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binbin9

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Posted 1442856248	Reply with quote #1

Seattle has a ton of large Desert King Trees. As a I understand it they are San Pedro type which should mean that only the Brebas will ripen. In July I observed a ton of ripen fruit on this tree. However now in Sept it's produced just as much main crop figs that are tasty and ripen(ing). They are not as watery as the brebas but still sweet and tasty. Has anyone else noticed this with their DK or could there be another variety that has the same look and taste as DK with 2 crops? __________________ Renton, WA My Seattle Garden Blog \| Fig Addiction WISH LIST: Genovese Nero Rafeds \| UCR 187-25 \| Black Tuscan \| Black Triana \| Jack Lilly \| Barbillone \| St Rita \| Tauro \| Jin Ao Fen \| Lampeira Preto \| Any fig over 100grams =)

binbin9

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Posted 1442856646	Reply with quote #2

Could it be weather related? It's been an exceptionally warm Summer __________________ Renton, WA My Seattle Garden Blog \| Fig Addiction WISH LIST: Genovese Nero Rafeds \| UCR 187-25 \| Black Tuscan \| Black Triana \| Jack Lilly \| Barbillone \| St Rita \| Tauro \| Jin Ao Fen \| Lampeira Preto \| Any fig over 100grams =)

slavtcho

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Posted 1442857043	Reply with quote #3

I did.

binbin9

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Posted 1442862256	Reply with quote #4

interesting, does it do that every year for you Slavi? __________________ Renton, WA My Seattle Garden Blog \| Fig Addiction WISH LIST: Genovese Nero Rafeds \| UCR 187-25 \| Black Tuscan \| Black Triana \| Jack Lilly \| Barbillone \| St Rita \| Tauro \| Jin Ao Fen \| Lampeira Preto \| Any fig over 100grams =)

OttawanZ5

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Posted 1442876349	Reply with quote #5

In the summer of 2013 I had some 5 main crop fruit on one Desert King plant ripened unexpectedly. I made sure that these were not breba and they were not breba. It had never happened before and had not happened after that. That was not a bad confusion. __________________ Ottawan-Z5a, Canada

Herman2

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Posted 1442876745	Reply with quote #6

I also had main crop figs that persisted,but they were inferior in taste compared to Breba,the same year. Your fruits out in this pix are Desert K main crop,no doubt. The climate might be such that in your garden main crop taste good.

padsfan

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Posted 1442881485	Reply with quote #7

I'm getting a bunch of main crop Desert Kings right now- yellow exterior and interior vs. breba which is green/ red. Dave Wilson Nursery tree, definitely Dk __________________ "Padres Fan" San Diego, California USA Sunset Zone 24- coastal So. Cal

rcantor

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Posted 1442895690	Reply with quote #8

I had 1 DK tree ripen main crop this year, too. They tasted like caramel. __________________ Zone 6, MO Wish list: Galicia Negra, De La Reina - Pons, Genovese Nero - Rafed's, Sbayi, Souadi, Acciano, Any Rimada, Sodus Sicilian, any Bass, Pons or Axier fig, any great tasting fig.

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