Four Categories to judge for: Taste/Flavor, Sweetness, Size, Productivity
10 is Highest and 1 is the lowest.
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+
Productivity:
Productivity will be calculated by how many figs divided by how many branches. So the result will be a number that shows the average amount of figs per branch.
Example:
.5 = 1 fig for ever 2 branches
1 = 1 fig per branch
2 = 2 figs per branch
Taste/Flavor:
10 is Highest and 1 is the lowest. (An average fig for me would be a 6.5)
Example:
10 = Black Madeira
1 = Wuhan
Sweetness Level:
10 is Highest and 1 is the lowest.
Example:
Peter's Honey would be a 9
White Kadota I had from 2 years ago would be a 2 - it was bland as water
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.
Keep in mind a high total score doesn't indicate a great tasting fig. Depends on what you value out of a fig. Taste, sweetness, size, or productivity? Or maybe a well rounded fig.
**The date is when I picked the fruit.
Breba Only
Taste: 6.5
Sweetness: 6
Size: 4 (35 grams)
Productivity: .5
Total = 17
Breba Only
Taste: 6.5
Sweetness: 6.5
Size: 6(56 grams)
Productivity: 1.3
Total = 20.3
Natalina: Breba (7/7/18) - 2yr old plant
Breba Only
Taste: 7.5
Sweetness: 7
Size: 2 (12 grams)
Productivity: 2
Total = 19.5
Breba
Taste: 7
Sweetness: 6.5
Size: 7 (61 grams)
Productivity: 6
Total = 26.5
Palermo Sicily Fig (7/6/18) 3yr old plant
Breba
Taste: 7
Sweetness: 6.5
Size: 2 (19 grams)
Productivity: 4
Total = 19.5
Black Zadar Fig (7/18/18) 2yr old plant
Breba
Taste: 7.5
Sweetness: 7
Size: 6 (50 grams)
Productivity: 5
Total = 25.5
Breba
Taste: 8
Sweetness: 7.5
Size: 6 (51 grams)
Productivity: 2.5
Total = 24
Breba
Taste: 8.5
Sweetness: 7.5
Size: 5 (48 grams)
Productivity: .3
Total = 21.3
Breba
Taste: 5.5
Sweetness: 5
Size: 7 (67 grams)
Productivity: 4
Total = 21.5
Breba
Taste: 8
Sweetness: 7
Size: 11 (102 grams)
Productivity: 5
Total = 31.5
Breba
Taste: 8
Sweetness: 6
Size: 2 (10.7 grams)
Productivity: .5
Total = 16
Breba
Taste: 6
Sweetness: 4.5
Size: 16 (155 grams)
Productivity: 1
Total = 27.5
(Might be a Kadota)
Breba
Taste: 6.5
Sweetness: 8
Size: 4 (31 grams)
Productivity: 3
Total = 22
Breba
Taste: 5.5
Sweetness: 6.5
Size: 7 (60 grams)
Productivity: 4
Total = 23
Breba
Taste: 5.5
Sweetness: 6.5
Size: 1 (7 grams)
Productivity: 2
Total = 15
Breba
Taste: 8
Sweetness: 7
Size: 5 (43 grams)
Productivity: 4
Total = 24
Breba
Taste: 8
Sweetness: 7
Size: 75.5 (8 grams)
Productivity: 3
Total = 26
Breba
Taste: 7
Sweetness: 6
Size: 81.6 (9 grams)
Productivity: .5
Total = 22.5
Breba only
Taste: 8
Sweetness: 7.5
Size: 5 (42.2 grams)
Productivity: 1
Total = 21.5
1 Crop
Taste: 7
Sweetness: 6.5
Size: 4 (39 grams)
Productivity: 4.5
Total = 22
Breba
Taste: 7.5
Sweetness: 7
Size: 6 (55 grams)
