Just a look at my Preto,ending 4th leaf in So.Ca.

 
So far so good,check those swollen nodes.

 
 

Better look at the structure.

 

I don't have any picture's of it in leaf.Just dug the camera out from it's 10 year slumber.

Cheers,

Paul

Nice looking tree, Paul.  

Mike

I am impressed, knowing that Preto is a slow grower, you have been doing something right......Wow, That is very Healthy looking.

I just picked up a figo preto cutting doing some trading. I need to get it rooted. Waiting for my coc coir. Hope my looks like yours. I like seeing everybody pics. Thanks and nice tree. Richie

Is that a 4 year tree?  Nice form and very happy looking.

Yeah, those swollen nodes look very distinctive. Lovely tree!

Richie,you're funny.That's the tree you cuttings came from.

Cheers,

Paul

Hey Paul.

Great looking Preto tree.

I just got back from the Pheonix (Chandler) area. I spotted many mature fig trees there. You guys & your fig perfect climates just make me sick ;) ! All in fun there. Just jealous really.

What's with the white fabric?

Thanks guy's,

Yes,it's a happy tree.As I hope you can see from the heavy nodulation it
was also a heavy fruiting tree.I removed apx. 50% of the fruit early and
still had to go back and pinch off more.

Cheers,

Paul

That is preety funny!!!! Had no idea. I haven't retained everyones names yet. I will remember yours now!!!!

Hi Bill,

The white fabric is just to reveal structure,the other photo was
kind of "busy".

Cheers,

Paul

Are you using frost fabric in socal for a fig? Maybe just for the picture? Great looking tree btw...

Beautiful!  How does this fig rank in your collection?  What tastes better than Preto in your opinion?  It is my #1 fig, but I haven't tasted many top figs yet.

Hi Frank,

I've found nothing better than Preto,but I haven't sampled a lot.
In my climate (I water stress everything) it's a fruit leather with
a creamy berry filling.

Cheers,

Paul

I like that description it's a fruit lathered with a creamy berry filling......hmmm fig berry pie...that sounds good.

That is a very nice tree you have, thank you for sharing the pictures. Are those oranges in the background?

Go it Paul. You were just trying to make the tree stand out in the photo better.

It was kind of nice seeing those orange things in those other trees in the background though. I saw a ton of those in Sonoran valley recently too.

Can't imagine what folks use those things for. I've never seen them growing here in KY so they must not be anything special ;) .

<Grin>

The one on the left is a Moro Blood that got away from me.
The center one is a Dancy Tangerine,the one on the right is
a  Minneola Tangelo.

But they all made for a very busy photo.Just another use
for Agribon.

Cheers,

Paul

Thanks, Paul.  I describe mine tasting like a strawberry mashed together with a plum.  Outstanding.

Wonderful picture of your tree. Thank you for sharing.

I love Preto. It is great to see such a strong, healthy tree. I describe the taste as smoky, mixed with sweet berry. I also love how the fruit pops right off the branch without having to cut the neck. I can't believe you are removing fruit-leave it on, the more the better. In Socal, it will ripen no doubt.

Wow, what a gorgeous tree!  You've done a great job shaping it.

In the last pic, I think I see a small branch growing downward that appears to be saying, "Please snip me off and ship me to Kansas."  The downward direction is its way of saying that it wants to grow in-ground in a pit greenhouse ;)

Beautiful tree. Can you give some background on how you shaped it?

Well shaped tree!  

Hi Rafael,

<I can't believe you are removing fruit-leave it on, the more the better. In Socal, it will ripen no doubt.>

There were a couple of issue's.One,the node spacing is ridiculously tight.In one of the photo's I posted
I counted 19 nodes in 9",at the time it seemed like every node was fruiting.It was like that on all the
fruiting wood.I was concerned it might exhaust itself and I'd have issues in 5th leaf.Secondly,it would have been whitefly/aphid heaven.Think grapes and airflow.

I know this is fig heaven but there are limitations,first frost caught up with me while 50+ fruit were
still hanging.

Cheers,

Paul