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VdB from TC, 1 Year On

VdB on 8 May 15.jpg A year after I planted a Tissue Cultured VdB, this is where it is, FWIW. Maybe figs in year 3 or 4?

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Seems like if the tree was that big it would produce figs.

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Joe,

that is a beautiful tree!

I would tend to say nearer to 3 years in age because of the relatively thin main stem.

Give it some time to mature and i am sure in your subtropical climate it will be a great producer.
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Wow!  Great plant.  My VdB are just tiny little sticks with roots right now.  One of them is starting to break bud I suppose.  Haha.
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Originally Posted by brettjm
Wow!  Great plant.  My VdB are just tiny little sticks with roots right now.  One of them is starting to break bud I suppose.  Haha.

Also, I just noticed your wishlist.  I've got a few panachee cuttings with great roots currently.  Since you're in town, interested in taking one or two off my hands once they leaf out a bit?  They're from UC Davis, so I wouldn't dare abuse their good will by selling them, but I don't want to pitch any extras I get to the potting up stage either, because that just seems wasteful.  This of course assumes that I keep them alive that long.
That would be great, Brett and thank you.
I'll be gone out of the country for 2 weeks in June, but I will be back after the 24th. Maybe they might be good and leafed out by then!! Panachee is a good one for me because it will help me teach about chimeras.
Looking forward to catching up with you.  Joe
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Originally Posted by Feigenbaum
Joe,

that is a beautiful tree!

I would tend to say nearer to 3 years in age because of the relatively thin main stem.

Give it some time to mature and i am sure in your subtropical climate it will be a great producer.
Thank you for your comment, Christian. I agree: TC plants are slow to mature to fruit and the main stem is very thin, so, with luck, maybe next season or one ome after. You know, some people speak of making it a hobby - growing just TC plants. It would require patience!  Joe
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Many TC plans produce fruit in the second year.  My 1 year old Olympian TC is starting to put on a couple figs and it's a fraction of the size of your VDB.
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Hi Joe_Athens1945,
When and if you can, try burying the pot in the yard. The tree will thicken faster.
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Nice looking VDB. I have 7 TC plants, 2 of them are VDB. I'm gonna do 2 experiments with them, airlayer a couple pants from them and also try to root cuttings from it at the end if the growing season. I remember reading about someone having better luck with cuttings from aTC then the actual plant. Not expecting fruit from them this year but we'll see. Anyone else read about TC cuttings? 
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Interesting to hear y'all talk about TC figs. I bought several from Wellspring this spring. It will be interesting to see how they compare in growth and production with my cutting-grown plants!
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Joe ciao! Looks great.
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Originally Posted by rafaelissimmo
Joe ciao! Looks great.
Grazie, Rafael!

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It looks like you have several suckers growing out of the pot, or maybe I need new glasses. ;-)   Removal of the suckers will help the main truck thicken faster... and make a lot of air layers for you.
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Originally Posted by drphil69
It looks like you have several suckers growing out of the pot, or maybe I need new glasses. ;-)   Removal of the suckers will help the main truck thicken faster... and make a lot of air layers for you.
'Been thinking about doing that. I just yesterday re-potted this plant (all is well) and that gave me thought to trim the lower branches that are growing out of the trunk. This time last year you could not call it a trunk. More like a whisp of a stem. Then, with TLC and 20-20-20 fertilizer and a banana peel for potasium, 4 feet of growth and with pinching at the right time, a nice umbrella shape. BTW... This one did not go in my garage but spent the Georgia winter on my patio next to the house completely unprotected.
Joe
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My TC Hardy Chicago started producing the second year (it is now 4). Now I have a TC Strawberry Verte, it to just started its second season. I am watching it like a hawk for signs of figlets. Right now the little bumps that formed are too small to be sure if they going to be new growth or figs, I think figs since I am an optimist ;-) 
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It's a good looking tree for sure Joe! I received a TC VDB last year for father's day and it did nothing:( I transplanted out of container I put it in and bare rooted it into some new mix and it exploded with growth! It now has a Bush form that consists of nine or so trunks( no fruit yet). It's not as tall as yours. Maybe 2 and a half, to 3ft tall. I might be seeing fruit this year if I would have rinsed of nursery mix and up-potted from the start:)
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I got this one last Nov. Tiny little thing but its really grown. Looking forward to seeing how it does this summer.


I also may have a little figlet
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I got this one last Nov. Tiny little thing but its really grown. Looking forward to seeing how it does this summer.


I also may have a little figlet

Nice! I hope it's a figlet for you! Joe

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Originally Posted by bigmike
It's a good looking tree for sure Joe! I received a TC VDB last year for father's day and it did nothing:( I transplanted out of container I put it in and bare rooted it into some new mix and it exploded with growth! It now has a Bush form that consists of nine or so trunks( no fruit yet). It's not as tall as yours. Maybe 2 and a half, to 3ft tall. I might be seeing fruit this year if I would have rinsed of nursery mix and up-potted from the start:)
Yup, I up-potted basically from the start, but it was just a good guess on my part. Its not like I really know what I am doing! :-)
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Originally Posted by GeneDaniels
My TC Hardy Chicago started producing the second year (it is now 4). Now I have a TC Strawberry Verte, it to just started its second season. I am watching it like a hawk for signs of figlets. Right now the little bumps that formed are too small to be sure if they going to be new growth or figs, I think figs since I am an optimist ;-) 
Maybe with luck...figlets, Gene!
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Originally Posted by bigmike
It's a good looking tree for sure Joe! I received a TC VDB last year for father's day and it did nothing:( I transplanted out of container I put it in and bare rooted it into some new mix and it exploded with growth! It now has a Bush form that consists of nine or so trunks( no fruit yet). It's not as tall as yours. Maybe 2 and a half, to 3ft tall. I might be seeing fruit this year if I would have rinsed of nursery mix and up-potted from the start:)
9 or so trunk stems in a bush form is wonderful....figs aplenty headed your way!
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Maybe with luck...figlets, Gene!


I look at my Strawberry Verte closely today (like I do every day LOL!), and now I am sure, those are figlets forming on the branches I pinched last week. That makes my TC figs 2 for 2 in two years. That is not bad considering how cheap the TC figs are and that they come clean of FMV. Also, both of my TC figs have grown really well in the first year.

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Wow!  That is one healthy tree.  Congrats!

Gives me something to look forward to.
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