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Cape Brown Fig / Kaapse Bruin
Fruit characteristics
Use: Excellent fresh or dried figs, popular in jams.
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Weight: -
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Production / yield: outstanding
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Eating quality: outstanding
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Harvest: January
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Appearance: A small to medium-sized brown fig with dark flesh.
Flower features
Pollen Compatibility : -​
Full bloom: -
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Pollinators: -
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Additional information:
Also known as Koffievy, Archipel, Figue Grise, Neveralla,, Hardy Prolific, Osborn's Prolific
One of the oldest cultivars in SA.
Tree features
Vigour: weak
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Growth habit: small, dwarf tree
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Chill requirements: 400 hours or less​
Notes: Produces Breba figs as well as the main crop, susceptible to mosaic virus.
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