De Tres Esplets
Early variety with a different taste…
Type: Common
Family: Unknown
Flavor Group: Peach Fruit-Berry
Season: Early
Breba Crop: Yes
Origin: Spain, Monserrat Pons
Possible synonyms: None known
How To Pronounce
(Də trās ĕs-plĕts, phonetic: duh trays uh-splets)
Description
Brought to the fig world by Monserrat Pons and is originally from Campos. Called ‘De Tres Esplets’ because it is said to have three harvests, (Esplets = Harvest.) It produces a breba crop and then continues to produce main crop throughout the rest of the season. Pons states that the breba crop is the tastiest with the subsequent crops being less tasty as the season progresses.
It is a smaller tree and grows slower but can be quite productive for its size. Does have notable seeds and can have some seed crunch. The flesh is quite loose and very soft. To me the taste was hard to pinpoint but was fruity and had a bit of a peach vibe, not much berry at all. It is different from Mount Etna family figs and so some really enjoy this variety because it is still quite early but a different flavor than others ripening at a similar time.
Some do describe it as not having much flavor, so growing conditions probably come into play with this one. Can have a little bit of an open eye and may have a tendency to split a little, though not near as problematic as some. Watering may need to be watched to improve quality. Relatively small fig, similar in size to Mount Etnas, with pink flesh.
I really like this one for an early variety with a different flavor than the typical Mount Etna type flavors. It performs well for me in my drier climate. I have no issue with the eye or with much splitting. Does not seem to spoil in heat.
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