My seedling's first fig of the season

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Shur

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Posted 1404679669	Reply with quote #1

... or rather the first one the birds didn't beat me to. The taste was very good (sorry, i'm not very good at describing flavors :) and slightly acidic. The skin was leathery, so maybe the fig needed more time to ripen? it looks ripe on the inside, though. This tree grew from a seed about 5 years ago, I think. I suspect it's a smyrna. btw, I read somewhere on this forum the smyrna figs do not produce a breba crop. is it true? Attached Images 1.jpg (308.27 KB, 51 views) 2.jpg (321.26 KB, 52 views) 3.jpg (335.05 KB, 39 views) 4.jpg (238.37 KB, 35 views) __________________ Jerusalem, Israel

drphil69

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Posted 1404679958	Reply with quote #2

Nice looking tree! __________________ Phil - Zone 7A - Newark, DE Newbie fig lover just trying to learn.

brianm

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Posted 1404682109	Reply with quote #3

Not true at all. Calimyrna will produce breba. Growers here usually only harvest main crop though. __________________ Wish list: Galicia Negra,UC Davis Black Ischia, Maltese Raven

Charlie

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Posted 1404682591	Reply with quote #4

I bet it's a great thing to eat your fig from seed! __________________ Zone 7A ~ Fort Smith area Arkansas

Shur

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Posted 1405780593	Reply with quote #5

Here are some more pics from yesterday. These were riper (see the purple ribs) and sweeter. No leathery skin this time :) Attached Images 1.jpg (174.82 KB, 16 views) 2.jpg (230.40 KB, 17 views) 3.jpg (364.66 KB, 16 views) __________________ Jerusalem, Israel

lampo

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Posted 1405787026	Reply with quote #6

Shur, Very nice fig ! Being born from a seedling is also very interesting.. Why do you suspect it is a Smyrna ? In the meantime you could test the seed for floatability to try and find out if they are fertile..i.e., if they are not hollow and bear a live kernel... Congratulations ! It's not every day one gets an edible fig from seed. Francisco

Shur

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Posted 1405788490	Reply with quote #7

Thanks Lampo! All figs that formed earlier in the season persisted and are now ripening. Figs that formed later (or at least most of them) shriveled and fell off, so I assume they missed the wasps. I did that test you mentioned and all seeds sank. The tree itself is planted right next to a caprifig, so it's no wonder all the earlier figs persisted. __________________ Jerusalem, Israel

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