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snaglpus

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Posted 1410897395	Reply with quote #101

Frank, to me this is an "unknown" fig because there isn't enough information out there about it. I do think it might take years. My 6 trees are still young and may take off and produce like crazy next year. Only time will tell. Three of my trees are a little over 2' tall and the others are not far behind. I have not babied them like I have others. Why? Because I want the trees to complete a full year in my climate before giving them some special fertilizer and such. My trees are growing just not like those with my special juice! These 6 are in the standard 3gal black nursery pot. Next year they will get a self watering pot and fed some super juice. TO me, and in my climate, our summer is over. Fall is trying to set in. Our weather has been up and down since the past 3 weeks so I think my trees are trying to adjust to my climate. They get full sun every day and some dry fertilizer. Mine did fruit but the figs weren't nothing to jump and down about if you know what I mean. __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

BronxFigs

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Posted 1410899388	Reply with quote #102

Dennis- I do appreciate the added information. Hope the Olympians start to do good things when you give them the Dennis' Deluxe Treatment and Tonic. I have hopes of picking some figs off my trees, next season, but I'll wait until at least 4 years before I give them the yeah, or nay. That's if they live that long. After last winter, my fingers will be crossed each year. Your right about the waning summer. I went by quickly. The freezing cold spring didn't help either. Up here in NYC, the nights already have that nip in the air. Back in my Salad Days, that night-chill meant school, homework and girl-hunting....now, it means dormancy....both mine, and the figs. I become more, and more fossilized each year! : )) Be well. (Your "BD" tree will be mailed as soon as it goes dormant). Frank __________________ Bronx, NYC Zone-7

figgary

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Posted 1416158434	Reply with quote #103

As stated earlier in this post, I left a couple of figs on my small Olympian, and picked the first ripe one today. Though we are in mid-November, I was really surprised at how good this fig tasted. It's different from the beginning, in that it had a slight crunchiness to the texture when I bit into it. Not seed crunchy, more like when something is just barely frozen crunchy. We have not gone below about 45 degrees here, so it wasn't frozen. Very sweet and dense, and not real figgy flavored. I enjoyed it more than the Pastiliere I had eaten several minutes earlier. The plant is in a 5 gallon pot, and was from Wellspring. So much for TC plants being less diseased though. Mine looks to have fmv, and is not as vigorous as most of my others. I'll be putting it in ground and see how it does, it tastes good enough to make me want to keep it. __________________ Gary in CA 9A Seeking: Bebera Branca*, Colonel Littman's Cross

Yeehova

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Posted 1417566394	Reply with quote #104

Thanks for the report. I hope mine gets closer to what yours looks like next year. How old is your tree? __________________ Brian Wish list: Col de Dame

figgary

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Posted 1417567921	Reply with quote #105

Brian, I got it as a small tc plant in April, so 7 months later, I was able to harvest a ripe fig. __________________ Gary in CA 9A Seeking: Bebera Branca*, Colonel Littman's Cross

paully22

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Posted 1417570048	Reply with quote #106

I don't like the large open eye

needaclone

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Posted 1417572002	Reply with quote #107

All, There was a lot of discussion earlier in this thread about whether these tissue culture plants would produce figs in the first few years. Figgary's post shows some definitive proof that they can. Here are a couple of shots of a TC Olympian I also got in April from Wellspring Gardens. I did not nurture this little tree nearly as well as I should have -- but very late in the season it did begin to put out two main crop fig embryos. I left them on this long so that they'd get large enough not to be confused as branch buds -- they're definitely figs. Cheers, Jim __________________ Clarksburg, NJ - Zone 6b Wishlist - A wise man recommended: Nero600M . Malta Black . Tacoma (Takoma) Violet . Gino's . Adriatic JH . Vista Mission . Florea . Atreano . ...also...RdB, Bethlehem Black, Negronne, Grise de St. Jean, Livano, Col de Dame Blanc/Gris/Noir, Vasilika Sika, Longue D'Aout, Italian 258, Pennsylvania 6-5000

COGardener

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Posted 1417576077	Reply with quote #108

I too bought a TC Olympian from Well Spring Nursery. Mine is health and showing no signs of FMV like another member mentioned that theirs might be. My Olympian got off to a slow start this year, I placed it with my other figs in full sun, which it did not like at all. Maybe adjusting from being in a greenhouse to the high intensity of the sun at this altitude, hard to say. I moved it to morning only sun and it started to thrive. No figs developed on it this season, perhaps next, most likely the following season. I am currently letting it continue growing in and indoor greenhouse, just wanted a little more size on it. I hope it does well with the short growing season here in Colorado, I'll keep you posted.

