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DonCentralTexas

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Posted 1446328382	Reply with quote #51

oops, I scrolled to the top, there was your leaf picture, Thanks! __________________ Don (Near Austin, TX zone 8b) If you have these for sale/trade PM me: Zingarella, Grantham's Royal, Calderona, Genovese Nero, Noir de Barbentane

GreenFin

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Posted 1446356814	Reply with quote #52

Quote: Originally Posted by dfoster25 Working on Fall clean up and wanted to share the progress of the Maltese Beauty. Still one of my favorites. That's an amazing little tree! None of mine have that sort of aesthetic appeal yet. It really is neat just how cool fig trees can look. __________________ James, zone 6a Kansas (zone 10 greenhouses); wish list is in my profile http://www.FigCuttings.com

Smyfigs

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Posted 1446369482	Reply with quote #53

Quote: Originally Posted by dfoster25 Working on Fall clean up and wanted to share the progress of the Maltese Beauty. Still one of my favorites. Read your earlier posts sbout this variety (is it "Maltese Beauty"?) how prilific this one is!! Wow!! Figs look beautiful! __________________ Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a Looking for... Socorro Blk Wuhan Jolly Tiger Lamperia Preta Herschtetten St. Jean Black Ischia "The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy." ~ Mother Teresa "Do not pass by a man in need for you may be the hand of God to him." ~Proverbs 3:27~ "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." ~Job 5:4

HarveyC

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Posted 1446495520	Reply with quote #54

Thanks, Dan, making me jealous. Mine is pretty good size but I have yet to get a ripe fig off of it. There have been some this year, but the x#@! birds always beat me to it. __________________ Harvey - Correia Farms Isleton, CA (Sacramento County) USDA zone 9b, Sunset zone 14 http://www.figaholics.com https://www.facebook.com/Figaholics

Rewton

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Posted 1446497220	Reply with quote #55

Dan, I assume you took both photos on Oct. 31, correct? If so, then a lot of figs ripened very late or didn't quite get ripe. The one fig I left on my very young MB finally ripened about 10 days ago. It was pretty good considering the conditions under which it ripened. However, if this variety is that late then I am kind of in a borderline zone to make it worthwhile to grow (without a greenhouse). I would guess you are even more zone-challenged for this variety. I would be interested to hear your thoughts about this variety for zones 6 and 7. __________________ Steve MD zone 7a

Smyfigs

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Posted 1446497963	Reply with quote #56

Harvey, totally enjoyed browsing through your FB photos...nice! I wish....I wish...I wish I could have some of those figs :-D __________________ Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a Looking for... Socorro Blk Wuhan Jolly Tiger Lamperia Preta Herschtetten St. Jean Black Ischia "The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy." ~ Mother Teresa "Do not pass by a man in need for you may be the hand of God to him." ~Proverbs 3:27~ "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." ~Job 5:4

cis4elk

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Posted 1446501519	Reply with quote #57

I had some of the same thoughts as Steve about the figs left on your tree. I also wondered if you had given it an early start at all, and if you got to harvest a decent amount of figs despite all that were left? __________________ Calvin Littleton,CO z5/6 Wants List: For everyone to clean-up after themselves and co-exist peacefully. Let's think more about the future of our planet and less about ourselves. :)

Rewton

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Posted 1446681828	Reply with quote #58

Bump - would like to hear from Dan on my comments in post #55. Thanks. __________________ Steve MD zone 7a

dfoster25

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Posted 1446690336	Reply with quote #59

Somehow I haven't been getting email notifications on recent posts. Both pictures were from the same date, yes. I start getting figs around 10-1 but only 1-2 per day. You can see a ton of them didn't make it which is a bummer considering how good they were. I think if you are in zone 7 it can only get better though. I grow in pots though so if you plan on putting them in the ground, that would probably take the plant back several weeks so I'm not sure. It's a good enough variety to grow two of. Hope this helps. __________________ Zone 6, SE MICHIGAN -14F 1-7-14 -23F 2-?-15 6F 1-18-16

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