Mission fig
| Ficus carica 'Mission' | |
|---|---|
Ficus carica | |
| Cultivar | Ficus carica 'Mission' |
The Mission fig (also known as Black Mission or Franciscana) is a popular variety of the edible
missionaries planted it in San Diego.[1][2] It was also planted in the subsequent missions that the Franciscans established up the California coast. Gustav Eisen writes, "The early padres and missionaries in the Pacific coast States cultivated no other variety of fig".[3][4] It later became the main commercial variety planted throughout California. The Mission fig was later surpassed by the Sari Lop fig (also known as Calimyrna) as the most popular commercial fig variety grown in California.[5][6]
The Mission fig is a high quality fig variety. It produces both a
USDA zones 9 and up in the United States
.
See also
- Mission (olive)
- Common fig
References
- ^ Fig Varieties: A Monograph, by Ira Condit, published in 1955 in Hilgardia, Volume 23, #11, on page 437
- ^ Condit, Ira (1955). "Fig Varieties: A Monograph" (PDF). Hilgardia. California Agricultural Experiment Station. pp. 322–539.
- ^ The Fig: Its History, Culture, and Curing, by Gustav Eisen, published in 1901, on page 255
- ^ Eisen, Gustavus A.; States, United. The fig: its history, culture, and curing, with a descriptive catalogue of the known varieties of figs. Vol. and curing. Washington: Govt. print. off.
- ^ The New Fig Booklet, by Ray Givan, with Fred Born, published in 2007, on page 3
- ^ Fig Varieties: A Monograph. Ira Condit, 1955
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