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Maxiles, Melazana, Texas Blue Giant
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Vazanata. Listed by Symeonides (1930) as a variety grown everywhere on the island of Cyprus. Mostly consumed fresh, but in the Paphos district it produces the dried figs known locally as “maxiles.”
Wikipedia Translation
Vazanata is a cultivar of fig common fig Ficus carica unífera ie autumn figs, figs with skin brown background color colored reddish stain on irregular light green. Very cultivated on the island of Cyprus since ancient times. In North America are capable of being grown in USDA Hardiness Zones 7 to 10.
Synonymy
“Melazana” in Italy and Greece
“Texas Blue Giant Fig“ in Texas
History
The cultivation of the fig tree in Cyprus occupies 220 ha of commercial plantations, reaching a yield of 2,700 tons. There are also numerous trees scattered in small family gardens and patios throughout the country. Most of the production is for local consumption, and the prices obtained are very high especially for early production and for varieties with large fruits. Small quantities are mainly exported to the United Kingdom.
The figs ‘Vazanata’ was already listed by Symenoides (1930) as a variety that grows anywhere on the island of Cyprus .
Mostly consumed fresh, but in the Paphos district it is marketed as a dried fig, known locally as “maxiles”.
Features
The fig trees ‘Vazanata’ are of the common fig type unifer whose leaves are thick dark green mostly 5 lobes and a constant and rapid growth, and gives figs in the second year.
Fruits that are very large in size, have a pear shape, not symmetrical. Peduncle of long size. With reddish brown background epidermis and light green irregular spot color, with lenticels , scarce thick cracks around the area of the ostiolus.
Give figs once a year and harvest time is from August to September. This fig tree does not need pollination. They are of good quality both fresh and dry.
Cultivation
In Cyprus it is widely cultivated in private gardens and orchards.
In the United States it is grown in desert areas, and especially around San Antonio in Texas.
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