My Fig varieties

Ficus Afghanistanica. Photos provided by an Israeli fig grower shows this fig bearing red fruit. It might be a Capri fig which requires pollination.

Reddish purple to black

Of unknown origin; fruit similar to California Brown Turkey (San Piero), but tree much smaller

Introduced by Fanick's nursery in San Antonio, TX. Size is large, dark fig with good quality. Blue giant figs are grown and sold at farmers markets in San Antonio. can be stored well for longer time than average varieties.

Discovered in Brooklyn, NY. Fruit size is large. Tree is very hardy and productive, Ripens in end of september into October in PA. Very sweet and tasty

Named after the village of Bournabat just to the NE of Smyrna.

I discovered it growing in a Brooklyn, NY where it had survived many witners unprotected. Fruit is Large, and very productive.

Brownish with grey tones.

A small to medium brown fig, very popular in the South-East US.

I collected this fig from a portuguese immigrant who brought the tree from Portugal. This fig has been grown in Bethlehem, PA for many years. Seems similar toSal's figs.

Breba crop only, the main crop requires pollination.
Does not do well in the Northeast unless the tree is protected properly. If the tree dies back, the Breba is lost. It can be grown in a container in our region.

San Pedro-type fig requiring caprification for fall crop.

I obtained cuttings from an Iranian lady who collected it from a village near Esfahan, Iran . No fruits on mine yet, she described the fruit as long large brown fig with a nice flavor.

Encanto Brown turkey

Jon from san diego obtained cuttings labeled as brown turkey, but the fig was abviously mislabled.

Collected from Northern Germany.

small to medium dark fig with great flavor

A Condit hybrid, in the trade since 1971.

Dark reddish-violet-black

Medium size, does well for the Northeast. Similar to Sal's fig, but less productive. When it get to certain size it may slow production, in this case it's recommended to trim the tree down to 2 ft.

Italian Golden Honey

The latest variety to ripen. Shtawi came from the word "Shitta" which mean Winter. Not suitable in ground in areas with short summers. Does well in a container. The tree produces at an early age, extremley productive.

Yellow blushed with red

Very large fig, early to ripen.

Manny’s Black Giant

Marseille Yellow

A yellow fig produces good crop, but with an open eye which may cause spoilage.

Collected from a small town called Amar in Syria.

Golden with crunchy seeds.

Vasile obtained it from Lowe's was labeled as Celeste. Very large leaves and large fruit. Does well in California, but in the Northeast it doesn't preform as well.

I obtained this fig from an Italian man who got it from Naples, Italy. Large Breba and large main crop produced by this hardy tree. Excellent tasting Breba and main crop.

I obtained this fig from Wilmington, North Carolina. It produces large dark fig with a closed eye, and does well in humid, rainy areas. Tastes very good.

This tree was collected from an abandoned garden behind a former Italian restuarant named Pan e Vino. The owner obtained this from Sicily. There are a White and a Dark variety planted at that garden. The restaurant was sold and new owners are need taking care of the garden. These figs were left unprotected from Pennsylvania winters for the past 4 years and have been producing every summer.

Light green with red blush

Lou from VA aka (elder) is who found and named this one, "it was found in the little town of Quantico, VA. The story has it that it was brought there by an elderly Greek lady years ago. The fruit on the original tree, and subsequentily on the trees I now have, are a very dark brown, almost as dark as Hardy Chicago. And they tend to split if even the humidity goes up. They are, nonetheless, more productive than any other fig I have or have seen. Ripening can be a problem. Quanticos produce both a breba and a main crop, but usually only a small portion of the main crop manage to ripen."

A delicious fig that was originated at Edible Landscaping, which now is sold as hardy chicago. It's very similar to hardy chicago but more productive, ripens at the same time or earlier.

Sicilian Dark #11

Fig was obtained by George in NJ from a Sicilian neighbor. Very tasty fig that is of a medium size.

Collected from Amar, Syria.

