General
- Variety
- Calimyrna
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- NPGS ID
- DFIC 057
- AKA
DFIC 57, Aidin, Banana, Erbeyli, Lob Injir, Lob Ingir, Lop Injir, Long of August, San Lop, Sanlop, Sari Lop, Sarilop, Smyrna
- Variety Strains
- Description
This variety is grown commercially in Turkey as Sari Lop. The California commercial dried fig. Large yellow fig with amber pulp and a large open eye. Oblate-spherical. Sweet, very rich nutty flavor. Numerous seeds. Needs pollination. Not practical for Southern growers.
Large, yellow skin, yellow pulp, flattened. Used dried. Not grown in southern California as it requires the fig wasp for caprification. Figs drop if not pollinated.
Noted for its delicious nut-like flavor and tender, golden skin, the Calimyrna fig is the popular favorite for eating out of hand. As the name implies, the Calimyrna is the California version of the Smyrna fig, which was imported by a San Joaquin Valley grower.
- Pedigree
- External Links
- Condit Monograph
As Sari Lop: (syns. Lob Injir (or Ingir), Erbeyli, Calimyrna, Aidin). Name from sari, “yellow ,” and lop, “delicious.” See accounts by Eisen (1901, with frontispiece illustration), Roeding (1903, with color plate), Trabut (1904, 1923), Samson (1906), Mills (1914), Rixford (1918a), Borg (1922), Davis (1928), Hagan (1929), Burger and De Wet (1931), Mann (1942), Condit (1920b, 1923, 1933, 1947), Condit and Baskaya (1948), Ozbek (1949), and Tamaro (1948, as “Esmirna”). See also, Condit (1941a, figures 2, J, 3, and 6.)
This variety has been grown in the Meander Valley of Turkey for several centuries; introduced into California at various times; first commercial planting made in 1886 by Mr. Fred Roeding and his son, George, at Fresno, but no crop secured until 1900 after the successful introduction of blastophagas. “Calimyrna” was the result of a $25.00 prize offered by George C. Roeding for the best name for the variety as grown in California. Trabut and Mann both report the variety unsuccessful in Algeria.
Trees vigorous; habit of growth upright (plate 1), with prominent nodal swellings on older framework branches (plate 4). See Condit (1933, figs. 8, 10, 11; 1941a, figs. 15, 16). Leaves above medium to large, mostly 5-lobed; upper sinuses deep, of medium width, lower shallow; base truncate to shallowly cordate; upper margins shallowly crenate, lower entire; upper surface dull; leaves on sucker wood with much narrower lobes and deeper sinuses. (Plate 13.)
Breba crop fair in some seasons; called Yel Injur, or “wind figs,” in Turkey, according to Hagan. Brebas large, pyriform, with prominent neck; color golden yellow; pulp amber, almost seedless; flavor insipid.
Second-crop figs large, up to 2-1/2 inches in diameter and 2 inches from base to apex, oblate-spherical; neck thick, short, and flattened; average weight 70 grams; stalk short; ribs narrow, elevated, rather prominent; eye large, open (as illustrated by Condit, 1941a); scales chaffy, dingy straw color; surface somewhat glossy, with delicate bloom; white flecks inconspicuous, masked by yellow; color golden yellow to light lemon yellow, attractive; meat white, 1/8 inch thick; pulp amber to light strawberry; flavor rich and sweet; quality excellent, both fresh and dried; seeds numerous. According to Ozbek, the seeds of Sari Lop average 708 per gram in number. Season medium. Main defects are large eye, and tendency to split in unfavorable weather. (Plates 8; 11; 12; 15, C.)
- Family
- TBD
- Sub Family (New)
- Type
- Smyrna
- Collection
- Non-Carica
- N/A
- Availability
- Excellent
- Beginner
- Poor
- Origin
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Main Crop
- Main Season
- Mid
- Main Yield
- Average
- Main GDD
- Main Ripening Days
- Main Primary Flavors
- Main Additional Flavors
- Nutty
- Main Primary Flavor (New - In Process)
- Main Secondary Flavor (New - In Process)
- Main Flavor Notes (New - In Process)
- Main Fruit Size
- 50-75g
- Main Seed Crunch
- Heavy
- Main Skin Thickness
- Very Thick
- Main Eye Opening
- Open
- Main Eye Description
- Main Fruit Drop Resistance
- Average
- Main Split Resistance
- Poor
- Main Rain Tolerance
- Average
- Main Uses
- Fresh, Drying
- Main Additional Notes
Breba Crop
- Brebas?
- Yes
- Breba Yield
- Low
- Breba GDD
- Breba Flavor (Difference from Main)
- Breba Primary Flavor (New - In Process)
- Breba Secondary Flavor (New - In Process)
- Breba Flavor Notes
- Breba Ripening Days
- Breba Fruit Size
- Breba Seed Crunch
- None-Little
- Breba Skin Thickness
- Breba Eye Opening
- Open
- Breba Eye Description
- Breba Fruit Drop Resistance
- Breba Split Resistance
- Breba Rain Tolerance
- Average
- Breba Uses
- Breba Additional Notes
Only a very light breba crop.
Climate
- Vigor
- Excellent
- Cold Hardiness
- In Ground Zone
- Produces After Die-back
- Average
- Rooting Ease
- Average
- Container Adaptable
- Average
- RKN Resistance
- Average
- FMV Resistance
- Average
- Additional Notes