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 : Nombre: fig_obsessive_it[se ve figgy]Publicado: 2026/07/13(L) 20:50:20(editado)
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 : Nombre: fig_grower_jp[necesita más evidencia]Publicado: 2026/07/14(M) 00:50:20(editado)
>>1 +1. But could also be regular Black Madeira (non-KK). Hard to tell without seeing leaf shape.
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The skin color in your photo is super dark — that's a good sign. Some sellers ship regular BM as KK, and the difference is subtle but it's definitely real.
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