Gillette Additional Information

A large, edible caprifig with fair flavor. Pyriform with a distinct neck. Adapted in northern California and the Northwest. Not so good in the South. (004) (006)

Yellow when ripe, quite sweet, and a heavy bearer. Produces one large crop in July and August. Good fresh or dried. Good in cool mountain or coastal climates. (002)

Leaf: base subcordate; mostly 5 lobes. Flavor is fair, but not memorable. Bears a heavy crop of profichi (early fruit) , but very few mammoni and mamme. Well-adapted in Northern California and Oregon. (006)

A large, edible caprifig with fair flavor. Pyriform with a distinct neck. Adapted in northern California and the Northwest. Not so good in the South. (004)

A yellow, quite sweet and very heavy bearer. Two crops. the frost never seems to injure the crop. (013)

Seemed tender at first, but seems to have adapted to the climatic vagaries of south Georgia. (001c)

As of October 2008, I am happy to report some of the following results: Second most productive is the Caprifig "Gillette" which is perhaps the most reliable variety around Puget Sound in that when mature, it does not miss a year of production. Most people however tend to pick "Gillette" before fully ripe and find it dry with little flavor at that stage. [Puget Sound] (092)

Killed in 2001.

Formed brebas, 2011 in San Diego, ID#0550. . (910)

Gilette
Additional Information
A large, edible caprifig with fair flavor. Pyriform with a distinct neck. Adapted in northern California and the Northwest. Not so good in the South. (004) (006) Yellow when ripe, quite sweet, and a heavy bearer. Produces one large crop in July and August. Good fresh or dried. Good in cool mountain or coastal climates. (002) Leaf: base subcordate; mostly 5 lobes. Flavor is fair, but not memorable. Bears a heavy crop of profichi (early fruit) , but very few mammoni and mamme. Well-adapted in Northern California and Oregon. (006) A large, edible caprifig with fair flavor. Pyriform with a distinct neck. Adapted in northern California and the Northwest. Not so good in the South. (004) A yellow, quite sweet and very heavy bearer. Two crops. the frost never seems to injure the crop. (013) Seemed tender at first, but seems to have adapted to the climatic vagaries of south Georgia. (001c) As of October 2008, I am happy to report some of the following results: Second most productive is the Caprifig "Gillette" which is perhaps the most reliable variety around Puget Sound in that when mature, it does not miss a year of production. Most people however tend to pick "Gillette" before fully ripe and find it dry with little flavor at that stage. [Puget Sound] (092) Killed in 2001. Formed brebas, 2011 in San Diego, ID#0550. . (910)