Tasting the Zingarella Fig 2018

I got my Zingarella as a cutting on Ebay January 2016 from grow.gr55. These were picked on 9/3/18.

2017 post

As you can see it's a decently productive tree and all of the figs seem to be ripening at the same time.

The skin of the fig is a mix of green purple and maroon hues. The texture has a velvety feel and the the sunlight it looks somewhat blue.

26 Grams. Not a big fig by any means and is quite bite size. 

Beautiful red pulp that has a strawberry jam flavor. It's not intensely sweet or rich. Quite average in my book. I do like it's productivity. But everything else hits the mark for an average fig. I would categorize this as a chicago hardy type fig. But it's a quite a bit earlier than my in ground Chicago hardy.

Zingarella (9/03/18) - 3yr old plant

Taste: 7

Sweetness: 6.5

Size: 3 (26 grams)

Productivity: 4

Total = 20.5

Zingarella Fig Tasting 2017

I didn't realize that Zingarella was such a late fig. I didn't get a fig from it until November.

Zingarella (11/01/17) 2yr Old Plant - Cold weather greenhouse ripened

Taste: 7

Sweetness: 5

Size: 2 (18G)

Productivity: 2

Total = 16

I had 2 ripe figs that I pulled off of this young tree. They almost appear to be brebas. So far all of the cold weather ripened figs have been disappointing but the zingarella still managed to keep some decent flavor. The problem with late ripening figs in November is that they do not have the heat to get it sweet enough.

It was mildy sweet with more melony tones. Much like the Black Zadar. It's a keeper but I need to see if i can get it fruit sooner with some tricks next year.