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Adams Fig

Fruit characteristics 

Use:  Excellent fresh or dried Fig

Weight:  -

Production / yield:  mild

Eating quality:  outstanding

Harvest: Late January to February

Appearance: A medium-sized, brownish black fig with dark red flesh

Flower features 

Pollen Compatibility : Requires a capri-style fig

Full bloom:   September-October

Pollinators:  -

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Additional information:

  • Does not travel well, but can be stored in a refrigerator for 3 days, or a year if frozen.

  • One of the oldest cultivars in SA.

Tree features 

Vigor: Strong

Growth habit: -

Refrigeration requirements:  400 hours or less

Notes: Produces Brebavye in December as well as the main crop.

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