That's their timing after a long migration form the depths of the Central Atlantic..
Entering almost every estuary and going all the way upriver in search of the quite crystalline shallows, their preferred grounds to spawn.
It's also time to taste the very first breba and  look for the early wasp.
Also, sap flowing freely will invite the rind grafts and the tiny flute grafts on almond trees starting by now.. will go up to end of summer.

Francisco
Portugal

 


 

Small numbers of the Chinook salmon are in the Fraser River, British Columbia now -- migrating to their spawning grounds
that could be a thousand kilometer upstream. Currently sport fishermen are not allowed to catch them. Limited food fishery
are available for first nation(natives) people. I reckon the best tasting salmon is the Red Chinook. Usually by August, the dept
of fishery will open up salmon fishery to sports fishermen. It is a regulated fishery based on forecasted return numbers, water
levels in spawning grounds, water temperature etc.

Happy fishing Francisco and have a great figgy summer. Looks like I may have my 1st ripe fig by late June or early July. I got
thousands of breba figs coming mainly from Osborne Prolific, Latarrula, Desert King and Granthams Royal.

Congratulations!

Thank you for commenting

paully,

Congratulations for such a rich breba collection ripening so early for your climate.
Here, brebas have already started to show up on the warmer, eastern regions of the District.

Our sport's fishing is also very much regulated ,  licensing is very expensive and with strong limitations
Contrary to salmon 'bocca d'oro' do not die after spawning... once the job done they turn back to  the open sea and with a bit of luck they shall  repeat the exercise a year or two from now.

Francisco

Francisco - Other promising breba varieties I have that seems suitable for my zone are
Ariane and Giebhubl. My Morena in pot culture is quite productive and has been reliable
for a few years. Most likely I am going to put it in ground as I have a back-up tree.

Yes Paully,  all those varieties seem to be excellent, delicious fruit.

BTW, my friend Jeremiah just send a few of his very first 2016 Lampeira Preta brebas.
He manages every year to pick most early fruit. This is a San Pedro type our most popular variety
with early abundant breba crops. I may say that in the southern areas almost everybody has one or more Lampeiras rooted on their backyards.

 
 
Francisco
Portugal

I have tried the Lampeira from Prusch Park. It keeps aborting its figs. My friend tree does the same.
Both of us got rid of the tree. Recently I was given a tree here by a home owner and he says his Lampeira 
is from "Pon's". Hope to have good news from it. This friend of mine have 3 different Lampeira sources
-- Pon's, Greece & Turkish repository.

There is a tree in Vancouver here that produces a productive breba crop with blood red interior. It is said to
have originated from Greece. I have 2 newly rooted plants.

Sad to hear your so many problems with this fig/breba.
it's not for sure a cold  hardy variety.. it is right on the opposite side, Lampeira does good in hot/dry climates, with minimum rain fall. - may be not suited to your particular area
The great majority of the plants cultivated by small farmers, as well as in  urban areas, on back yards and public spaces, are not at all irrigated.. many trees older than me..
I am convinced that a number of nurseries may also be selling the wrong plant...( thought that this could only happen here ?! )

Hopefully some of those scions you mention as originated - ..from 3 different Lampeira sources
-- Pon's, Greece & Turkish repository.- may have landed in California where conditions would allow a successful root/growing and soon we see those juicy brebas ripening there as well as its prolific main crop boosted by the little bug.

That tree in Vancouver producing a productive breba crop with blood red interior does not seem to be a Lampeira Preta (black Lampeira). The insides of the Lampeira's brebas are more like ..amber to light pinkish

Another Lampeira ( the white sister) also a two crop fruit but Common -not San Pedro-  ok.. their figs are with light red pulps and if being pollinated may darken to strawberry red but not 'deep red'.

Have been searching various forums and discussions on the LP cultivar and for sure, IMO there is a good deal of confusion. May be DAVIS archives could bring some help once LP was registered there many moons ago under reference PI-18871 and apparently cultivated at Niles long time ago.

Francisco
Portugal

The fig in Vancouver is not Lamperia -- has green skin with blood red interior.
Thanks for the information on Lamperia performance with hot/dry climate & minimum rainfall. This could be the 
reason as the spring weather here does get cold. Will know by next season. This year my tree had one fig and it
dropped. I will check with my friend regarding his trees performance.

I wonder if Nelson has ever tried rooting/growing the LP fig
If he did, I am confident that he has started from genuine scions of this cultivar and may add his views and experience on the outcome

Francisco
Portugal