Figs
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Black Mission
The favorite. Purplish-black skin, strawberry- colored flesh, rich flavor. Heavy bearing, long-lived, large tree. Coast or inland. Fresh/dry/can. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
Black Jack
Large, purplish-brown figs with sweet, juicy, strawberry-red flesh. Harvest August to October in Central California. Naturally small (semi-dwarf) tree. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
Celestial
Purplish-brown skin, pink flesh. Widely adapted. Two crops per year - early summer and late summer to early fall. Prune to any shape. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
Conadria
Light greenish-yellow skin, pink flesh. Not as sweet as Kadota, but resists spoilage. Fresh/dried. Very vigorous, long-lived tree. Heavy crops, coast or inland. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
Excel
Medium size, Yellow fruit with amber pulp. Sweet, rich flavor. Resistant to splitting even under adverse conditions. Superb, all purpose fig. Introduced in 1975. Considered very hardy. Zones 7-10.
Flanders
Highly productive, violet-striped fruit with white flecks. Richly-flavored amber flesh, resistant to splitting. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
Improved Brown Turkey
Large, brown skin, pink flesh. Sweet, rich flavor, used fresh. Widely adapted - coast or inland climate. Small tree, prune to any shape. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
Janice Seed-Less Kadota
New "white" fig. Large, sweet, delicious, light greenish-yellow fruit with practically no seeds. Prolonged harvest, August through November at Fremont, California. Suited to coastal and inland climates. Prune to any shape. 100 hours. Self-fruitful. Patent Pending.
Kadota
Large, light greenish-yellow 'white' skin, amber flesh. Long-lived,vigorous. Prune to any shape. Very sweet fruit needs hot weather to ripen. Fresh/dry/can. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
King (Desert King)
Light green 'white' skin, strawberry colored pulp. Rich flavor, excellent fresh-eating quality. Large breba (spring) crop. Later crop is light in hot climates, heavier in coastal climates. Prune only lightly, occasionally. (Heavy winter pruning removes breba crop.) 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
Osborne Prolific
Large fruit with very attractive purplish-brown skin, amber pulp. Especially pleasing flavor. Long-time favorite in cool coastal areas, excellent inland as well. Prune to any shape. 100 hours. Self- fruitful.
Panache "Tiger"
Especially fine flavor! Small to medium sized fruit, green in color with yellow "tiger" stripes. Strawbery pulp is blood-red in color. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
Peters Honey
Beautiful, shiny, greenish yellow fruit when ripe. Very sweet, dark, amber flesh. High quality. Superb for eating fresh . Warm location with a southern exposure is required for ripening fruit in maritime Northwest. Originated in Sicily. Good cold tolerance. Zones 6-10.
Purple Smyrna
Small fig, purplish-black skin with strawberry flesh, rich flavor. Good fresh or dried. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
Texas Blue Giant
Extra large fig with purple skin and amber flesh, very sweet, ever-bearing habit. Zones 6-10.
White Genoa
Old variety, a favorite in cool coastal areas--also excellent inland. Greenish -yellow skin, amber flesh, distinctive flavor. Prune to any shape. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
Violette de Bordeaux
Small to medium size purple-black fruit with a very deep red strawberry pulp, a distinctive sweet rich flavor. Brebas are pyriform with a thick, tapering neck; main crop figs are variable often without neck. Medium eye. Excellent fresh or dried. Breba crop, hardy. Good for container culture or small spaces. Zones 5-10.
