I purchased the mother of this tree from Lowes. It bore fruit for 3 years until termites damaged it and then hurricane Gustav took it all the way out. The tree pictured is from cuttings from the mother tree. The mother tree had the same shape fruit. They ripened large and yellow with honey dew in eye and one of the sweetest figs I've eaten. The fruit was not flat like other LSU Golds I've seen. Two have ripened this year but might have been breba because they were the lowest on the tree. Hopefully I get to tastes some of these. I will take pictures of the ripe fruit.

This tree is 3 years old.



A very productive tree as was it's mother.



A mature leaf.



My 4 year old tree.





Could it be a tree of another name. They continue to make growth and figs until the cool weather of Sept / Oct set it.

Thanks on any info.

Gene,

You have it potted, but in the ground, ie another pot, ie a socket?

Ie, the pot in pot method?  I've been looking into this, and if this is what you've got, it seems like the tree is really doing well.

http://www.nurserysupplies.com/gs/pnp/pnp.php

is what I've been looking at.  Seems ideal for me - can pot em out during warm months, yet still pull em in for the winter.  Just kind of expensive for the upfront costs. (that particular system)



Ahhhh, I think you just have a plastic border around it, now that I take another look at the pictures.  Anyone here do the pot in pot system? (/me hijacks thread, but in a good way)

Jackster, You have it right, it's only a plastic border to ward off the killer weed-eater which loves fig tree bark. Ha.

I had not heard of the pot in pot method but of course I live where it seldom freezes and there is no need to move a tree indoors for it's own good. I like the idea though. Seem like it would take a special hoist or something to get it in and out without hurting ones back.

Hi Jackster,

I love your "me hijacks your thread, but in a good way HEHE

Not long ago I was asking everyone on the forums why my 1 gal potted plants stopped growing??

James S. down Houston way told me to double pot my little prizes to help cool the roots system in our very hot summers, I did, and guess what, they woke up and are now putting on new growth.
Thanks James :-)
Here is how I am doing it, the smaller plant (1 Gal goes in the larger pot 3 Gal, then I filled in with Pine Bark nuggets, It is working.

Gene  -- thats the kind of productive little fig tree I like to have. My 2 year old  LSU Gold only have one main crop fig. I am sure it will not ripen on time this year for my zone 6 without greenhouse help. Good news is my source comes from a fig guru. I look forward to next year.

I think I found the answer to my question right here under a section called "varieties" which I had overlooked. My tree and figs both green and ripe look just like those pictured. But then if that is correct I wonder what were the figs I saw in Ed Romero's orchard the other day. He called the LSU Gold, but they look greener than mine at ripening and his looked liked the had been drop on the eye and had flattened out. They were bigger around than mine but looked like a different fig.

"gene"

Dan I checked out your picture in the provided link and I must say that my fig looks a little more like the one's in the pictures in link # 14 of that thread. Especially those in the 4th row from the top. They ripen to the beautiful yellow of the one in row two. Now my trees are young, in fact the mother tree was only 5 when it met it's end. Perhaps with maturity it will conform to the more flatten appearance. Thanks for the input.

I was afraid I wasn't going to taste any more figs off my LSU gold this year. I did get a couple over a month ago that I think might have been breba. I was so anxious to eat a fig that I did not pay attention. I've noticed a couple of them have been getting lighter in color but not swelling. They're having a problem as pictured. I have 3 others that are swelling fine and will be ready in a couple of days. I pulled out the netting to protect them. Here they are today.






my sick one.

If those are pix of your LSU Gold, they certainly do not look anything like mine, which are somewhat bell shaped and flatish on the bottom.

As I stated earlier, the mother tree came from Lows and produced the same kind of fruit. When they ripen in a couple of days I will take a picture of them cut in half. Meanwhile I'm licking my chops.

"gene"

I checked my figs when I got home from work today. It is raining which probably won't help things out. They have soften a bit more but not to the full ripe stage. I found a fire ant walking on one of them and a very microscopic  bug which I killed. No sign of sour beetles yet. I observed no cracking and tight eyes with just a little hole in the center which I don't know how deep it goes into the fruit. The fruit I got off of the mother tree had honey dew in the eye holes at this stage but they were much bigger by 50 percent. Tomorrow I think I will try the ripest one. That should give me an idea of how ripe the other are and when I should pick them. I also noticed a couple of others that are starting to lighten up. I can't wait, but will.

Well today when I got home at lunch I checked my figs in passing and saw that one had been  bird pecked even thou I had netting over the trees. I checked all around the netting and found only a small opening that a bird, and a mighty brave one at that, might have gotten in through. Once inside I don't have a clue as to how he would have found his way out again. Another mystery to contend with. Of course since the vandal had eaten about one forth of it, I was not going to let the balance go to waste. So down the hatch it went and very nicely I must say.

After work this afternoon I went examined them closely and decided to pick 2 of them. One was fully ripe and the other could have waited a day but knowing I had to share with the wife I picked two. Below are pictures of them and a leaf off of the tree. The one on the right is the fully ripe one. The leaf is typical of most of the tree with some of them having more prominent lobes near the stem and some of them having almost no lower lobes. The fruit themselves had almost no stems and no neck as you can see. They both were mild and sweet with the flavor slightly watered down which I attribute to the rains that fell yesterday and today. Again these were bought as LSU Gold which I don't think they are. They are very good and a keeper and perhaps they did come from the LSU program. Enjoy the photos and any comments are welcome.








 

Gene,
i would have eaten that fig too the the bird got a hold of.
I been reading as of late about birds eating figs, the ones by me in 6 years have never touched one of my figs , now once in a while the land on a branch but quickly fly aways it seems , the dogs only see them when they land on the ground not in the trees.
That fig looks nice for a light fig im partial to dark types soory but it does look nice. Click picture to enlarge.
Here is picture of shed on the top part above the doors used to be 3 birdhouses now just 2 as one fell apart over the years but next door neighbor made me another and i hang next year. Each year they make the babies in them course sometimes they fall out on the ground just like the parents would IF they ever start eating my figs. The shed is close to my trees on the rocks and patio too about 15 of them in containers. No mockingbirds here, just sparrows, robins, cardinals, annoying blackbirds and large ones like geese and ducks and finches in mid summer.

Dan I agee, mockingbirds are the worst followed by cardinals. The fig that was eaten off of was on the interior of the tree far from the netting. That's why it's a mystery. I guess I'll have to become a bird watcher, and then a bird shooter. I'll declare war if necessary.  I don't mind sharing, but when you only have a few they are too precious to share with the birds.

Dieseler, consider yourself a very lucky fig grower if the birds don't bother you. They seem to know exactly which day your gonna pick and sample and then beat you to it. I like your potted trees and may try some that way.

Maybe a Peter's Honey or Lemon fig?

Well whatever it is, it's worth eating.

Jon I see that your nursery isn't too far from La Mesa. I have a son that lives there and the wife and I are suppose to be flying over there before summer is over with. If we do, I really want to try to visit with you.

"gene"