My Goutte d' Or aka Doree is obviously not what it is supposed to be...

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Feigenbaum

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Posted 1407775103	Reply with quote #1

Hey guys, Got my Doree in 2011 as a gift from my girls mom. She purchased it to a very cheap price at a local store comparable to which our U.S. users would call a Walmart. It was sold as a tiny bush with many stems and wasn't in a pot but in a plastic bowl. It had a printed label. I did a research today and found out it is still sold the same way on the internet: What happened was, that it set some fruit this summer to the very first time. And till the last week i never doubted this is the real deal, a Goutte d' Or... it had a shrubby groth habit, more kind of a bonsai tree with tiny stems. Five fingered leaves, slow growing. Then the first fig changed colour from green to green with some redish stripes and then a brown/red... waited for the right time to pick, but when i looked yesterday i found the fruit had changed colour again into a....please see yourself: __________________ Hi from Germany! (Zone 7b) Christian

Speedmaster

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Posted 1407778885	Reply with quote #2

Quote: Originally Posted by Feigenbaum Hey guys, src="http://files.websitetoolbox.com/30989/1994409" class="bbc_img" alt="PicsArt_1407770945036.jpg" /> Congrats!! Looks better than the print hehehe! How was the taste? __________________ Weather: Winter: 10C+ Summer: 42C+ Growing: Syrian Unk., Atreano, Egyptian Unk., Lebanese Unk., Col de dame Gris, Beall, Negronne, Ronde de bordeaux, Brogiotto Bianco Wish List: Panache.

Dave

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Posted 1407783205	Reply with quote #3

nice looking fig! __________________ Connecticut - Zone 6B Wish List - Bordissot negra rimada

Feigenbaum

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Posted 1407783522	Reply with quote #4

Thanks guys. Taste was really nice although i had to pick it a little to early due to some ants chewing on the skin of the fig. I am not quite sure, but i could see some similarities to my Rond de Bordeaux... __________________ Hi from Germany! (Zone 7b) Christian

Quackmaster

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Posted 1407784542	Reply with quote #5

It really does resemble my ronde de bourdeaux also. That would be my guess. __________________ Ryan Zone 9a SeLa, wish list:

DesertDance

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Posted 1407792570	Reply with quote #6

Sometimes the mistake of a garden center works to your benefit! Glad you are happy with the tree whatever it is. Suzi __________________ Zone 9b, Southern California. "First year they sleep, Second year they creep, Third year they leap!" Wish List: I wish all of you happy fig collecting! My wishes have been fulfilled!

Feigenbaum

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Posted 1407800970	Reply with quote #7

I appriciate your input Ryan and Suzi. Would anyone from the longterm forum members also say this i probably another Ronde? I could change my label then for sure... ;-) __________________ Hi from Germany! (Zone 7b) Christian

Feigenbaum

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Posted 1407876547	Reply with quote #8

Thanks Lilli for your input, but my (for sure) Ronde already gave me two juicy, berry maincrop figs with nearly 20 gramms. ;-) Remember, due to my greenhouse i am able to give some of my figs an early start into the season. I will compared it with Sultane in the f4f database! __________________ Hi from Germany! (Zone 7b) Christian

Feigenbaum

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Posted 1407877065	Reply with quote #9

My true RdB: __________________ Hi from Germany! (Zone 7b) Christian

Feigenbaum

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Posted 1407877139	Reply with quote #10

My sold as Doree /Goutte d'Or: What is different from my RdB is that when it turns colour it doesn't get those stripes and turns red/brown before final colour change... __________________ Hi from Germany! (Zone 7b) Christian

kubota1

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Posted 1407885612	Reply with quote #11

Hi Christian, That looks like a nice fig. Congrats! __________________ Art- Western Pa. 6a

Feigenbaum

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Posted 1407886169	Reply with quote #12

Hey Art, thank you very much! __________________ Hi from Germany! (Zone 7b) Christian

jdsfrance

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Posted 1407924549	Reply with quote #13

Hi Optimist, Not a sultane . Check my post on Sultane. This fig seems to be a maincrop from a unifera strain, because Feigenbaum grows them in pot, that gives the trees a head-start. Dark, plus the round shape ... Whether a "Ronde de Bordeaux" or an unknown, but for now the best match would be rdb although the center seems a bit light colored for an rdb . For sure, this is not a BT nor a "Goutte d'or" . __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

Feigenbaum

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Posted 1407973261	Reply with quote #14

Jdsfrance, thanks that you chimed in. I don't think it's Sultane myself, leaves and fruit are not the same. And you are right, my RdB has a darker flesh in the fruit... __________________ Hi from Germany! (Zone 7b) Christian

magnificco

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Posted 1414257951	Reply with quote #15

I'd quite sure this is a ronde de bordeaux. My outdoor potted RdB made ripe fruits by mid of august this year. So ripening time is no argument against, esp. indoor. Also 20g is an argument. The leaves. Has it be growing vigorously because if it's definitly RdB How do your Desert King and Triana perform? __________________ Loooking for: Negronne, Amatrice casale, Fiorone Giallo, Albo, Brianzolo, Fillacciano, Turca, Cerreto, Paradiso

magnificco

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Posted 1414258000	Reply with quote #16

By the way....I have the doree fig. Want to exchange cuttings? __________________ Loooking for: Negronne, Amatrice casale, Fiorone Giallo, Albo, Brianzolo, Fillacciano, Turca, Cerreto, Paradiso

Feigenbaum

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Posted 1414287744	Reply with quote #17

magnificco, Thanks for your opinion. Yes, a strong grower, but only since this year. I believe that might be due to a too small pot at the beginning. My DK and White Triana are still young trees. Rooted them in july, so i can't judge by now. You got PM. __________________ Hi from Germany! (Zone 7b) Christian

Rewton

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Posted 1414338255	Reply with quote #18

The leaves and fruit look indistinguishable from my RdB. That, plus the early ripening trait, would definitely point to RdB. __________________ Steve MD zone 7a

Feigenbaum

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Posted 1414353975	Reply with quote #19

That's good to know Steve, i apprechiate your argument. I am pretty sure by know that i got a strain of Ronde de Bordeaux. It is always good to have some more Ronde's ;-) __________________ Hi from Germany! (Zone 7b) Christian

kkk2210

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Posted 1436932121	Reply with quote #20

Quote: Originally Posted by Feigenbaum Thanks guys. Taste was really nice although i had to pick it a little to early due to some ants chewing on the skin of the fig. I am not quite sure, but i could see some similarities to my Rond de Bordeaux... Hello, The leaf pattern and the figs looks like Ronde De Bourdeaux. Both of them are very easy to find in europe and most of the garden centers keep them aswell. My doree is really small now but, whatever it is, looks beautiful. Vinny __________________ Vinny Bognor Regis, United Kingdom Wish List : Callara, De La Rio,Cul Noir, Calvy, LSU Red, I-258, Maltese Beauty, Preto, FMV Infected Ischia Black UCD. My Ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/myb/Summary?MyEbay&gbh=1

philos

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Posted 1436968814	Reply with quote #21

Yeah, looks good, but not quite what was advertized. Could it be the soil and weather that changed it? __________________ Jerry - Zone 6B Westchester, New York. 2015 Wish List: Florea, White Greek, Italian 258, Galicia Negra and any M. Pons varieties.

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