Here is my mystery fig. Has one ripish fruit I tried today — a nice clear sweet flavor. Any ideas on what it is, or what family it is? My MIL bought it in some store (think Trader Joes) so I assume a common one.
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I too have a mystery fig. Three, actually. One I’m pretty sure is a Brown Turkey, one I’m waiting on fruit to ripen, and this one. I paid for a Beer’s Black, but got a yellow fig instead. Kadota is my best guess. Only had a single fig on its third year.
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Got my first fig from a Chicago Hardy I picked up at a local nursery a month ago. We got 1 3/4” of rain the other day so the fig is a little waterlogged but still far better than the storebought figs I’ve had. It’s got about 9 other figs on it, another one should be ripe in a day or two.
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Trader joes the supermarket? They sell fig trees?
My guess is that it’s Chicago hardy. Very common variety. Sold to people in colder regions of the U.S.
Losech’s fig looks very similar to yours and theirs is a Chicago Hardy.
Figs are coming in now good Craven’s Craving, CdD Gris, and others coming in now
Violette de Sollies one I like to dry. Big black figs red inteteior I’m not sure how good these are fresh? I have not eaten in fresh in a few years I do love them dried though
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Another mystery fig here in the CA Bay Area: I dug up a sad old fig tree that the previous owner of our house planted too close to the foundation, and moved it to the sunny backyard slope. It dropped all its leaves from transplant shock and I thought it might die (I had to cut a couple of roots to remove the little guy), but it just popped out a couple of tiny figs. Whoa!
I’m hoping to graft a fun variety or two like Back Madeira onto this in the early spring.
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Found two more very ripe/soft Campaniere figs. Some other observations. This fig can look really beat up with brown spotting on it. It’s not going to be the prettiest fig (if that matters to anyone. It doesn’t to me).
But having had more of these figs. It truly is a “tropical” fig. It even smells tropical once you split it in half. I still get that "honeyed papaya” taste every time I eat one. They are really fantastic & different. So glad I planted 2 of these in the ground. Next test is to see how it does through a zone 7B winter.
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fig jam
recipe:
ingredients
- ~ 650g figs
- 150g sugar
- couple squeezes of honey
- few squeezes lemon juice from bottle
attack
- cut the stems off and halved.
- add to pan with sugar, honey and 1/4-1/2 cup water to help avoid burning.
- bring to boil for a few minutes while stirring.
- turn heat down to a simmer.
- they will break down on their own as you cook but you can mash with your favorite masher or immersion blender till desired consistency is reached.
- add lemon juice to help thicken.
- continue to simmer(20-30m), while stirring, until you you’ve reached your perfect viscosity.
- corral into a containment vessel.
addendum
- might be a good idea to add a bit of salt.
- could add cinnamon or vanilla or orange for flavor.
let me know if yall have an ideas to change or improve.
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I would ditch the honey
The main thing for the lemon juice is to add a touch acidity IMO because the figs are so sweet that just a tad of tart helps balance it
but everyone likes it slightly different
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Three years running Rockaway Green is my tastiest fig out of about 20 varieties. Small, concentrated strawberry jam bombs. I have a pretty large collection of Adriatics but this one is my favorite because the skin toughens up a bit more and the flavor is the most concentrated. Can hang on the tree for a long time too without any spoilage.
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My in ground fig is starting to produce some Fruit. They are being swamped by ants the second they look ripe. What do I do. Not Happening to potted
I think you havbe to kill the ants on the ground. See if you can find the nest and then spread some boric acid. Do it lightly (too much boron is bad) and in dry weather so it doesn’t quickly dissolve.
Some gooey gunk (“Tanglefoot”) on the trunk would probably work.