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| Smith Fig: Best of 2015 |
Three Categories to judge for: Taste, Size, Productivity
10 is best and 1 is the poorest.
Size Chart in grams:
1 = 1-10
2 =11-20
3 =21-30
4 =31-40
5 = 41-50
6 = 51-60
7 = 61-70
8 = 71-80
9 = 81-90
10 =91-100+
This list will change as the year goes by. I will score brebas as well as main crop. This is very subjective to Seattle's zone 8B and my personal preference. However I would love to hear about your top tasting fig in the comments below in your area.
Ronde De Bordeaux: Breba
Taste: 8
Size: 1
Productivity: 1 (Only 1 ripened)
Total = 13
The one breba survived the acclimation from the garage to the outdoors and I was surprised it even made it.
Violette De Bordeaux: Breba
Taste: 7
Size: 2.5
Productivity: 7 (Very Productive for a small tree)
Total = 16.5
Potted plant
Oregon Prolific: Breba
Taste: 4.5
Size: 3
Productivity: 2 (But still too young to tell)
Total = 9.5
Petite Negra: Breba
Taste: 6.8
Size: 3
Productivity: 8
Total = 16.8
Lattarula: Breba
Taste: 5
Size: 3
Productivity: 2 (But still too young to tell)
Total = 10
Desert King: Breba
Taste: 9.5
Size: 10
Productivity: 10
Total = 29.5
In ground tree
Genes Vashon: Breba
Taste: 8.7
Size: 5
Productivity: 7
Total = 21.7
In ground tree
Olympian: Breba
Taste: 6.5
Size: 4
Productivity: 5
Total =15.5
LSU O'Rourke - Breba
Taste: 4.5 (not fully ripened)
Size: 2.7
Productivity: 1
Total = 8.2
Lebanese Red: Breba
Taste: 6.7
Size: 2
Productivity: 4
Total = 12.7
Viollette De Bordeaux: Breba (In ground tree)
Taste: 8.6
Size: 4
Productivity: 7 (Very Productive for a small tree)
Total = 19.6
King Fig - Breba
Taste: 6.8
Size: 2
Productivity: 2 (Only 1 ripened)
Total = 10.8
Kadota (NOT) - Breba
Taste: 6.8
Size: 2
Productivity: 2 (Only 1 ripened)
Total = 10.8
Osborn Prolific Type 2 - Breba (1st yr cutting) It should improve with age
Taste: 4
Size: 2
Productivity: 1
Total = 7
Peter's Honey - Breba
Taste: 8
Size: 5
Productivity: 9
Total = 23
In ground tree.
Smith Main
Taste: 8.5
Size: 5
Productivity: 7
Total = 20.5
Black Madeira Main
Taste: 11
Size: 6
Productivity: 4
Total = 21
Cordi Stella
Taste: 5
Size: 4
Productivity:3
Total = 12
Unknown Brandon St Fig
Taste: 9
Size: 3
Productivity: 7
Total = 19
Green Greek
Taste: 8.75
Size: 4
Productivity: 7
Total = 19.75
Vern's Brown Turkey
Taste: 7.75
Size: 7
Productivity: 8
Total = 22.75
Ronde De Bordeaux (Main)
Taste: 8
Size: 4
Productivity: 5
Total = 17
Red Sicilian
Taste: 6
Size: 3
Productivity: 5
Total = 14
Chicago Hardy
Taste: 8
Size: 4
Productivity: 6
Total = 18
Black Portugal Unknown
Taste: 8.5
Size: 3
Productivity: 5
Total = 16.5
Takoma Violet
Taste: 8.5
Size: 3
Productivity: 8
Total = 19.5
Black Malta
Taste: 8.5
Size: 3
Productivity: 7.8
Total = 19.3
Excell
Taste: 6
Size: 4
Productivity: 5
Total = 15
Flanders
Taste: 7
Size: 8
Productivity: 4
Total = 19
Golden Riverside
Taste: 10
Size: 9
Productivity: 8
Total = 27
Wondering what you would recommend for the best way to root fig cuttings for a newbie?
ReplyDeleteViolet de bordeaux is a reliable producer anywhere.
DeleteWhat about Smith?
ReplyDeleteNevermind, didn't see it. Thank you for the list!
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think about celeste?
ReplyDeleteCeleste is on the 2017 list
DeleteYour method assumes equal importance among taste, size and productivity. I would give taste a max of 10, size and productivity 5 each. Then I would not add the three because it masks the interaction of the three factors. I would multiply the three. So that if any one fig has zere taste or zero size or zero productivity the total score becomes zero
ReplyDeleteYour method assumes equal importance among taste, size and productivity. I would give taste a max of 10, size and productivity 5 each. Then I would not add the three because it masks the interaction of the three factors. I would multiply the three. So that if any one fig has zere taste or zero size or zero productivity the total score becomes zero
ReplyDeleteYour method assumes equal importance among taste, size and productivity. I would give taste a max of 10, size and productivity 5 each. Then I would not add the three because it masks the interaction of the three factors. I would multiply the three. So that if any one fig has zere taste or zero size or zero productivity the total score becomes zero
ReplyDeleteYour method assumes equal importance among taste, size and productivity. I would give taste a max of 10, size and productivity 5 each. Then I would not add the three because it masks the interaction of the three factors. I would multiply the three. So that if any one fig has zere taste or zero size or zero productivity the total score becomes zero
ReplyDeletegood suggestions
Deletei like the idea of weighing taste more heavily but not multiplying them
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