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adipose

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Posted 1461732852	Reply with quote #1

I saw this Jungle Book movie last weekend and saw something very odd. It appeared that a large cluster of fruits which was picked was made up of figs. I'm fairly sure that if it was figs, whoever made the prop had no idea how figs grow. It had two colors of fruit, one looked like a Panache and the other was dark red. Does anyone know if that's a real fruit or if it was a badly designed prop? __________________ Wish List: sbayi, hmari, niagara black, black ischia

COGardener

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Posted 1461768571	Reply with quote #2

You expect a film that has animals from different continents cohabitating in the same jungle to get a fruit prop correct?

chadspur

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Posted 1461789816	Reply with quote #3

Ficus racemosa? __________________ My figs:Saint Rita, Ronde De Bordeaux, Figo Preto, Adriatic JH, Marseilles Black VS, Celeste, Corkey’s Honey Delight, Black Italian, LSU Gold, LSU Purple Looking for: delicious, productive, fast growing fig trees for the zone 8a in Texas(near DFW)!

ohjustaguy

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Posted 1461820709	Reply with quote #4

That movie is 100% CGI, the kid is acting in front of a green screen. The fruits you see aren't props but graphics someone made on a computer. __________________ San Jose 9b http://www.kevinsedibleyard.com/

Rob

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Posted 1461875450	Reply with quote #5

Life is usually not quite as interesting as the movies. If it were we wouldn't need movies. __________________ Rob Maryland Zone 7 http://rbfigs.webs.com/

drew51

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Posted 1461889186	Reply with quote #6

I know of one fig tree that has 2 different colors of fig, so it's not that far off. __________________ Drew Zone 5b/6a Sterling Heights MI

FIGenthusiast

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Posted 1462111922	Reply with quote #7

The new Jungle Book movie IS in fact accurate. Figs CAN grow in clusters on this African fig tree, ficus sycomorus. The Queen of Trees Enjoy! __________________ Growing: Chicago Hardy, Black Mission, Lattarula, Desert King, Marseilles Black VS, Sal's EL, Marseilles White, Verte (Green Ischia), Blue Ischia, Violette de Bordeaux, Panache, Ronde de Bordeaux, & Brown Turkey. Rooting: Nero 600M, O'Rourke, Smith, Lattarula, Chicago Hardy Being Shipped Soon: Malta Black, LaRadek's EBT, Longue d'Aout, Stella, Improved Celeste, I-258, Rafed's Genovese Nero, Golden Riverside Wishlist: Any cold-hardy, early-ripening cultivar that can fruit immediately after winter dieback to soil line.

adipose

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Posted 1462121425	Reply with quote #8

Thank you! The fig cluster in the movie looks a bit different, but this confirms that it is not way off base. Amazing! __________________ Wish List: sbayi, hmari, niagara black, black ischia

adipose

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Posted 1462123952	Reply with quote #9

Actually, I think chad is right. The Ficus racemosa actually has two colors of figs and is native to india. It looks very similar to the movie prop. Thank you both for informing me. __________________ Wish List: sbayi, hmari, niagara black, black ischia

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