Fruit is medium size, ~2” diameter, eye can be closed but is more often open, short neck, green w/slight purple blush exterior, thin/sweet white flesh, sweet/bright red pulp with crunchy seeds. May have slightly hollow interior. Strawberry notes. Excellent fresh eating or made into a jam. Breba crop is smaller, remains mostly green and dry and tasteless until the Main crop starts to ripen. Late in the season some Breba figs may be almost edible. Breba begin to show up around May or June. Main crop ripens in a 2 – 3 week period usually in August or September. Description of Plant Form/Tree ArchitectureTrunk is smooth and whitish-gray. Leaves have 3 – 7 lobes, and are lightly fuzzy, about 5 – 8” across. Tree produces several sports per year which are trimmed away. Branches fork in all directions. Occasional new growth curves downward ("weeping"). Fruit appears mostly within the last 12” of branch tips. Extremely drought tolerant once established. This volunteer tree was “discovered” when clearing out some thick plantings and was watered while young. It has only had rainwater for the last 6 or 7 years.
