Fig of the week. #6 Longue D'Aout

Longue D'Aout AKA Nordland AKA Melanzana Merdoscola *

Hardiness: Survives Seattle's Winter
Type: Unifere
Fruit Ripens: Late September
Fruit Color: Purple and Tan with a dark Amber interior
Taste: Very good, Juicy sweet and melon like
Fruit Weight: 47grams
Leaf Structure: 3 main jagged lobes with cankles
Note: Decent rooter 4-6 weeks

A french fig variety. A common fig with no need for wasp pollination. I believe the translation is "Long August".

What impresses me the most about this fig is it's amazing breba fruit shape and size. It resembles a long squash. I have yet to taste it but I've read that the flavor is not spectacular compared to other figs. At max ripeness it's suppose to have melon flavor. Regardless, it's still a great collection piece.

The breba ripens in July. The main crop ripens in Late September here in Seattle.

It is productive and does well here in the PNW without any winter protection. However it doesn't love the rain with the ripening fruits.

Luckily Seattle has one of the driest summers. I would perhaps give it a bit of covering in the months of Sept and Oct to avoid any issues that maybe caused by the rain.

The brebas may drop in the spring if there is a late frost. So protect it in a green house until the last chance of frost has passed.

 My Longue D'Aout

New varieties - Fig Trials for the next couple of years

I know I said I would buy any more figs but it's a bad addiction. Sometimes I forget how many figs I actually buy throughout the year.

New varieties that I bought in 2017 that I will trial for 2018 or whenever they bear fruit. Stay tuned for a lot more reviews.

1	Abebereira Preta
2	Acciano
3	Adam Dickerson
4	Algerian (3) Cuttings (1)
5	Armenian (3) Cuttings (1)
6	Attilio Purple (3) Cuttings (1)
7	Bademli Green
8	Balkanlarin Grisi
9	barnisotte
10	Barnisotte
11	barnisotte
12	Bass's favorite
13	BB10
14	Biffaro Zeus
15	Bill Laurie
16	Black Madeira JFE
17	Black Triana
18	Blava
19	Borda Barraquer
20	Bordissot Blanca Rimada
21	Bordissot negra rimada
22	Bornholm Nexxoe
23	Bursa
24	Bursa Black Siyahi
25	Capoll Curt Negra
26	Carmelitana
27	Carne Doncella
28	Ciccio Nero
29	Cicirya
30	Cul D'ase
31	dalmatie
32	De la Gloria
33	Dei Nebrodi
34	Del Sen Jaume Gran
35	Deo Negra bare root
36	Dolce Calderai
37	Dr Gowaty
38	Drop Dor
39	Dumanli Kara
40	Encanto
41	Enrico
42	Fracazano Bianco
43	Fracazano Bianco KK
44	Fragola Nero
45	Franks Salerno
46	Galbun (3 cuttings) (1)
47	Ge Neri
48	German green
49	Giant Croatian
50	Gisotta Nero
51	GM 144
52	Guillbeau
53	Gypsy Gold
54	Izbat An Naj
55	Jayson's Black Ischia
56	Jin Ao Fen
57	Jurupa
58	Koura black bass
59	Kure Beach Unknown
60	Lampeia Preta
61	Laradek EBT
62	Longur Daout
63	Lougue de About, Izbat an Naj & Sweet George Fig Cuttings Package
64	LSU Purple - Jindra
65	LSU Red
66	LSU Tiger
67	Madeira Portugal Black
68	Madeleine des deux Saisons
69	Makedonia Dark
70	Malcara Alaca
71	Maltese Beauty
72	Manresa
73	Markopoula
74	Marrakech
75	Martinenca Rimada
76	Martins unk Black
77	Medici #2
78	Mei li Ya
79	Melissi - Ross Radi
80	Michurinska 10 / Florea (3 cuttings) (1)
81	Musov (Palava) fig cuttings
82	Mutante
83	Natalina
84	Native black Becnel
85	Negretta
86	Nerucciano dell' Elba,
87	Nordland
88	Norella glog5485
89	Pananas Purple
90	Paratjal Rimada
91	Patrick Super Giant (3 cuttings) (1)
92	Planara - Alex
93	Pororato
94	Purple Unknown from Ceil
95	Red Unk Ercan
96	Rosa Esmeralda
97	Rossellino
98	San Donato (3 cuttings) (1)
99	Scotts yellow
100	Sefrawi
101	Shar Italian (3 cuttings) (1)
102	Sierra
103	Souadi
104	St Rita
105	Sweet George
106	Tauro
107	Tia Penya
108	Tim Climber daniel
109	Type 208
110	U. Antonelli (3 cuttings) (1)
111	U. Carini (3 cuttings) (1)
112	U. Carini RG (3 cuttings) (1)
113	U. Heos Long Yellow (3 cuttings) (1)
114	U. Italian Dark Sayreville CS (3 cuttings) (1)
115	Van Nuys CA Unk
116	Vasilika Melissi + White Greek
117	Verdal Longue (3 cuttings) (1)
118	Verdal Negra
119	Verdino
120	Verdino Nord Ebay - Olga
121	Violet Sepor
122	Violetta
123	Violetta fig
124	White Madeira
125	White Triana (3 cuttings) (1)
126	Yerba Buena