This was collected by my dad from Syria. He says it's one of the best tasting figs. It's named Sumac after the spice used in the middle east. The flavor is sweet sharp resembling the Sumac spice in color and flavor.

Texas everbearing

Unknown white #1

collected from a friend in Easton, pa who obtained the cutting from Florida.

Original name unknown, collected from Easton, pa. originally obtained from italy.

Introduced by Exotica nursery in CA.

Seedling grown and named by Encanto farms.

Vista Enchantment

Seedling grown and named by Encanto farms.

very old Greek variety, bears pear shaped large fig. Introduced by Bellclare nursery.

This is a patented variety in Europe. Bears large and very tasty breba crop, the main crop is also large.

Violette de Bordeaux

Collected from Well's sweep farm in Northern New Jersey.

This is not a Ficus Carica variety, will not bear without pollination.

A fig originated in the Wuhan region in China. Has heart shaped leaves with little or no lobes.

VS, a fig enthusiast of NJ, reports that this is an excellent variety for the Mid-Atlantic region -- an exceptionally good tasting fig that does not split after heavy rains. He compares it to Sal's Corleone, but writes that Z. is the superior fig for its resistance to splitting and better skin color.

Name	Synonyms	Origin	Skin Color	Pulp Color	Notes
Adriatic			Green	Red	Light gren skin with red pulp. Excellent flavor. Very subject to Mosaic.
Adriano Striped
Afghanistanica		Afghanistan			Ficus Afghanistanica. Photos provided by an Israeli fig grower shows this fig bearing red fruit. It might be a Capri fig which requires pollination.
Black Mission			Dark skin	Red	Introduced into California by the Franciscan missionary Fr. Junipero Serra who planted it at the San Diego mission in 1769. Widely planted in California commercially.
Black Jack		USA	Reddish purple to black	Red	Of unknown origin; fruit similar to California Brown Turkey (San Piero), but tree much smaller
Black Triana			Dark		Originated in Calabria region in Italy
Blue Giant	Fanick's blue giant	USA	Blue-purple	Amber	Introduced by Fanick's nursery in San Antonio, TX. Size is large, dark fig with good quality. Blue giant figs are grown and sold at farmers markets in San Antonio. can be stored well for longer time than average varieties.
Brooklyn Dark	Brooklyn Celeste	?	Brownish-Purple	red	Discovered in Brooklyn, NY. Fruit size is large. Tree is very hardy and productive, Ripens in end of september into October in PA. Very sweet and tasty
Bournabat					Named after the village of Bournabat just to the NE of Smyrna.
Brooklyn White	Brooklyn white BS	Italy?	Light green	Amber	I discovered it growing in a Brooklyn, NY where it had survived many witners unprotected. Fruit is Large, and very productive.
Black Marseille	Marseille VS.				1943 brought to U.S. and planted in Columbia, MD by WWII veteran. Similar to Sal's (EL) and Hardy Chicago; fruit slightly larger in size, with darker skin; ripens a week before Hardy Chicago; considered by VS to be an excellent fig for the Mid-Atlantic region.
Barada	Honey Barada	Syria	Yellow	Honey	Tree came from Sidnaya, Syria (Ancient town near Damascus. Fruit is small does better in dry climate. The flavor is very sweet.
Black Madiera			purple- Black	Amber	The flavor is very unique. excellent tasting variety. It bears late for the Northeast. Does better in containers in my climate.
Blue Celeste			Brownish with grey tones.	Red
Birtati		Syria			Large Fig imported from Syria.
Byadi		Syria	light green		Light green fig imported from Syria
Brunswick			Brown	amber
Carvalho			Dark		Collected from Portugal.
Celestial
Conadria
Celeste JS		Malta	Light brown	Amber	A small to medium brown fig, very popular in the South-East US.
Danny's Delight
Dark Portuguese		Portugal	purple	red	I collected this fig from a portuguese immigrant who brought the tree from Portugal. This fig has been grown in Bethlehem, PA for many years. Seems similar toSal's figs.
