Mission Additional Information

A large black fig with light strawberry pulp. Brebas are pyriform with prominent, thick necks; main-crop figs are smaller, more variable, and pyriform. Well adapted in California. Disappointing in the South since it is not very hardy. Often infected by mosaic, which mottles the leaves but does not seem to affect the crop. (004)

Fruit large. Skin purplish-black. Can be eaten fresh, dried or canned. Excellent flavor. (002)

Leaf: base calcarate; 5 lobes; latate. Distinctive, rich flavor. Well-adapted in California. Very vigorous, but not hardy. One of the best where adapted. Good fresh and dried. (006)

Medium to large, pear-shaped fruit. Purplish to black skin with light strawberry flesh. Sweet, best eaten fresh. Grown in all areas of California and is the most dependable, all-round backyard fig variety. The first crop matures in late June, the second crop matures in August and September. Both crop are suitable for fresh use, drying or canning. Long-lived, large tree. Coastal, inland valleys. (007)

Medium, black skin, reddish pulp. Used fresh and dried. Has strong fig flavor. Good at coast. Has both a breba and a second crop. Oldest California fig, originally from Spain. (011)

A purple black, huge, medium sweet, rich flavor fig. Quality is excellent. (013)

Named for the mission fathers who planted the fruit as they traveled north along the California coast, the Mission fig is famous for its distinctive flavor. The fresh fruit exhibits a deep purple shade which darkens to a rich black when dried, making this fig an esthetic, as well as an edible, delight in all recipes. (014)

Skin and flesh colors: Purple-black; strawberry. Very widely adapted variety grows and produces well in most regions. All-purpose fig is used fresh, dried, and for preserves. Tree often produces both spring and fall crops. (022)

A common commercial variety that requires a lot of heat; large tree with dark fruit. (036)

The [following] names were cited as synonyms in Fig Varieties: Hilgardia, Vol. 23, No. 11, 1955, p. 437, by Condit and in The Fig in Georgia, Georgia Experiment Station, Bull. 61, 1903, p. 69, by Starnes: Reculver, Franciscana, California Black, Brebal, Biberaeo, Gourreau diu Languedoc, Gourreau Noir, Reculver, Black Mexican, Noire d'Espagne, Gouraud Noir, Douro Nebra, Negra (049b)

Info on this variety from Watts, Figs in Coastal Southern California, Fruit Gardeners, California Rare Fruit Growers, Vol. 23, No. 6, December 1991: Medium, black skin, reddish pulp. Used fresh and dried. Has strong fig flavor. Good at coast. Has both a breba and a second crop. Oldest California fig, originally from Spain. Info from Commercial Dried Fig Production in California, University of California, Leaflet 21051, p. 6, November 1978: Mission came to California from Spain. Tree reaches a larger size than most varieties. It produces both breba and second crops. Fruits of the breba crops are large, and many are shipped to the fresh market. Some breba figs are dried, but their shape relegates this fruit to manufactureing stock. Second-crop figs are much more numerous, smaller, and rounder. Fruits are marketed as whole figs, fig paste, and juice. Leafs out about 7 days after Adriatic. The breba crop matures before most other varieties, in mid-August to early September. Fruit splitting is minimal, and the eye is fairly tight, so fruit spoilage is seldom a problem. (049b)

Tree A-1-10 in the WEO orchard no longer exists, 2012. (910)

Mission
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USDA / UC Davis Accession Data
A large black fig with light strawberry pulp. Brebas are pyriform with prominent, thick necks; main-crop figs are smaller, more variable, and pyriform. Well adapted in California. Disappointing in the South since it is not very hardy. Often infected by mosaic, which mottles the leaves but does not seem to affect the crop. (004) Fruit large. Skin purplish-black. Can be eaten fresh, dried or canned. Excellent flavor. (002) Leaf: base calcarate; 5 lobes; latate. Distinctive, rich flavor. Well-adapted in California. Very vigorous, but not hardy. One of the best where adapted. Good fresh and dried. (006) Medium to large, pear-shaped fruit. Purplish to black skin with light strawberry flesh. Sweet, best eaten fresh. Grown in all areas of California and is the most dependable, all-round backyard fig variety. The first crop matures in late June, the second crop matures in August and September. Both crop are suitable for fresh use, drying or canning. Long-lived, large tree. Coastal, inland valleys. (007) Medium, black skin, reddish pulp. Used fresh and dried. Has strong fig flavor. Good at coast. Has both a breba and a second crop. Oldest California fig, originally from Spain. (011) A purple black, huge, medium sweet, rich flavor fig. Quality is excellent. (013) Named for the mission fathers who planted the fruit as they traveled north along the California coast, the Mission fig is famous for its distinctive flavor. The fresh fruit exhibits a deep purple shade which darkens to a rich black when dried, making this fig an esthetic, as well as an edible, delight in all recipes. (014) Skin and flesh colors: Purple-black; strawberry. Very widely adapted variety grows and produces well in most regions. All-purpose fig is used fresh, dried, and for preserves. Tree often produces both spring and fall crops. (022) A common commercial variety that requires a lot of heat; large tree with dark fruit. (036) The [following] names were cited as synonyms in Fig Varieties: Hilgardia, Vol. 23, No. 11, 1955, p. 437, by Condit and in The Fig in Georgia, Georgia Experiment Station, Bull. 61, 1903, p. 69, by Starnes: Reculver, Franciscana, California Black, Brebal, Biberaeo, Gourreau diu Languedoc, Gourreau Noir, Reculver, Black Mexican, Noire d'Espagne, Gouraud Noir, Douro Nebra, Negra (049b) Info on this variety from Watts, Figs in Coastal Southern California, Fruit Gardeners, California Rare Fruit Growers, Vol. 23, No. 6, December 1991: Medium, black skin, reddish pulp. Used fresh and dried. Has strong fig flavor. Good at coast. Has both a breba and a second crop. Oldest California fig, originally from Spain. Info from Commercial Dried Fig Production in California, University of California, Leaflet 21051, p. 6, November 1978: Mission came to California from Spain. Tree reaches a larger size than most varieties. It produces both breba and second crops. Fruits of the breba crops are large, and many are shipped to the fresh market. Some breba figs are dried, but their shape relegates this fruit to manufactureing stock. Second-crop figs are much more numerous, smaller, and rounder. Fruits are marketed as whole figs, fig paste, and juice. Leafs out about 7 days after Adriatic. The breba crop matures before most other varieties, in mid-August to early September. Fruit splitting is minimal, and the eye is fairly tight, so fruit spoilage is seldom a problem. (049b) Tree A-1-10 in the WEO orchard no longer exists, 2012. (910)