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greenfig

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Posted 1436914390 · Edited	Reply with quote #1

I spotted this tree last Fall but at that time it had no figs. I stopped by today and was surprised to see many large green yummy figs. First I thought it was a Desert King but the inside is not red enough (unless that is how a pollinated DK looks like). The figs are lightly colored and large. The taste was very good, slight acidity, on a berry side, juicy, almost no crunch. The tree is planted as you can see from the photos but I cannot tell the variety. Very healthy, no signs of a FMV. Productive. Any ideas? Attached Images image7_copy.jpeg (285.35 KB, 62 views) image6_copy.jpeg (221.40 KB, 65 views) image5_copy.jpeg (400.57 KB, 62 views) image1_copy.jpeg (344.11 KB, 49 views) image3_copy.jpeg (309.33 KB, 50 views) __________________ wish list: Violeta, Calderona. USDA z 10a, SoCal

Figglet

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Posted 1436915347 · Edited	Reply with quote #2

The leaves and fruit shape are similar to a "Desert King" tree that's growing in my neighborhood, the inside lacks that purple ring but that may just be because it wasn't caprified. I'll try to post some pics of the leaves and fruit to compare. __________________ Amateur Fig Addict Truman Z8b Oregon Varieties I'm looking for: -Battaglia Green -Ronde de Bordeaux Growing: Negronne, Stella, Peters Honey/Kadota, Local Unk, Smith, Antigone Unk, Black Madiera, Yellow Neches, Col De Dame Blanc.

figgary

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Posted 1436921823	Reply with quote #3

Hi Igor, if it's Desert King, those must be caprified main crop. Were there signs of brebas still. DK makes a lot of them. Here is a pic of a local DK, not caprified. __________________ Gary in CA 9A Seeking: Bebera Branca*, Colonel Littman's Cross

greenfig

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Posted 1436937212 · Edited	Reply with quote #4

Thank you, Gary, for the photo. That is what I suspected but there were no breba left on the tree to check how red it would be. The outer darker rings indicate the pollination. I have not seen a caprified DK before, that might be it! I can say that the main crop was very tasty! __________________ wish list: Violeta, Calderona. USDA z 10a, SoCal

jdsfrance

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Posted 1436949660	Reply with quote #5

Hi greenfig, Is DK known for those batches of figs ? I don't think so. The only fig tree I saw making those batches with so short inter-nodal spaces, they are in Northern Portugal, and supposedly is "Pingo de mel" . I have two growing from cuttings since I met their mothers last year. The trees I saw had no ripe fruit, so i fact, I can't be sure of what it is . Perhaps next year, I'll learn more, if my trees do fruit. __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

Jarl_Berg

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Posted 1436972031	Reply with quote #6

Those leaves look exactly like the leaves on my Desert King. Can't speak for the fruit though as mine hasn't bared yet. __________________ Northern WV, Zone 6a Current Collection: Hardy Chicago, Petite Negrone, Desert King, Strawberry Verte, LSU Purple, Brunswick. Wish List: VDB, RDB, Panache, Jolly Tiger, Liturgia

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