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texas_girl

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Posted 1447728806	Reply with quote #1

Hello, I just joined the forum. I am Alexandra from central Texas. I grow a lot of fruit trees in my garden and looking for figs as my more cold hardy barrier to protect my more cold sensitive plants. This year I got to try my first fresh fig from my LSU purple tree and was hooked. Looking forward to learn more about all the great varieties there are and want to collect them all :P __________________ Growing: Brown Turkey, LSU purple, Carica Conadria Wishlist: Red Lebanese,Fiorone di Ruvo, Figoin, Panache, Malon Black, Maltese Falcon,Barada,Jordanian Zraqi, Sumacki, Syrian Honey, Souadi, Sweet Joy, Byadi,Godfather

ParacleteFarms

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Posted 1447730221	Reply with quote #2

Howdy and welcome from a fellow Texan! __________________ Zone 7b/8 near Dallas, TX VdB, RdB, Alma, Celeste, unk Celeste, Osborne Prolific, Peters Honey, Conadria, B.Trky, Strawberry Verte, Brunswick, Olymp ,LSU Purple/Gold, C.Hrdy, Brooklyn White, Unk Green Ischia. Wish List : Cold Hardy/Prolific bearers - Letizia , Florea, Smith, G. Paradiso, Lattarula, any Sals varieties, Negronne, Navid's Unk. Dark Greek, Bass' Fav.

Chapman

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Posted 1447731798	Reply with quote #3

Welcome to the forum. __________________ South Louisiana, Zone 9

starch

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Posted 1447732593	Reply with quote #4

Welcome texas_girl! __________________ Location: USDA Zone 9b / Sunset 13. Chandler, AZ Currently producing fruit and scions: Violette de Bordeaux, Panache, Black Mission, Black Jack, Smith, Col de Dame Gris, Marseilles Black VS, Red Lebanese (Bekaa) Small Trees / Currently rooting: lots Wish List: Ponte Tresa, Italian 258, Genovese Nero (not Rob's)

JohnnyTX

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Posted 1447733405	Reply with quote #5

Welcome to the forum, another texan here! __________________ Zone 8b Current fig: Jack Lilley, Golden Celeste Wish list: Col de Dame (any), Smith, Black Medeira

snaglpus

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Posted 1447734098	Reply with quote #6

Welcome! Wait till you taste others that are 10 times sweeter than LSU Purple! There are some varieties that you have to hold on to the fence when you eat them! They are that good! Welcome! __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

figeater

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Posted 1447735857	Reply with quote #7

Welcome! __________________ Casey Battle Ground, Wa /Zone 8a

Smyfigs

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Posted 1447737782	Reply with quote #8

Quote: Originally Posted by texas_girl Hello, I just joined the forum. I am Alexandra from central Texas. I grow a lot of fruit trees in my garden and looking for figs as my more cold hardy barrier to protect my more cold sensitive plants. This year I got to try my first fresh fig from my LSU purple tree and was hooked. Looking forward to learn more about all the great varieties there are and want to collect them all :P Woohoo! Welcome to the forum, Texas Girl! Glad you joined. This is a great forum! __________________ Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a Looking for... Socorro Blk Wuhan Jolly Tiger Lamperia Preta Herschtetten St. Jean Black Ischia "The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy." ~ Mother Teresa "Do not pass by a man in need for you may be the hand of God to him." ~Proverbs 3:27~ "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." ~Job 5:4

Smyfigs

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Posted 1447737858	Reply with quote #9

...and if you dont have a fence you better get one cuz it's serious when it comes to figs :-D __________________ Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a Looking for... Socorro Blk Wuhan Jolly Tiger Lamperia Preta Herschtetten St. Jean Black Ischia "The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy." ~ Mother Teresa "Do not pass by a man in need for you may be the hand of God to him." ~Proverbs 3:27~ "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." ~Job 5:4

Sas

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Posted 1447741679	Reply with quote #10

