prettiest fig tree at uc davis

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Bass

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Posted 1282913217	Reply with quote #1

Here's one of the most attractive fig trees at uc davis. It's a F. Palmatum x F. carica hybrid. DFIC0023 It tastes very good. __________________ Pennsylvania http://www.treesofjoy.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trees-of-Joy/110193909021138

pitangadiego

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Posted 1282916433	Reply with quote #2

That is definitely a gorgeous fruit. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

rafed

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Posted 1282920112	Reply with quote #3

That tree would look better in my yard.

gorgi

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Posted 1282924941	Reply with quote #4

Mine never fruited [Hybrid_23 (2005.UCD23) (carica x palmata)]. It just kept growing huge leaves and taller. I do recognize the leaves. I eventually destroyed it 2 years ago. Was that a mistake? __________________ George, NJ_z7a.

nelson20vt

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Posted 1282928324	Reply with quote #5

I would love to have one of those just for its beauty, Ive seen allot of figs with a drop of honey at the eye but never a red drop that alone is enough for me to want one. Now the next question is how difficult will it be to obtain one of these beauties??? __________________ Mississauga, ON, Canada Z5B/6A

hblta

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Posted 1282929769	Reply with quote #6

really is a beautiful fruit. __________________ ************* Grant Kitchener Ontario Canada Z5b

gorgi

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Posted 1282932853	Reply with quote #7

Yes, I now think that I should waited some more time! Thinking hard and asking myself if it produced any figlets? I think yes, but they dropped off. One thing for sure, the plant stood out very different from all my regular F.carica kind (and rightly so, it is a hybrid!). Even my wife once asked me: "what is that tree"? Being a real "wild-thing", so to speak, scared me. Thanks to Bass, we now know that it performs pretty/well in California (where the famous fig-wasp does exist). The BIG question...does it need caprification? __________________ George, NJ_z7a.

pitangadiego

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Posted 1282933046	Reply with quote #8

May need pollination? Might explain the fruit drop. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

Bass

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Posted 1282938445	Reply with quote #9

I will ask Malli to put a netting around the figlets next year to find out for sure if it needs the wasp. I think I might have eaten a few wasp while I was there. __________________ Pennsylvania http://www.treesofjoy.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trees-of-Joy/110193909021138

Dieseler

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Posted 1282939194	Reply with quote #10

Nelson its unlikely a red sap drop on the eye . When taken the red area under it comes thru the "clear sap" in a picture. For example post 22 picture 2&3 http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=4831983

Bass

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Posted 1282946885	Reply with quote #11

Here's a closer picture. __________________ Pennsylvania http://www.treesofjoy.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trees-of-Joy/110193909021138

rob0520

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Posted 1282948023	Reply with quote #12

WOW what a FIG

rob0520

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Posted 1282948063	Reply with quote #13

Does it need a wasp to pollinate?

gorgi

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Posted 1282948260	Reply with quote #14

We trust in our Bass for not trying to pull a fast one; something like, was it TyTy? did (with their Blue fig!). [even the back ground looks somewhat bluish!] __________________ George, NJ_z7a.

apnoist

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Posted 1282968355	Reply with quote #15

Looks like a must for a collector.

Herman2

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Posted 1283004616	Reply with quote #16

Yes they need a wasp,take it from me,I discarded the 2 plant I had, for this reason,in 2006!. It is a good grower in warm climates as a ornamental tree,but fruits,unless you are in Smyrna Turkey,or Central Ca,forget about it.

pitangadiego

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Posted 1283056218	Reply with quote #17

Here are the pix: Also Palmata Hybrid __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

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