2017 Collection Fig report

Ben B.'s Fig Collection	Did Not Fruit	Fruited Not Ripened	Ripened/Date
Abebereira Preta	Too young
Abicou	Too young
Alma		X
Alvas Verdal	Too young
Antonio Black		X
Archipel			10/8/2017
Atreano		X
Atreano JF		X
Bathenjani Israel		X
BayenFiege Violetta	Too Young
BB10	Too Young
Beall	X
Bass's Favorite	Too young
Biffaro Zeus	Too young
Black Ischia		X
Black Jack Spanish			7/31/17 Breba
black madeira Churl82
Black Madeira Daniel Mitre	Fake	Fake	Fake
Black Madeira David Eden		X
Black Madeira figrific			10/10/2017
Black Madeira JFE	Too Young
black madeira Rfactor		X
Black mission	X
Black Portugal Unk		X
Black Triana	Too young
Black Zadar			11/5/2017
Blava	Too young
Bornholm Nexoe	Too young
Bourjassotte Grise		X
Bourjassotte Noire		X
Bradisotte Blanca		X
Bradisotte Negra		X
Bronze Paradiso		X
Brunswick
Bursa Black Siyahi	Too young
Bursa Encanto	Too young
Calabrese BV	Too young
Capoll Curt Negra	Too young
Carne Doncella MP	Too young
Castanhol		X
Celeste			9/30/2017
Celeste Family Fav	X
Chicago Hardy		c	10/10/2017
Chiopetta/Cosenza	X
Col De Dame Blanc	X
Col De Dame Multicolor	Too young
Col De Dame Brun	X
Col De Dame Ciutat	Too young
Col De Dame Grise	X
Col De Dame Noir	X
Col De Dame Roja	X
Conadria	X
Cordi Stella	X
Cravins Crave	Too young
Cul D'asse	Too Young
Dalmatie	X
Dans Favorite			10/12/2017
Dark Portuguese			9/28/2017
Dauphine		X
Dei Nebrodi	Too Young
Deos Negra	Too Young
De La Gloria			9/20/2017
De La Senyora	Too young
Deanna		X SPLIT
Desert King			7/25/2017
Dr. Gowaty	Too Young
Dolce Calderai	Too Young
Emalyns Purple		X
Encanto	Too Young
Excel		X
Fico Gentile		X
Fiorone Di Ruvo Graft on Gillette			7/31/17 & 10/04/17
Flanders		X CRITTER
Florea			8/14/2017
Fracazano Bianco Fig		X
Fragola Nero	Too young
Galicia Negra Figrific	X
Galicia Negra Willis	X
GE Neri	Too young
Gene's Vashon			7/31/2017
Genoa	X
Genovese Nero Rafed			8/23/2017
Genovese Nero Robs		X CRITTER
Gillette			7/14/2017
Ginos Black		X
Golden Riverside			10/5/2017
Granthams Royal - Kiwibob	X
Granthams Royal - Slavi			7/19/2017
Greek Papa	X
Green Goliath			7/4/2017
Green Greek		X
Green Jolly Tiger		X CAPRI?
Grise De St Jean	X
Gros Monstreuse Di Liapri	X
Hardy Hartford	X
Hmari			10/4/2017
Hollier	X
Igo	X
Italian 258		X
Italian 376 Cuttings	X
Italian Black		x
Jack Lily	x
JH Adriatic		X
Jin Ao Fen	Too young
Jurupa	Too Young
Kadota	X
Karachi Green	X
Kathleens Black			10/15/2017
King Fig			10/1/2017
koura Black	Too Young
Lake Spur	X
Lampeira Preta - Harvey	Too young
Lampeira Preta - Slavi	Too young
Laradek EBT	Too young
Latarulla			10/1/2017
Longue D'Aout	X