"looking for figs as my more cold hardy barrier to protect my more cold sensitive plants" Figs will not protect your other trees and they drop their leaves during the winter. If you're looking for a wind barrier you might want to consider an evergreen one made of Italian Cypress as an example . Welcome to the forum. __________________ Sas from North Austin TX Zone 8B Wish list: Becane

dkirtexas

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Posted 1447763833	Reply with quote #11

Welcome to the forum. Our Texas delegation continues to grow. __________________ Thx, glad to be here Danny K "EL CAZADOR DE HIGO" Waskom Tx Zone 7B/8 Wish list: anything anyone wants me to have. LSU RED. Any LSU fig.

texas_girl

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Posted 1447766112	Reply with quote #12

@Sas I know Figs loose the leaves in the winter. But since I am creating a food forest on my property I mix all the plants with each other. So they still provide kinda of protection. Thanks for all the welcoming. Where are all the Texas folks located? __________________ Growing: Brown Turkey, LSU purple, Carica Conadria Wishlist: Red Lebanese,Fiorone di Ruvo, Figoin, Panache, Malon Black, Maltese Falcon,Barada,Jordanian Zraqi, Sumacki, Syrian Honey, Souadi, Sweet Joy, Byadi,Godfather

Jerry_M

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Posted 1447766263	Reply with quote #13

Welcome from Canyon Lake. The fig world is a great place to play. __________________ Jerry Canyon Lake, TX 8b Wanted: Cajun Gold, Louisiana Honey, Schar Israel-114 grams

ParacleteFarms

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Posted 1447773982	Reply with quote #14

Quote: Originally Posted by texas_girl @Sas I know Figs loose the leaves in the winter. But since I am creating a food forest on my property I mix all the plants with each other. So they still provide kinda of protection. Thanks for all the welcoming. Where are all the Texas folks located? I'm about an hour Northeast of Dallas near Bonham. The cold weather is an issue somewhat here too. Last year I didn't protect my fig trees and most of them got killed back to ground level. So from now on I'm going to wrap a chicken wire/netting cage around and fill them with leaves to about chest high. I hope you find a good way to protect yours that we can all learn from :) __________________ Zone 7b/8 near Dallas, TX VdB, RdB, Alma, Celeste, unk Celeste, Osborne Prolific, Peters Honey, Conadria, B.Trky, Strawberry Verte, Brunswick, Olymp ,LSU Purple/Gold, C.Hrdy, Brooklyn White, Unk Green Ischia. Wish List : Cold Hardy/Prolific bearers - Letizia , Florea, Smith, G. Paradiso, Lattarula, any Sals varieties, Negronne, Navid's Unk. Dark Greek, Bass' Fav.

texas_girl

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Posted 1447774643 · Edited	Reply with quote #15

Oh well that seems to be a bit different. I have my brown Turkey Fig tree now for like 3 years and never protected it. It haven`t died back, just went dormant. But for some reason is not doing so well. I assume to much water, cause I planted strawberries around it and watered each day. Well I will see how it looks next year. I just mulch my trees just real heavily with dead wood, woodchips and yard clippings. Works great. How cold does it get normally in Bonham? __________________ Growing: Brown Turkey, LSU purple, Carica Conadria Wishlist: Red Lebanese,Fiorone di Ruvo, Figoin, Panache, Malon Black, Maltese Falcon,Barada,Jordanian Zraqi, Sumacki, Syrian Honey, Souadi, Sweet Joy, Byadi,Godfather

ParacleteFarms

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Posted 1447775349	Reply with quote #16

Quote: Originally Posted by texas_girl Oh well that seems to be a bit different. I have my brown Turkey Fig tree now for like 3 years and never protected it. It haven`t died back, just went dormant. But for some reason is not doing so well. I assume to much water, cause I planted strawberries around it and watered each day. Well I will see how it looks next year. I just mulch my trees just real heavily with dead wood, woodchips and yard clippings. Works great. How cold does it get normally in Bonham? It got down to 12 degrees at the worst here this year and I think the average coldest is about 20 degrees for a day or two at a time. __________________ Zone 7b/8 near Dallas, TX VdB, RdB, Alma, Celeste, unk Celeste, Osborne Prolific, Peters Honey, Conadria, B.Trky, Strawberry Verte, Brunswick, Olymp ,LSU Purple/Gold, C.Hrdy, Brooklyn White, Unk Green Ischia. Wish List : Cold Hardy/Prolific bearers - Letizia , Florea, Smith, G. Paradiso, Lattarula, any Sals varieties, Negronne, Navid's Unk. Dark Greek, Bass' Fav.

