Fig Variety Main Info
- Variety
- Ischia Black
- Our Figs Varieties List
- www.ourfigs.com/forum/variety-test/4745-ischia-black-dfic-90
- P
- Yes
- Goto
- NPGS ID
- DFIC 90
- AKA
Blue Ischia
- Description
- The Ischia Black fig produces a good crop of medium to small, pear shaped to turbinate, black figs with a noticeable blue bloom and ribs. The rich sweet flesh is dark strawberry to purplish red and are excellent fresh or dried and likely preserved as well. It is a vigorous tree that often bears a breba crop. Ischia Black, often Black Ischia or Blue Ischia, has an open eye and is probably best suited for coastal California and not so much for the Southern regions.
A small purplish-black fig with strawberry pulp. Oblique-pyriform to turbinate. Leaf: subcordate to truncate; unlobed to 3 lobes; sinuses shallow. Fairly sweet and rich flavor. Well-adapted in coastal California, but not very productive in the South. Not particularly hardy
Ischia is an island off the coast of Naples, Italy.
- Condit
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- Family
- Type
- Common
- Readily Available?
- Yes
- Gateway?
- More Photos @ Figs4Fun
- figs4fun.com/Thumbnail_Ischia_Black.html
Reviews
- External Links
- Other Comments
Main Crop
- Main Season
- Late
- Main Flavor Group
- Exotic
- Main Skin Color
- Main Pulp Color
- Main Eye
- Main Flesh Color
- Main Preserves Suitable?
- Main Additional Notes
Breba Crop
- Breba?
- Breba Skin Color
- Breba Pulp Color
- Breba Flesh Color
- Breba Eye
- Breba Flavor Group
- Breba Preserves Suitable?
- Breba Wasps Required?
- Breba Additional Notes
Climate
- Cold Hardy?
- No
- Zone
- Wind Resistant?
- No
- Good Container Variety?
- Easy Rooting?
- Additional Climate Notes