joann1536

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Posted 1417577229	Reply with quote #109

I have a tiny Olympian, maybe 3" tall. It's outside, but under white plastic sheeting to give it a bit of protection. Doing fine, but I also note that it is kind of slow growing. I'm planning to repot it and move it out from under the plastic in early spring. Thanks for the pix. Dennis, have you posted the recipe for your special super juice, or is it a secret blend? __________________ USDA Zone 9b Wish list: Abruzzi, Pasquale, Tagliacozzo, Zingarella, Godfather. Any unk Italian, especially from Abruzzo.

HarveyC

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Posted 1417758342	Reply with quote #110

Quote: Originally Posted by needaclone All, There was a lot of discussion earlier in this thread about whether these tissue culture plants would produce figs in the first few years. Figgary's post shows some definitive proof that they can. Here are a couple of shots of a TC Olympian I also got in April from Wellspring Gardens. I did not nurture this little tree nearly as well as I should have -- but very late in the season it did begin to put out two main crop fig embryos. I left them on this long so that they'd get large enough not to be confused as branch buds -- they're definitely figs. Cheers, Jim I had posted comments previously that the fig breeder I met with earlier this year said that figs propagate via tissue culture will sometimes revert to a juvenile state. That is not always the case, but just is something worth considering. Personally, I'd prefer a tree propagated from cuttings unless I had some sort of assurance that the tissue culture line had not reverted. __________________ 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 1417758577	Reply with quote #111

Oh, and I won't ever buy anything from Wellspring again. I bought tissue culture banana plants from them in 2005 and it took me three years to find out that none of them were the varieties they sold me. Well, the Ice Cream they sold me might actually have been the Dwarf Cavandish that I had also ordered. When I questioned them about it they told me their had been a mix-up but then a year or two later they denied ever saying that. Must have been a mix-up over the mix-up. __________________ Harvey - Correia Farms Isleton, CA (Sacramento County) USDA zone 9b, Sunset zone 14 http://www.figaholics.com https://www.facebook.com/Figaholics

snaglpus

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Posted 1417788537	Reply with quote #112

JoAnn, it's no secret. It just WOWWED me at the results in only a few weeks. I have 4 or 5 liquid feeds that I use. BUT the one that I like the most is this one, Florilicious Plus (FP). It's super concentrated and A VERY LITTLE GOES A LONG LONG WAY! I think I use one teaspoon per 5 gallons of water! Yeah, one teaspoon! It smells real bad but it kicked started my 2 Black Ischias in high gear after 2 years and very little growth. Today, both of my BIs are large trees that put out lots of figs every year. I quit posting most pictures a few years back. But FP is my favorite liquid feed. The stuff smell real bad but my trees love it! The stuff is not cheap! But hey, I shop during the off season and get special deals that way. Last year, I had broken the top on my FP bottle. I kept seeing a lot of flies inside my garage.....the mean green ones! Come the find out they smelled the FP dripping on the side of the bottle. I ended up pouring the contents into a clear ketshup bottle with a pointy top for easy measuring. That got rid of the flies! But I kept the bottle as a reminder. Here's a picture of it: __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

ChrisK

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Posted 1417807078	Reply with quote #113

Thanks for the tip Denis's! Mrs K had bought me a BI two years ago online and arrived in great shape but has grown very little. I ll try FP next time. Is it easy to find? When is best to use? When budding in spring or a bit later? Thanks for Your input! __________________ ChrisK Atl GA Zone 7b-8a

HarveyC

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Posted 1417809740	Reply with quote #114

Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisK Thanks for the tip Denis's! Mrs K had bought me a BI two years ago online and arrived in great shape but has grown very little. I ll try FP next time. Is it easy to find? When is best to use? When budding in spring or a bit later? Thanks for Your input! Chris, it's available at Amazon. Someone asked a question on Amazon about when to use it and several MJ growers said only in bloom but some said for the full growth cycle and one referred to the manufacturer's chart at http://generalhydroponics.com/site/gh/docs/feeding_sched/GH-FloraSeries-REC-Charts.pdf __________________ Harvey - Correia Farms Isleton, CA (Sacramento County) USDA zone 9b, Sunset zone 14 http://www.figaholics.com https://www.facebook.com/Figaholics

snaglpus

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Posted 1417812153	Reply with quote #115

