Vlassoff
Ficus carica
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Description
Named by Eric Cairns after the Vlassoff family of Feilding, around 1950. A San Pedro-type bearing a moderate to heavy breba crop with no reliable main crop. Large spherical fruit with dark brown-red skin, red flesh, open ostiole, and a short fat neck. Honey-sweet when fully ripe. Suited to cooler areas, including the southern North Island, where the breba ripens dependably. Thought to be the same as Caves Wanganui (Cambridge) and Anne Stewart (Athenree).
Characteristics
Fig Type
San Pedro
Synonyms & Alternative Names
No official name; two sources: Ron's Berry Patch and Mrs Vlassoff. Probably same as Anne Stewart (Athenree) and Peter Caves Wanganui fig
Skin Colours (ripe)
Flesh & Pulp Colours
Fruit Size
Large
Fruit Shape
Spheric
Eye / Ostiole
Open
Breba Crop
Moderate (++)
Main Crop Timing (NZ)
None / Breba Only
Good for Drying
Good for Preserving / Pickling
Can Ripen After Picking
Prone to Splitting
Suitable Growing Areas (NZ)
Suited to cooler areas; breba ripens well in southern North Island
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