Breba and main crop figs

|

|

Encanto Farms Nursery > Topics > Breba and main crop figs

Note: Your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Many features may not work properly without it. Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.

Author

Comment

pitangadiego

Moderator
Registered:1188871011
Posts: 5,447

Posted 1211514975	Reply with quote #1

People ask about what breba and main crop figs are, and the differences. This particular picture clearly illustrates the two different crops. The picture is of Vista Black Mission (same as USDA Violette de Bordeaux, after DNA testing). The bottom half of the branch, without leaves, and brown in color is last years growth, with two breba crop figs. The top half of the branch is this years growth, green in color, with leaves, and you can see the main crop figs beginning to form. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

vern_2006

Registered:1193413746
Posts: 72

Posted 1211584773	Reply with quote #2

Jon great picture on the difference of breba and main crop figs. Helped me out a lot on being able to tell the difference. Vern

hlyell

Registered:1189014506
Posts: 94

Posted 1211646128	Reply with quote #3

This picture doesn't show the difference as clearly as Jon's, but you can (kind of) see the larger breba fig growing from the older, browner wood and the smaller main crop figs growing from the newer, greener wood. When I took the picture I wasn't trying to show this difference. I could have gotten a better angle. Attached Images breba_and_main.jpg.JPG (185.63 KB, 18 views)

Bass

Registered:1188959030
Posts: 2,428

Posted 1211646167	Reply with quote #4

So your Vista is the same as Violette de Bordeaux. looking at the photos you have, I can see the resemblings. __________________ Pennsylvania http://www.treesofjoy.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trees-of-Joy/110193909021138

tagtail

Registered:1213136462
Posts: 9

Posted 1213139011	Reply with quote #5

New to the forum. But I would like to share two pictures of breba figs I just took in my backyard. My daughter ate two of them yesterday. The first one is from a 6 years old Black Mission and the second one is from a two years old unknown fig tree (obtained a cutting from a friend's fig tree). If anyone can recognize it, please let me know. I also have a 2 years old Dessert King with about 30 breba figs, but they are still as hard as a stone:( Thank Jon for the fig info on his web site. Attached Images breba1.jpg (347.51 KB, 93 views) breba2.jpg (384.19 KB, 103 views) __________________ TAG

Previous Topic | Next Topic

Print