By nature, BI is a dwarf tree. Come April and May, give your tree a drink of this once a week and watch what happens. It almost sprouts over night! Oh, and don't get the stuff on your hands. It smells pretty "Ripe"....if you catch my drift! __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

HarveyC

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Posted 1418362628	Reply with quote #116

Dennis, I am a sucker for trying magic potions. I ordered this and just gave a diluted dose to all of my potted cuttings that I've started in the past six weeks. No controls (non-treated) plants but I'll report back if I've got any ripe figs when I return from a 3 day weekend! ;) __________________ Harvey - Correia Farms Isleton, CA (Sacramento County) USDA zone 9b, Sunset zone 14 http://www.figaholics.com https://www.facebook.com/Figaholics

snaglpus

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Posted 1418403732	Reply with quote #117

Harvey, it's pretty good stuff. I should buy stock in the company that makes it. But there is some other stuff that I use also use when I transplant rooted cuttings or transplant a tree. It's called Ferti-lome Liquid Root Stimulator. Fertilome makes some good stuff. Their Liquid Root Stimulator eliminate transplant shock like none other. __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

Yeehova

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Posted 1429319446	Reply with quote #118

So.... My Olympian which I left untended in the ground as a new tree has died back almost to the soil level. It has one green bud leafing out at an inch above ground level and another forming at half an inch above the soil line. I did add a couple inches of mulch in February. Next season I will be adding the mulch in November or December since we got a freak 17 degree low in Mid November this year. So far all of my new trees are showing signs of life except for one Hardy Chicago which is a couple of years old and still dormant or dead. I still have a bit of hope that my Olympian may bud out further up the trunk, but I don't think it will be much further up if it does. __________________ Brian Wish list: Col de Dame

COGardener

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Posted 1429328678 · Edited	Reply with quote #119

My Olympian overwintered in my garage green house and has been in the pot shuffle with the others for weeks now. Yesterday, I noticed a fig forming on the little guy. Not to bad for being a 3" tall TC plant this time last year.

rx2

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Posted 1429369518	Reply with quote #120

I had a similar problem also. Put the tree in the ground potted and it looked like it made it through the winter. But when green buds started forming at the tips, they all feel off except one. One branch died. I took it out of the ground and put it in the sun. A small fig started to form on the good branch. A couple of weeks later I think I see little green buds forming on about half the branches. Just have to wait and see what nature wants to happen.

bigbadbill

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Posted 1429391405	Reply with quote #121

Scott, The same thing is happening with mine. I bought an Olympian TC last year that was just a few inches tall. It flushed out and grew pretty tall. I was pulling it out of storage a few weeks ago and just noticed it has a few good figlets forming. We both may have a chance to taste this interesting fig this summer. __________________ SE Pa, zone 6b https://www.facebook.com/offthebeatenpathnurseries

COGardener

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Posted 1429403245	Reply with quote #122

I sure hope so Bill! If not. .. it's ok, I wasn't expecting any untill next year anyway. At least one would be great.

JohnnieB

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Posted 1431033977	Reply with quote #123

One of my two Olympians which has awoken has a decent amount of breba on it. It will be interesting to see if they ripen this year as all my main crop figs failed to ripen before the cold set in last season. __________________ Wish List:St. Rita,LdA, and any unknown heirlooms

BronxFigs

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Posted 1431044201	Reply with quote #124

My containerized, Tissue-Cultured, OLYMPIAN trees, bought from Wellspring Gardens back in April-2014, have survived the bitterly cold 2014-2015 Winter season. These containerized trees were over-wintered in an unheated storage shed, from January-March, 2015, and are now breaking bud. Container size: approximately 18 gallons. Fertilizers: "ESPOMA, IRON-TONE" ...supplemented with very diluted Miracle-Grow tonics, with each watering. Mix: 5-1-1-1 with added granular limestone. Full Sun/back deck, southern exposure, plenty of heat. Last season the tiny, 6"-8", wire-like trees, from April through October 2014, put on at least 4-5 feet of growth. I even had to pinch back terminal buds and pick off dozens of tiny figlets. This season, I am sure I will get some figs to ripen. Last year there was no evidence of any diseases showing on the leaves, and the leaves remained clean and healthy throughout the growing season. I think the added iron in the organic, Espoma, helped the robust leaves, to fend off rust infections also. More to follow as season progresses. So far, so good. Frank __________________ Bronx, NYC Zone-7

Yeehova

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Posted 1434115982	Reply with quote #125

I noticed today that my Olympian, which died almost to the ground in winter, has started forming figlets. It looks like I'll get to taste it again this year. __________________ Brian Wish list: Col de Dame

COGardener

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Posted 1434133205	Reply with quote #126

That is great Brian! I'm really hoping all goes well and they don't drop or a critter beats me to them.