texas_girl

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Posted 1447776682	Reply with quote #17

That is cold __________________ Growing: Brown Turkey, LSU purple, Carica Conadria Wishlist: Red Lebanese,Fiorone di Ruvo, Figoin, Panache, Malon Black, Maltese Falcon,Barada,Jordanian Zraqi, Sumacki, Syrian Honey, Souadi, Sweet Joy, Byadi,Godfather

nycfig

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Posted 1447779532	Reply with quote #18

Welcome to the forum! __________________ Danny NYC Z7a It's all about the figs! Facebook: NYCfigs Buying Fig Trees and Cuttings From the Internet

Tea

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Posted 1447786442	Reply with quote #19

I'm in the space between 2 tiny towns most people have never heard of, about halfway between Austin and Ft Hood. Our coldest temp so far was a drop to 18F for a night last winter. Normally it doesn't get below about 25, but hey. Texas weather. You could be in shorts and flip flops for new years day, then bundled up in sweaters for Easter. I think we get about 4 weeks of winter, but they only show up a few days at a time. Winter exercise if hauling your post of tender perennials in and out of the house 2 or 4 times a week as the weather keeps changing. __________________ Growing: Tx Everbearing, LSU Purple, LSU Gold, and a mysterious Black Italian. Wish List: 1,2: Strawberry Verte and Abebereira/Berbera 3: Battaglia Green 4: Panache 5: Violette De Bordeaux 6: Anything with a closed eye that will be happy in humid Central Texas. Bonus points for stunning form and/or fruit.

jdsfrance

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Posted 1447788149	Reply with quote #20

Hi texas_girl, Welcome to the forum! Start thinking on the bushes you have that can get out... so that you have more space for more fig trees. The "problem" with fig trees is that you buy one tree and have 10 from that same strain 5 years later. All you need is more land to plant them in :) You need at least two more fig trees (from different strains) : one with dark fruits and one with light colored fruits :) And try not to hit the 50 head count too soon ... That is the challenge ... Did you already try to root cuttings ? __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

texas_girl

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Posted 1447789437	Reply with quote #21

I have 1.5 Acre that should be enough.When not we need to buy the neighbor house lol. I already started to get ride of some of the bushes. It is always a argument with my Hubby, cause he don`t like that when I do that. But I can use the native bushes until my plants are big enough and then they need to go. Yes I tried it once before. Made a cut from my brown Turkey tree. I just sticked it in the dirt. I think it rooted before I forgot to water it. That was like last year ago, since then my thumb turned much greener. __________________ Growing: Brown Turkey, LSU purple, Carica Conadria Wishlist: Red Lebanese,Fiorone di Ruvo, Figoin, Panache, Malon Black, Maltese Falcon,Barada,Jordanian Zraqi, Sumacki, Syrian Honey, Souadi, Sweet Joy, Byadi,Godfather

rmulhero

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Posted 1447792348	Reply with quote #22

Welcome to the forum! __________________ Becky, zone 5 Growing: Hardy Chicago, VdB, Dessert King, Celeste, Green Ischia, Marseilles VS, Kathleen's Black, Red Sicilian, Adriatic JH, Violetta bayerfeinge, New Brunswick, Magnolia and Italian Honey. Wishlist: Sicilian Black JR, Petite Negra, Sweet George, Lattarula, Sals Corleone (Gene), Vasilika sika, Galicia negra, Dalmatie and any cold hardy fig.

