Cultivar Fig
Brunswick
Ficus carica
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Description
A large fig producing both a breba and a late main crop, though many New Zealand selections appear to carry fig mosaic virus. Purple-bronze skin with pink flesh. Oblique pyriform shape. Achieves its best flavour in warmer northern regions; results in the southern North Island are generally poor.
Characteristics
Fig Type
Common
Synonyms & Alternative Names
Brunswich
Skin Colours (ripe)
BronzeBrownViolet
Flesh & Pulp Colours
Pink
Fruit Size
Large
Fruit Shape
Oblique Pyriform
Eye / Ostiole
Small
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)
Best north of Hawke's Bay; poor flavour in southern North Island
Notes & Comments
Not recorded
Notes
Not recorded
Country Availability
Known to be available in 1 country
New Zealand