2016 Fig Scores

On this page, I will score and rank the figs I've eaten in terms of taste for 2016.

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










12 comments:

  1. Wondering what you would recommend for the best way to root fig cuttings for a newbie?

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  2. Nevermind, didn't see it. Thank you for the list!

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  3. What do you think about celeste?

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  4. Your 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

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  5. Your 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

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  6. Your 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

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  7. Your 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

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