Sam, I am a member of the Western Arkansas Daylily Club. We are not very active any more. The last meeting we had was last September. We are all getting old and can't get new members that want to do anything. Also we have all the daylilies that we have room for. No, I do not live in Eastern Arkansas. I live in Russellville. It is between Little Rock and Fort Smith on I40. I am not real good at identifing figs. There are several others on this forum that are much better than I am. I would venture to say that the leaves look to me like a Brown Turkey. Vern

I know this is a late reply, but I thought I'd post and tell you that I JUST wrote to someone at UC Davis and asked them the very same questions. Whether I get an answer or not, I'm not sure. Hmmmm....it would be great to put together a picture database/website of UC Davis trees and fruits. That way, newbies (like me) can cut down on learning time with all the various names, descriptions, etc., and the source will be from one place for uniformed comparison...we could always have a section where non-UCD figs are photograph and described. A ranking system and maybe even a comment section for each variety would be awesome!! It seems the most frequently asked questions are the most obvious ones: 1.) performance and/or concerns over specific varieties, 2.) what is everyone's favorite and why, 3.) identification of mystery figs, 4.) illnesses, insects, and disease identification, 5.) growing zone issues, and 6.) gifts and exchanges. I'd add a 7 to that and say that pollination and hybridization is a big question on my mind as well. So if we had a resource like this with experts and "budding" fig enthusiasts (pardon the pun!) coming together with information, imagine what we could accomplish! Of course, I wouldn't want to step on any toes if something like this is already available, but if anyone out there is interested in this, maybe we should start something? :) ~ Erin

Elena, Try contacting Home Orchard Society. They might have a member who knows Fig varieties around Portland. If any are ripe on October 10-11, HOS is having their annual Fruit Show at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Hillsboro. Take several ripe Figs and several leaves of the dominant form for ID. Fig ID photos on my website may or may not be of any help as they are of the Breba crop, not the Main crop which you may get to ripen! Have fun, kiwibob Here is a link that might be useful: KIWIFRUITSALAD2

Steve, you have me scracting my head and thinking more now going back to what i was trying to ssy but have hard time finding proper way. So DNA can change ? I go back now to wonder say a Mission fig if could be traced to be from its roots oversea's and then another growing here that was brought here and can be said for absolute what would the DNA markers say there realted close or maybe exact match? I go back and copy and paste what i said about this as if i try to type it again it might mean something different so .... i tend to lean this way-- DNA may say 2 types are very close and related but not the same, could tree have evolved elsewhere and somehow change to that climate making some markers not exactly alike as if grown i different area's same tree accimilated to the soil and therfore fruit color and leaf color are different-Example as its often heard here that 2 same types grown in different area's have a different leave or slightly different fruit color or even shape. I will be able to see if this is true along with others here as have sent 1 particular tree across country and up as far as Canada, so maybe in 3 or 4 years they can be compared to 1 another, a DNA test of that tree and mine i wonder what would show up in say 50 years from now if both trees survived just a thought that i wll never know answer too. END So i truly wonder if we are now seeing this in the fig world where tree's are very close match as UCDavis studies have found in some types, there was a discussion about how Dark Portuguese and i believe but could be wrong as its been a while since i read that post and Sals were very close i think it was Sals but not sure which. Perhaps this is slowloy happening or maybe just hogwash on my part of thinking? Martin