Try clicking edit post on the other forum. Then copy paste should work.
How many images are there?
I copied and pasted here so let's see if the pictures show.
Hi all, my Osborn Prolific (OP) is fruiting for the first time this season and the fruit and leaf are in the pictures below. I have been researching OP to see if I have a true OP or a similar cousin or something different.
I have looked at many posts online and Ourfigs and there is a large variability in skin color due to ripening conditions it seems. I list some links at the end to save you some time searching.
I think I might have a true OP, but there are not a lot of leaf pictures posted so I have included the major leaf shapes on my tree.
First, a little on my fig and the observations from the first fruit year:
1. The color of the main crop fruit exterior skin is very variable. From dark brownish when it ripens during heat and sun exposure, to greenish brown when it ripen in cooler conditions.
2. Interior color seems consistently light amber colored.
3. The inside does not seem to have a hollow center so far.
3. Mostly two leaf types, but predominantly the shape of the 5 lobe pictures shown. It has another leaf type which has a more prominent center lobe which is interesting.
4. This is a tasty sweet sugary/honey fig.
I have been pruning this tree so I am not sure if it has breba yet.
This tree is in-ground, Northern Virginia.
I summarized some of the research below from three sources.
The first, is
FIG VARIETIES: A MONOGRAPH,
IRA J. CONDIT
The leaf and fig exterior and interior color are described in the excerpts of quotes below.
"Leaves above medium, mostly 5-lobed; upper sinuses of medium depth, lower sinuses shallow, basal sinuses broad; base sometimes truncate, usually cordate; upper margins coarsely serrate, lower margins entire."
"...color bronze to violet-brown; meat white; pulp amber, or light strawberry, somewhat hollow; flavor sweet and rich;..."
I wish there was a photo of the leaves in this reference. Other than the 5-lobes, it is difficult to correlate the description using relative terms like "medium depth" without a measurement. Maybe others reading this post can give their thoughts on the leaves.
The fig color seems like a good match and the shape seems to match with the sketch provided in the document. The sketch is provided in the pictures. The fig does not seem to have a hollow center. But "somewhat hollow" makes me think it is not obvious and maybe there is a little "somewhat" in one of the pictures, 😂 .My tree is small and the figs are small, so I wonder if the hollow center will be more prominent in the future as the figs get larger.
The second is from figdumonde at the link below and seems to be a potential fig and leaf match, but not perfect. The fig looks like a decent match when ripened in cooler conditions, but mine is missing the hollow center. One of my leaf shapes looks like a great match, the one with the strong prominent middle lobe on the bottom right. The other two leaves in the picture are not as similar, with a prominently placed three-lobe leaf. The link with picture is below.
https://figuesdumonde.wordpress.com/...born-prolific/
The third, the USDA DFIC 75, Osborn Prolific. The fig in the picture at the USDA site has a pink interior and the skin is very green. Could they have the wrong picture? or is it caprified? I saw a fig like this for sale on another post so it is in circulation. Condit does mention "light strawberry" but this seems fairly dark. The link is below.
https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlo...detail?1002191
Hi Rigo. I did a lot of research on this topic and posted it on that other forum. Is there an easy way I could copy and paste the post here with pictures that you know of?
I found the original descriptions and name that Condit used and then also did some comparisons of my fig with a few others I found online. Then I stumbled upon the picture of OP on the USDA website and it must be the wrong photo. It looks like an Adriatic fig. I contacted USDA and they are correcting the issue.
There is a lot of variability out there. My version is actually called Osborne, and I received it from the owner of Edible Lanscaping. He said he obtained it from a nursery in Florida 40+ years ago which is now out of business.
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Here is an update. I contacted the USDA and someone got back to me and said the are sorting out how the picture was posted of a fig that looks more like an Adriatic than OP. They will be updating the photo on their site.
I also contacted the seller of my version from Edible Landscaping (EL). Michael is the owner of EL and he actually calls the fig Osborne. He mentioned he had Osborne since the 70's, probably Gulf Shores Nursery, not in business anymore. I'll be calling my fig Osborne (EL) going forward.