I have read some posts about trees that fruit till frost!!  Is this due to the tree being large to begin with?  Does the tree just grow and produce more on the new growth?

I picked the last fig from my little tree on July 18 or so.  I keep checking to see if it will produce more figs, sadly it hasn't.

Any thoughts?  I would like to know if there are particular varieties that are more likely to have an extended season, not to just acquire varieties that ripen at different times.

Thanks!

An everbearing tendency has nothing to do with size. Verte, Alma, San Piero, LSU Purple, Brunswick, Celeste, Kadota and Brown Turkey are just a few that perform that way. Needless to say, rate of growth will affect crop size/duration.

Hmmm, the consensus is my tree is LSU Purple and I haven't seen another fig since the last one was picked.

If this tree is LSU purple, is there an age when it becomes everbearing?  That would make this tree even more amazing!

For a time I grew a good deal of figs in pots. It was common to eat a couple of 'Black Bourjassotte' figs at Christmas. Once or twice had a few figs in January.
I know a few growers who cultivate this same fig 'in ground' and eat fresh fruit from, say, now and through the rest of the year.
I know my zone is 10+ but, with the proper care, I am convinced this Bourjassotte fig could produce at least until December.
Francisco

Late producers tend to leave a few figs on the tree til frost around here (Philly) If your tree produces in July it's probably not going to produce in October or November. So just get a couple more trees and look for late producers. One of the best is Sal's Corleone, but there are many. I think you will do much better with this approach than expecting your trees to be everbearers

JoAnn,

Is your tree actively growing? How much sun does it get? In the other thread, you said it has grown ~2'.

Ruben - I'm pretty sure it is actively growing.  I haven't done a leaf count or marked the terminal leaves to know for sure - I just thought of that while writing this.  I just marked a few terminal leaves.  I just measured one of the new branches from this year near the soil level - 4ft!  It is is full sun from sunrise till about 3:30.  June-July it was about 4:30.

I'm wondering since the growing season here is into October.

Sounds odd. That's decent growth though suckers can grow very fast. What about branch growth? Whether LSU P or Beall, it should still be forming its main crop. Are you fertilizing? If so, with what and how often?

Isn't a sucker from below the soil level?  As for fertilizing, I have been using Jobes Organic Fast Start granules and I don't remember the other Jobes organic granules,foliar feed with Fish emulsion.  I have to admit the last month or so I have been negligent on the fertilizing.  I have been watering at night - usually after midnight.  It's the only time I can be consistent to get it done, so the fertilizing hasn't been consistent.

I picked up some more organic fertilizer today (on sale 75% off!!), I have every type of application to use- ready to spray bottle, hose end hook-up to bottle and concentrate for hose-end applicator or watering can.

It might be to late in the season for new figlets, but as I say - do the best you can with what you've got.  Start from where you are.

My Celeste started ripening figs on June 20th this year in zone 9.  When do Celeste start ripening in the more colder zones?