Alanmercieca!!! Your second photo looks exactly like it!!! OMG! Where did you get yours & where can I read more about it?

I believe it was PeteC who traded cuttings with me. Though im not sure if the cuttings i sent him took. Maybe he will respond. I am just in the beginning stages of starting my cuttings and these will be part of my first batch. I'll post pics.

Also, when I talk with the owners agsin, I'll ask what type of nursery & cultural background the owner is or if they know anything more. Maybe i can get more clues. More details when I get them...

Oh how interesting Meg. Who knew figging involved sluthing too! It will be fascinating to c how this neighborhood BT of yours compares to Daisys IBT I shared with you. Let me know if you get cuttings of the new one to share. I'd love to work with it too. Looks like an amazing figgy too. ;-)

Hey, Jodi!  Yes, it would be interesting to compare both, right?  Absolutely, I'll put you on my list for cuttings when I get them.  Would you mind sending me a PM just so I remember when I look through?

By the way, I love your statement "in the book the "The Meaning of Trees"...beautiful!

might be another Peter here, we have not exchanged yet. I have two established trees and I dont know for sure what they are, one might be either Brown Turkey or a MT
Etna type and the other is a delicious white fig also not sure the name.

 
 

Thanks PeterC...can't remember all the names too well and going back through my PMs is a bit time consuming but thanks for confirming it wasn't you. I am so looking forward to a good fig in spring when things start warming up.  There are plenty of trees nearby too.  Your unknowns look pretty good.  I wish I could find out what these two might be...I posted this with hope someone could guess.  The one that really intrigues me is the light wood tree (images 1-5).  I just have seen it over many years just hanging with fruit but never have tasted it.  Many large branches hang over and the figs fall on the sidewalk.  This year, I will be picking them.  It is a neglected tree that until recently no one cared about.  I went there several days ago to pick cuttings and now it looks like someone is tending to it though its behind an apartment complex so it is not anyone's tree so to speak.  Let me know what you think...anyone else...please give me your opinion.


Joe, I'm so sorry...I don't have an I258.  That is my WISH list!  I modified it and obviously I forgot to type "WISH" back in there.  Thanks for catching my error.!

Lol...Joe.  It's good you did because I corrected it now.

So! Yesterday I got a call from the owners of the "Not so much like a BT" tree near my home. He said, cone over tomorrow and get some cuttings! These people are just so nice. The wife Collene had home-made ginger fig jam, plum jam AND dehydrated figs waiting for me!!! Unbelievably kind people. In return, i am giving her a plumeria cutting, lemons, corn seeds and my Mary Washington asparagus seeds :-). He cut and I kept picking up :-)

It's been a great day and not just because I got free cuttings but because I was touched by the kindness of others who dont even know me. As with people here on this group who have beren so very kind to me (THANK YOU!), I am truly blessed!!

I have a good batch of cuttings maybe for 10 people. I know i promised 4 people cuttings so I have enough for another six who want for them fir price of postage. First come...

Oooh...you have a plumeria. I have one that has been growing in a pot on my patio for 2 seasons now. Sleeps in my garage in the winter. Bloomsnext year I hope!

Joe: Yes, I have a couple of cuttings that I'm growing. Sounds like you like Plumerias too :-)

Alanamerica: The owners bought the tree at a nursery so it could have been either mislabeled. They have many fruit trees on their property. And, I asked them again about the age of the tree and they corrected and said its been much longer than just a few years as they previously thought. It could be 6 or 7 years old but dont remember the nursery. However, we have plans to getvtogether and can some fruit & veggies so I will tickle her (Colleen's) memory as we talk to see if there is anymore info she remembers.

Very interesting info you have posted here! I noticed that this fig has a very short neck too as I read in one of the Turkey fig descriptions...somewhere. Yes, Overseas shipping would not work. However, I now have some cuttings and will test this tree to see how it does for others and I will surely keep you and the group informed.

Weight: not sure but this is a BIG fig. I downloaded a scale app for my iPhone but it didnt seem to work very well. So, rather than just guess, I'll wait for good fruit to come from my new found friends, Dan & Colleen when I'll have a real scale. Also, I ate two figs while i was there and although they were far from ripe, even at the soft stage, they were pretty good. The pics below show the short neck. I placed this fig on a table spoon for size comparison (no quarter).

Joy: have a great time fig hunting!! I'll wait to see your posts. And, yes, I have cuttings for you :-D!

California Brown Turkey. Great when pollinated.

Hmmm, okay...not sure at this point but I definitely would like to find out the name of the nursery. The owners are super nice people and I'm sure we'll get together again.

For those who think Meg's fig pictures are NOT brown Turkey, think again (smile).  Meg's pictures come from a tree in southern California (correct me if I'm wrong Meg).  Southern Ca has the fig wasp.  Those figs look exact like the figs in the orchard of UC Davis labeled Brown Turkey.  This is not a bad thing!  Brown Turkey figs are very rich tasting and super sweet!  They will look different and taste different if pollinated by the wasp.  Brown Turkey figs are almost black due to the long sunny hot days there.  All common figs look and taste completely different when pollinated by the wasp.  I wish everyone here had the opportunity to taste caprified figs by the wasp.  If so, you will see why Californians that moving to the East Coast rant and rave about Brown Turkey figs.  One taste and you will see!   Nice find Meg!  Good job!

Chuck, the figs are larger, sweeter, richer, larger seeds, and usually darker in color if in a hot climate.  In CA, both the Calfornia Brown Turkey and the plain Brown Turkey taste freaking amazing!!!!  And so is Zidi!  Zidi is large, super sweet, super rich and absolutely amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Monrovia Brown Turkey is pretty much tasteless in my climate.  The figs are large yes, but the eye is so wide open.  I'm sure if the figs were pollinated by the wasp they would be 10x better in all categories.  

The Petal from the Past Brown Turkey on the other hand would probably be sweeter, larger, and much richer if it was in pollinated by the wasp.  

Hey Chuck!  Look at the pictures of Golden Celeste at UC Davis!  Here are pics!  http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/uc-davis-trip-golden-celeste-6001645?pid=1274917991


Caprification completely changed the color, size and taste of this fig. Jon noticed it too!

Thanks for your input, Dennis and, that is correct!  This tree is in So Cal...where I live.  I am beginning to understand what an important role the caprification process is for our fig trees.  Wow!

Meg, I tried to send a response to your PM but it says your not accepting PM's ?

Hmmm, really? I dont know why. I just got a PM around 5:00. Sorry! I will look to see whats going on.

So what do you think about this post by Ercan?  He is showing a Turkish fig and it is exactly like the one I found, which is above his.  Just wondering.