Did anyone get this tree to fruit yet? I understand all the ones that were distributed among us were seedlings. I hope some will actually start fruiting.

Bass,

I had one fruit formed late last season, but did not mature. Pix at Figs 4 Fun. So, there is hope.

Here's a photo I got from an Israeli fig grower when I showed him my afghanistanica leaves.


And here's the fruit:

Bass,

The fig in the picture is growing on previous year wood, correct? 

Jon, was the single fruit you got on current year growth?

I was just curious.  My plant is still an infant.  It will be at least a couple of years before I see any fruit first hand.

Henry

Current year's growth.

The caption on the picture says "Male Afghan".  Does anyone know if female afghans need pollination, or if the males are edible?

I lost contact with the person who's growing this fig in Israel. My guess is some seedlings of the afghan fig need caprification, and some don't. Just like Ficus Carica some seedlings will bear with no pollination and some seedlings will need it.

Thanks Bass.

Hello,
I came upon an interesting write up on Ficus Johannis subspecies Afghanistanica - the Afghan fig. This is written by Arthur Lee Jacobson and appears to be a thorough article. This fig has been a bit of a mystery and the information in the article sheds some light on the issue.

http://www.arthurleej.com/p-o-m-Aug08.html


Ingevald

Great find!  Thanks

Yes, thanks Ingevald. I found it interesting that the author's tree is so small and that he would choose to plant it at the base of a tree. For a "plant expert" seems like he made some odd choices.

Anyone have any updates on their afghan figs?  Burnt Ridge Nursery has what is listed on their website as SILVER LYRE AFGHAN FIG (Ficus Johannis Subsp. afghanistanica) and currently available for $10, small plant. Cistus Nursery has Ficus afghanistanica silver leaf clone aka Silver Lyre, Ficus afghanistanica 'Dwarf Green Filigree' which is detailed as 3ft high x 3ft wide, and Ficus afghanistanica Green Filigree which is detailed at 15-20ft tall.  No mention of a fig wasp being needed in any of the reading that I did.  I just sent an email to Mr. Jacobson to see if he could provide an update on his Afghan fig & asked if he knew if it required the fig wasp to set the fruit.  If he responds I will update here. 

I found this info at http://plantlust.com/search/#/genus=Ficus

You're never the one to turn a blind eye to a beautiful leaf!

Guilty   LOL

Careful with plantlust.com, they are a registered spam site.

I have a very small Afghanistanica in a 1-gallon plastic pot. The plant consists of 7 or 8 small trunks, total growth no more than 10-12 inches tall. It is this season's growth from an in-ground plant that formerly grew on the property of what used to be Paradise Nursery. It had died to the ground the past few years (unprotected location) during the winter and the owner told me I was welcome to dig it up and try to regrow it in a more sheltered location. That was back in March or April so I'm glad it grew as much as it did this year. Will no doubt be a few years before it produces figs, if I'm fortunate to keep it alive long enough.

@vaplantman:  would love to see photo if you can?   Thank you.

Saramc, here are two pics of my Afghanistanica.  The first is an overall shot of the plant.  It's appx 12" tall.  The second is a close-up pic of some leaves.  The leaves are fairly small, about 2-3".

vaplantman

Is this a dwarf plant? The leaves look very small, pretty neat.

I'm not sure if it is a "dwarf" tree. The previous owner of the tree (a well respected former fig nursery owner in Virginia Beach) said it was an Afghanistanica. I don't remember where she said she originally obtained the plant. It is definitely small. Thin branches and 2-3" leaves. I will try to follow up with her for more specific info.

Has anyone got fruit with Afghanistanica since ?

Here are my new cuttings (with characteristic leaves) :

Wow, old thread, 5 years should determine if this was a dwarf or not!

I just bought a couple seedlings since this thread motivated me to explore the internet... a dangerous thing somethimes!

Ficus afghanistanica 'Silver Lyre'

I have 6 rooted cuttings of F. Afghanistanica I got from a very reliable source. My leaves look different then those planteur123's has posted.
I do remember (I think) an old post saying there were two different varieties. Does anyone know if this is the case?
As these plants are young I know we can't rely too much on leaf shape, but if there are 2 varieties I'd sure like to trade for the one I don't have yet.
My plants have leaves like those in post #18.
JackHNVA - do your plants have leaves that match those pictured?

My cuttings and post #18 look the same. I got the cuttings last December from a public collection here in Paris (the "french uc-davis" ?), I do not know where they came from but I suspect they themselves are cuttings from the Jardin botanique de Strasbourg, which has an old afghanistanica grown from a seed got 30 years ago in Yalta and which allegedly gives fruit...
They are fighting against mold since one month, and they are outdoors since three days, because spring is coming. I hope they will survive.
Persian mountain fig may be the true pure afghanistanica figs with their digitated leaves, whereas our ones could be hybrids with carica or palmata ; who knows ? The origin of our carica fig itself is unclear, it could be derivated from palmata x afghanistanica hybrids