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Downsizing. Help me decide which varieties to get rid of!

Dany you have tough decisions to make.  
Decide on your fig goals and requirements and take it from there. 
If it was me I would have as many  early ripening figs as possible, good tasting easy growing prolific figs, some novelty/nostalgia ones...

Whatever you decide I am sure you will change your mind many times.  That's OK in the end you will probably just get rid of a few...LOL

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I am sure you will change your mind many times.  That's OK in the end you will probably just get rid of a few...LOL


This is true. It's not easy balancing best tasting varieties with early ripening varieties here in the northeast. Add space constraints to that equation and your head really starts to spin. Already keeping proven producers for my location with a few novelties sprinkled in.

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Once you care for a plant for a couple of years it becomes extremely hard to send it away. Some varieties if kept long enough might surprise you as they are late to produce or perhaps improperly cared for. If it is a question of space or the inability to care for them, then all bets are off. Just keep the current superstars or the ones that are already producing best.

Keeping Desert King, Petite Negri and Excel.  Thanks to everyone for your input.

I know it's a little late but I'm finally starting.  Have a lot that must go.  First one is an unknown.  

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Mother tree is in SoCal.  Very strong grower.  Almost all cuttings of this variety rooted for me.  Looks to be LdA.  Very long purple colored figs.  I'm growing it side by side with LdA and can't wait to see how it turns out.  Here's the plant:

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If you would like to add this beautiful variety to your collection for free, please post here.  Cover the shipping cost which should be around $6 - $8.  I'll ship by Priority on Monday morning.


I'd love to have it. Thanks, Bill

Bill - PM sent.

Hey Danny. Let me know when you other figs available - I am local and can pickup and take some off your hand and give them a new home ;)

Let me know. Thanks Matt.

Bournabat is next.  May need the wasp.  A lot of conflicting information.  Grown from a UCD cutting.  Living in a 1 gallon pot.  Post here if you want it for free.  Pay shipping only.  Should be $6-$8.  Good luck to whoever gets it.

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I will take it if no one else has
Cian

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I will take it if no one else has
Cian


PM sent.

Fall is upon us in the NE.  Getting all the pots ready to make the move into the shed.  Smaller pots have to go.

I have a non-variagated Jolly tiger that's growing well.  There was a small green branch on my Jolly Tiger that had a variegated leaf on the lowest node.  That leaf dried up and fell off.  The remainder of the leaves were non-variegated so I cut it off below the variegated node and treated it as a summer cutting.  The cutting took off and now I have a small plant for someone that would like to give it a home.  Just pay the shipping; usually $6 - $9.  PM only if interested.

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Taken - Thanks and good luck!

Squirrel jumped on Patrick's Supergiant and broke off a branch.  So I have a fresh 12 or 13 inch cutting to give away.  If anyone wants it just PM.  Free.

Patrick's supergiant was super sweet for me this year.  Kids loved it!

Taken.  Thanks!

Giving away some small plants grown from last of the UCD cuttings.  Free for postage.  Usually around $5 or $6.  Please PM with variety that you'd like.  Will ship Monday.

Golden Celeste TAKEN

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Rattlesnake Island TAKEN

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Beall  TAKEN

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Sucrette  TAKEN

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Very generous Danny, already rooted and established plants, can't get any better. For members having trouble rooting cuttings...here is your chance.

Rattlesnake Island is still available.

I can't find any info about it as far as taste, size, closed or open eye, anything really. The found on post that didn't exactly paint a great picture so I'm still trying to figure out how it will do here in hot/humid NC

DNA at UC Davis says it is the same as Brunswick, Capitole Long, Doree, and Red Italian

...Brunswick, Rattlesnake Island, Capitola Long and Red Italian - Have tasted Brunswick--excellent and rich tasting



These are from some previous threads....just type in rattlesnake island in the search and you will find several threads

I might be interested in the rattlesnake island. What fruit does it produce and is it one of those figs that require a wasp? Is rattlesnake a Brunswick? If it is no thank you I have to many cuttings of it

Danny:  I cannot offer much of an opinion as I am a newbee at growing fig trees.  However, I am in California and would appreciate even cuttings and happy to pay you for them if you can spare some.  Thanks!

Personally I will not get rid of Emerald Strawberry (if it is 143-36 synonym as I have read about it). It thrives for me and ripens. Melanzana is good in my location most of the years.
Desert King has its own purpose and is classic breba fig here. The brebas always ripen.

The UCD DNA tests are not sufficient to determine that 2 figs are identical or even that their fruit is similar.  Their tests account for about 2/3rds of the DNA variation, that means about 1/3rd of the DNA variation is ignored.  If you want to know if RI is similar to Brunswick the best way to find out is to start a new thread titled something like,

"Is Brunswick the Same as Rattlesnake Island?"  or

"Rattlesnake Island vs Brunswick: Who has both and can tell me the differences if any?"

Then you'll know  :)

Awwa no more trees available. :(

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