figgi11
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Posted 1438533919
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Hi all. Hope fig growing is going well. Starting to get into the ripening season her in NNJ. I have 5 trees. All are vigorous and doing very well - planted in ground - except for a black mission tree. It was planted early May and has since been facing periods of stunted growth ... for about 3 weeks in early June and it seems to be happening again. It gets in this temporary slump. Not sure why. As you can see from the pictures, the BM seems a bit stunted and hasn't grown much compared to the others which is bizarre because BM is supposed to be a fast grower. Also, I got to ripened figs from the plant so far and the taste is very bland. Size is good as well as texture. On the other hand, the Kadota figs so far are HUGE and extremely tasty.
levar
1392366658
Posted 1438538146
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One thing you might want to try is to knock off all the figs on the young trees. The fruits use a lot of the energy that the tree could use instead to grow in size. Next year, your harvest will be larger with higher quality fruit. Also, some varieties just taste nice right away in their first or second season, and others take a few years to develop fruits worth eating.
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Figs: Fiaschetta lunga di Campagnola, Unk Pastiliere, Cajun Gold, Marangiana, Rigato del Salento, Black Ischia, St. Rita, Dottato d'Élia, Watt's Zingarella , Zidi, Macool, 187-25, Peter's Honey, Peloponnisiaka aspra sika, and Martinenca Rimada.
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GeneDaniels
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Posted 1438568131
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Yeah, I would say its a young tree issue. I would pull the figs this year and let it grow more so next year you will have more and better fruit.
Seven trees in the ground : Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?
ChrisK
1415844271
Posted 1438625052
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Maybe not a black mission at all. Fruit and leaves don't seem to be a match. To me it looks like a dark lsu fig maybe Purple or scotts black. Do you have a pic of the interior? That would explain why you're already getting figs and the taste issue. BM ripens later for me here in GA!
ChrisK
1415844271
Posted 1438625521
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Also your ripe figs look like breba figs and that could also explain the weak flavor. Main crop should be way tastier! All your trees look great though and thanks for sharing.
recomer20
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Posted 1439101774
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FYI LSU Purple does not have red eye in immature flower. Think you can rule that out.
ChrisK
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Herman2
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Posted 1439142396
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The fig ,shown by the topic starter,is California Brown Turkey.
ChrisK
1415844271
Posted 1439144108
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Thanks Herman.
figgi11
1429720342
Posted 1439763816
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The tree is a black mission from Monrovia.
johnjay7491
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Posted 1439768844
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It doesn't look like a black mission. I would guess the tree from Monrovia was mislabeled. The leaf and fig look like Black Jack which is a small tree and is sold by Monrovia.
John NH Z5
snaglpus
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Posted 1439819021
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I really don't think your tree is a Black Mission. I don't think it's a Black Jack either. It's something else. That's just my opinion. Good luck with it. Looks like a good fig.
