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My tree is forming fruit, so I should get an idea if it needs caprification to produce fruit. Additionally, seeds from fruit collected at WEO last summer are sprouting, which may leads to some interesting seedlings.
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they are pretty looking figs...
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I will be interested to see how the seedling from this variety turns out. These are most likely F2 hybrids, 1/3 ficus palmata, and 2/3 ficus Carica.
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They look beautiful!!
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Anybody growing this variety in an area without wasps? If so, did any fruit mature?
Mine grew about 5 feet in ground (red clay) from a cutting I received this year from Encanto. This has been the most vigorous cutting I've attempted to root.
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Does anyone have information on the identity of the specific parents used to make this cross as well as where and when this cross was created.  Thanks.
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Originally Posted by pitangadiego
Additionally, seeds from fruit collected at WEO last summer are sprouting, which may leads to some interesting seedlings.


Is there any update on those seedlings? Did they survive or fruit?
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Gofigure, I had a potted one that put on figs 3 years running only to have them get to quarter size, turn dark and fall off. Now it's gone.
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DFIC0023 IS a very robust and fast growing cultivar.
A beautifull tree with its symetrical canopy of dense light green heart shaped folliage with pinkish stems and apical buds.
Found that it's a very good root stock promptly accepting and pushing 'chip budds' from either Smyrna and/or Common varieties.
Also responds very well to air layering.

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Francisco, I was lucky enough to get a DFIC0023 from UCD last spring. It is still sitting in a small nursery container awaiting its fate as I initially ordered it for research purposes and not expecting anything from it. Now I must pay a special attention to this one.
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This is a very robust grower for me but somewhat cold sensitive, it seems.  Even though we didn't get below about 28F two winters ago we had about 45 nights with frost and it died to the ground.  But it grew back 6-7' last year and became a pretty large tree this past year (only had 2 nights of frost last winter).  This winter was predicted to be a warm and wet winter but so far it's started out somewhat cold with 5 nights of frost in the past week (32F is the lowest low so far).
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Sas,

Over and above what I said on the previous post,  DFIC0023 is immune to the mosaic (FMV).. never seen a slight stain of it on its pretty leaves and believe that this resistance shall be passed to whatever
cultivar grafted on it (still experimenting)..
Furthermore the pollen sources west of you, are not that far and you could easily get a few grains and try to make it by hand for the pleasure of ripening and tasting a few of its delicious figs....and brebas!!!
I would not discard this tree.

Harvey,
I wish you good luck and milder winter nights for the coming months.
Believe that once it builds muscle the occasional frost will not be a problem.

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Just a follow up to my experience with 0023 grown from an Encanto cutting in 2014.
Died back to the ground from unusual cold weather early in 2015.
Currently about 16 feet, interesting shape, fruiting very high in the tree near the end of an unusually hot summer for Atlanta. Not quite ready to pick the first fruit when everything but the brown turkey has stopped producing. No fig wasp required.0023 09172016 001.jpg  0023 09172016 002.jpg 0023 09172016 003.jpg 

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Very nice! And, no wasp required is good news!
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Gofigure: Please let us know if your DFIC 23 will ripe fruit without the fig wasp.
For me it dropped all fruits half grown.
Beutiful plant tho.!
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I will let you know how they turn out.
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Rooting: Excel, 187-25, 291-4, 143-36, Cole de Dame, Calvert, Vernino, Santa Cruz Dark, Pastilliere, St. Jean, Barnisotte, Native de Argentile, VdB, Osborne Prolific.
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Very attractive plant
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DFIC0023 behaves as a pure Smyrna type.
Without natural or forced  pollination it will never ripen.
Like Sofeno Preto it may show on certain years a few summer ripe figs coming from inter nodal wood without the companion leaf.

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/dfic0023-carica-x-palmata-7001021?highlight=dfic0023&pid=1283631485

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Thanks for posting the link. I searched before posting the update but did not see that.
I think that pretty much sums it up. They are all falling off.

Nice looking and fast growing shade that shouldn't attract bees from unpicked fruit.
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Rooting: Excel, 187-25, 291-4, 143-36, Cole de Dame, Calvert, Vernino, Santa Cruz Dark, Pastilliere, St. Jean, Barnisotte, Native de Argentile, VdB, Osborne Prolific.
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