Productivity: .25
Total = 20.75
Taste: 7.5
Sweetness: 8
Size: 3 (22 grams)
Productivity: 1
Total = 19.5
1 crop
Taste: 7
Sweetness: 6.5
Size: 3 (26 grams)
Productivity: 4
Total = 20.5
1 Crop
Taste: 6.5
Sweetness: 6
Size: 3 (23.6grams)
Productivity: 5
Total = 20.5
1 crop
Taste: 5
Sweetness: 5
Size: 2 (11.9 grams)
Productivity: 3
Total = 15
Main
Taste: 2
Sweetness: 3
Size: 2 (13.9 grams)
Productivity: 1
Total = 8
1 crop
Taste: 7.5
Sweetness: 8
Size: 3 (22 grams)
Productivity: .5
Total = 19
Main
Taste: 7.5
Sweetness: 7
Size: 6 (56.5 grams)
Productivity: 6
Total = 26.5
1 crop
Taste: 9
Sweetness: 8.5
Size: 4 (36 grams)
Productivity: 4
Total 25.5
Main
Taste: 6
Sweetness: 5
Size: 2 (19.5 grams)
Productivity: 1
Total 14
Main
Taste: 8.5
Sweetness: 7.5
Size: 10 (94.5 grams)
Productivity: 5
Total = 31
1 crop
Taste: 7
Sweetness: 7
Size: 7 (62.3 grams)
Productivity: 2
Total = 23
1 crop
Taste: 8
Sweetness: 7.5
Size: 3 (22.3 grams)
Productivity: 3
Total = 21.5
1 crop
Taste: 9
Sweetness: 8
Size: 8 (71.4 grams)
Productivity: 3
Total = 29
1 crop
Taste: 10
Sweetness: 8.5
Size: 16 (151 grams)
Productivity: 6
Total = 40.5
Main Crop
Taste: 7
Sweetness: 7.5
Size: 2 (15.1 grams)
Productivity: 2
Total = 18.5
1 crop
Taste: 6.5
Sweetness: 6.5
Size: 2 (16 grams)
Productivity: .5
Total = 15.5
1 crop
Taste: 8.5
Sweetness: 8
Size: 4 (31.7 grams)
Productivity: 4
Total = 24.5
Main Crop
Taste: 5.5
Sweetness: 5.5
Size: 6 (50 grams)
Productivity: 3
Total = 21
Mis labeled Black Madeira (9/19/18)
Main
Taste: 8.5
Sweetness: 8.5
Size: 4 (37.9 grams)
Productivity: 5
Total = 26
Main crop
Taste: 6.5
Sweetness: 6
Size: 2 (16.3 grams)
Productivity: 1
Total = 16
1 crop
Taste: 7
Sweetness: 7
Size: 2 (13.1 Grams)
Productivity: 1
Total = 13
1 crop
Taste: 5
Sweetness: 5
Size: 2 (13.1 Grams)
Productivity: 1
Total = 13
Main Crop
Taste: 5.5
Sweetness: 6
Size: 5 (46 grams)
Productivity: 3
Total = 19.5
1 crop
Taste: 7
Sweetness: 7
Size: NA
Productivity: NA
Total
1 crop
Taste: 7
Sweetness: 6.5
Size: NA
Productivity: NA
Total
1 crop
Taste: 8
Sweetness: 7.5
Size: NA
Productivity: NA
Total
1 crop
Taste: 5
Sweetness: 5
Size: NA
Productivity: NA
Total
1 crop
Taste: 6.5
Sweetness: 7
Size: NA
Productivity: 4
Total
Main
Taste: 9
Sweetness: 9
Size: NA
Productivity: NA
Total
1 crop
Taste: 8
Sweetness: 7.5
Size: 4 (30 grams)
Productivity: 3
Total = 22.5
1
Taste: 4.5
Sweetness: 5.5
Size: NA
Productivity: NA
Total
1
Taste: 7
Sweetness: 7
Size: 5 (41 grams)
Productivity: 4
Total = 23
1crop
Taste: 6.75
Sweetness: 7
Size: 3 (21.6 grams)
Productivity: 3
Total = 16.75
Main crop
Taste: 4.5
Sweetness: 5
Size: 4 (35 grams)
Productivity: 4
Total = 17.5
Main crop
Taste: 9.75
Sweetness: 9
Size: 5 (40 grams)
Productivity: 1
Total = 24.75
1 crop
Taste: 6
Sweetness: 6