Frankallen

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Posted 1447801998	Reply with quote #23

Hey there Alexandra, Welcome to our little World! Please enjoy the Forum! If you have any questions please feel free to ask! ; ) Frank from Bama __________________ Frank from Bama- Zone 7-b Alabama .................................................... "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever". Mahatma Gandhi

rcantor

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Posted 1447815705	Reply with quote #24

Welcome! Cutting season is upon us and you'll have 157 varieties before you know it. __________________ Zone 6, MO Wish list: Galicia Negra, De La Reina - Pons, Genovese Nero - Rafed's, Sbayi, Souadi, Acciano, Any Rimada, Sodus Sicilian, any Bass, Pons or Axier fig, any great tasting fig.

Smyfigs

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Posted 1447867647 · Edited	Reply with quote #25

Quote: Originally Posted by rcantor Welcome! Cutting season is upon us and you'll have 157 varieties before you know it. Lol...my husband asked me the other night "so, how many cuttings DO you have--100?" I didn't answer. Secretly, here on this forum where no one can actually see my garage fridge, yes, I have about 60 now thanks to so many kind people here. heheheheheheheh....more cuttings! Edit: Okay, that sounded weird. I am not really that weird, I just love figs. __________________ Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a Looking for... Socorro Blk Wuhan Jolly Tiger Lamperia Preta Herschtetten St. Jean Black Ischia "The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy." ~ Mother Teresa "Do not pass by a man in need for you may be the hand of God to him." ~Proverbs 3:27~ "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." ~Job 5:4

texas_girl

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Posted 1447867851	Reply with quote #26

I would love to be able to sneak stuff in, but we both work from home. So Hubby always asked me, what I got there again. And that I had promised not to buy anymore plants this year. I just can`t help myself, when I see something I like I really really need to have it. __________________ Growing: Brown Turkey, LSU purple, Carica Conadria Wishlist: Red Lebanese,Fiorone di Ruvo, Figoin, Panache, Malon Black, Maltese Falcon,Barada,Jordanian Zraqi, Sumacki, Syrian Honey, Souadi, Sweet Joy, Byadi,Godfather

Smyfigs

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Posted 1447878176	Reply with quote #27

Quote: Originally Posted by texas_girl I would love to be able to sneak stuff in, but we both work from home. So Hubby always asked me, what I got there again. And that I had promised not to buy anymore plants this year. I just can`t help myself, when I see something I like I really really need to have it. Lol...Alexandria. My husband says the same thing to me. And, I have promised also not to buy any more (hehehehehe). __________________ Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a Looking for... Socorro Blk Wuhan Jolly Tiger Lamperia Preta Herschtetten St. Jean Black Ischia "The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy." ~ Mother Teresa "Do not pass by a man in need for you may be the hand of God to him." ~Proverbs 3:27~ "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." ~Job 5:4

texas_girl

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Posted 1447880581	Reply with quote #28

Haha. mine will get a nice surprise then on Friday. My argument is, I want to grow everything so it can go in the Ground next spring and the yard looks even more beautiful. So everything have a long growing season. __________________ Growing: Brown Turkey, LSU purple, Carica Conadria Wishlist: Red Lebanese,Fiorone di Ruvo, Figoin, Panache, Malon Black, Maltese Falcon,Barada,Jordanian Zraqi, Sumacki, Syrian Honey, Souadi, Sweet Joy, Byadi,Godfather

snaglpus

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Posted 1447883433	Reply with quote #29

Hey Texas Girl, how cold does it get in your town? LSU Purple and Brown Turkey will grow great. If you can, get yourself a Adriatic JH fig tree. Just search for that name here and read what others have said about it. There's a guy in Texas that has the mother tree. The figs are green when ripe with a dark ruby red sweet center! You will fall in love with that fig. __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

texas_girl

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Posted 1447884187	Reply with quote #30

The average is 39F but since we are in a heavily wooded area it stays warmer, not sure how much. But should be warm enough for any fig trees. __________________ Growing: Brown Turkey, LSU purple, Carica Conadria Wishlist: Red Lebanese,Fiorone di Ruvo, Figoin, Panache, Malon Black, Maltese Falcon,Barada,Jordanian Zraqi, Sumacki, Syrian Honey, Souadi, Sweet Joy, Byadi,Godfather

figeater

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Posted 1447887037	Reply with quote #31

Hello. Welcome to the forum! __________________ Casey Battle Ground, Wa /Zone 8a

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