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Oxankle

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Posted 1287431436	Reply with quote #1

Let's talk about Sue's Willow Street Fig. Sue sent me a handful of cuttings this spring and I put them out in cups. Some were tip cuttings, and one of the Willow Street figs grew like gangbusters, putting on two figs at the tip even though I never repotted any of them. I sent the one with figs home to Houston with my brother this morning, so I never got to taste a fig. The figs are about as big around as a half dollar, purple black and with a very tight, virtually closed eye. The tight eye would make it a great fig for South Texas where it is likely to be wet every morning and raining all too often when figs should ripen. It it is cold hardy it would be good here. Does anyone have any experience with this fig? How does it taste? Does anyone have an idea what the true name might be? Sue? What do you know about this one? Ox

svanessa

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Posted 1287439286	Reply with quote #2

Ox, The Willow St fig has an excellent sweet figgy taste. Jon believes it to be a Mission. I thought (hoping) it might be an Abebereria as I found it in the same Portuguese area of Point Loma as the 3 Madeira figs. If you look at the pictures on my site, the shape of the fig is long, like an Abebereria but it fattens up when ripe. Who knows which it is if either? None the less, it is a great tasting fig, a keeper for sure. I did speak to the kids living there. They were renters and knew nothing about the tree and didn't like figs. They said it was a 'community tree' and to help myself to fruit and cuttings...so I did. ;-) Willow St: http://www.susanvanderveen.com/FIGS/WillowStFig/WillowStFig.html Abebereria: http://www.susanvanderveen.com/FIGS/Bebereria/Abebereria.html Sue __________________ Sue Zone 9B, 1946' Ramona, CA San Diego County

OttawanZ5

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Posted 1287456870	Reply with quote #3

Sue Looking at the leaves and the fruit shapes, the Willow St fig looks like an Abebereria in the pictures. __________________ Ottawan-Z5a, Canada

noss

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Posted 1287457205	Reply with quote #4

Sue, Those are strange nody-looking swellings on that tree on the right in the first pic of the two trees. Is that from FMV? The swellings are all over that trunk. If not FMV, do you know what they are? Thanks, noss __________________ noss/a.k.a. Vivian Lafayette, LA Zone 9a Wish List: Col de Dame Blanc, Col de Dame Noir, Scott's Yellow, Tony's Brown Italian, any other fig that is good in the rain/humidity and has a real figgy flavor.

pitangadiego

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Posted 1287464879	Reply with quote #5

We think the nobs are old branches which were pruned off long ago, and have since healed over. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

Dieseler

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Posted 1287492101	Reply with quote #6

Yes that is correct with the knobs, when not pruned flush after years they enlarge out more and more as trees trunk get bigger. Here is example of one of the trees i had starting this process. Look down low and you can see several that i noticed do this over the seasons i had it. This is just young example. Attached Images Fig_Pruning_4.jpg (56.89 KB, 29 views)

svanessa

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Posted 1287509479	Reply with quote #7

Noss, Jon is right, that is the Preto with the knobby trunk due to branch trimming over the years. Of the 2 trees against the back wall, the Branca is on the right and the left tree is the Abebereria. http://www.susanvanderveen.com/FIGS/EstelasFigs/EstelasFigs%20001.jpg Sue __________________ Sue Zone 9B, 1946' Ramona, CA San Diego County

nelson20vt

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Posted 1287512282	Reply with quote #8

Hey Sue the cuttings of the Willow St. Fig were very impressive the three cuttings I had were great rooters and a couple weeks after being rooted each cutting was showing 5-6 brebas and they just kept growing until this day. This S.O.B completely destroyed my Willow St. Figs and a few more 8 plants in total this day. Then 3 more the following day __________________ Mississauga, ON, Canada Z5B/6A

Dieseler

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Posted 1287517864	Reply with quote #9

He is looking at camera saying in deep tone "Hmm next time i want to taste the figs you hear me !"

svanessa

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Posted 1287522277	Reply with quote #10

...and he's still alive??? That's why I have cats. I just lose couches and drapes to clawing but my figs are SAFE! My brother used to keep a large kennel in the kitchen/dining area for his 2 bulldogs. You might consider getting one to put the dog in while you are away to minimize his destructiveness: http://www.petstreetmall.com/dog-crates/default.aspx Sue __________________ Sue Zone 9B, 1946' Ramona, CA San Diego County

nelson20vt

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Posted 1287522363	Reply with quote #11

Sue I definately got one after that. If it wasn't that my daughter was born that day he would of been long gone. __________________ Mississauga, ON, Canada Z5B/6A

noss

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Posted 1287618061	Reply with quote #12

Thanks, Jon, Martin and Sue. I didn't know fig tree branches are supposed to be flush-cut when pruning. I haven't been doing that. Will the Celestes get those nodes like that? When doing a flush-cut, am I supposed to put tree paint over the cut area? To Nelson's credit--He didn't kill the pup! He was just being a young boxer. Acutally any dog can get into incredible mischief when left out alone. It's like leaving a toddler loose in the house by himself. Be glad there weren't two of them loose! :) noss __________________ noss/a.k.a. Vivian Lafayette, LA Zone 9a Wish List: Col de Dame Blanc, Col de Dame Noir, Scott's Yellow, Tony's Brown Italian, any other fig that is good in the rain/humidity and has a real figgy flavor.

pitangadiego

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Posted 1287625828	Reply with quote #13

Noss, No cut protection is needed here. Somewhere I saw that many of the products for that purpose had petroleum bases which seemed to inhibit healing of the wound. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

Dieseler

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Posted 1287627911	Reply with quote #14

I use pruning seal and like Jon mentioned its petroleum based and black gooey stuff kinda like tar. I use it on my yard trees and fig trees .

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