padsfan
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Last year was extra warm in San Diego and my established fig trees really took off. Desert King and Black Mission NL in particular grew about 8 feet in one year. Let's just say I enjoyed a lot of figs last year! I decided to cut the fig trees back to a few nodes. See picture with pruners for reference. My Violette de Bordeaux in contrast is my slowest grower.
figpig_66
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Posted 1456189376
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I had a lsu orourke do the same 7 to a foot in one year. Lsu purple did the same just outward instead of up. My slowest to date is VDB FOR SURE.
Frankallen
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My most vigorous has to be Gino's Black! :)
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waynea
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Posted 1456191347
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Violette Soleis and CdD Noir
levar
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Col.de.dame.grise. Wishlist
Figs: Fiaschetta lunga di Campagnola, Unk Pastiliere, Cajun Gold, Marangiana, Rigato del Salento, Black Ischia, St. Rita, Dottato d'Élia, Watt's Zingarella , Zidi, Macool, 187-25, Peter's Honey, Peloponnisiaka aspra sika, and Martinenca Rimada.
Atemoya: Geffner
APORTO
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Posted 1456257938
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Hardy Chicago arrived via mail in early December and was shorter than my cable remote control pot included. Maybe 6 inches total. Just about 3 CT winter months later and it is over 3ft, bushy with numerous figs. I wish my cuttings were doing as well.
Figfinatic
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Posted 1456260780
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My desert king grew at least 8 ft from cutting in one year. Probably would have gone higher but I cut it off before it could grow more. Ended up giving my DK trees away due to Breba only crop or whatever it is that it does.
DaveL
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Posted 1456285487
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Mine was a Kadota. Started as a cutting. Over six feet, figs set but did not ripen, hopefully this year.
Figgysid1
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Posted 1456290515
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Greatest growth was an excel, it grew from 4 inches to 5 feet tall in 60 days.
Avg. July High 77,Avg.Jan.Low 56 Precipitation days 290, annual rainfall 201.80 inches.
hoosierbanana
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Posted 1456291133
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2" trunk on first year Florea.
GeneDaniels
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Posted 1456309470
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Whoa! That is incredible growth for one year!!Quote:
Originally Posted by
hoosierbanana 2" trunk on first year Florea.
Seven trees in the ground : Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?
HooRay
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Posted 1456714421
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Here's my fastest growing cutting. 14 feet in one season. It's a Col de Dame Noir cutting from Harvey.
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padsfan
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HooRay that is really impressive! Especially considering the size of the pot!
HooRay
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Posted 1456750760
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It's a 25 gallon size pot. Also a 3 gallon air layer.
toisanwu
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
hoosierbanana 2" trunk on first year Florea.
hoosierbanana
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Posted 1456754639
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It was planted late May, the soil is heavily amended with compost in that spot so it grew very fast. The fruit suffered as a result : prone to splitting, larger eye, thick rind, watery. Hopefully it slows down in the next couple of years. I use seaweed extract on cuttings before they are planted and that might have helped it to branch, mostly I think it was caused by rampant growth though.
