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BLB, is it possible that Mega Celeste just gets big for a celeste type fig?  But may not be in fact large compared to other figs on the market?

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  • BLB

Anything is possible Meghan, but I've been told by several knowledgeable fig growers that it is a pretty sizeable fig. I don't grow it though had a plant but gave it to a friend who wanted to grow large figs. It's also possible that Rafed's plant is still young and not producing full sized figs. Rafed, how old is your tree?  

Barry,

 

I don't remember when I got mine. Maybe 3 or 4 years ago? This is the first it produce plenty of fruit and ripen.

But here's a link below from a previous thread I started on the Mega Celeste.

 

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/mega-celeste-6492176

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It should be old enough for full sized figs then. They're pretty big but not really so bit to warrant Mega in the name. Big for Celeste though as Meghan suggested. Ok strike this one as a very large fig, I stand corrected.

It's all good, Barry.

I have some Zucchini, Capelas, Niagara, Nordland and Black Yugoslavian all starting to swell but the cold temps are really killing my hopes of them properly ripening.
Not to mention all are relatively large figs.

The San Giovanni and the Genovese are decent size. The GB is roughly the size of a tennis ball. But both definite keepers.
I know I have others but just can't think of them at this moment. Been a long day.



The Joe Morle Paradiso Genova produces very large figs, larger than a jumbo egg.  They have a lot of white pith at the neck or stem, and split at the neck when ripe, so I am not totally sold on this, but then again it is a first year tree so maybe it will change over time.  

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