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Maltese Beauty.   3 and half months of window sill growing seperates the first two photos.

Third photo shows the thickness of the stem.

Can't wait to taste this one.

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Great job Dan, hope you get to enjoy it soon!

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WOW



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Dan, that looks really good. Hope mine does as well that.
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Looks good, Dan.  I anticipate the day you pick the first one.
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Nice job...that looks like a winner Dan
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Thanks guys.

And Frank..... Your fig is a VERY strong grower as well. I cant wait for yours either.
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Great to hear, Dan.  Looking forward to hearing how mine tastes compared to your other varieties.  I've no clue, since I haven't had but a couple flavors myself.
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looking good :) i need one of those soon...
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***** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. *****
***** and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...*****
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Had to repot.   Its growing like crazy.

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are u watering or giving the plants espresso shots? :)
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LOL, the coffee cup is there for size comparison.  Hoping to get 1 fig from it this fall.  The way it's growing, I just might.
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Looks great, you've done a nice job getting  that one going 
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nice job. that looks great.
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It has three figs on it that I left.   It enjoyed the extra space I gave it.  Still growing like a weed.

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I love this plant.  Hope it tastes as good as it looks.

 

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i heard it tastes even better than i looks. sort of like Black Madeira, VdB, RdB, and all others rolled into one. 
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All the old leaves on mine have curled now, I think because they were formed under low light and higher humidity they weren't accustomed to the hot dry weather had which is when it started as the new leaves are fine.  

Mine has been really productive even though it started as a cutting in November, I have had to knock off more than 20 figs and that's with 10 on it already and I see more coming, is this normal for this variety to be so productive in your experience?
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Mine failed,
Looked to buy some more cuttings but George is unable for the time being.

Oh good ole Ebay;)  Just a matter of time.

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I got one cutting from Jon last Feb. Gnats killed mine. It had some roots and small leaves already.
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Pete,

I'm drawing up a plan on how to keep the gnats away 100%.
I'll post my plan as soon as I have it all together. I will need opinions.
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Rafed,

I hope it doesn't involve shotguns.
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Beauty of a figlet Dan, very nice!

Funny, I was just thinking about Monty Python's mosquito hunt.  Think it involved a bazooka and a machine.
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My wife sent me these photos. It did this almost overnight. They swelled and turned dark. I won't be back to the plant until Friday. With the heat we're now having, it should be closer. The next photo will be a harvested fig shot. 10 months from a 4" twig to this. I can't believe it.

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Always and still a nice surprise when they do this .
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I lied.  First thing I did when I got home tonight was get the flashlight. 

 Not harvested.   Soft, but only 1 crack.  

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Look this beauty WOW. Dan thanks for sharing.
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Gorgeous looking figs.. Thanks for the pic.
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Looks great, Dan, thanks for sharing!
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OK here goes.  I picked both figs.  The bottom fig that was touching the bark had ants inside.   I cut around it and I ate it anyway, but in that haste forgot to take photos.  I was too excited.  It wasn't pretty anyway.  The attached photo is of the second fig that may have needed 1 more day, but was still very good.    The figs were very sugary sweet and Jammy.  No fruity overtones, but this fig is a very young tree.  The skin was thin and the seeds gave it just enough crunch.  I remember tasting the first figs on my Celeste and wanting to spit it out.    This variety for me is the most vigorous grower this year.  

Thanks for looking.  Enjoy.

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Nice. I hope the figs are as good as we all hope.
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Looks good, ants add an extra crunch too, if they are in my fig then they are subject to being eaten.
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day 1.JPG day 2.JPG day 3.JPG day 4.JPG day 5.JPG day 6.JPG day 7.JPG 

I thought this might be cool, so I took the third fig and snapped a photo each day for the last few days.   Thought I would share some more images. 

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Nice!
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i need one of that really bad.. lol looks wonderful. 
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***** and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...*****
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My goodness - just beautiful !!
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Great pics, hope it tastes as good as it looks. The white spot on the upper half  looks kinda like a dove or maybe an airplane....
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Congratulations,

Your tree looks very healthy and I have really enjoyed your photos and tasting notes.
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MB 155 -that sound like a mercedes benz of figs.

thanks for the pics.
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That is an amazing amount of growth!
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All Chopped up.jpg  I chopped this baby up and shared as much as I could this last season.  Looking forward to seeing it fruit again for me.  I stood it up straight and replanted it in this 26" pot.  Automatic dripper with 200 PPM N.   Look for photos again in August.

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Great!  Is that a breba on it?  Hope it come roaring back and tastes twice as good!
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No Brebas. I cut off all but 1 tip.
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it's the biggest new tree i have this yr. i need to move it to 3 gal or bigger sooner. i'm watering it everyday and it's using it up by next morning.. lol
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***** and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...*****
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Looking at older threads and came across this one, hopefully I will be able to scratch this one off my list this season.
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Here she is all leafed out.

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Looking good, I will have to find a source, thanks for posting
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it sure is a "Beauty" ;)... ahhh...one day...
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Working on Fall clean up and wanted to share the progress of the Maltese Beauty. Still one of my favorites.

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I can tell you worked on the structure, she looks great!  BTW I see at least 3 possible airlayers next spring :)

Can you post a couple of leaf pictures, if you have them?  I think mine, which grew well, may not be the real deal.  I won't know until a fig ripens, I left 2 on.  Come on warm November...
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