Hi,
At last they did start to ripen ! 30 months of waiting to have something to snack on.
"Longue d'aout" is not as cold hardy as my "Dalmatie", nor does it have the same strength.
This last winter was the first with no die-back - That one beneficed from an empty 200 liters water barrel upside down protecting it.
I bought this tree in October 2010, and at last it reached 70 cm of height - My Dalmatie reached 200 cm in the same amount of time.
I haven't have enough material from the lda to propagate her !
The fig is as ever really good. An 11 on a 10 scale . Although not caprified, that fig has a good crunchy taste with thick solid interior.
The outside color is for me out of this world .
ok, some pics from this year :
A ripe fig:
The leaves and one of the two main buds.
Another fig for the impressive color violet on grren
One of the stems with the group of fruits for this year:
The two first fruits ... Yes, open eyed ! The green are the "Dalmatie"
Inside view
On that group of figs, the "Dalamtie" were watery with one having some mold inside due to the rain and colder weather that we have been having this year.
The 2 lda were really good !
And before you ask: I don't know !
... Brebas or main crop ... no idea. No brebas showed up this year - last year two showed up and dropped. I consider those a replacement crop .
I knocked some pea-sized figs that just started appearing on the stems last week.
Lda is a really good fig, but a master of a touchy strain !