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help me identify a fig tree?

10 years ago

Hi all,
My husband, son and I moved to the California desert (about an hour from Death Valley) six months ago and discovered we have a fig tree in our backyard. It's about 15 feet tall and ripening now (end of July). The figs are about 2-3 inches and yellow when ripe. The insides are a brownish color. Can anyone help me identify it? I'd greatly appreciate it!
(Here is my blog post with more photos, including the inside and leaves: https://happyliving.wordpress.com/2013/07/27/can-anyone-identify-this-fig-tree/)
Thanks, Erin

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Comments (5)

meldy_nva
10 years ago
I could very easily be wrong, but it looks like "Italian Honey". I bought one for DH many years ago, and the fruit looks like your pic. They are very sweet, with a honey-like secondary flavor. Not that he gets very many: the squirrels start eating them as soon as they just begin to turn color.
ekillian
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks for the post! I was wondering if it was a Italian honey based on photos I've seen. Appreciate it.
surya55_gw
10 years ago
Hello Erin,

If you need to be absolutely sure, you can post this topic under the "Name that plant" forum....
mawheel
10 years ago
Hi Erin, welcome to the Garden Party.

I don't have the faintest idea of what a ripe fig even looks like! This "city girl" would have thought maybe that was a picture of a baby yellow squash--which are very good, but prob. wouldn't compare to the deliciousness of a ripe fig.
lucky_p
10 years ago
Look at Figs4Fun.com - lots of descriptions and photos of fruit & leaves.

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