I posted about this tree last year about the same issue. I am wondering if anyone else has this
tree with the same issue. It is a four year old tree in a 15 gal container that I obtained from Marius.
Its in the same ProMix HP potting mix, gets the same fertilizer as all the other trees along with
the same amount of sunlight and watering. As you can see the figs turn from green to the slightest
brown/orange and shrivel up and drop. The tree is producing a large crop that looks to be
in the 100 area but each one is following this same pattern. Its time for it to get its act together
because I dont have the time or space for it. As Martin use to say its time for it to go to the
"burn pile."

Thanks Brian. This is your old buddy (newnandawg)

I know it's hard to give up on a tree, we all get attached to them, but there is plenty of other trees out there that are willing to give back some fruit for all of the work we do. Unless it has sentimental values I suggest you find onother tree to take its place

Hi,
Waiting for mine to set up its maincrop .
Mine from here (France) doesn't set up lots of figs and they usually ... drop too !
The tree gets some shade though .
Here, locally no one raves about Pastiliere ... I might be starting to understand why ... I guess that people from our south ranking figs for us in the north ... they don't have first hand experience ...

I guess that people from our south ranking figs for us in the north ... they don't have first hand


jdsfrance: You are so right,

In fact in the south countries  location,the figs that need pollination,receive it ,so that is why Pastiliere ,is kept there,but for people in cold climates,is just a disappointment.

These are some very valid points made here by Mario, jdsfrance and Herman2. 
I am not trying to murky the water and there are plenty of people that have complained about Pastilliere dropping most of its main crop figs.  

But haven't seen any insights as to why this happens?  The only comment I saw was that this tree tends to drop figs more in cool wet summers.

This variety is unifera and since it is cold hardy and ripens an early main crop.  There could be a place for it to fill the gap between the breba producers and the main crops ripening in my area.
So I am going to give my tree some time to prove itself.  Last year it ripened some excellent tasting figs with a distinguished fuzzy blue skin (turns black when fully ripe). 

It seem to be a very thirsty fig so I am planning to put in the ground as soon as our super hot dry spell breaks. 
We have had only 50mm of water in all May and June (usually get 300mm) with mostly cloudless sky that has fried most of my brebas.  Pastilliere should be one of the 1st figs to ripen for me.

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Thanks for all the good replies.

It seems as though my Pastiliere adheres to most of the comments here except for one.

We have definitely not had a cool or wet summer. It has been in the 90's every day for weeks and
zero rain. In fact we have had only 1.50 inches of rain total for the months of April, May and June.

Pino, what was the source of your Pastiliere?  Mine is from Pomona Gardens in Puglia.  I believe you may have been one of the folks who recommended I go there and that was one of the varieties I ended up with.  I have a decent amount of space to grow figs in ground now and since it is relatively cold hardy I'm going to see how it does in the ground here in zone 7a.

@newandawg - Where are you located? 
Here we also have had very dry hot weather for may and june and my container figs are getting really stressed.  Pastilliere looks fine and the figlets are coming along nicely.  Mine doesn't seem to drop the figs until approaching ripeness.  The issues with cool and wet applies more around harvest time.

@Steve - mine is from a friend who got Pastilliere and most of his other figs from Baud. 
You lucky guy visiting Pomona Gardens!  did you get to meet to Paolo Belloni?  I have relatives in Monopoli just a stones throw from there.  I can't wait for my next visit.  I am thinking of spending a day or 2 at the pensioni at Pomona so I get lots of time to talk figs. 

Pino I am in West Central Georgia about 50 miles from Atlanta

I believe that there are a couple of close strains of this variety.
And almost assure that to properly ripen,  Pastillière does not require any pollination whatsoever .  what it may require is a precise minimum ammount of heat (heat units??)
Bellow that ammount most  figs may fall.

It's interesting to read what 'planet fig' has to say about this mysterious fig
http://www.planetfig.com/cultivars/fcveng8586.html

Also what Gustav Eisen wrote about Pastillière

 
Got my scions from Toulon (France)
This fig ripens here very early - second/third week of July- comparable Hardiness code 10 to 11
It has a round shape rather than elongated
Skin color matches above descriptions
Pulp is not dark red  but sort of orange and it's not very sweet.

Francisco
Portugal

Pino, yes Paolo gave us a very nice tour and we had some of his Col de Dame Noir figs for breakfast.  I think we stayed there two nights.  CdDN was pretty much the only fig ripening around Oct. 1 when we were there so our timing wasn't great in that respect.  I have have his Verdesca and Barile growing back in MD now as well.  He spoke especially highly of the Pastiliere and Barile cultivars.  Of course I doubt if he has problems with Pastiliere dropping figs.  That does raise the question of why Pastiliere drops its figs.  Is the lack of wasp a factor or is it something else?  I hope it likes growing in a heavy clay soil!

I have a Pastellire also from Paolo, very young this year would be the first year I was hoping to get some figs but being in zone 6a they probability will drop also, if they do I will send it to someone in a warmer climate and make room for a fig that likes Connecticut weather.

Pastiliere really is a pussy in keeping here fruit.
Do anything you can to make all parameters to be quite stable.
No excess heat, no drought, constant nutrients, constant water.
A wall may give excess heat but keep temps mild in wet cold weather periods.

One has to achieve some feeling for this variety to keep it right, BUT

If this variety keeps its fruit and they ripen then they are PERFECT and all the pain in the ass of former seasons is forgotten at once.