Unkown Fig varieties

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Ekaloss

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Posted 1425990182	Reply with quote #1

__________________ Wish list: Vasilika Sika, Galicia Negra, Black Madeira, Black Bethlehem, LSU-Scot Black, Syrian Long, Sal'S Corleone, Barone, Abicou, Ronde de Bordeaux, Dark Portuguese, Magnolia Bronze

waynea

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Posted 1425994039	Reply with quote #2

Now that looks pretty darn nice, nice photos, how does it taste?

jdsfrance

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Posted 1425994657	Reply with quote #3

Celeste ? __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

snaglpus

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Posted 1425995210	Reply with quote #4

Celeste, no doubt! __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

Ekaloss

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Posted 1425996822	Reply with quote #5

Thank you. I not sure the Celeste varieties because the leave not same to known __________________ Wish list: Vasilika Sika, Galicia Negra, Black Madeira, Black Bethlehem, LSU-Scot Black, Syrian Long, Sal'S Corleone, Barone, Abicou, Ronde de Bordeaux, Dark Portuguese, Magnolia Bronze

pino

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Posted 1426018340 · Edited	Reply with quote #6

Looks nice! Is it early ripening? __________________ Pino, zone 6, Niagara, JCJ Acres Wish; Peace on earth and more figs Italian 258, Galicia Negra, Luv, trade suggestions welcome.

figpig_66

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Posted 1426126370	Reply with quote #7

is celeste that small. __________________ RICHIE BONI HICKORY LOUISIANA ZONE 8B WARM HUMID WINRERS ARE VERY MILD LOW 20'S BUT WARMS RIGHT UP DURING THE DAY. SUMMER IS EXTREMELY HOT & HUMID 100 degrees 100% humidity fig tree grow like crazy but some split from rain & humidity Wish list. Col de dame blanc Col de rimada Lsu numbered figs

james

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Posted 1426128202 · Edited	Reply with quote #8

Yes __________________ In containers - Littleton, CO (zone 5b) In ground - N.E of Austin, TX (zone 8b) 2016 Wish List: Dārk Pōrtuguese, Grānthāms Royāl, Lātarolla, Negrettā, Nōire de Bārbentāne, Rockāway Green, Viōlet Sepōr, Viōlette Dāuphine. Iranian figs are always welcome.

KengNakon

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Posted 1426145776	Reply with quote #9

Good taste?? __________________ https://www.facebook.com/manowsikhiu

dkirtexas

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Posted 1426155741	Reply with quote #10

I don't think it is Celeste, all my Celeste are 3 lobe leaves. Some may have "thumbs" but all are 3 lobe. All mine are also larger than a quarter. __________________ Thx, glad to be here Danny K "EL CAZADOR DE HIGO" Waskom Tx Zone 7B/8 Wish list: anything anyone wants me to have. LSU RED. Any LSU fig.

Ekaloss

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Posted 1426157983	Reply with quote #11

Quote: Originally Posted by dkirtexas I don't think it is Celeste, all my Celeste are 3 lobe leaves. Some may have "thumbs" but all are 3 lobe. All mine are also larger than a quarter. Yes, It is thought at the beginning of me on the leaf different for general. But I see in *Fig* Varieties Beginnng with "C" (Celeste) this pagehave same shape on the the leaf of me. PS. I'm sorry, I know english language a little bit. http://figs4fun.com/Thumbnail_Celeste.html __________________ Wish list: Vasilika Sika, Galicia Negra, Black Madeira, Black Bethlehem, LSU-Scot Black, Syrian Long, Sal'S Corleone, Barone, Abicou, Ronde de Bordeaux, Dark Portuguese, Magnolia Bronze

snaglpus

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Posted 1426168087	Reply with quote #12

