You will never guess which fig was......

1. Three year old---5 feet tall
2. Green fig
3. No tips burned no where
4. Took on 5 degree twice this year!
5. Completely leafed out weeks ago


Anyone care to guess what fig this is?

Green Ishia?

A type of Green Ischia??

Calvert?

I second desert king.

Can't fool you guys!!!


It was my Desert King!

Smith

Even a couple of my Brown Turkeys got burned....and Celeste too!!!

I gota get more Desert King figs!

Gonna baby them and bring them inside from now on.

Dennis I have some Desert King but none have fruited for me yet.  They are just now about 1yr. old.
Could you share how productive they are for you and maybe tell us what the flavor profile is in your opinion.  I have planted one in ground now and may plant more depending on what you say.  I am in zone 7 and do believe a fig has to live in order to enjoy it.

My five foot tall desert king only burned about four to six inches on a couple or so of the top branches. Its growing like crazy now though. And of course my three feet tall hardy Chicago didn't know it was even cold not a burn any where.

By the way my Alma passed the freeze test just as the desert king did.

8b

Wish List: Col de dama gris, I-258, Maltese Beauty, Falcon, Tocoma Voilet, St. Rita.

@Dennis. You have a PM.

This is my 6 year old desert king in ground. We had a mild winter, and it suffered no cold damage. Look at those brebas, hundreds of them!

Yes it is full of fruits in British Co.,but in colder climates ,the tree can be intact but the fruit buds ,dead,because they die first,so we end up with a beautifull ornamental,as second crop needs pollination.

Hi Dennis
My toughest fig trees were - Hardy Chicago-Italian 258-Malta org-
I didn't have any more room in my garage, I laid them down and cover them with a couple of tarps,
with the first snow we had I blew snow on them like an igloo and to my amazement they were alive.
A I lost about 12 in my garage, I'm in zone 4 up state New York.

Vito

So Vito you had better lluck with your outdoor under tarp method instead of garage?

My large DKs are popping with brebas now. This year, all DKs will go indoors. The figs taste that darn amazing.

Hi Donna
I can't figure it out, I kept my garage at about 45 degrees. And lost more then a dozen fig trees, I know it was colder then that outside.
Go figure.
Vito

Vito, did you water them? Or check to see if they need water?

As I have mentioned in previous posts. In a pinch when weather turned suddenly cold, I would lay my 15 gal potted fig trees on their side next to the east wall of the house. None of them froze nor signs of tip freeze. Vito, if I can help replace any varieties you lost, please let me know.

Hi Leon. thank you for the offer, but I'll wait until we move.

Dennis I gave them a good watering when I put them away and that's all I did. Hopefully this will be my last winter in the north east.
Vito

Apart from Desert King ideally suitable for British Columbia & the rest of Pacific Northwest, get a Granthams Royal. In my opinion it taste better and this season it out produce my productive DK. I imported my tree from Encanto Farms some 5 or 6 yrs ago.

Hey Paully do you have any pics of your Granthams Royal fig??? I would love to see what it looks like. :)

Tyler