply) how you yell to your daughter when you see a new root and she doesn't seem enthusiastic about it. That sounds like when I try to talk to my wife about figs. I was excited with things like my first ripe Violeta fig, first Unk Prosciutto roots, when I received rooted cuttings of I-258, Izbat An Naj, WM#1. When I was trying to explain what a Black Madeira type is, it was like I was speaking a foreign language. She just rolls her eyes and says something like, "that's 2 minutes of my life I will never get back". 😆
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And that’s why fig people are so awesome - we can literally talk **forever** about all the minutiae of figs, how they grow, how they taste, the different varieties, all of it!!
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Izbat an Naj is on my wishlist, because I have heard great things.
That being said, the 2nd best fig I ever had was a Calimyrna that dried on my neighbor's ancient tree. It was so sweet, sticky, and jammy. It tasted like guava and other tropical flavors with a hint of nuttiness.
 
Inflorescence said:
My climate is dry with hot weather in the summer. So I can get sunburn and spoiling in some honey fig varieties. For example, Izbat An Naj often does not ripen here well.

I’ve seen Golan White on his website. It does have a bit of a similar look to White Marseilles which agrees with what bushdoctor62 mentioned above. I do not grow it myself though.
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See it now. Carry on.
 
Bumping post to say White Marseilles does just fine in my zone (9a/9b) I picked up a 5gallon last year from a California Rare Fruit Grower's meet and it's since branched out pretty nice, and i've had quite a few cuttings wakeup - Salce - Nixons Peace - De La Roca all woke up. Nixons Peace and Salce being predominantly honey, and DLR being Berry Honey - ive also recently got more honey fig varieties on the way... i'll update here or in a separate post down the way when I get to try any of the fruit, my guess is at the soonest next year.
 
Jigfig said:
I had a nice little White Marseilles at on time. Was super excited about it until the dog chewed it up… after I ran the dog around the yard yelling and waving a chewed up stick at him he decided my trees weren’t chew toys.
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Wow. All my dogs would have been encouraged that they discovered a new game.
 
I have an LSU green honey fig, but it was a cutting I bought online and I don't remember the name exactly. It may have been LSU gold. I bought a fig tree called Cajun gold, which is possible is the same tree as the LSU. And I put in the ground also this year fig de parfum, which states to be a honey fig. I can't wait to see the differences between these honey figs. I have "White Greek" as a honey fig also, but it has the melon flavor as well which I personally am bored of, regardless of the nice fruit they give. Not complaining though 🤣

I get conflicting answers with Longue D'out figs, as they either have a sugar, honey, berry, cotton candy flavors. I'll find out hopefully in a couple months 😁

What about Peters honey? It's another fig I have seen people mention and enjoy, but how it ranks with other known honey varieties, I don't know.
 
masterfrogman said:
I have an LSU green honey fig, but it was a cutting I bought online and I don't remember the name exactly. It may have been LSU gold. I bought a fig tree called Cajun gold, which is possible is the same tree as the LSU. And I put in the ground also this year fig de parfum, which states to be a honey fig. I can't wait to see the differences between these honey figs. I have "White Greek" as a honey fig also, but it has the melon flavor as well which I personally am bored of, regardless of the nice fruit they give. Not complaining though 🤣

I get conflicting answers with Longue D'out figs, as they either have a sugar, honey, berry, cotton candy flavors. I'll find out hopefully in a couple months 😁

What about Peters honey? It's another fig I have seen people mention and enjoy, but how it ranks with other known honey varieties, I don't know.
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As far as Peter's Honey goes...I believe ther is a lot of confusion with that one.
Lots of people believe they have it, but I think there was another fig people were calling PH and selling as such.
I have it but I'm not 100%...puts out lots of breba.
These days you have to be very vigilant when purchasing certain varieties.
 
Of all the honey figs out there...I'm still gonna have to give props to Alma.
I know many think it is just Meh...but for me it was a really nice sweet refreshing extremely juicy fig.

I don't have it any longer but I do still grow Holy Smokes...same? IDK. :)
 
The title of "best honey fig" is location and flavor palate dependent. Prior to the arrival of the Black Fig Fly mine was Janice Seedless Kadota, a chance seedling from Oceanside CA. Nowadays I might have to breed a closed eye honey fig.
 
I got my fist campaniere this morning. The skin was fragile and it slipped a bit when I pulled it off the tree. It was good. My husband said it tasted like victory. I still do love my alma and can't wait. It is covered up with figs even though I lost all the brebas it has probably 200 or more . Here is my campaniere it was 30 grams
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GoodFriendMike said:
Testing Capri in hopes of breeding figs not effected by the fly?
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I'm presently trialing female figs claimed to be closed eye. A few of them are said to be honey type, including Corky's Honey, LSU Champagne, LSU Gold, and Peter's Honey. If these don't turn out well at my location over the next couple years, I'll then attempt to breed an improved honey fig with one of the non-berry honey type caprifigs I'm trialing; e.g. LSU DC-7 or Enderud. On a related note, thank you for providing a link to the syringe kit you're using. I need to prepare by practicing hand pollination.
 
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