HA HA! Man this is great! I am sitting here just laughing! Ok, let talk! Hey James, the picture you posted is a Texas Everbearing. TEVB has only 3 lobes! Ekaloss's pictures, leaf and fruit is from Celeste. James I have the same fig that you do. It came from Dave WIlson Nursery. TEVB figs are much larger than Celeste and they fool a lot of people! Danny also thinks your pic is a Celeste, but it isn't! There are a whole lot of people in Texas that thinks thier fig is TXEVB but the leaf pattern proves different. Plus TXEB ripens in June in my climate and in Texas too. I love my TXEVB fig trees! They are prolific! I can get 3 crops from my TXEVB fig. I posted pictures of mine last summer in another thread. See here --> http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/the-real-texas-everbearing-fig-6737134?pid=1281371677#post1281371677 I was waiting on Danny to post his picture but I think he forgot. TXEVB has a sweet figgy taste. Celeste does not. Celeste is sweeter and firmer. I like the pictures Danny posted last year when he toured the LSU orchard. As for The brebas on my TXEB ----they are round, fat and have a amber center. Later in the season, the main crop figs are little different. Last year, I called 3 nurseries, Burnt Ridge, Rabbit Ridge, JF&E and asked them to send me a picture of the leaf pattern of their Texas Everbearing fig. They did. And guess what? One out of the 3 had the real TxEVB! How do i know? I grow them side by side! I called them and told them they were selling Celeste figs and calling them TXEB and to call their supplier. They said they would. I hope they do. I did my part! Hey Danny, I am pretty sure that there are a whole lot of folks in the South, Both Southeast and Southwest-- that think their 3 lobed fig tree is a Celeste but it's not. Was there a picture of the TxEVB leaf? I don't recall that post and can't remember if it did. To me, what I have found is somewhere down the line years ago someone got Texas Everbearing and Celeste mixed up. And we both agree they are not. True Texas Everbearing fig trees have 3 lobes not 5 or 7. Over the years, I've been collecting Celeste and Texas Everbearing. I have several from about 5 different sources that came from Texas, Ca, La, Fl, SC and NC. I grow them side by side with double tags so they are not mixed up. When I buy a fig tree from a nursery, my first question to the seller is, Where did that fig come from? They look puzzled when asked, but are happily to reveal their sources. I ask them because I want to make sure they did not come from my source. In my database, I document at least 2 sources. Where I bought the tree and where THEY bought the tree. To me, this is important. There use to be a guy that sold a lot of figs in my area. He moved on to other fruits but he told me all of his trees all came from Dave Wilson in Ca. I found that very interesting. Me, when I buy trees from Texas, most nurseries including Dalton Durio and a few others get their figs from Brazos Citrus Nursery in Southern Texas. I have quite a few trees from Brazos. They're a very good source! Have you ever thought-- where does Home Depot, Lowes, and Tractor Supply get there fig trees? Just about every Lowes in NC, SC and GA, get all their fig trees from a nursery in Florida. Each tree that Lowes and HD sell has 2 tags, one tag with their store logo and tree price and another tiny tag with the nursery name, city and state where it came from. I pull off those tags and put both source name on the back of each of my fig trees. The next time you're at HD or Lowes, take a close look at their tree stock. You will see what I am talking about. It's the same source every year. I know because I called googled the nursuery name city and state and got their number. I called and had a long talk with the owner. He said, they supply every Lowes Hardware store in the Southeast with fruit tree. I asked him how do they get their trees and he said from years of dealing with the same seller using cuttings. He said they get cuttings and just stick them in dirt under a tent and feed it with plant food and water for 2 years, sometimes 3 years depending on the weather. Tractor Supply also sells fruit trees. They don't have many but they do have some nice ones! Again, their trees have 2 tags, one with their logo and their selling price and another tag with the source nursery name city and state. They get all their fruit trees from a huge supplier near Memphis TN. I call that supplier too and they told me the exact same process as the supplier in Florida. They said, they supply all of the Tractor Supply stores in NC, SC and VA. Go figure! Guys and gals, if you have a Texas Everbearing and a Celeste, please share pictures of it especially the leaf pattern. Looking at Jon's pictures of the leaf pattern of Celeste helps some too. Maybe there are 2 different strains of Texas Everbearing and Celeste! In all cases, keep record where your tree came from. __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

james

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Posted 1426176531 · Edited	Reply with quote #13

See post #3 I've had several of these 'Celeste' or 'TEB' trees when I was in Houston. They are all over the south. I took the pic above in 2006, so my memory is a little bit fuzzy on it. I seem to remember it being one of the larger figs on my trees. Everything else was between a nickle and a quarter. I'm wondering if 'Celeste' and 'Texas Everbearing' did not originate from the same ancestor. The reason I say this, in my notes (and again I have fuzzy memory so I do not remember where I found out) it is stated the above pic was verified to be a 'Celeste' variant by the USDA through cuttings that Jon collected many years ago. __________________ In containers - Littleton, CO (zone 5b) In ground - N.E of Austin, TX (zone 8b) 2016 Wish List: Dārk Pōrtuguese, Grānthāms Royāl, Lātarolla, Negrettā, Nōire de Bārbentāne, Rockāway Green, Viōlet Sepōr, Viōlette Dāuphine. Iranian figs are always welcome.

snaglpus

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Posted 1426177641	Reply with quote #14

It could very well be James. It's mind boggling!!!!!! __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

philos

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Posted 1426207722	Reply with quote #15

Pretty little fig. Looks tasty! __________________ Jerry - Zone 6B Westchester, New York. 2015 Wish List: Florea, White Greek, Italian 258, Galicia Negra and any M. Pons varieties.

Ekaloss

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Posted 1427976953	Reply with quote #16

Second Lot. (Today 02/04/2015) __________________ Wish list: Vasilika Sika, Galicia Negra, Black Madeira, Black Bethlehem, LSU-Scot Black, Syrian Long, Sal'S Corleone, Barone, Abicou, Ronde de Bordeaux, Dark Portuguese, Magnolia Bronze

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