Osborn Prolific Additional Information

Medium to large; thin skinned; dark reddish brown; flesh amber and sweet, Hardy. Popular in England; adaptable to cool short summers. (002)

A medium, reddish-brown fig with amber pulp tinged with pink. Main crop figs are pyriform with variable necks. Long slender stalks (to 1" long) . Leaf: base truncate to shallowly cordate; 5 lobes; upper margins serrate. Sweet and rich flavor. Best use is fresh. Well-adapted in northern California and the Northwest. Fairly hardy and very productive. (006)

Medium, purplish skin, amber pulp. Poor on coast. Ripens too slowly, lacks flavor and sweetness. (011)

A medium-sized bronze to brown fig with amber to light strawberry pulp. Main-crop figs are pyriform with variable necks. Long, slender stalks to 1 inch long. Sweet and rich flavor. Well adapted in all fig-growing areas. Hardy. Very productive. (004)

A large, very sweet, greenish purple to violet brown fig. It's slow growing but tree bears fruit heavily. Breba crop is good. (013)

Osborne Prolific Medium, Green to Brown, Amber Center, Sweet Very Prolific, Hardy (2crops) (012)

Large fruit with very attractive purplish-brown skin, amber pulp. Especially pleasing flavor. Long-time favorite in cool coastal areas, excellent inland as well. Prune to any shape. (025)

Large, skin is purplish brown, flesh amber, especially pleasant flavor. A favorite for coastal area but performs well inland also. Easily pruned into any shape. (023)

Skin and flesh colors: Reddish brown; amber Generally regarded as superior for cool regions, hence recommended for coastal California and inland valleys of southern California and the Pacific Northwest. Also recommended for the Atlantic Coast. Large, very sweet figs are best used fresh. Slow-growing, dense tree bears heavily. (022)

Commonly sold in Canada as Neveralla. Medium to large, skin is dark reddish brown, flesh amber, often tinged pink. Very sweet, best fresh. Tree upright, bare, will grow in shade. Ripens late. Only for north coast, Pacific Northwest. Poor in warm climates. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! (026)

(026a) Large fruit with attractive purplish-brown skin, amber pulp, and especially pleasing flavor. Longtime favorite in cool coastal areas; excellent inland as well. Prune to any shape. (034)

Yellow, striped purplish-brown skin on ribs, opalescent flesh. Medium size fruit and tree. Low heat requirement, a long-time favorite in cool coastal areas. Will even fruit in partially shady areas! Modest breba crop, good main crop. (057)

(Burnley 1896) Synonym of De L'Archipel (Brunnings1916).(Australia)(060)

Very good, but does not like hot weather. (001c)

Medium to large, skin is dark reddish brown, flesh amber, often tinged pink. Very sweet, best fresh. Light breba crop. Tree upright, bare, will grow in shade. Ripens late. Only for north coast, Pacific Northwest. Poor in warm climates. (075)

Large pear shaped fruit. Brown skin with purple tinge when ripe. Rich and sweet golden flesh, very productive. (089)

Osborn Prolific
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USDA / UC Davis Accession Data
Medium to large; thin skinned; dark reddish brown; flesh amber and sweet, Hardy. Popular in England; adaptable to cool short summers. (002) A medium, reddish-brown fig with amber pulp tinged with pink. Main crop figs are pyriform with variable necks. Long slender stalks (to 1" long) . Leaf: base truncate to shallowly cordate; 5 lobes; upper margins serrate. Sweet and rich flavor. Best use is fresh. Well-adapted in northern California and the Northwest. Fairly hardy and very productive. (006) Medium, purplish skin, amber pulp. Poor on coast. Ripens too slowly, lacks flavor and sweetness. (011) A medium-sized bronze to brown fig with amber to light strawberry pulp. Main-crop figs are pyriform with variable necks. Long, slender stalks to 1 inch long. Sweet and rich flavor. Well adapted in all fig-growing areas. Hardy. Very productive. (004) A large, very sweet, greenish purple to violet brown fig. It's slow growing but tree bears fruit heavily. Breba crop is good. (013) Osborne Prolific Medium, Green to Brown, Amber Center, Sweet Very Prolific, Hardy (2crops) (012) Large fruit with very attractive purplish-brown skin, amber pulp. Especially pleasing flavor. Long-time favorite in cool coastal areas, excellent inland as well. Prune to any shape. (025) Large, skin is purplish brown, flesh amber, especially pleasant flavor. A favorite for coastal area but performs well inland also. Easily pruned into any shape. (023) Skin and flesh colors: Reddish brown; amber Generally regarded as superior for cool regions, hence recommended for coastal California and inland valleys of southern California and the Pacific Northwest. Also recommended for the Atlantic Coast. Large, very sweet figs are best used fresh. Slow-growing, dense tree bears heavily. (022) Commonly sold in Canada as Neveralla. Medium to large, skin is dark reddish brown, flesh amber, often tinged pink. Very sweet, best fresh. Tree upright, bare, will grow in shade. Ripens late. Only for north coast, Pacific Northwest. Poor in warm climates. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! (026) (026a) Large fruit with attractive purplish-brown skin, amber pulp, and especially pleasing flavor. Longtime favorite in cool coastal areas; excellent inland as well. Prune to any shape. (034) Yellow, striped purplish-brown skin on ribs, opalescent flesh. Medium size fruit and tree. Low heat requirement, a long-time favorite in cool coastal areas. Will even fruit in partially shady areas! Modest breba crop, good main crop. (057) (Burnley 1896) Synonym of De L'Archipel (Brunnings1916).(Australia)(060) Very good, but does not like hot weather. (001c) Medium to large, skin is dark reddish brown, flesh amber, often tinged pink. Very sweet, best fresh. Light breba crop. Tree upright, bare, will grow in shade. Ripens late. Only for north coast, Pacific Northwest. Poor in warm climates. (075) Large pear shaped fruit. Brown skin with purple tinge when ripe. Rich and sweet golden flesh, very productive. (089)