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Variety: Longue d' Aout

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NPGS ID: DFIC 197

AKA: DFIC 197, Cucumber, Fig banana, Banana, Jerusalem, LdA, Longue d'Aout, Longue dAout, Niagara Black, Niagra Black, Nordland, Nordland Bergfeige, Northland

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Description: Though DEFUNCT in the NPGS, this variety is widely available.

A native of Turkey. It's leaves have very strong 3-5 deeply indented lobes. It is very sensitive to Botrytis cinerea when grounds are too wet. The fruits of the first and second harvests are quite different in shape, color and taste. Large fruit.

Bluemalibu @ OurFigs: This has been a robust grower for me; a first-year tree that is 5'x4', and extremely prolific. The fig's flavor is really intriguing, it's like a honey/apricot/mango blend. Soft, (almost fragile) skin. Very nice... and I am one that usually isn't a big fan of honey/sugar figs. This has easily earned it's permanent place here in the orchard.

Robert Harper in Connecticut as Niagra Black: Discovered in the Niagara area. We just stated testing it here this year, 2012. So, we have no cold hardy data yet. But, Niagara is a zone 6b, and the soil in the Niagara area is not noted for being dry. It has been reported that it is a very good tasting fig, by collectors who have tasted many different figs. It does seem to be effected easily by the American strain of FMV. But will still put on five feet of summer growth. Has not fruited for us yet. Flavor profile unknown. Hardiness unknown. Maybe a zone 7a/7b??

Accession is not in the NPGS, contact the donor for availability. Historical record only.

Accession was donated. 01-Feb-2001. California United States. Donors: Kennedy, Todd, California Rare Fruit Growers. Comment: Donated to NCGR, Davis. According to Kennedy, fig came from old University of California, Riverside, Citrus Experiment Station.

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Condit Monograph: Longue d'Aout: Described and illustrated by Simonet et al. (1945, 1947) as a two-crop variety, grown at Sollies-Pont.

Brebas above medium, up to 5 inches long and 1-3/4 inches in diameter, elongated- pyriform, very oblique; neck long and curved; stalk of medium length; surface corrugated by numerous, prominent ribs; eye slightly protruding, open, scales brownish; color of skin golden yellow, with brown tinge on the sunny side; pulp light red; flavor insipid.

Second-crop figs medium, 2-1/4 inches long, pyriform, somewhat ribbed; neck short, or none; stalk up to 3/4 inch in length; eye closed; skin green, flushed with violet- brown; pulp rose-colored; quality mediocre.