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

Originated in San Antonio, TX

Discovered in Brooklyn, NY. Fruit size is medium to large. Tree is very hardy and productive, Ripens in end of september in PA.

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.

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.

Collected from a village near Esfahan, Iran

Encanto Brown turkey

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.

The latest variety to ripen. Shtawi came from the word "Shitta" which mean Winter. The tree produces at an early age, extremley productive.

Yellow blushed with red

Very large fig, early to ripen.

Manny’s Black Giant

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

Vasile obtained it from Lowe's was labeled as Celeste. Very large leaves and large fruit.

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 a restuarant named Pan e Vino. The owner obtained this from Sicily. There are a black and a white variety, both very good and productive figs for our area. not sure which color this is.

Light green with red blush

Collected from Mishtayeh, Syria. The earliest fig to ripen in town. Medium size.

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.

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.

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.

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 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	Crops	Notes
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 Jack		USA	Reddish purple to black	Red	2	Of unknown origin; fruit similar to California Brown Turkey (San Piero), but tree much smaller
Blue Giant		USA	Blue-purple	Amber		Originated in San Antonio, TX
Brooklyn Dark		?	Brownish-Purple	red		Discovered in Brooklyn, NY. Fruit size is medium to large. Tree is very hardy and productive, Ripens in end of september in PA.
Bournabat						Named after the village of Bournabat just to the NE of Smyrna.
Brooklyn White		Italy?	Light green	Amber	2	I discovered it growing in a Brooklyn, NY where it had survived many witners unprotected. Fruit is Large, and very productive.
Black Marseille						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
Blue Celeste
Birtati		Syria				Large Fig imported from Syria.
Byadi		Syria				Light green fig imported from Syria
Brunswick			Brown	amber
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				Collected from a village near Esfahan, Iran
Encanto Brown turkey
Golden Celeste
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)
Jarrah		Syria
Jarupa
Kadota		Greece
Lebanese Long		lebanon
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. 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	1	Very large fig, early to ripen.
Manny’s Black Giant		Canada	Reddish-brown	Red
MD Brown Turkey
Marseille Yellow						A yellow fig produces good crop, but with an open eye which may cause spoilage.
Macool		Syria?	Dark
Matta						.
Mega Celeste			Brown	Red		Vasile obtained it from Lowe's was labeled as Celeste. Very large leaves and large fruit.
Naples White		Italy	Yellow	yellow	2	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
Paradiso		Italy	Green	Red	2
Pastilière
Peter's Honey			Light green
Pan e vino		Italy				This tree was collected from a restuarant named Pan e Vino. The owner obtained this from Sicily. There are a black and a white variety, both very good and productive figs for our area. not sure which color this is.
Quantico			Light green with red blush	Red
Rimaley		Syria	Light Green	Yellow		Collected from Mishtayeh, Syria. The earliest fig to ripen in town. Medium size.
Sal's		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.
Syrian Shawi		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	Βασιλικά	Greece	Green	Blood red to violet		very old Greek variety, bears pear shaped large fig. Introduced by Bellclare nursery.
Violetta		Europe	Brown	Amber	2	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
Yellow Neches
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 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