Quackmaster

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Posted 1434192293	Reply with quote #127

Quote: Originally Posted by snaglpus JoAnn, it's no secret. It just WOWWED me at the results in only a few weeks. I have 4 or 5 liquid feeds that I use. BUT the one that I like the most is this one, Florilicious Plus (FP). It's super concentrated and A VERY LITTLE GOES A LONG LONG WAY! I think I use one teaspoon per 5 gallons of water! Yeah, one teaspoon! It smells real bad but it kicked started my 2 Black Ischias in high gear after 2 years and very little growth. Today, both of my BIs are large trees that put out lots of figs every year. I quit posting most pictures a few years back. But FP is my favorite liquid feed. The stuff smell real bad but my trees love it! The stuff is not cheap! But hey, I shop during the off season and get special deals that way. Last year, I had broken the top on my FP bottle. I kept seeing a lot of flies inside my garage.....the mean green ones! Come the find out they smelled the FP dripping on the side of the bottle. I ended up pouring the contents into a clear ketshup bottle with a pointy top for easy measuring. That got rid of the flies! But I kept the bottle as a reminder. Here's a picture of it: Hey Dennis, down here the soil is pretty fertile and I can get away with using just a little miracle grow when needed. My question is, can I use this stuff in the place of miracle grow or should I use both? __________________ Ryan Zone 9a SeLa, wish list:

jkuo

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Posted 1442371578	Reply with quote #128

My 2nd year TC Olympian ripened its first fig, with several more coming. Despite having an enormous downpour during ripening, it still had a nice sweetness and dense texture. There was just a touch of syrup in the middle. __________________ Johnny - Lancaster, PA, Zone 6b Plants I'm growing: Google Doc

SuperMario1

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Posted 1442456051 · Edited	Reply with quote #129

I've got a bunch of decent sized figs hanging off my Olympian right now, but don't know when/if they will ripen. I will post pics soon and will update y'all if I get some ripe fruit. EDIT: Here is my Olympian as it is today. __________________ Wish list: Galicia Negra, Violetta, Violette de Sollies, Dan_la's Black Beauty 10, Craven's Craving, Most important: YOUR FAVORITE FIG. A lot of people put emphasis on popular/exotic cultivars, which is great because it highlights some of the better fig varieties; however, I am most interested in the figs our members love regardless of pedigree. Currently Growing: a bunch of varieties.

SuperMario1

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Posted 1443796091	Reply with quote #130

We have been experiencing heavy rains for 8 out of the past 10 days. This fig was ripening during all that mess, and tolerating it well considering everything. I could have probably left it on the tree for another couple days, but with the hurricane coming, I decided now was the time. __________________ Wish list: Galicia Negra, Violetta, Violette de Sollies, Dan_la's Black Beauty 10, Craven's Craving, Most important: YOUR FAVORITE FIG. A lot of people put emphasis on popular/exotic cultivars, which is great because it highlights some of the better fig varieties; however, I am most interested in the figs our members love regardless of pedigree. Currently Growing: a bunch of varieties.

SuperMario1

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Posted 1445434311 · Edited	Reply with quote #131

Here is a good one. Super sweet, super yummy! __________________ Wish list: Galicia Negra, Violetta, Violette de Sollies, Dan_la's Black Beauty 10, Craven's Craving, Most important: YOUR FAVORITE FIG. A lot of people put emphasis on popular/exotic cultivars, which is great because it highlights some of the better fig varieties; however, I am most interested in the figs our members love regardless of pedigree. Currently Growing: a bunch of varieties.

mayhawman

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Posted 1470065139	Reply with quote #132

Quote: Originally Posted by pyxistort Just read this article from local newspaper about Olympian fig: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/05/12/1183238/big-on-figs-a-retired-biologist.html It would be interesting to see the result of growing this fig in other states. Scott Mayhawman has planted an Olympian here in deep zone 9 in July 2016.