Desert King			Green	red	Breba crop only, the main crop requires pollination. Does not do well in the Northeast unless the tree is protected properly. If the tree dies back, the Breba is lost. It can be grown in a container in our region.
Double Header
Drap d'Or	Royal Vineyard	France			San Pedro-type fig requiring caprification for fall crop.
Early Violet
Esfahani		Iran	Brown		I obtained cuttings from an Iranian lady who collected it from a village near Esfahan, Iran . No fruits on mine yet, she described the fruit as long large brown fig with a nice flavor.
Encanto Brown turkey					Jon from san diego obtained cuttings labeled as brown turkey, but the fig was abviously mislabled.
Fiorone de Ruvo			brown		extra large figs
Golden Celeste			yelow
German Fig		Germany			Collected from Northern Germany.
Greek Black		Greece	Violet		small to medium dark fig with great flavor
Gulbun		California	Light green		A Condit hybrid, in the trade since 1971.
Hardy Chicago	Bensonhurst Purple	Sicily	Dark reddish-violet-black	Red	Medium size, does well for the Northeast. Similar to Sal's fig, but less productive. When it get to certain size it may slow production, in this case it's recommended to trim the tree down to 2 ft. “Hanc Mathies once told me that the DiPaola's, owners of the Belleclare Nursery in Plainview, NY, tracked the Bensonhurst Purple fig to it's origin on Mt. Etna, Sicily, where the variety is known to have been growing at about 3000ft above sea level. It gained a reputation in New York and received its local name of Bensonhurst Purple. It eventually found its way to Chicago, where Fred Born, a sailor stationed at Great Lakes Naval base, propagated it. Cuttings had been given to him by an Italian man who lived on the south side of the Windy City. The tree flourished despite the harsh Chicago winters. Fred eventually migrated to Florida, taking his tree along. He called the fig, Hardy Chicago. Eventually the variety reached the retail nursery trade.” (L.D., GW Fig Forum, 2-14-06)
Italian Golden Honey
Jarrah		Syria
Jarupa
Kadota		USA			"first appeared in an orchard grown by mr. Cyrus Way of Whitier, from cuttings furnished by Mr. Theo Hockett from his orchard of Dottatos, which in turn was an orchad grown from cuttings imported from Europe in 1887 by Mr. R. Thompson of Orange County, Ca." Fig was later discovered by Stephen Taft of Sawtelle, CA who gave it the name Kadota. For more info read the book " The Kadota Fig".
Lebanese Red		Lebanon	red	dark red
Lebanese Elie		Lebanon	Light green	Red
Lebanese Shtawi		Lebanon	Light green	Amber	The latest variety to ripen. Shtawi came from the word "Shitta" which mean Winter. Not suitable in ground in areas with short summers. Does well in a container. The tree produces at an early age, extremley productive.
LSU Gold	none	USA	Yellow blushed with red	light red to pink	Released by LSU.
LSU Purple		USA	Purple	Red	Produced by LSU.
Lynnhurst White			Light Green	Amber	Very large fig, early to ripen.
Manny’s Black Giant		Canada	Reddish-brown	Red
MD Brown Turkey	black marseille
Marseille Yellow					A yellow fig produces good crop, but with an open eye which may cause spoilage.
Macool		Syria	Dark	red	Collected from a small town called Amar in Syria.
Matta			Very light green	Golden with crunchy seeds.	I was given cuttings from a man by the name of Matta, who praised about this fig, saying it's an excellent fig. I didn't know any other details about it. A year later Matta passed away. It's of an unknown origin. However the fig started bearing in 2008. It has very light skin, with golden pulp. contains crunchy seeds that resemble sesame. So far it's a winner for me. .
Mega Celeste			Brown	Red	Vasile obtained it from Lowe's was labeled as Celeste. Very large leaves and large fruit. Does well in California, but in the Northeast it doesn't preform as well.
