Ficus carica Croatian Yellow Giant Fig, Fig variety

from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

A good and tasty fig. Produces abundant crops. Ripens early, in the middle of August. It can't take any dampness, so attempts should be made to speed up ripening, before the rains start.

This is the biggest fig in our collection and probably among the biggest in the world. You can see on the pictures a comparison to the most popular Bulgarian Fig variety - Michurinska-10.

Ficus carica Rezovska, Fig Rezovska from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

This variety came from an old tree, which we found in a private garden in Rezovo. Soon after we propagated it, a new building was built on the site and the tree was destroyed. The qualities of the variety are very good and it deserves to be propagated and spread more widely.

Rezovska fig has a very good taste, with hints of wild berries. The fruits are black in color, with a strong skin and good resistance to transport and storage. It gives a main crop, which begins to ripen at the end of August, under the conditions of Southern Bulgaria and the Black Sea coast. 

Cold damage begins at temperatures below -14 to -16 degrees, and the trees freeze to the ground at temperatures below -18 degrees.

Ficus carica Dauphine, Fig from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Self-pollinating strain, no male pollinator required!

It is characteristic of this variety that it produces two harvests, one in July and the second in autumn.

The fruits in the first harvest are reddish to brown in color and the inside is amber.,

Second harvest figs are dark brown, purple to black, and pink inside.

Extremely sweet with a hint of honey.

Ficus carica Rezovska, Fig Rezovska from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

This variety came from an old tree, which we found in a private garden in Rezovo. Soon after we propagated it, a new building was built on the site and the tree was destroyed. The qualities of the variety are very good and it deserves to be propagated and spread more widely.

Rezovska fig has a very good taste, with hints of wild berries. The fruits are black in color, with a strong skin and good resistance to transport and storage. It gives a main crop, which begins to ripen at the end of August, under the conditions of Southern Bulgaria and the Black Sea coast. 

Cold damage begins at temperatures below -14 to -16 degrees, and the trees freeze to the ground at temperatures below -18 degrees.

Fig variety Mavri Polyphori,
Ficus carica Mavri Polyphori

Ficus carica Brogiotto Nero, Fig Brogiotto Nero (S)

This variety originates from the famous Apice Piante nursery in Italy. Although with excellent qualities, there are differences with the authentic variety and it is not clear whether it is a form of the same variety or a different variety.

Brogiotto Nero is a magnificent fig variety from Italy. The fruits are medium to large, the main crop ripens from the beginning of August in southern Bulgaria. The skin is dark, medium thick. The fruits are very well stored, tolerate transportation and have an excellent commercial appearance. The taste is balanced, juicy and sweet. The Broggio Nero North variety shows excellent cold resistance in our experimental field in Asenovgrad. There is also a small amount of first crop (breba).

Ficus carica Izmir, Fig from Izmir, from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

This variety is one of the best fig varieties!

Izmir fig has a superb taste that can not be easily described. The meat is very tender, juicy and sweet. The taste is balanced, really great.

This fig grows and produces two crops quite well in the conditions of southern Bulgaria. It grows vigorously and reaches large size. This fig will produce main crop without pollination, but as with all figs, pollination gives far better results. The picture shows not pollinated and pollinated fruits. Larger fruit is pollinated. Its taste is completely different, much better.

Freeze damage starts at temperatures below -14 to -16 degrees Celsius, and the trees may freeze to the ground at temperatures below -18 degrees. In northern Bulgaria it can be grown with creeping crown, near to the ground.

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Fig variety Turkish Gold
Ficus carica Turkish Gold

This is a variety with very juicy and delicious fruits. It is suitable only for the warmer regions of Bulgaria because the new branches do not harden off very well and are prone to frost.

Moisture during fruit ripening affects the crop. The "eye" opens easily, after which the fruit ferments. Therefore, watering should be avoided after the beginning of August.

It is not yet known whether this variety needs pollination.

