Sampling figs at UC Davis fig orchard

I visited the UC Davis fig orchard in Davis, California in Summer of 2010. I took some notes along with photos of varieties I've sampled while there. Figs behave differently in different climates. Also with the help of the fig wasp which is present at the UC Davis orchard some of these varieties will not bear fruit if grown in different part of the USA.

Name Pictures Comment
135-15s Watery, lacks flavor.
135-4s Good flavor
143-28 Late, Nice flavor
143-36 Dark red pulp, Sharp acid flavor
143-38 Late
160-50   Late
143-5 Mild to good flavor, with Jelly texture.
152-4s   good average flavor, similar to 135-4s
153-7 Honey like flavor, Very weak grower.
171-59  
184-15 Very large fig, watery flavor.
184-15s  
187-25

Excellent tasting fig. Some growers say it's a slow grower.
276-14 Watery, sweet
278-128

 
291-4 Early producer, tastes good.
291 Late variety
309B-1 Seem to be a late variety.
A10-8

Good tasting variety of dark figs. DFIC01648
Alma   Not ripe, seems late.
Armenian Large figs, tastes okay.
B 11-13 No tag
Barnisotte Excellent tasting, large figs.
Beall Good flavor. large figs.
Black Madeira

excellent tasting. Late variety. Dwarf tree.
Bournabat Large figs.
California Brown Turkey   Bland to average flavor.
Calvert Very good flavor.
Capitola Long Resembles Brunswick.
Castle Kennedy   Splits, resembles Brunswick.
Conadria  
Deanna Large figs. Average flavor.
DFIC0023 Palmata Hybrid

Very attractive tree. Has a mulberry like leaves, with dark figs. Flavor is really good. May require pollination to produce figs based on growers experience in the North east.
DFIC01645   Black fig, but weak tree.
DFIC01649   Splits and sours.
Giant Amber   Watery flavor.
Gulbun Selection 284-11 Good tasting large figs, seems to be a late variety.
Ischia Black

excellent tasting figs.
K-6-5   Very large fig. Average flavor.
K-7-11    
Kac 11-30 E  
KAC 11-4 W Honey like flavor.

Kalamata

Large fig, good honey flavor. May require pollination.
King   Excellent flavor. This is a San Pedro type fig, will produce breba crop withouth pollination, but requires the wasp in order to produce the main crop.
Native de Argentuile   Very good variety.
Pastiliere


Very tasty variety, and it seems to be very early.
Pied de Boeuf Large elongated shape. Average flavor.
Rattle snake Island Resembles Brunswick.
Santa Cruz Dark   Sharp Acid flavor
Selection 315-1   Late
Selection 326-1   Late
Selection 337-2   Nice Honey flavor, Seems to be late and large variety.
Selection 341-1   Mild to average flavor.
Selection 233-10   Acid flavor
Selection 319-1   Acid flavor.
St. Jean    
Sucrette Excellent flavor, possibly a late variety.
Tena   Good flavor
Trojano  
Verte  
White Texas Everbearing   Productive and very sweet fig.
Yellow Neches

 

Very good flavor, seems to be an early variety. Fruit size is medium.
Zidi Excellent tasting and large dark fig. Requires pollination to set a crop.

 

Comments

CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO

CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO POLINATE THE ZIDI FIG.THANKS.