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Osborn Prolific
Osborn Prolific Information
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Possible Synonyms:
DFIC 75, Archipel, Bellaclare #7, Cape Brown, De l'Archipel, Figue Grise, Hardy Prolific, Kaapse Bruin, Neverella, Ronde Noire
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Main Flavor Group:
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Origin:
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Family:
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Collected By:
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Type:
Common -
Cold Hardy:
Yes -
Container Variety:
Yes -
Easy Rooting:
N/A -
Main Season:
mid -
Availability:
Excellent -
Breba Crop:
No -
Seed Crunch:
non -
Eye:
small -
Skin Toughness:
soft -
Fruit Size:
Small to medium -
Rain Resistance:
N/A -
Tree Vigor:
N/A -
External Links:
https://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-home/188270-osborn-prolifichttp://fruitmaven.com/2009/09/osborn-prolific-fig/
https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/accessiondetail.aspx?1002191
http://seattlegardenfruit.blogspot.com/2016/03/fig-of-week-18-osborne-prolific.html
http://figs4funforum.arghchive.com/post/fig-of-the-day-osborn-prolific-09052013-https://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-home/451442-more-main-crop-figs-cape-black-cape-brown-and-kadota-debate-about-ids-welcomed
https://figuesdumonde.wordpress.com/2017/03/15/osborn-prolific/
https://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-home/188270-osborn-prolific
Description
Condit Monograph
Cape Brown = Kaapse Bruin
Osborn Prolific (Rust): Two or three decades ago, the Edward H. Rust Nurseries, Pasadena, California, obtained some fig cuttings from a tree peddler who said that the variety was originally from England. The nursery propagated the material, and eventually distributed it under the name Osborn Prolific. Trees have been located in a few dooryards at Arcadia, San Gabriel, and Pasadena, and scions have fruited at Riverside since 1950. Brebas are seldom produced. The main crop, however, ripens over a long season, and is highly regarded for fresh-fruit consumption.
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.
Second-crop figs above medium, pyriform, with body 2 inches long by 1-3/4 inches in diameter; average weight 40 grams; neck thick and short, or often slender, and up to 1 inch long, decidedly flattened, also curved; stalk slender, up to 1 inch long, allowing the fruit to hang with the apex downward; ribs narrow, slightly raised; eye medium or above, open; white flecks few, elongated, inconspicuous; surface somewhat glossy, skin checking crisscross at complete maturity; bloom delicate; color bronze to violet-brown; meat white; pulp amber, or light strawberry, somewhat hollow; flavor sweet and rich; seeds medium; quality fair. (Plate 28, B.)
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