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Breba question!

Breba are figs produced on last years lignified wood?

On another post FMD (Frank) mentioned that he could not get Brebas on his Desert King due to climate I think.

My question is why the climate here, Hot and Humid, stops brebas or is it something else?

I also heard that the Desert King needs the wasp to produce a second crop. Is that true?

If so why doesn't it need the wasp for the Breba?

OK that's enough to start confusing me.

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N. Florida has winters that are fairly confusing for figs.  It's why FMD can have problems with winter kill of his fig trees but not me.  So I will venture that the key issue is that DK initialize breba growth too early most years, and those brebas get killed off by a late frost.

Yes, Desert King is classified as a San Pedro fig, where the breba crop is parthenocarpic, but the main season crop needs fertilization.  People grow San Pedros because either they live in well defined winter areas, with a short growing season, like Desert King for Seattle, or for the best dessert quality brebas, like Grantham Royal or Dauphine.

Hope you're not confused.  I've been reading your citrus posts, so I see some of the motivation for your interest in figs!
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Charles,  It is all about sex.

Desert King has breba crop without pollination (caprification), but main crop needs caprification - that is the definition of a "San Pedro" type fig.  See FAQ

Haven't seen any literature indicating Desert King breba crop is climate dependent. You can fail to have a breba crop if you prune off the fruit bearing buds, which tend to be near the tips of the branches.

See "Weird Sex Life of Figs"
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Originally Posted by shah8
N. Florida has winters that are fairly confusing for figs.  It's why FMD can have problems with winter kill of his fig trees but not me.  So I will venture that the key issue is that DK initialize breba growth too early most years, and those brebas get killed off by a late frost......Hope you're not confused.  I've been reading your citrus posts, so I see some of the motivation for your interest in figs!


I think that explains it. It seems we historically will always have a late brutal freeze or frost. With Citrus I can just turn on the sprinklers. The Muscadines break so late you'll swear they're all dead. Peaches and pears can get burnt. Some figs are late breakers and some early. I guess the Desert King is an earlier breaking fig. It would probably have to be a potted fig or greenhouse fig (like I have a greenhouse) LOL!

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Charles,  It is all about sex.

IT USUALLY IS!!!!

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Originally Posted by pitangadiego
Desert King has breba crop without pollination (caprification), but main crop needs caprification - that is the definition of a "San Pedro" type fig.  See FAQ

Haven't seen any literature indicating Desert King breba crop is climate dependent. You can fail to have a breba crop if you prune off the fruit bearing buds, which tend to be near the tips of the branches.

See "Weird Sex Life of Figs"


About the fig porn that link explained it.

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I grew Desert K,in NJ,with very poor results.
Yes Breba Embryos,die during Winter ,because Breba Embryos,start growing sometime ,in February here and of course they get killed by frost,most every time.
So does Apricot Blossom,here,Apricot,is a no,no,in NJ,while some special early producing main crop figs are :Yes Yes.
Why apricot never fruits here:For the same reason:It flower in March,and we have frost till May 10.
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