Cultivar Fig
Jonkers
Ficus carica
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Description
Similar in character to Herne Bay. A San Pedro-type bearing a very heavy breba crop, though most fruit swells without reaching full ripeness. Main crop is very late and suited only to the warmest northern growing areas. Large oblique pyriform fruit with yellow-and-red-striped skin and honeyed red flesh.
Characteristics
Fig Type
San Pedro
Synonyms & Alternative Names
Similar to Herne Bay
Skin Colours (ripe)
YellowPurpleRed
Flesh & Pulp Colours
Red
Fruit Size
Large
Fruit Shape
Oblique Pyriform
Eye / Ostiole
Unknown
Breba Crop
Heavy (+++)
Main Crop Timing (NZ)
Very Late (Apr-May)
Good for Drying
No
Good for Preserving / Pickling
No
Can Ripen After Picking
No
Prone to Splitting
No
Suitable Growing Areas (NZ)
Warmer northern areas
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