This is an amazing fig, it has many looks. It has produced some outstanding breba and main crop. The last couple of years it has lost it's breba either to late frost of drought. Last year it only ripened a few of main crop, the earliest ones, the rest grew until they just dropped. The tree grew well into December before it stopped and it put on fig continually until the cold weather shut it down. The tree had hundreds of figs on it when the leaves fell, some were full size and some were BB size. I have two trees in the ground, one I broke all the figs off of it when the leaves fell. The other I left to fall on there own just to see what would happen this year. There was no die back to either tree. I pinch back one tree this year and left the other do its thing. This year it has put on some really weird figs. Many are doubles, side  by side at the same node. Some are doubles one on the other or whatever you call them. Some of them have navels the poke out, some navels are recessed, and some are half in and half out.

The two in ground trees came from the mother tree that I bought from Lowes. The mother tree produces great figs for 3 years until the storm finished it off. They were so good I wanted a bunch of them so I air layered a bunch of them.

This isn't the first time I have shown pictures or asked for help in identifying it. It was bought for a LSU Gold from Lowes. I just thought I show some of the strange things its doing this year. Oh. and if someone can ID it I have a lovely two years old in a 3 gallon pot for you. 

My only hope is that a lot of them ripen this year because I love them. Any guesses?
"gene"

This first picture is a true LSU Gold the next is the (not).




Here are some of the other pictures of the not.

Lattarula? It's known to produce brebas.

It looks like Lemon or Italian Honey based on previous pictures (you joined shortly after I found the forum), I remember seeing the ripe fruit originally.

Wish you luck in finding out what it is.  I typically don't favor light colored figs like this.

The double syconia looks like this variety here.

Are any of the figs formed like this?

Kadota or Brunswick.  My Brunswick did that last year.

I don't know what the fig is, but some of my Smith figlets are doing strange things like getting lumps on some of them.

Do these trees put on strange figs all the time?

noss

You say that it was bought as an LSU Gold.

Noss, this is the first year for such odd figs, but it has made 2 figs per node before.

Gorgi, These trees are 6 years old and I only use about 2 cups of 888. Much less than previous years. As you can see in this picture from last year how close together the nodes and figs are. This picture was taken in October and the tree is still in growing mode and putting on figs.



Normal, mature figs




LSU Gold in center, (not) on each side and above.


Thanks for the guesses Bass, satellitehead, hoosierbanana, and snaglpus.

Welcome to the fun world of figs.
"gene"

Gene,

I can ID it!!  .....well sort of. I would need to do a bit more checking.

You purchased that fig from the Lowe's store in Houma, La. And I can tell you that the only nursery who provided "ANY" LSU Gold labeled figs to that store was Saxon Becnel's Nursery out of Bell Chase, La.

FYI, Saxon Becnel acquired cuttings for several of the LSU bred selections long before LSU Gold was officially released to the general public. Dat there is definitely not the LSU Gold fig that you will find in the retail trade. Dat there is definitely a LSU gold colored fig and likely one of the LSU Everbearing figs. That fig expert of mine told me that there are actually two going around in the retail trade. The LSU Everbearing that I have came from JR and looks different than that likely strain.

........did I win?? .....does "highly likely" count???


Dan
Semper Ficus

Dan, win or not, I have another nice one for you. Next time you come this way let me know. It's got your name on it.
"gene"

Could it be Yellow Nechez? They have figs that look similar. However, I don't think there are many people growing this variety.

Marseilles White?

Is it a Kadota??  :-)  Sara

Perhaps I didn't explain it correctly since I know some of you know of my plight. The problem is that neither do I know what it is. It was bought for a LSU Gold but it is not. I think Dan might be on to something in it being a LSU fig but one that wasn't officially released. Maybe with his resources he might find out what it is. I'm still trying to decide if it's a tree worth keeping as each year it's production has been different. Time for it to settle down.
"gene"

So I didn't win?

Bass, If you want to win an unknown that won't behave itself any two years in a row, I guess you can. I'll hook you up.
"gene"

My guess is Brooklyn White or Banana .

Lsu golden celeste?

Gene, save me one of those trees and a ripe fig or two. I will get it to someone who can probably get a positive ID on it. Last I heard the old man was still around and able to talk figs.

Dan
Semper Fi-cus

Gene, talking about twins--I now realize the strangly shaped fig on the Smith is actually a Siamese twin fig.  It has two melded stems and fruit.  Weird.  I need to get a photo of it when Mike gets back home for y'all to see.

noss

Dan you can drop by anytime you come to town an get your tree and I'll make sure to give you a call when they ripen.

Noss when are you going to learn to do such a simple thing yourself, haha.

"gene"

Gene,  I'm glad you think it's so simple.  Maybe because I'm so simple, I just don't "get" how to get the hang of it.  :)

noss

noss I had one of those twin figs last year on my kadota!! I have the pic on my iphone but still haven't mastered the art of uploading the pic to the forum!! lol