Just read this article from local newspaper about Olympian fig:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/05/12/1183238/big-on-figs-a-retired-biologist.html

It would be interesting to see the result of growing this fig in other states. 

Scott

Thanks for posting the link to article to read .
What i found interesting on the right side of page figs that do well in the Sound and list Violet De Bordeaux as one of them unless he meant the breba crop from that plant.

I need to put in a word about this new variety since I live in the Olympia, WA region where the Olympian was discovered and appears to be at home. I'm always searching for new cool-summer cultivars that can approach the reliability of our best breba producer: Desert King. I may graft Olympian scions onto my DK's and produce an amazing tree! Hope to read more reports on the Olympian as more of them mature.

bump.
[Note the plenty of info in the link provided in post#1]

Thanks for the link.

Best,
Tam

I have a small plant received a couple months ago.

I have an order in for one this spring with Burnt Ridge Nursery. Looking forward to seeing and tasting this fig.

thanks George. I forgot to read the story.

Couldn't resist.  Just bought two small plants from "Wellspring Gardens" ...on a total impulse.

From what I have read....a totally new variety-with no known DNA matches, has large, Mandarine Orange size figs...ripens in July-August, tight eye, sweet with red-violet flesh, and, is hardy.  What's to lose?

"Burnt Ridge Nursery" is also retailing this variety.  Spoke to Mike Dolan and he says this is a great fig for short-seasons, cooler climate growers.  Great flavor.


Frank


EDIT:  I am hoping that this newly discovered variety in NOT infected with FMV since it hales from a colder climate.

I have had some correspondence with the fellow that "invented" this fig (discovered it) and has worked on the DNA testing with USDA/UC Davis. It is supposed to do well in short/cool season climates with a minimum of heat units.

I ordered some about a month or so ago. Six to be exact.
I ordered them to split them up with another friend. He only wanted a couple so I shared one with another friend already and a couple more to go with a couple more friends.

They were very little when they arrived but after a few days I decided to up pot them into quart size pots.

They are growing nicely and branching out. The plants are dark green and appear to be 100% free of FMV.

Plant wise, so far they are winners.
Fruit wise, this will remain to be seen.

I will post pictures later.

Very interesting. Sounds like it could be a good one.

Rafed-

Nice to read the new information.  Seems to be so new a variety that little has been written up about it.  The photos of the figs look nice, but then again, they all do.  Until a track record is established, we will all just scratch out heads in wonderment.

...."Dark green and FMV-free"..... that's good to read. 

I'm excited!  Isn't that sick?

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Jon- that's exactly why I want to try this fig, i.e. short-season, and minimum of heat units.


Frank

Sounds promising...only time and trial will tell

Frank,
I have the tissue cultured Olympian from Wellsprings and a 1 gallon in transit from Burnt Ridge Nursery... I'll be growing out both for comparison. The TC plants currently look healthy, they probably came almost directly from Agristart because they had not been pinched (pruned) and the roots were just thru the TC plug sleeves.
Good Luck with yours.

I'll be getting one in the next few weeks to try out here in Pennsylvania zone 6b (allegedly the same zone as it was found in, though different coast), I'll add my results whenever I get it.

does anyone has pix of this fig? 

Pete,
Only pics from the Web...
  

And the Wellsprings TC plants when they were delivered.
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pete, 

that's a good looking figs. thanks.

I'll post some pictures of the ones I have later on when I go home.

I think for the cost it's worth the grab. Sooner or later this fig is going to gain some popularity and the price might sky rocket.

I don't think Well Springs is going to have an endless supply. Not at least on this price.

Pete ascpete, not Pete Bullets...

Wellspring Gardens sells tissue-cultured plants/fig?  Interesting.  Didn't know this.


Frank

Yeah....I picked up a couple of them last year.  Sounds like an interesting unknown fig with potential!

Here's the Olympian I got about a month ago from Burnt Ridge:

 

Here the pictures of the five of six Olympian plants I have left. Shared No.6 with a friend.
They are growing nice and the tallest one is roughly 12" tall.
Hope this fig turns out to be a winner. Looks good but the final verdict remains for a later date.

Please enjoy the pictures.

Thanks for the photos of this variety. 

I'm looking forward to growing this new discovery.  The proof will be in the growing, and the flavor of the figs will cast the final ballot of yea, or nay.  I guess it will take a few years for opinions to start being posted about this variety.  I don't think it's very fair to judge flavor profiles from figs off immature trees.  But growth, vigor, fruitfulness etc. can be observed and reported.

Members of this forum are in a unique and qualified position to evaluate, and report on this new fig. 

Happy growing.


Frank