Mysterious fig variety (forum)

Frederick St starts with ...
Hi all,
Today, after falling in love with figs, I bought a fig plant from bunnings in Ashfield, Sydney. The label only said "Genoa" and now I find that there are Black and White Genoa varieties. Has anyone bought one of these before and knows which one they are more likely to stock? Or which of the two is more common in the Sydney area? The leaves are heavily lobed and do not have the distinctive "fig tree" smell. Any hints on how to tell which one I have would be appreciated.
Thanks

Time: 21st January 2011 4:00pm

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Jason says...
I have a White Genoa and the leaves are fairly distinctive (more defined/lobed), not like the average Fig.

I'm not sure how common Black Genoa is in Australia but I think it's a fair chance you have the White. I've only had mine a few months but it's already the fastest growing Fig I've ever had, I'm not sure why it's growing so fast but I wont complain

Time: 21st January 2011 5:59pm

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MaryT says...
I have a Black Genoa and a White Adriatic; the black Genoa has taken off but the White Adriatic is just sitting there at the moment, as if deciding whether it likes it here (6 km from CBD Sydney). Since I started shopping for figs, I have not seen a White Genoa being offered, but the Black seems fairly common.

Time: 22nd January 2011 1:13pm

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Frederick says...
Hi Mary,
Isn't Adriatic the one more suited to cold areas? I am in Pyrmont, Sydney so wil be keen to see how my newly acquired fig goes here. Have you tried growing them from cuttings?

Time: 22nd January 2011 4:45pm

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MaryT says...
Didn't know that the Adriatic likes the cold :(

No I have not tried growing them from cuttings, but from the look of the Black Genoa, it would probably take pretty easily.

Time: 22nd January 2011 5:55pm

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