Monstreuse

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HarveyC

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Posted 1374698489	Reply with quote #1

For Pete (bullet08) :) Had some a couple of days ago but getting really nice now, very productive tree __________________ Harvey - Correia Farms Isleton, CA (Sacramento County) USDA zone 9b, Sunset zone 14 http://www.figaholics.com https://www.facebook.com/Figaholics

jenniferarino83

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Posted 1374698953	Reply with quote #2

Nom nom nom!! __________________ Jennifer A. Brown Wishlist: NONE Boise ID ZONE 5

mgginva

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Posted 1374701831	Reply with quote #3

Harvey you are a lucky guy when it comes to figs. What a great place to grow them. I'm on your list for chestnuts and hope to hear about ordering them soon. __________________ Michael in Virginia (zone 7a) Wish list: Perretta,

HarveyC

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Posted 1374702332	Reply with quote #4

My UPS driver came shortly after I picked another (delivered the brulee sugar like I saw Frank's wife use!) and I asked him if he liked figs and he said "No, not really. We had a fig tree when I was a kid and I didn't like them." I said "here, try this one and don't hesitate to just throw it away if you don't like it". He took a small bite, mostly skin, and told him he was missing the best part. He took another bite and said "not bad". He took another bite and said "hey, this is pretty good!". He ate it all. He then told me UPS is changing his route because of a new Amazon center and Friday is his last day on my route. At least I had the chance to make a fig convert out of him, hopefully. :) __________________ Harvey - Correia Farms Isleton, CA (Sacramento County) USDA zone 9b, Sunset zone 14 http://www.figaholics.com https://www.facebook.com/Figaholics

bullet08

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Posted 1374702424	Reply with quote #5

harvey, they look wonderful :) i have two going from USDA/UCD cuttings. the leaves were munched by some grasshopper thing.. it won't happen again :) it's not growing too well.. but it's growing. this yr, i'm just not doing things right. __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** 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...***

Figsation

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Posted 1374706577	Reply with quote #6

Harvey, That looks like a great Monstreuse. I have a small one in the ground. I got one or two figs from it last year and they were fantastic. Over the winter gophers completely girdled most of the roots so the tree was no longer anchored. I gave it some care and thank god it is coming back. Maybe I will have some figs next year. __________________ Figsation Coastal California Zone 10a

ChillyNPhilly

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Posted 1374707470	Reply with quote #7

Wow Harvey. Looking good. I am going to be in California later in August (toward the 19th), hope we can meet you if you have time. __________________ Donna Philadelphia Zone 7

Ingevald

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Posted 1374708914	Reply with quote #8

That is a very nice looking fig. I got to taste one of mine that wasn't carried off by critters last year and was impressed. Does anyone have any idea what the name of this fig is implying? Thanks, Ingevald

Pattee

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Posted 1374709315	Reply with quote #9

Nice - look at that drop of nectar !! __________________ 7a & 9b ►I assume all my figs carry FMV ◄ Seeking : Italian 376,395 , Galicia Negra, Negretta,UNK Pastilliere ,Pananas Purple, Malta Blk+purple/red, Italian + Calabrian UNK's , Catanzaro, Malone, Sucrette(Baud) "We may have our private opinions but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts?" - Gandhi

bullet08

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Posted 1374712024	Reply with quote #10

that's a nice story. few who tasted my figs are surprised how good they are and how well they do in the containers. gave some away, but i really haven't heard back much. i gave one to my friend and he killed his.. few to my in laws and they all died.. i gave one to my lil sister's friend and i heard her friend is seriously thinking about dropping the figs in my front door, ring that bell and run away. i'm surrounded by people who does not have green thumbs. __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** 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...***

musillid

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Posted 1374715608	Reply with quote #11

Those are the kinds of pictures that tempt one to try figs for the first time, and to grow that fig in particular. __________________ Dale non compost mentis in Zone 6a

omotm

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Posted 1374718065	Reply with quote #12

Looks like a fig filled with strawberry preserves! __________________ Steve Houston, TX Zone 8b Wish List: Zingarella

ejp3

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Posted 1374718548	Reply with quote #13

Here is a picture of one I picked last summer Attached Images late_season_figs_004.JPG (864.49 KB, 152 views) late_season_figs_003.JPG (767.72 KB, 148 views) __________________ Ed NY zone 7 Wish list CDD Blanca/Negra

Bass

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Posted 1374750402	Reply with quote #14

Harvey, I'm assuming this is a main crop. Did this variety have any breba? __________________ Pennsylvania http://www.treesofjoy.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trees-of-Joy/110193909021138

lisascenic

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Posted 1374762213	Reply with quote #15

Is this the same plant as Grosse Monstrueuse? I have one of those that I got at a CRFG event. Does it live up to its name, which I believe means something like Big Fatty?

HarveyC

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Posted 1374765738	Reply with quote #16

Yes, mine was giving to me as a cutting with Grosse Monstruese de Lipari. See NCGR name at http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1002022 Maybe Jon can add this synonym on his variety page. Baud's small book doesn't list it but he doesn't list that many varieties to begin with. __________________ Harvey - Correia Farms Isleton, CA (Sacramento County) USDA zone 9b, Sunset zone 14 http://www.figaholics.com https://www.facebook.com/Figaholics

HarveyC

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Posted 1374765885	Reply with quote #17

Bass, I need to go back and look to be certain but I think I have main crop only on this fig. __________________ Harvey - Correia Farms Isleton, CA (Sacramento County) USDA zone 9b, Sunset zone 14 http://www.figaholics.com https://www.facebook.com/Figaholics

tamarness

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Posted 1374766851	Reply with quote #18

Harvey, that looks delicious. Though, I can't help but look at the second picture and see a gaping crocodile mouth with its tongue sticking out the side... __________________ -- Tamar Atlanta, GA Attempting to grow: LSU Purple, Genoa White Honey, Kadota, Alma, Lyndhurst White, Adriatic JH, Desert King, Sal's, Salem Dark, Improved Celeste, Celeste, Marylane Seedless, Panachee, Marseilles Black VS, Sal's Corleone, Kalamata, 135-15s, Negronne, White Marseilles, Beer's Black, Norella, Monstrueuse, unknown cultivars... yeah, the list is too long to update anymore.

HarveyC

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Posted 1374767181	Reply with quote #19

This was a two-bite fig but I am not a crocodile :) __________________ Harvey - Correia Farms Isleton, CA (Sacramento County) USDA zone 9b, Sunset zone 14 http://www.figaholics.com https://www.facebook.com/Figaholics

lisascenic

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Posted 1375032258	Reply with quote #20

Thanks, Harvey!

lisascenic

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Posted 1434155685	Reply with quote #21

I'm reviving this conversation because my Grosse Monstreuse is about to ripen. It's a huge fig! A had. A friend over earlier this week who exclaimed that it looked more like a cucumber than a fig.

jdsfrance

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Posted 1434228533	Reply with quote #22

Hi, Don't you mind spelling it: monstrueuse ? "that is like a monster" in French / monstrous . Hard to say if the name is because the fig looks weird or if it is supposed to be big . I would vote for it should be big as a monster :) ... __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

lisascenic

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Posted 1434255039	Reply with quote #23

Drat! I knew I had spelled it incorrectly. Sadly, my first fig was insipid. Huge, but really bland. I think it had gotten bruised, rather than actually ripe.

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