Maybe It Fig

wm1_collector · 2026-07-13T16:50:19.432+00:00

Bought as BMKK from a known trader in 2023, first 3 fruits this season. Claimed: Black Madeira KK Source: PNW trader, traceable cutting from RC stock (allegedly) Country: USA, PNW, zone 8b Growing condition: 25L container, greenhouse Fruit: very dark purple, almost black Cross-section: deep strawberry red, jammy What feels uncertain: it ripened earlier than my known BMKK reference (mid-Aug vs late-Sept). Could be young tree behavior, could be mislabel. Needs eyes — especially from anyone with confirmed BMKK to compare.

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First fruit on a sapling I got that was sold as Black Madeira KK

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Claimed variety: Black Madeira KK

1 : Name: wm1_collector Posted: 2026/07/13(M) 16:50:19 ID:141E6381(edited)

[fruit] Whole fruit ｜© Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0

[cross-section] Cross-section ｜PD, Wikimedia

Grabbed it as Black Madeira KK from a trusted PNW trader back in 2023, and this is my first 3 fruits this year.

Supposed to be: Black Madeira KK
Got it from: PNW trader, cutting that traces back to RC stock (supposedly)
Location: USA, PNW, zone 8b
How I'm growing it: 25L container in a greenhouse
What the fruit looks like: super dark purple, basically black
Inside: deep strawberry red, real jammy stuff

Here's what's bugging me: it ripened way earlier than my other known Black Madeira KK (mid-August versus late-September). Could just be young tree weirdness, but also could be mislabeled? Hard to say.

Definitely need some second opinions on this — especially if anyone's got a confirmed Black Madeira KK they can compare it to.

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2 : Name: fig_obsessive_it [looks figgy] Posted: 2026/07/13(M) 20:50:20(edited)

Cross-section color looks right for BMKK. The early ripening could be young-tree behavior — first 2-3 years often run early.

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3 : Name: fig_grower_jp [need more evidence] Posted: 2026/07/14(T) 00:50:20(edited)

>>1 +1. But could also be regular Black Madeira (non-KK). Hard to tell without seeing leaf shape.

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4 : Name: novice_grower_uk [comment] Posted: 2026/07/14(T) 06:50:20

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