http://www.ebay.com/itm/291755817158 This is  Real

Great, it is getting sold before there are any fruit pictures. Or has it fruited, just not something anyone would want for the fruit, just the charming dead cat story?

Doesn't Cajunb have a blog somewhere of all this stuff? I think you need permission to see it unfortunately. That would give some clarity.

Just For Your Information and the Record Their is a Dead cat- Series From L S U and anything that was produce By them has a good Tasting Fig 

Yes Ross Brain has some information on these. Dr Johnson of L S U is the one that RE Name these The DC Figs Their was only a few that were label This By L S U

Nice plant. Happy for "DC series" getting to other collecters.

So if this is from the LSU breeding program what were the original selection numbers? 

pukzpukz said:

Who is the person selling the fig on eBay

...And FYI only 25% of the original seedlings would have been persistent females that got selection numbers. The rest (aside from persistent caprifigs that were selected for future breeding) never got selection numbers and were never shared with other researchers or growers for further trial. 

The Person Is Cajunb .   And what are you saying hoosierbanana Are you stating their is No Dead cat Series or DC Figs in the Breeding Program or L S U  and L S U does not Have These ???

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/lsu-dc-figs-6430204

Here is a thread discussion about the DC series

That is what you said, not me. You were criticizing the naming of LSU Red then (a known persistent female fig that has been documented with pictures so buyers know what they are getting), but don't apply the same rules now when you promote unknown and undocumented "LSU" figs that were suggested to be caprifigs several years ago. I have been around long enough to know that when a "rare" variety is released without fruit pictures there is a reason.

I am not selling this 2 I am not promoting This. I just posted a link that this was For sale on Ebay By a member in case someone was interested. I know Brain and the info he has is correct. I asked YOU If you were Stating That their is no DC Series ?? And This was not in the L S U Breeding Program ???  A simple yes or no will Do.   I just took it that your had all this Knowledge Of L S U That You would know, I know you and Dan didn't see eye to eye but one should not always post negative unless they have first hand knowledge. And Again are you stating their is No DC Series in the L S U Breeding Program Thank You for you input

 Documenting with pictures does not prove that the LSU Red is from the LSU program.  Saying it came from an "unnamed botanist" who received it from Dr O'Rourke does not prove it came from the LSU program.

I always say if you did not cut it yourself from the Tree and label it From L S U then its a third party and errors happen 

Many people don't see eye to eye about the LSU figs, I think the mythology of lost figs that are somehow better than the selections and releases made by Dr. O'Rourke is disrespectful of his work. 

This is his Work !!! And the known caprifigs used in His work were know as C-1 and C-2  . And again you have Not answer the question about the DC Series  ?????   Yes or  No  And how do you disrespect his work By making sure it is kept alive he wanted his figs to get out to others

For me plant breeding is like art, an artist does not release/show everything that they ever created. They only release/show what they are most proud of.

I have done plant breeding, where out of 50,000 seedlings, I kept only 1.

Chapman, the pictures of LSU Red are not quite like any other variety I have seen, but do have similarities to other LSU varieties. That in combination with the explanation given is enough for me. Respecting someone's wishes for privacy is nothing to criticize a person for. If the story is concocted it would be very easy for detractors to present one that is more compelling by identifying LSU Red as a known variety. Instead there are just incoherent doubts that don't really add up to anything.

pukzpukz, I never meant to make you think that I didn't believe the LSU dead cat series wasn't real. I have known about their existence and have wondered if they really were the "lost" caprifigs. What makes you think they are not caprifigs since you already know all the selections were given numbers that Dr. Johnson surely would have known were important... but these have none?

I have an LSU Red in its first year and look forward to your posts regarding it.