General
- Variety
- Alma
- AKA
DFIC 31, Bellaclare #4, Fall Gold, Falls Gold, White, Italian White
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- Overall Quality
- NPGS ID
- DFIC 031
- Description
Considered a high-quality fig tree, the alma was bred at Texas A&M University and has adapted well to the southeast. Alma trees have dark green foliage and require full to partial sun. Trees thrive in well-drained, sandy, moist, loam soils but are highly tolerant of poor soil conditions. The alma is an extremely productive tree and produces figs that ripen in late June and again in August. The fruit is small to medium in size, has a pear shape, golden-brown skin and an amber pulp. Alma figs are sweet, delicate caramel flavored figs and are best served fresh, dried and as preserves.
A small to medium, golden-brown, pear-shaped (pyriform) fig with amber/light yellow pulp. Sweet and delicate flavor. Well-adapted in the Southeast. Highly resistant to fruit rots. Wood is very hardy. Excellent quality, being succulent and sweet, with barely noticeable seeds and with a well-sealed eye. Very productive, compact tree is cold hardy and has a prolonged spring dormancy. A 1974 Texas Agricultural Experiment Station introduction. Fruit ripens mid-July `til frost.
Ray Givens: A small to medium golden-brown fig with amber pulp. Pyriform without neck. Leaf: base decurrent, unlobed to 3 lobes. Sweet and delicate flavor. Bred by Texas A & M and released in 1975. Main crop only. Well adapted in the Southeast. highly resistant to fruit rots. Wood is very hardy, but the fruit buds are damaged by hard freezes. Seems to thrive in cooler climates. An interspecies cross between F. palmata and F. carica. Has a tendency to weediness so it needs careful pruning to be productive. Synonym: Fall Gold.
- Pedigree
- Alma is a cross between the female Vernino AKA Allison (100% Carica) fig and the male Hamma Caprifig (50% Palmata), making the Alma 25% Palmata.
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- Family
- TBD
- Sub Family
- Type
- Common
- Persistent Caprifig
- No
- Collections
- Belleclare
- Non-Carica
- palmata x carica
- US Availability
- 5-Excellent
- Beginner
- 4-High
- Origin
- Texas, US
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Main Crop
- Main Crop Season
- 3-Mid
- Main Crop Yield
- 3-Average
- Main Crop GDD
- Main Crop Ripening Days
- Main Crop Flavors
- Caramel, Honey, Sugar, Honey, Sugar
- Main Crop Fruit Size
- 3-Medium
- Main Crop Seed Crunch
- Main Crop Toughness
- Main Crop Eye Opening
- Plug
- Main Crop Fruit Drop Resistance
- 5-Excellent
- Main Crop Split Resistance
- 5-Excellent
- Main Crop Rain Tolerance
- 5-Excellent
- Main Crop Uses
- Preserves, Drying
Breba Crop
- Breba Crop?
- Yes
- Breba Yield
- Breba GDD
- Breba Ripening Days
- Breba Flavor
- Breba Fruit Size
- Breba Seed Crunch
- Breba Crop Toughness
- Breba Eye Opening
- Breba Fruit Drop Resistance
- Breba Split Resistance
- Breba Rain Tolerance
- 5-Excellent
- Breba Uses
Climate
- Vigor
- 3-Average
- Cold Hardiness
- 4-High
- Produces After Die-back
- 3-Average
- Rooting Ease
- Excellent
- Container Adaptable
- 5-Excellent
- RKN Resistance
- Excellent
- FMV Resistance
- 4-High