Brunoro Black
Ficus carica
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Description
Named after Italian-born Paraparaumu grower John Brunoro. A highly productive cultivar bearing a moderate breba and a prolific late main crop. Small oblique pyriform fruit with dark purple to black skin and deep red flesh. High sugar and solids content make it excellent for drying and preserving. Some ability to continue ripening after harvest. Trees sucker aggressively, particularly following heavy pruning. Very closely resembles Black Mission in fruit and tree character.
Characteristics
Fig Type
Common
Synonyms & Alternative Names
Christovsky Black; very similar to Black Mission; same as George Christovsky's Black
Skin Colours (ripe)
Flesh & Pulp Colours
Fruit Size
Small
Fruit Shape
Oblique Pyriform
Eye / Ostiole
Tight/Closed
Breba Crop
Moderate (++)
Main Crop Timing (NZ)
Late (Apr)
Good for Drying
Good for Preserving / Pickling
Can Ripen After Picking
Prone to Splitting
Suitable Growing Areas (NZ)
Breba crop worth having in cool climates; main crop mid to late April at Motueka; main crop too late for Upper Hutt
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