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by alanmercieca
Sun May 19, 2024 9:44 pm
Forum: Bountiful post area
Topic: Aldo (Palermo Red)
Replies: 5
Views: 4644

Re: Aldo (Palermo Red)

This is the Aldo's fig Alan propagated and shipped to me in mid-June. The bare root tree suffered terrible heat shock when the mail person left the shipping box in the sun in front of our house. June is brutal ~ our hottest, driest month in northern AZ. It lost all its leaves and had some dieback o...
by alanmercieca
Tue May 07, 2024 6:35 am
Forum: Bountiful post area
Topic: Malta Black ('Elegant Berry, Exotic Berry' flavor fig)
Replies: 15
Views: 11797

Re: Malta Black ('Elegant Berry, Exotic Berry' flavor fig)

Awesome, thank you for the updated post.
by alanmercieca
Sun Nov 19, 2023 10:51 pm
Forum: Bountiful post area
Topic: Greek Isles (Fig)
Replies: 0
Views: 7463

Greek Isles (Fig)

'Greek Isles' (Fig) It's an unknown cultivar, it produces large purple figs that taste great, top quality in flavor and in texture! 'Greek Isles' is named after a Greek eatery of the same name that opened it's doors in 2004, an eatery that was once on the South end of Charlotte, NC, the restaurant ...
by alanmercieca
Sat Jan 28, 2023 4:41 am
Forum: Bountiful post area
Topic: Ariana (pomegranate)
Replies: 0
Views: 7361

Ariana (pomegranate)

‘Ariana’ (it is also called 'DPUN 0125', 'DPUN 125') This cultivar was test grown in Russia at the 'Kara-Kala Turkmenistan Experimental Station'. The original cutting was most likely from a farmers field 'since it was a cultivated variety at the time'. That 'Experimental Station' donated cuttings o...
by alanmercieca
Sat Jan 28, 2023 4:02 am
Forum: Bountiful post area
Topic: Vina (pomegranate)
Replies: 0
Views: 7492

Vina (pomegranate)

'Vina' (it is also called ‘DPUN 035‘, and 'DPUN 35') 'Todd Kennedy' of the 'California Rare Fruit Growers' donated cuttings of 'Vina' on March 12th 1996. Originally from the Trappist Monastery, in Vina, CA. It might have been one of the old plantings in the original Stanford Ranch. The fruit of ‘Vi...
by alanmercieca
Sat Jan 28, 2023 3:42 am
Forum: Bountiful post area
Topic: Syunt (pomegranate)
Replies: 0
Views: 7456

Syunt (pomegranate)

'Syunt' (it is also called ‘DPUN 136‘) This cultivar was test grown in Russia at the 'Kara-Kala Turkmenistan Experimental Station'. The original cutting was most likely from a farmers field 'since it was a cultivated variety at the time'. That 'Experimental Station' donated cuttings of 'Syunt' whic...
by alanmercieca
Sat Jan 28, 2023 3:31 am
Forum: Bountiful post area
Topic: Sverkhranniy (pomegranate)
Replies: 0
Views: 7307

Sverkhranniy (pomegranate)

'Sverkhranniy' (it is also called ‘Sverkhranny‘, ‘PI 594962‘, ‘DPUN 13‘, ‘DPUN 013‘, ‘BE 7657‘) This cultivar was test grown in Russia at the 'Kara-Kala Turkmenistan Experimental Station'. The original cutting was most likely from a farmers field 'since it was a cultivated variety at the time'. Tha...
by alanmercieca
Fri Jan 27, 2023 6:48 am
Forum: Bountiful post area
Topic: Sumbar (pomegranate)
Replies: 0
Views: 7116

Sumbar (pomegranate)

‘Sumbar’ (it is also called ‘DPUN 147', 'Сумбар') 'Sumbar' is said to have originally been from 'northern Iran' in the 'Sumbar valley' region of Western Kopetdag. This cultivar was test grown in Russia at the 'Kara-Kala Turkmenistan Experimental Station'. The original cutting was most likely from a...
by alanmercieca
Fri Jan 27, 2023 6:42 am
Forum: Bountiful post area
Topic: 1/25 Rannii (pomegranate)
Replies: 0
Views: 7054

1/25 Rannii (pomegranate)

'1/25 Rannii' (it is also called ‘Ранний', 'DPUN 112', and it is often abbreviated to 'Rannii') This cultivar was test grown in Russia at the 'Kara-Kala Turkmenistan Experimental Station'. The original cutting was most likely from a farmers field 'since it was a cultivated variety at the time'. Tha...
by alanmercieca
Sun Jan 22, 2023 8:14 am
Forum: Bountiful post area
Topic: Purple Heart (pomegranate)
Replies: 0
Views: 7286

Purple Heart (pomegranate)

'Purple Heart' (it is also called ‘Sharp Velvet', sold as ‘Sharp Velvet' at Dave Wilson Nursery) 'Purple Heart' is a hybrid cultivar created by 'John M. Chater's grandfather', 'Sassin John Chater'. The fruit of 'Purple Heart' are medium to large in size, it's fruit has a red and pink skin, with a t...