Yes Brunswick stay short but grows very wide.
It was the most grown cultivar in Texas for the canning industry:but:
They were harvesting fruits,just before fully ripe,to avoid spoilage,wich is guaranteed to occure with this cultivar,if left on till ripe.

Herman, how cold hardy are Brunswick Figs?

Cathy,

Here is a pic of my Brunswick. Dollars to donuts it's the same fig.

It is second to Hardy Chicago,Celeste,Marseilles vs black,English Brown Turkey,Sal Gene strain,and Sal Corleone,as hardiness goes.
It is quite hardy,and if it can't grow in height,because of frost damage,will grow in width by growing multiple trunks,in order to survive.

Quick question-

Is VdB from Raintree and EL the same or different?

Which is what and what's the other?
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Dominick
Zone 6a-MA

Dominick:I can't answer this question:
Why:Because these large companies,buy their stock from other wholesale companies,when they run out of their own stock,or have more orders,than avalable trees,and so every year the said cultivar might be the same or not the same depending how honest and knolidgeable the wholesale growere is.
On the other hand,Seven years ago,the Violette from Raintree did not match the Violette from Edible Landscaping,as I have both growing here and as I said,the one from Raintree is very similar if not identical to Gino's fig,a super good fig,but not the true Violette de Bordeaux.
In the same time Edible L,was selling a true Violette de Bordeaux healthy and productive.
It doesn't mean this is the case every year for the reasons I outlined in the first sentence.

Well I have the VdB from EL and the Gino's Black from you ( Cuttings) so maybe I will buy the VdB from Raintree and in about 4 yrs I could compare all aspects-Taste, Hardiness, growth and similarity.

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Dominick
Zone 6a-MA

By any chance, is Gino's one of those many, many (under different names)

BTW everyone - more pictures of Gino's fig here:  http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=4872997

And Cathy - that mature leaf looks absolutely like Brunswick, and I remember that previous thread you made here and at GW.  See this thread, post #9 and #10, and you will understand why I say the immature leaf looks like VdB:  http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=4833085

BTW, I currently have some new fig rooted cuttings that I think most likely

Here is my little Gino's plant.

Now when you say "with some good reason" you have me curious Gorgi.

In Hebrew we use "Abba" as an informal word for father, like "Daddy" in English.

Maybe you have found the Daddy of All Figs my friend!  ;-)

The other Mt. Etna cultivars are outstanding in flavor.

Can't wait to hear more about this new fig.

Best wishes.

John

Will anyone have a Gino's (NJ version) rooted plant available to purchase this spring?  Sounds like a good one for my Ohio growing conditions.

MK

MK, Encanto has Gino in the 1-2gal list:  http://encantofarms.com/2010available.html

Gino's fig is truly an awesome fig.  I've got 2 trees and the fruit just makes you smile plus so sweet!  I got mine from H2.  My tree is one of my BEST.  I'm planting it in the ground this weekend.  I expect great figs from my tree this year.  Thanks H2!  cheers,

My in ground 7 ft VDB from EL was killed to the ground this winter.....my 6 ft in ground Gino had no damage at all. I would never stop growing either cultivar as both are very good tasting figs.

So far, I prefer Gino's to Sal's El, Dark Portuguese, and Hardy Chicago. IMO, most of my VDB figs are better tasting than the other three cultivars. Maybe this season my taste preference will change as my trees are more mature.

Dan

George :The Gino's from Bill Class,in Nj,has a way of diferentiate it from any other mount Etna group of figs:
It has a black,or close to black bark,and the others have brownish greenish bark.

Thank you Jason -

MK

How does Gino's respond to fmv?  

Thanks,
MK

I haven't seen it affected/infected at all. On the contrary, this fig seems to grow like crazy regardless. I gave my last spare away to a figfriend, I felt that confident in them after one season.

My Original Fig from Bill Class,have shown a couple of deformed leaves when in second year,it could have been from transplant shock,but after that it grew very well,and now at 5 years old it is healthy every Spring and does not show any more stressed leaves.
It is a small tree ,here and I can see it will never grow more than 8 foot tall,in my climatic conditions,but it does produces a lots of fruits,all very sweet and delicious.
At this point I can say it is the best tasting ,from all early ripening main crop,figs.
Of course there are other ,middle and late ripening figs that could be better tasting in some years with Ideal long Summer,here in my climate.
So we could argue forever which one is best tasting,in what climate, because,this question will never be answered,in a way to be true for all climates.

I have never seen any indication of FMV on my Gino fig. I highly recommend this fig for growing in my area.

GM #11 is another reallly good tasting black fig. IMO it has a taste profile similar to Gino"s. I have not seen much written about it. It too does real well in my climate.  Herman2 are you still growing this fig? Anyone else growing GM #11??

Dan
Semper Fi-cus

Yes I do have GM#11,and it is Similar to Gino's,but,it has lighter Bark color,and more elongated fruits,and Gino is a better cultivar for my climate.

Thanks to all for the fmv information. This is definitely my most-wanted fig!

MK

I just wanted to update this post to say that Gino is one of my best growers so far both last year and already this year.

Here are updated pictures of my Gino's Black (I gave the other one away to a forum member this winter).  The bright green is new growth from the last 8 weeks.  The brownish-green  colored growth is from October/November 2010.  All of the orange-brown growth is the originally cutting, as shown in the picture attached to post #10 of this thread.