Anybody growing this variety?
Is it hard to get?
Is it hard to grow?
Any Canadians have success with it?

Jerry

I have a large one, easy to grow, Needs long, hot season to ripen properly.
Cuttings available 2/1 at http://encantofarms.com

Like Jon said and from what ive read about this plant it needs a long season.
Is it hard to grow?
personally i think not most figs grow pretty well getting them to Ripen there Fruit and Taste Good  is another thing though in certain areas of the country like for me in illinois.
I have admired this type for a while now and hope to have one in the future although as mentioned above im not in one of those areas where it will do great but i have room for one more and this to me is a plant to admire good figs would be a bonus , im sure i can get it to grow well as a typical fig plant like my others but giving it a long season probably not.

Martin,

I've too admired the Panache fig and wish to have one soon.
To me it would be a "patio type" fig meaning that it would go nice with the summer decor. If any should ripen then that would be a bonus.
I tried to root some cuttings last year but failed. And when I'm not home most of the time that makes it more difficult.
I will try to buy a potted or already rooted one this year.

I have just the right pot in mind for it.

I have seen the one Jon has and it is one of the most beautiful fig trees I've seen.

Well, I killed a set of three Panache cuttings in each of the past two consecutive years. I guess it must have been my fault since I was rushing them to show me the roots soon over the heat mat (or else I wait.. what else). The good thing was that they did not die after rooting and shooting which would have been a real heart break.
I was planning to give panache a break this year but time will tell.

I know Adriano has one seen it when I was there was loaded with figs like he told me for us in Canada you have to start them a little earlier than most figs or else you wont get to eat any ripe figs. But I do plan on rooting a some Panache cuttings shortly just because.

Akram,

As for giving something a break this year I don't know about that.
I want to limit myself to buying about five or less trees this year but there are about fifteen or twenty on the list.
What do you suppose the outcome would be? Like you said, Only time will tell. 

nelson
Starting Panache again for the reason  "Just because" is a good reason to think of trying it again.
When I used to ask my children as to why they did this or that and they will say "because", and when I ask again "because of what", and the reply will be again "because".  I noticed later that for most children "because " is a good reason for everything and can make you walk away from them.
So why not Panache "Just because".

LOL Akram you got it, its just one of those varieties you should have just because. Thanks Rafed Champ was a good dog & a good friend saved my life more than once and will be missed greatly.

I have a small yr. old. Very pretty fruit. I remember Georgi saying they looked like little hot air baloons. To my delight it had 5 figs almost to maturity. The cold and wet summer here must have been too much. Within a day all five dropped! Sad that I didn't get to taste them but they were pretty to look at. I'll see what happens this summer.

Peg

I have a reverted Panache wich is from the same mother tree ,a sport,and guess what5:It is hardy.
It is inground for 3 years grew very little,but it does not get killed to ground at all.
I never had fruits from it ,but Jon said it is a month earlier,that stripped Panache,and taste just as good.
But of course the bad part is:it does not have stripes.??
I keep it because I want to taste the fruits some day.
H2

Is the wood on the Reverted Panachee striped as well or just normal color bark?

It is regular grey no stripes.
Shilla-1995 Dec. to present,still alive and kicking!
And her friends

Thank you Herman, and thank you for the lovely pics. Champ died of Cancer when he was 8 months vets said if he lived to 4 years it would be a miracle guess they were wrong. Guess love keeps them alive longer he lived a good 14 years and will be missed dearly.

Nelson,

Reverse or Panachee Reverted loses both the stripes on the fruit and the stripes on the wood. Stripes on the Panachee wood are most pronounced on new growth and current years wood, and fade with age. See below:

Thanks Jon does this mean the Reverted Panache is now in its original form?

I've been looking for this tree even since I first tasted one of its figs in my grandfather's garden 6 years ago. Sadly, my grandfather died that summer and his trees died with him. I had only taken one cutting, and without having any experience growing cuttings at the time, it failed. Now I can't find a tree anywhere to get a cutting from, and I've been to every nursery in the country with pictures of the fig (I live in Cyprus), but no one has even heard of it.

Rafed
I did not give Panache a break from rooting this year. I bought 3 cuttings this past winter again from Jon the 3rd time in three years and finally got myself one plant out of it.
All I need now is a place with long hot summers to get some fruits next year or the year after or the year after that as Jon says it needs along hot summer.
Now I got experience and don't go after the exotic ones that give me pretty big, hard, green figs that stay that way until the frost drops the leaves. Now I read posts by those in the Northeast for clues about early ripening (like Herman & others) to avoid frustration with ripening problems.

My small panache is growing well but now its turned a lot cooler here so everything is or will slow down fast. The panache put out a couple figs and i knocked them off to ripen one it grew to size and in waiting for it to ripen it developed a small dark spot on its side which grew and then turned mushy and squishy. So thats it till next season but there is hope growing it in a container here in my yard time will tell if i can get them to ripen and taste good in container which sits on cement getting full sun .

My Panachee has figs and they are so pretty. These are yellow with
green stripes. You cannot miss these figs. They stand out among
all the trees and can be seen for quite a distance. The only hitch
is the figs have been on there for over three months and
they are still not soft! They are not large figs but bigger than
other varieties that have ripened and I've eaten. Don't tell me they
need heat. This has been the longest, hottest Summer I've known.
Record heat day after day and still they just sit there looking pretty.
I'd love to taste one but it doesn't look as though that will happen.
I check them every day to see if they are soft, always hoping but
it never happens. LOL.
Great decoration though. 

Peg
  

My Panache has grown quite well(very upright growth). I had a few figs ripen, but they were soft(mushy texture) with little taste. Reminded me of most of the figs I got off my 2 year old LSU Purple. Maybe like LSU Purple, it will improve with age. We've definately got the long hot summer part down, but I'm sure will be too wet most of the time to not split & sour. Time will tell.