Well the fig has been in there for at least 100 y Going thru old records, it has to be an old french variety The fig has a distinct violet colour I presume it can be a violete de bordeaux, violet dauphine Under the leaf does its grey velvelty. I know the tough import restrictions here, but I would love to import some old french varieties and willing to pay the import costs. George

Nice pictures, beautiful figs Congrats> Cecil

Yeah Martin, Why would you "doctor" your photo's;) One of these day's, right now i'm looking at the fig plant from that tree...........lookin good I might add. Cecil

I belong to CRFG, so they are not a mystery to me. I have had maybe two Conadria figs ripen so far this season (there are hundreds on the tree). They are very prone to splitting here in San Diego. Last year was a cooler summer and they never did ripen. Most of the rest of my figs are done for the season, or very, very nearly so, but the Conadria is just beginning to think about it. Now, having said that, I have one fig tree (Vista) which is 20+ years old and has never, ever, ever, had a split fig. But a friend growing it back east has 80-90% splitting. So local climatic and cultural conditions play a part. I have 200+ varieties (though not all have fruited yet), and very few of them have splitting problems, but so far for me Conadria is more likely to split than all but two or three. Black Madeira is a fabulous fig, flavor wise, and just about as long a season as Conadria. Seedsavers does require membership, but it gives you access to thousand of heirloom seeds and such. The yearbook (February) is supposed to be similar to a giant seed catalog, though there are some things other than seeds.