Cultivar Fig
Mrs Williams
Ficus carica
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Description
A large pyriform fig with a yellow neck, French Sugar-style skin markings, and light red flesh. Moderate breba crop — unreliable in the southern North Island but producing well around Auckland, where breba fruit can be attractively large. Main crop is too late for the southern North Island. Reportedly prone to scale insect in the Auckland region.
Characteristics
Fig Type
Common
Synonyms & Alternative Names
Skin Colours (ripe)
Yellow
Flesh & Pulp Colours
Red
Fruit Size
Large
Fruit Shape
Pyriform
Eye / Ostiole
Unknown
Breba Crop
Moderate (++)
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)
Good breba crop around Auckland; breba unreliable in southern NI; main crop too late for southern NI
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