Vasilika Melissi

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Vasilika Melissi (of the Greek: Honey Real) is a cultivation of fig tree Ficus carica unique of type Smirna, of figs green variegated purple bands, very cultivated in the Mediterranean basin since ancient times. It is mainly grown in Markopoulo Mesogaias, Eastern Attica, Greece.,.

Synonymia
"Βασιλικε Μελισσε ',
"Vasilika Melissi Sika,"
"Vasilika Melissi fig,"
"Vasilika Sika."
"Vasilika Syka,"

History
The Vasilika Melissi figs are an ancient Greek variety found in most of Greece, a highly appreciated variety whose name means royal honey.

Characteristics
The leaves of the tree are thick dark green with 3 to 5 lobes and a constant and fast growth, and gives figs in the second year.

The Vasilika Melissi figs are of the Smirna type, they are shaped of pear, of green skin variegated with bands with a light ruby color on the bottom and the pulp is of a dark ruby red with many honey juices and seeds.

The fruit grows about 5 to 6 cm long and has a very sweet taste of honey and that's what it's called. When she's mature, she drips honey.

It gives figs once a year and the harvest time is from August to September. This fig tree needs pollination.

Culture
The area of Markopoulo Mesogaias in the Eastern Attica produces the figs' Markopoulou 'is a well-known and extremely sweet fig in Greece.

It is known that this fig tree is the delicacy of figs, where words cannot describe the taste of this fig. It has a vintage quality for fresh consumption.

Protection of origin
The "Syka Vravronas Markopoulou Messongion PGI" is produced in the south-eastern section of the Attica region, specifically within the administrative limits of the municipal area of Markopoulo Mesogaias.

The "Syka Vravronas Markopoulou Messongion PGI" has been cultivated in its two varieties' Vasilika Melissi '(green) and' Vasilika Mavra '(black) in the municipal area of Markopoulo for many years.

It represents one of the most traditional crops, which contributes to improving the value of the areas, in which no other type of product can be cultivated with the same commercial results.

Grape varieties in Greece
According to a study by the "S.M. Lionakis Subtropical Plants and Olive Trees Institute" (Chania, Crete, Greece) on the current state of the most cultivated fig varieties in Greece for possible improvement in yields and uses:

See also
Mundani Botanical Garden
Arboretum du Figuier
Phenology
Apopyxia
Bloom, pollination and curling in fruit trees

References

Bibliography

External links
Some of the figs varieties in Cyprus.
Syndicat de défense de la figue de Solliès.
Repopulationautoctona.mforos.com / 1970525 / 10560521-varieds-agricultural-traditional /? pag = 20
Garden-mundani.blogspot.com.es / 2014 / 09 / el-paraiso-de-la-higueras.html
Foro.infojardin.com / threats / varieds-de-higuera-ficus-carica.338 / page-4
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