Bob,
I would say yes and add that for such exercise you should also take into account and bring in information from the SF Bay area, apparently known to have ripen Profichis approx a month after the fruit in the San Joaquin Valley.
Variations here, where I live, are minimal with strong consistency around the mid of June regardless of the cultivar.
I would like to draw your attention to the following transcription of a paragraph of Eisen's book- page 85 where he speaks of polleniferous and insectiferous Caprifigs,
the Pollenferous being the Profichi not colonized by wasps and showing just pollen - no galls -.
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POLLENIFEROUS AND INSECTIFEROUS CAPRIFIGS OR POLLEN-BEARING
AND INSECT-BEARING FIGS.
We have already stated that caprifigs require the i^resence of the
Blastophaga wasps in order to produce seeds, but in order to i)reduce
ripe poUen-beai-ing figs it seems that the wasps are not necessary.
A caprifig tree which is onlj^ partially caprificated possesses two
distinct kinds of figs, which differ both in size and foi-m. IMr. p]. A.
Schwarz, of the Division of Entomology of the Department of Agriculture,
at Washington, who studied this question at Fresno during tlie
summer of 1000, 1ms named these respective figs, according to their
nature, poUeniferous and insectiferous—names which, as being eminently
suitable, will probablj' be generallj' adopted. Before caprification
has taken iilace—that is, before the new crop of wasps has
entered the small caprifigs—these two kinds of figs are of the same
size and form, generally the size of a large pea. But after the wasps
have entered certain of the figs a difference begins to appear between
those figs which have received the wasjjs and those which have not
been entered. This difference extends not only to the figs, but to the
branches bearing them. Thus all branches whicli bear caprificated
figs start to grow more vigorouslj' than those which do not possess
caprificated figs. The latter remain punj', and even their leaves are
smaller than those of the caprificated branches. (PI. X. ) A single
caprificated or insectiferous fig will give character to the whole branch
on which it groAvs. The poUeniferous figs remain smaller and more
oblong, and soon assume a yellow color. They become soft and appear
partly mature, and soon fall off at various stages of growth, not
remaining on the tree as long as the insectiferous figs. When cut
open, it is found that the central floriferous cavity is comparativel}^
small, but contains a large number of pollen-bearing flowers, which
may or may not attain maturitj-. The meat is generally white or
yellowish, and no violet-colored zone surrounds the flowers. The meat
itself is soft and spongy, slightlj'- moist, but rarely juicy. The gall
flowers are shrunken and diminutive.
The twigs bearing insectiferous figs are longer, thicker, and in
every way stronger. (Pis. X, XI, XII.) Each twig maj' contain
both insectiferous and poUeniferous flowers, a single one of the latter
being sufficient to impart an unusual vigor to the twig.
UNQUOTE .../...
will the polleniferous Caprifig be the Persisten type ?
Not very common around my place, but I am sure this Polleniferous type can be found not too far.
Francisco
Francisco, is it possible that Aaron's climate may have more variability than yours and that would cause some variation in times of 'off-wasping' (like off-gassing :- ) Or wasp emergence between different cultivars of caprifigs?
I'm would guess that a cooler climate than yours would have later wasp emergence, wouldn't it? And a warmer climate might have emergence sooner?
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Bob C. Now KC, MO, 6b. Formerly SW Oregon