a lovely figgy family! they look pretty adorable. Do you think they will keep growing until ripening or they may be the next year breba forming?  how many hours of direct sun do they get?  You are a Pro now.

Igor,

Whatever it is, edible or not,  it does not seem to be a pale fig !
Good job , congrats !

Francisco

Thanks all!
I am super excited! For a seed from a store bought dry fig this is an unexpected success.

The tree gets about 5 hours of the direct sun but is located near a Western wall which stays very warm for many hours after the sunset.
The fig tree seems to like it there a lot.

So it is not much sun but mostly the heat in that location.

What a nice looking family tree, picture perfect.

Another update.
The first fig is getting softer but not darker.
I think it is time to cover it with something!

thanks for the update Igor
do you know the name of the dry fig?
info from package?

California dried Black Mission figs. The store still sells them. The figs are jet black. I will buy a pack and post a photo.

Found them online.
Here is exactly what they were:
http://www.amazon.com/Trader-Joes-Black-Mission-Figs/dp/B009881IEM

I think the instore price is $3.49 or something like that per jar

thank you Igor
mission fig is not the same in USA as the ones in spain and greece.
good luck with your new tree and enjoy it.

Thank you, Andreas!

Hmm.. The story goes that they were planted by the Spanish missionaries.
How come it is not the same if originally the trees came from Spain?

true mission in spain has a thicker neck from the ones in the states

Just like "black madeira", who may have nothing to do with Madeira Island.  and may not even be the dark fig that grows in Madeira

This is really exciting. Good job. Can't wait to hear how they taste.

I accidentally knocked off the first fig so I had to cut open it.

It is a caprifig! I think it could be a dark one, the color started to change.
The eye stays beautifully red.

What do I do with it?
Keep it or trash it or share it?


 

Very cool, you should keep it and see what you might be able to breed..

Thanks, Gloria!
There are more figs on the tree and I will be careful now and keep them until they are dead ripe.
I like the bronze color with the red eye for sure.

It was an interesting unexpected journey for me, seed->plant->fig , I would never predict this could happen.

I am starting some Capri figs hoping I can get some wasp in a few years. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Yeah I would keep it. What are the chances that one of the seedlings is a common fig? Can a tree produce both at once.

Igor,
Don't discard it, someone in cooler states who has a greenhouse can use it, after all, it has Wasps colonized already in the figs.
Would be a great and valuable addition to the pot culture greenhouses.

I am happy to watch your journey.. this looks really fascinating. I'd never saw a capri fig for real...

Sorry for that, Igor

You had different expectations.
But this is always good  learning and practicing, on top of being a valuable asset desired by many but difficult to reach

Your fig looks to be a good Mammoni with a new colony of wasps about to hatch. Dark shades seen through the translucent gall shells tell that they are inside.

With a bit of luck if you inspect the insides of this fig carefully you may find some fertile Caprifig seeds, (very few if any).. with full wild parentage!
I would not discard this plant but keep it and see what the remaining figs will show...

and through the cycle, when are the Mamme coming (on older trees thay should be already there), follow their caprification and life...

then, the Profichis,..etc..
being such a young plant it would be nice to see if it manages to bring about the full 3 crops..

Lucky to have at hand, such a caprifig exposing all its mysteries and may be in approx 8 months time to give a small crop of Profichis to pollinate the neighboring figs

Francisco
Portugal

Francisco, from what you know, wouldn't this little tree be a decent root stock for other varieties to be grafted onto? 

Grasa,

Yes definitely. These are my preferred root stocks providing they are healthy and robust
Igor's caprifig apparently  responds to these main requirements..
I believe another member asked about the outcome of the remaining figlets on this tree.

They will be all caprifigs...no chance for any edibles, unless one grafts any persistent or caducous Carica figs.
Grasa, you would love to have this one on your yard !?

Francisco
Portugal

Hi Greenfig,
Never judge a fig tree with just one fig.
I have a tree that I thought she was a caprifig as the brebas were not edible and now the main crop was edible - and really special flat tasty figs.
So since you have space for that tree, let her grow for five years to figure her all out and then you'll have better evidences on that tree
and you'll know what to do with her.
I wouldn't stop the journey by now .

Thank you,all!
I will keep the tree but maybe not in the current size, it is about 7-8 ft tall now. I will do a half height airlayer and will keep it on a container.
It seems to be a very vigorous tree.

Anybody would be interested in it if I have more than one air layer?
I am thinking more about the next year since it is October already.