Sunrise
Since I received a number of Sunrise cuttings from Brian, I had many Sunrise trees. I sold some. Others I gave away. Not paying attention, I accidentally gave away my last one. Bummer. Oh well, this one seems only semi-common, as it does not have the quality of caprified specimens, so we will not be re-acquiring this variety.
Sunrise Fig Variety Features
- A semi-common fig type, which does require caprification for ideal fig production
- From the Brian Melton fig collection
- Small to tight ostiole
- Very productive
- Un-caprified figs are honey flavored, with hints of berry
- Caprified figs are a sweet sugar berry flavor
My friend Brian Melton recently found another unique variety. He was giving these away for free to determine whether this fig variety is common or not. He threw some cuttings in with my recent orders and I grew them out over the winter. You can view the initial results in the YouTube video below. So, at first, it was a dropper.
One day I was watering my Sunrise and noticed a larger fig that was yellow, with tan/brown colored spots (prolly from fertilizer overspray) all over it. It didn’t really look good. I picked it. It didn’t really feel right and I fully expected it to be all dry inside like the previous figs. To my surprise, it was full of juicy golden pulp, with red highlights. I didn’t have my phone with me and was really excited to try it. It was more of a sweet honey fig, with some fruity hints. Nothing like Brian’s caprified specimens. There were numerous very tiny seeds, so essentially no seed crunch.
Though Sunrise is producing edible figs on a very young tree, many are still droppers. The figs that are edible are much smaller than Brian’s caprified specimens and more of a honey fig with some light fruity and berry tones.
Sunrise Fig Variety Photos
