Good day everyone,
Now that fig season is just about over, I would like to know which one of your figs is most likely to be an awesome fig? Here are my categories for 2010:
Black fig: Native Black
Last year I purchased this fig from Durion nursery, not knowing what to expect. I repotted it and it grew a little. This Spring I repotted it in a larger container and watched it grow. It produced 4 figs this year. The figs were large and has a very good flavor and sweetness. It is one of the blackest figs I have. It is a late producer. I think this fig will do very well in my area. Therefore I plan on planting it in the ground in February. I give this fig 4 out of 5 stars in my research of black figs.
Brown fig: Gilubeau French
Here is another fig I purchased from Dalton Durion. Again not knowning what to expect, I repotted and it grew well in a superroot pot. It produced a few medium size figs. I did not know the figs were ready to pick until a bird pecked one open a few days ago and revealed its ripeness. The figs did not show the normal signs of ripeness. So, I picked the fig and tasted it. It was good! I was amazed at the sharp flavor and taste. I give this fig 4 out of 5 stars in my research.
Purple fig: Pannanas Purple
Here is a fig that many on this forum have in their inventory. Well, my tree started ripening in August and oh my gosh what great flavor. This is one great fig and I plan on planting it in the ground in February. I give this fig 4 out of 5 stars in my research.
Yellow fig: Byadi and Deanna
I could not decide which of these 2 figs was most likely to succeed. To me it was a tie. Size wise, Deanna was the largest, almost twice the size. But I like the way these 2 trees talked to me. Both are in containers side by size. Byadi's container is 3 times larger than Deanna's. However, when they got stressed, neither dropped fruit. THey just looked sad and after a little water, they perked by up and kept growing. I like that in a fig! I give these fig 4 out of 5 stars in my research.
Red fig: Taco Fig
KK from New Jersey sent me a tiny fig tree in Spring 2009. He called it Taco fig. He told me he found the mother tree growing behind a Taco Bell. He took some cuttings, proagated them and the cuttings took. Well, when I got the tree it was a small quart size cutting. I repotted the tree in my mix when I got it last year and by the mid year last year, I had to repot it 2 more times. It grew FAST! I posted pictures of the this fig and its fruit weeks ago. Some were saying it is a Celeste but to me the leaves do not look like your normal Celeste. Plus, I have 5 other Celeste fig trees, not from the same source and those 5 grew slowly all at the same rate. This fig out grew those others and KEPT GROWING. Finally, I decided to repot is again in spring and noticed the large root ball and decided to plant it in my yard. This year it produced some truly sweet medium size figs. And it does not drop fruit like Celeste. This fig is likely to be an awesome fig. I give it 4 out of 5 stars in my research.
Green fig: Green Greek and DJ's Fig
I have a tie between these 2. Starting with DJ's fig, I got this fig from Home Depot last spring. At that time, I bought 2. They were in one gallon size pots, I left the figs there until late in the season and much neglect I repotted it. I repotted both in 5 gallon containers. Over the winter, I left both outside on my deck unprotected in the rain, wind and snow. In late April, I moved these 2 trees inside my greenhouse to see if they were alive. In May they started to leaf out. Within a few days, both leafed out fully and had no winter damage. I posted pics on this forum request identification but no luck. Therefore I am calling these figs DJ's fig. Both produces fruit the size of Atreano. The taste is very sweet with a light pink center. I air-layered one limb weeks ago and repotted it up 2 days ago. This fig has an awesome sweet tast for a green fig. I give this fig 4 out of 5 stars in my research.
To me, Green Greek ties with DJ's fig. In comparing this fig to Strawberry, Calvert, and Parasido, to me this year, this fig comes in second place. I would like to taste these figs all at the same time but could not. The fruit is a little smaller than Strawberry and Parasido but the fruit taste like a real sweet berry. It's not watery at all, kinda thick. My GG is in a small 3 gallon pot. It is a late producing fig. So far I have tasted 2 figs from my tree and both were superb. It has a tight eye and cracks slightly when ripe.
So there are my Most Likely to Succeed figs. Do you have any? cheers,