Naples White		Italy	Yellow	yellow	I obtained this fig from an Italian man who got it from Naples, Italy. Large Breba and large main crop produced by this hardy tree. Excellent tasting Breba and main crop.
NC Dark			Dark purple	Red	I obtained this fig from Wilmington, North Carolina. It produces large dark fig with a closed eye, and does well in humid, rainy areas. Tastes very good.
Negronne
Nero
O'Rourke
Paradiso		Italy	Green	Red
Paradiso Genoa
Pastilière
Peter's Honey			Light green
Pan e vino White		Sicily			This tree was collected from an abandoned garden behind a former Italian restuarant named Pan e Vino. The owner obtained this from Sicily. There are a White and a Dark variety planted at that garden. The restaurant was sold and new owners are need taking care of the garden. These figs were left unprotected from Pennsylvania winters for the past 4 years and have been producing every summer.
Quantico			Light green with red blush	Red	Lou from VA aka (elder) is who found and named this one, "it was found in the little town of Quantico, VA. The story has it that it was brought there by an elderly Greek lady years ago. The fruit on the original tree, and subsequentily on the trees I now have, are a very dark brown, almost as dark as Hardy Chicago. And they tend to split if even the humidity goes up. They are, nonetheless, more productive than any other fig I have or have seen. Ripening can be a problem. Quanticos produce both a breba and a main crop, but usually only a small portion of the main crop manage to ripen."
Reverse			Dark	red	this was originally Penache fig that was reverted to it's original state.
Rimaley		Syria	Light Green	Yellow	Collected from Mishtayeh, Syria. The earliest fig to ripen in town. Medium size. First fig to ripen for me was on August 25th.
Sal's Fig (Pix)		Sicily	Dark purple	Red	A delicious fig that was originated at Edible Landscaping, which now is sold as hardy chicago. It's very similar to hardy chicago but more productive, ripens at the same time or earlier.
Sicilian Dark #11		Sicily	Purple	Red	Fig was obtained by George in NJ from a Sicilian neighbor. Very tasty fig that is of a medium size.
Smith
Stella
Syrian Shtawi		Syria			Collected from Amar, Syria.
Sumac		Syria	Light green	Dark Red	This was collected by my dad from Syria. He says it's one of the best tasting figs. It's named Sumac after the spice used in the middle east. The flavor is sweet sharp resembling the Sumac spice in color and flavor.
Texas everbearing		usa
Unknown white #1			white		collected from a friend in Easton, pa who obtained the cutting from Florida.
Unknown Dark #1		Italy	Dark		Original name unknown, collected from Easton, pa. originally obtained from italy.
Vista		California	Black	Red	Introduced by Exotica nursery in CA.
Vista Encanto		California			Seedling grown and named by Encanto farms.
Vista Enchantment		California			Seedling grown and named by Encanto farms.
Vasilika	Vasilika Sika	Greece	Green	Blood red to violet	very old Greek variety, bears pear shaped large fig. Introduced by Bellclare nursery.
Violetta		Europe	Brown	Amber	This is a patented variety in Europe. Bears large and very tasty breba crop, the main crop is also large.
Violette de Bordeaux		France	Violet	Red
Vilette sepor
Verdal Lounge
Yellow Neches
Weeping Black			dark
Well's Sweep			Yellow		Collected from Well's sweep farm in Northern New Jersey.
Wild Himalayan		India			This is not a Ficus Carica variety, will not bear without pollination.
Wuhan		China	Black	Yellow	A fig originated in the Wuhan region in China. Has heart shaped leaves with little or no lobes.
Zingarella	Gypsy	Italy	Black	Red	VS, a fig enthusiast of NJ, reports that this is an excellent variety for the Mid-Atlantic region -- an exceptionally good tasting fig that does not split after heavy rains. He compares it to Sal's Corleone, but writes that Z. is the superior fig for its resistance to splitting and better skin color.
187-25			Green	Red	UC Davis
160-50					UC Davis