Size: 2 (14.3 grams)
Productivity: 2
Total = 16
Main crop
Taste: 7
Sweetness: 8.5
Size: 3 (34.4 grams)
Productivity: 1
Total = 19.5
1 crop
Taste: 8
Sweetness: 7.5
Size: 4 (35.8 grams)
Productivity: 2
Total = 21
1 crop
Taste: 7.5
Sweetness: 7.5
Size: 7 (67.6grams)
Productivity: 2
Total = 24
Main crop
Taste: 7
Sweetness: 7
Size: 4 (34.5 grams)
Productivity: 3
Total = 21
1 crop
Taste: 8.5
Sweetness: 8
Size: 6 (58.5 grams)
Productivity: 1
Total = 23.5
1 crop
Taste: 8.5
Sweetness: 8.5
Size: 4 (39.4 grams)
Productivity: .5
Total = 21.5
Main crop
Taste: 4.5
Sweetness: 5
Size: 3 (22.9 grams)
Productivity: .3
Total = 12.3
Taste: 6.5
Sweetness: 5.5
Size: 4 (34.1 grams)
Productivity: .3
Total = 16.3
Col De Dame Blanc (10/21/18) - Very Good one
Taste: 8.75
Sweetness: 8
Size: 4 (35 grams)
Productivity: .3
Total = 21.05
1 crop
Taste: 7.5
Sweetness: 7
Size: 4 (35 grams)
Productivity: .5
Total = 20
1 crop
Taste: 8.5
Sweetness: 7
Size: 4 (37.1 grams)
Productivity: 4
Total = 23.5
1 crop
Taste: 9
Sweetness: 8
Size: 5 (51.1 grams)
Productivity: 4
Total = 26
1 crop
Taste: 8
Sweetness: 7
Size: 6 (54.9 grams)
Productivity: 4
Total = 25
1 crop
Taste: 8.5
Sweetness: 8.5
Size: 3 (23.9 grams)
Productivity: 4
Total = 24
1 crop
Taste: 7
Sweetness: 6.5
Size: 6 ( 55.8 grams)
Productivity: 3
Total = 22.5
1 crop
Taste: 9.5
Sweetness: 8.5
Size: 6 (52.5 grams)
Productivity: 4
Total = 27
1 crop
Taste: 4
Sweetness: 4
Size: 3 (25 grams)
Productivity: .5
Total = 11.5
1 crop
Taste: 9
Sweetness: 8
Size: 4 (35.7 grams)
Productivity: 5
Total = 26
Main crop
Taste: 8
Sweetness: 8
Size: 8 (75 grams)
Productivity: 1
Total = 25
Main crop
Taste: 6
Sweetness: 6
Size: 7 (66.5 grams)
Productivity: 4
Total = 23
Pellegrino (10/27/18)
Main crop
Taste: 8
Sweetness: 8
Size: 12 (110 grams)
Productivity: 1
Total = 39
Main crop
Taste: 7.5
Sweetness: 7
Size: 7 (66.5 grams)
Productivity: 4
Total = 25.5
1 Crop
Taste: 7.5
Sweetness: 7.5
Size: 7 (61.9 grams)
Productivity: 5
Total = 28
1 Crop
Taste: 5
Sweetness: 5.5
Size: 4 (39 grams)
Productivity: 4
Total = 18.5
Cali Candy
Such a unique and complex flavor for a fig
Taste: 9.5
Sweetness: 9
Size: 2 (13 grams)
Productivity: ?
Total =
Grosse Monstrueuse di Lipari
1 Crop
1 Crop
Taste: 8.5
Sweetness: 8
Size: 3 (25 grams)
Productivity: ?
Total =
JFE Black Madeira
1 Crop
1 Crop
Taste: 9.5
Sweetness: 9
Size: 3 (27.1 grams)
Productivity: ?
Total =
Ponte Tresa
1 Crop
1 Crop
Taste: 8.5
Sweetness: 7.5
Size: 3 (27.1 grams)
Productivity: ?
Total = 
We are aware and following your 2018s experiences and picks! Thanks
ReplyDeletefabulous post Ben - could I send you a wish list with fig trees/cuttings for the future? maybe in December? (along with probably 100 others?!) thanks, Sheryl
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