Persistent

Also referred to as “Parthenocarpic”. A characteristic of some female fig varieties that produces edible figs without being caprified by a fig wasp. That is, the figs persistently hang onto the tree without pollination. This genetic trait is shared by the female Common Fig Type and San Pedro Fig Type (for the breba crop) varieties. For fig breeding, the male Persistent Caprifig is used to help produce new persistent fig varieties. See Parthenocarpy in Caprifigs by Ira J. Condit for more details.