fig varieties - Figs 4 Fun

fig varieties
Italian 258
A medium to large fig from the Prusch collection in San Jose,
California, with a bluish skin color and a solid dark red pulp.
Produces a drop of resin blocking the ostiole which keeps insects
out. A heavy bearer, excellent flavor and sweet, it ripes in cooler fall
climate.
Sal's
St. Anthony's
Italiano
A medium purple, pyriform, red flesh, of high quality, rich and sweet
flavored fig.
Jurupa
A huge green fig with excellent flavor. Very vigorous grower.
Kala Heera/Ghosh
A rare super fig the from middle east.
Khurtmani (Eseli)
A very large redish, honey fig is probably the best fig from Israel.
Schar Amber
Excel
King
The best to grow in a north climate like Canada. It's a super fig,
medium to large greenish yellow, of high quality with strawberry
pulp. It ripens a large breba crop between July and August.
Lampeira
A rare fig from Portugal.
Paradiso (Called by Italians
in Canada)
Ventura
Lattarulla (Italian Honey Fig)
A medium, light green fig. Two crops. Second crop is flavor rich
and sweet. Adapts well to container,
LSU Gold(Louisiana University)
A very dependable, huge flat gold fig. Tender and exceptionally
sweet .
LSU Purple
A Very rigorous grower. Red to dark fig with excellent flavor and
high sugar content.
Madonna
A brown, medium to large fig. Excellent flavor.
White Marseilles
Magnolia
Malta (Sugar Fig)
Small to medium fig with light brown to violet skin and strawberry
pulp.. Very cold hardy. Excellent fig of high quality. Excellent to
cultivate in Canada.
Martini
From Visciano, Italy.
Marylane Seedless
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