They are hard working twins producing tons of tasty figs year after year.

They are beauties! Making any brebas?

Looking real nice. Thanks for sharing

Those are really pretty - nice setting too. I think I am seeing figs on the 3rd and 4th photos.

We have a pool too, and I'd be worried about the invasive roots lifting the concrete / cracking the pool wall.  Those are "in ground," right?

They are beautiful, but I'm sticking to containers until we find that acreage we want in Fallbrook, CA.  We are going through a root nightmare at our second home in Rancho Bernardo.  Roots from a tree lifted the slab, cracked it and it is costing thousands of dollars to fix!  The structural engineer made us redo the concrete, jack hammer it out, put new re-bar in, and pour a new concrete slab!  Fig trees are famous for lifting structures, so I'm just saying I hope they are contained.

Didn't really want to put a cloud on your beautiful fig trees.  Our recent root nightmare is just too fresh in my brain!  Good luck and Best wishes!
Suzi

Thanks, all.

The sisters are loaded with figs (I don't think they're brebas though)

I'm not worried about the pool, Suzi. They've been planted in ground for more than 10 years now. If push came to shove, I'd take the alma sisters over the pool any day. :)

Frank

The Alma trees I've seen planted around Houston do not produce a breba crop.

~james

Wow those are 2 beautiful trees 

Wow! Beautiful and delicious! The trunks look so sturdy, you could build a treefort up there.

James,

Mine does. Here is an example...

Congrats Frank - Healthy looking trees. I like the good news "producing tons of tasty figs" Beautiful setting.

If ever necessary, how do you water or fertilize them?

They are so healthy - concrete mulch - who knew?

Interestingly enough Gina, the sisters have not been fertilized or purposely watered since their first year of planting. They have been pruned severely, though.

Frank, do you have an issue with Alma splitting ? Thanks.

Paul, they will split under severe conditions (several days of rain in hot humid weather). I would say, 5% are lost to me in that way each season. I don't know of any fig that won't have some splitting under those conditions. My NJ Red perhaps, but production is nowhere near Alma's.

Btw, your melanzana cuttings are going gangbusters. Thanks.

Frank.

Hi Frank,

Cecil, I'd hate to get on your wrong side.  :))  But I do like your old school approach to uncooperative figs. 

There are way too variables to count in stumbling on really successful trees like the sisters. I've planted their scions in 3 other areas on my property and none come close to the sister's health and production. Luck is the number one factor, I'm sure...

Frank

HAHA,

Thanks Noss

The girls look great Frank! I'm still eating preserves from last years tasty figs!

Great looking ladies Frank....  I can see you floating on a chase lounge with a long handle picker-grabber so you can pick and eat fruit while floating around the pool...

@ Noss,

Great looking trees.  I'm was also thinking about putting a tree near my pool.  Anyone else have experience with roots heaving up concrete.   I am afflicted too with fig mania and see some valuable space near the pool.  Running out of room elsewhere.  Right now I have queen palms which constantly look disheveled which is typical for this low desert area.  Perhaps I can put figs there and get some shade fruit and beauty at the same time.

I just rooted some Alma cuttings. I can only hope they do even a fraction as well as those trees. Wow! Those are beauties.