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Everbearing vs. Crops

I notice two different types of fig trees in my yard.  Some trees seem to ripen up figs in crops.  In other words they form a bunch of figs that all ripen over a period of a few weeks.  Once those figs are harvested it seems like a new crop starts to swell up and ripen a month or two after that.  But in between crops the tree does not ripen figs.  Varieties that I observe forming figs in crops are:


LSU Gold

Violette de Bordeuax

Celeste


Other figs seem to continuously put out new growth and new figlets are constantly forming.  This leads to a constant supply of a few figs here and there over time.  Instead of getting a lot of figs over a few weeks and then no figs for a month or two, these trees will give you a one or two figs every day or two for months at a time.  These trees have figs in all stages of development on their branches.  Varieties that I observe with this everbearing habit are:

LSU Purple

Joe's Jersey (unknown)


Anyone else notice this?

I had not, but then, I am relatively new to growing figs.  

I have read and heard that this occours with other fruit trees as well.  It seems the older varieties, the "heirlooms" ripen fruit in stages, but the newer varities, (which have been bred and/or genetically altered to produce crops for a one time harvest), do not.

Good observation...and excellent pics.

Interesting observation. I had noticed that my Black Mission seemed to produce all of its figs over a fairly short time and then stop, but the others are still too young to draw many conclusions.

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