Cultivar Fig
Caves Wanganui
Ficus carica
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Description
A fig maintained by the Caves Nursery family in Cambridge for around a century, with its origins traced to Wanganui. Likely the same variety as Vlassoff. Brown to purple skin with amber flesh in a pyriform form. Late-season main crop.
Characteristics
Fig Type
Common
Synonyms & Alternative Names
Possibly same as Vlassoff; ex Caves Nursery, Cambridge
Skin Colours (ripe)
BrownPurple
Flesh & Pulp Colours
Amber
Fruit Size
Medium
Fruit Shape
Pyriform
Eye / Ostiole
Unknown
Breba Crop
Unknown
Main Crop Timing (NZ)
Late (Apr)
Good for Drying
No
Good for Preserving / Pickling
No
Can Ripen After Picking
No
Prone to Splitting
No
Suitable Growing Areas (NZ)
Unknown
Notes & Comments
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