Smyfigs

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Posted 1470260635	Reply with quote #133

Great looking fruit, SuperMario! __________________ 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

SuperMario1

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Posted 1470272561 · Edited	Reply with quote #134

Quote: Originally Posted by Smyfigs Great looking fruit, SuperMario! Thank you! Here is one from this year. It is an absolutely wonderful cultivar... one of my favorites! __________________ Wish list: Galicia Negra, Violetta, Violette de Sollies, Dan_la's Black Beauty 10, Craven's Craving, Most important: YOUR FAVORITE FIG. A lot of people put emphasis on popular/exotic cultivars, which is great because it highlights some of the better fig varieties; however, I am most interested in the figs our members love regardless of pedigree. Currently Growing: a bunch of varieties.

mayhawman

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Posted 1470332997	Reply with quote #135

Mario, Thank you so much for all your Olympian pictures. This is a new one for me here in zone 9 Southern Louisiana. Nice fish Mayhawman (Travis)

Paul

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Posted 1470388648	Reply with quote #136

Quote: Originally Posted by ascpete Pete, Only pics from the Web... And the Wellsprings TC plants when they were delivered. . If Olympian have blue Fruit, it can be Blue Bozener/Blue Dolomitenfeige. Its a very winterhart Fig. __________________ excuse my bad english - i am German and live by River Lahn Zone 7

SuperMario1

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Posted 1470450406 · Edited	Reply with quote #137

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul If Olympian have blue Fruit, it can be Blue Bozener/Blue Dolomitenfeige. Its a very winterhart Fig. Olympian is its own genetically verified unique variety. It does not produce blue fruit. Quote: Originally Posted by mayhawman Mario, Thank you so much for all your Olympian pictures. This is a new one for me here in zone 9 Southern Louisiana. Nice fish Mayhawman (Travis) Thanks! __________________ Wish list: Galicia Negra, Violetta, Violette de Sollies, Dan_la's Black Beauty 10, Craven's Craving, Most important: YOUR FAVORITE FIG. A lot of people put emphasis on popular/exotic cultivars, which is great because it highlights some of the better fig varieties; however, I am most interested in the figs our members love regardless of pedigree. Currently Growing: a bunch of varieties.

ema

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Posted 1470708659	Reply with quote #138

These are the last ripe figs off an Olympian I purchased last year at a local nursery. It started out around 3ft and has grown quite a bit this year. I really like this fig. Sweet with a little crunch. It reminded me in flavor (and looks) of Dauphine, but tastier. Overall my Olympians fared well, all were overwintered outside and showed no harm, not even the TCs. Attached Images image.jpeg (222.45 KB, 24 views) image.jpeg (223.35 KB, 30 views) image.jpeg (245.80 KB, 30 views) image.jpeg (243.94 KB, 35 views) image.jpeg (320.25 KB, 29 views) image.jpeg (254.85 KB, 31 views) image.jpeg (345.43 KB, 27 views) image.jpeg (280.99 KB, 26 views) __________________ USDA Zone 8B - PNW Growing: Desert King, Olympian, Vern's Brown Turkey, Lattarula, Gillette, Sucrette, Norman's Yellow, Dauphine, Nordland, Dan's Favorite, Petit Negra, Stella, Brooklyn White..

SuperMario1

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Posted 1470863780	Reply with quote #139

Quote: Originally Posted by ema These are the last ripe figs off an Olympian I purchased last year at a local nursery. It started out around 3ft and has grown quite a bit this year. I really like this fig. Sweet with a little crunch. It reminded me in flavor (and looks) of Dauphine, but tastier. Overall my Olympians fared well, all were overwintered outside and showed no harm, not even the TCs. Good looking brebas. Do you have any main crop? __________________ Wish list: Galicia Negra, Violetta, Violette de Sollies, Dan_la's Black Beauty 10, Craven's Craving, Most important: YOUR FAVORITE FIG. A lot of people put emphasis on popular/exotic cultivars, which is great because it highlights some of the better fig varieties; however, I am most interested in the figs our members love regardless of pedigree. Currently Growing: a bunch of varieties.

ricky

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Posted 1470881843	Reply with quote #140

Hi Ema: What a good looking brebas? How many figs your get for your 1st year tree? Do you consider that it is high productive tree? __________________ - BC, Canada, PNW Zone 8 with windy ( Zone7 - branches damage at winter) - Wish list - Granthams Royal, RdB, any heavy breba varieties or early one crop varieties.

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