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Hollier

This is a winner to be. I say this is because I have seen this cultivar perform well in the north. It produces nice looking medium sized yellow fruit.
So yes, it has not ripened for me yet.

The tree stands roughly six feet tall and wide. It had another branch coming off from about two inches away from the main trunk but I layered it. Just don't remember where it went?

Then I up potted and it took off.
Very healthy and loaded with fruit. Just waiting for them to ripen.

I think tomorrow I will clip off some of the fruit and leaves in an effort to get the remaining to ripen quicker.

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Ugliest fig in my yard!  great fig!  make sure you wait until it is totally ripe, translates to: wait until it is ugly!

No wonder the tree rats hang out at your place!  You got the good stuff.  Nice tree, Rafed.

Danny,

If yours is ugly then one of us does not have the real thing. The Hollier I've seen is a beautiful yellow fruit.
Just like the one posted on the f4f varietal page.

But if indeed it does get ugly, I'll be sure to turn the lights out before I eat it. HeHehe

"155 RM" Accession at Figs 4 Fun, San Diego, CA 2008 by Encanto Farms Nursery (910)
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Same fig, if you look at some of the pictures on the varietal page you will see the sugar spots, I think it is more prominent down here in the heat.  When we were at the LSU Fig Field Day I saw them and tasted them and the taste won over the looks, I got my cuttings there.  I also got one from a member who was eating them too early so was not impressed with the taste and gave up on the tree.

I think this is a great example of how figs may look in different climes.  I think it is one of my top three in taste.

I am rooting for both of you. No pun intended. Really.

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Originally Posted by dkirtexas
Same fig, if you look at some of the pictures on the varietal page you will see the sugar spots, I think it is more prominent down here in the heat.  When we were at the LSU Fig Field Day I saw them and tasted them and the taste won over the looks, I got my cuttings there.  I also got one from a member who was eating them too early so was not impressed with the taste and gave up on the tree.

I think this is a great example of how figs may look in different climes.  I think it is one of my top three in taste.



Climate play a major role Danny.
You have a point.

Thanks

Thanks for sharing, Rafed. Holier is one of the varieties on my wish list. If anybody has any cuttings to share, I'll gladly pay for shipping.

Rafed, agree with Danny. It is a very ugly fig down south. I think the only one uglier is a good ripe Smith. Here are pics from my Hollier
last year. I lost my tree during the winter but I have a replacement that should produce fruit next year.



Thanks, Mike.

Nothing beats a Smith in ugliness. looks like it was beaten with an ugly stick.

I can eat with my eyes closed as long as the taste is excellent.

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