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Fig variety Ronde de Bordeaux
Ficus carica Ronde de Bordeaux

Fig variety Mavri Polyphori,
Ficus carica Mavri Polyphori

Fig variety Michurinska 10
Ficus carica Michurinska 10

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Ficus carica Rosce Signora, Fig Rosce Signora

Ficus carica Hardy Yellow, Fig variety Hardy Yellowfrom Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

This is a very interesting variety, that we found about 15 years ago in a private garden in the town of Assenovgrad, Bulgaria. It may be of Greek origin. Until we are able to determine its eventual official name, we will use the working name Hardy Yellow. This variety performed better or the same as Michurinska-10 during the freezing February 2012 when it overwintered with no damage in our experimental field.

The fruits are large, 100-120 gr, its flesh is amber, sweet and juicy. Thy are not very durable and it is recommended to consume them not far from the place of production. There are two abundant crops.

In summary, this is a great fig variety with delicious fruits.

Ficus carica Cerretto, Fig variety Cerretto from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

The fruits are very large, 160-180 gr, the flesh is amber, sweet and juicy. The fruits are not very durable and are not suitable for long transportation and handling. There is a plentiful first crop, that ripens from mid-June to mid-July.

A great fig variety, but the fruit should be consumed within the production area.

Ficus carica Tauro, Fig Tauro from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Tauro is a great fig variety !

Tauro fruits taste great. In our experimental field in Assenovgrad, Bulgaria it produces two abundant crops in a season - the first crop in late June and main crop - from July to October.

The fruits are of excellent quality and besides for fresh consumption are also suitable for drying when pollinated, of course. Their color is slightly purple. The color of the fruits of figs may vary depending on the cultivation conditions.

This variety came many years ago from Italy with the wrong name "Black Kadota", which for years was produced and sold in our nursery. The correct name of the variety is already clear and from now on it will only be called "Tauro".

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Ficus carica Brunswick, Fig variety Brunswick from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Brunswick is a popular variety worldwide and probably the second most popular variety in Bulgaria!

It produces two crops - first crop (June to July), and the main crop (August to October). As with all fig varieties pollinated fruits are of much higher quality. The fruit taste is delicious, juicy and with high sugar content. In some years the fruits tend to split, depending on weather conditions.

This fig variety has very good cold tolerance and that is why it is so popular in Bulgaria. It is especially often found around Varna and Stambolijski, where they grow in almost each yard.

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Ficus carica Michurinska-10, Fig from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

The height of the plants varies from 15 to 40 cm.

This size is the smallest we have in the nursery, in 3 liters pot.

Michurinska-10 is the most common fig variety in Bulgaria. The name was given more than 50 years ago by Radka Serafimova during her scientific research on varieties of figs in Bulgaria. The scientific name is not known among the people and in different regions of the country they call it "The little fig", "Ali Pasha", "Brown", and in places where no other variety can grow - simply "The Fig".

Variety Michurinska-10 is probably the most cold resistant good quality fig in the world. This is an old Bulgarian local variety that is found only in Bulgaria and some regions of Macedonia, Serbia and Romania. This variety produces main crop on the new shoots. This means that even if it freezes to the ground in colder areas, it will still produce a main crop the following season.

Variety Michurinska-10 produces abundant crops. This variety is the only one in Bulgaria, which always and each year without exception, gives a good crop of quality fruits.

Michurinska-10 gives two crops in the summer, one in June and the main crop in late July or early August ( for the plains in southern Bulgaria ). The fruits contiune to ripen until late September, and with the right waether - also until the end of October.

In the coldest places in the northern and western Bulgaria maturation may be similar to that in southern Bulgaria , but if the plant freezes to the ground every year, it will produce only main crop that may ripe later.

Damage from cold start at temperatures below -16 to -19 degrees Celsius, and old trees to the ground freeze at temperatures below -22 degrees Celsius. In places with cooler summers, the freeze damage may appear earlier.

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Ficus carica Black Donov, Fig variety Black Donov from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

This variety appeared from a seedling, a product of occasional hybridization between the fig varieties in our experimental field. One of the parents is most probably a Michurinska-10 fig, but this variety has a slightly lower cold hardiness, compared to Michurinska-10. The name Black Donov was given by our customers as a temporary working name and we started to use it.

The fruits of this variety have the best market characteristics of all varieties that we have in our experimental field.

The fruits are medium large. The eye is closed. The skin has attractive dark purple to black color. The meat is tasty and juicy, with well balanced sweetness and acidity.

The fruits are best consumed when they are well softened and slightly overripe.

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