LSU champage			10/15/2017
LSU Gold		X CRITTERS
LSU O Rourke	X
LSU Purple	X
LSU Scott's Black	Too young
LSU Scotts Yellow	Too young
LSU Tiger			9/5/2017
LSU Red	Too young
Madeleine des Deux Saisons	Too young
Malta Black		X
Malta Purple	X
Maltese Beauty	X
Marrakech	Too young
Markopoulo	Too young
Marlow	X
Marseilles Black VS			9/29/2017
Martinenca Rimada	X
Mary Lane	X
Mavra Sika			7/19/17 & 9/12/17
Medici #2	Too young
Melanzana		x
Mutante	Too young
Natalina	X
Native Black Becnel	Too young
Nazarti	Too young
Negronne VBD			8/15/2017
Nero 600	Too young
Niagara Black		x
Noire De Barbentane	X
Noire De Bellone	X
Noire De Caromb			10/15/2017
Nordland	X
Norella	X
Ohra Tabahanosika	Too young
Olympian			8/14/2017
Oregon Prolific	X
Orphan	X
Osborne Prolific			10/5/2017
Palermo		X
Palermo Sicily - Marcus			9/10/2017
Panache		X
Pananas Purple		x
Pappa John		x
Paradiso Gene Gr		x
Paratjal Rimada	Too young
Pastillere		X
Pellegrino - Mario			10/4/2017
Pellegrino - Vinny	Too young
Peters honey SKY			8/8/2017
Petite Negra		x
Pink Jerusalem	x
Planara	Too young
Ponte Tresa	X
Porporato	Too young
Preto Fico			9/29/2017
Preto Pauls			9/29/2017
Princesa			8/1/17 & 10/01/17
Qudssaya			9/12/2017
Red Italian		X
Red Lebanese		X
Red Lebanese Bass		X
Red Libya		X
Ronde Bordeaux			10/4/2017
Salce	X
Salem Dark		X
Sals Corleone			9/10/2017
San Piero	X
Sicilian Red	X
Smith		X
Socorro Black		X
St Rita	X
Sugar 12			9/10/2017
Sucrette	x
Sultane	x
Takoma Violet			9/5/2017
Tauro	Too young
Tena	X
Texas Everbearing		X
Unknown Black Graham	X
Unknown Brandon			7/8/17 & 8/31/17
Unknown Capri Fig Stephens		X
Unknown Ch-Italia		X
Unknown Dwarf Golden	X
Unknown Family Fav	X
Unknown Frank Salerno	Too young
Unknown Goodwill	X
Unknown Greek Cephalonia	X
Unknown Leons Green			10/14/2017
Unknown Lous
Unknown Martins		X
Unknown Mercer Island Late		X
Unknown Mt Etna		X
Unknown Noble	X
Unknown Oxford	Too young
Unknown Purple	Too young
Unknown Red Eye
Unknown Sams Black
Unknown San Jose Hellyer Black
Unknown Sandpoint  GE Nero		X
Unknown Santa Fe	X
Unknown single and 3 lobe	X
Unknown Teramo	X
Unknown Tim Climber	X
Unknown White Yellow	X
Unknown Yerba Buena	Too young
Valle Negra			10/4/2017
Vasilika Sika	X
Vasilika Melissi	Too young
Ventura Strawberry / Verte	X
Verdal Negra	Too young
Verdino Nord	Too young
Verns Brown Turkey			9/13/2017
Verte (green ischia)	X
Vincenzo			7/25/2017
Violet De Bordeaux			8/14/2017
Violet Sepor		X
Violetta	Too young
Violette Dauphine LA	X
Violette Dauphine Leon	X
Violette Sollies			10/1/2017
Vista		X
White Geno	X
White Madeira		X
Wuhan			10/15/2017
Yellow Long Neck	X
Zingarella			11/4/2017