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Another great fig that is kinda dwarf if you are looking for small spaces.  I need to learn how to resize my pics LOLIMG_0238.jpg 

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VDB s a great fig for pot culture. And pretty darn tasty too! 
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Just bought VdB from an online nursery, but it won't ship until September 18th. Can't wait to add it to my collection.
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Pads, if you have Photo Gallery, resizing can be done easily.
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Is that for macs?  Sorry I'm not tech savvy.
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Photo Gallery is for Microsoft Windows, get a download by doing an internet search.
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VDB s a great fig for pot culture. And pretty darn tasty too! 

My 5 month old VdB. Tissue Culture developed from a c.6-inch planting that cost me $7

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My young trees in the ground and in pots: Brown Turkey, White Triana JM, Magnolia, Strawberry Verte, Violette de Bordeaux, Panache, UK Brooklyn Dark JP, Ronde de Bordeaux.
 
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All my TCs grow rapidly. Yours is nice.
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All my TCs grow rapidly. Yours is nice.

Yup, I am beginning to think that focusing on growing TC plants could be an interesting hobby. Joe
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My young trees in the ground and in pots: Brown Turkey, White Triana JM, Magnolia, Strawberry Verte, Violette de Bordeaux, Panache, UK Brooklyn Dark JP, Ronde de Bordeaux.
 
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Joe, where did you get your VdB?  Will it go into a basement or garage for the winter?
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Joe, where did you get your VdB?  Will it go into a basement or garage for the winter?


Well Spring Gardens in Florida. They have a growing list of young fig trees produced from Tissue Cultures at a very reasonable price. At about $5 a plant plus shipping, I believe it is well worth the risk of failure, which actually is no greater than any other growing method. You do have to wait longer to eat a fig, but it is a hobby and worth the wait!  The classic "Desert King" is there as well!  :-) 

My plan is to roll it into my garage for this winter in Georgia and then maybe plant it in the ground next Spring - maybe. I might just keep this particular tree in a big pot on my patio because it is doing well in the shade there, looks nice next to my potted Mandelvilla plants and because it is a conversation piece for my uninitiated friends!  :-)

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http://www.wellspringgardens.org/servlet/the-350/Fig--dsh--Violette-de/Detail

PS: Here is the same plant as it looked in early May:


VdB 10 May 2014.jpeg 

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My young trees in the ground and in pots: Brown Turkey, White Triana JM, Magnolia, Strawberry Verte, Violette de Bordeaux, Panache, UK Brooklyn Dark JP, Ronde de Bordeaux.
 
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VDB s a great fig for pot culture. And pretty darn tasty too! 

My 5 month old VdB. Tissue Culture developed from a c.6-inch planting that cost me $7


Good looking plant
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Nice tree!

All my Wellspring plants are growing well also, only there are several shoots.  I read here that is common with TC's. More to air layer next year :)
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It is a beautiful plant with those unique leaves.  Thank you for the link.  Since all my trees will have to come in from October through May, I am taking my time on acquiring 2 more.  I think one of these may be my next fig. 
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Hi Joe_athens,
That's a good grower for sure !
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VDB goes down both sides of my pool cage.  Planted spring of 2013 and laid down summer of 2013.   I trimmed all the verticals off in January so all the upright growth has been since March, the tallest are over 12' and each and loaded with figs.  Just love VDB.....not sure what I am going to do with literally 1000 cuttings though as each winter all the verticals are cut off completely. 

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How kind of you to feed the mockingbirds!  They'll be sure to leave their thanks in the pool  ?:~)
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Probable desired fig: Smith, St Jean, JH Adriatic, CddB, Gulbun, Pastilliere, Sucrette

Rooting:  Smith, CDDB--this pretty much means I have my fun tries (tho' important since they are truly desirable), and only interested for this year: Gulbun, BM, 187-25, or something wildly exotic or precious that nobody has any good reason to send me.
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Well first the pool is caged so it would be a good trick for them to get in to do that:)  Second we have no mockingbirds here for some reason.  I may have 1 or 2 in the spring show up as I have a couple hundred blueberry bushes but that is the only time I see them.  Other places near me they have tons of those nasty mockingbirds but here....almost none.  It could be because 5 miles from me there are some big blueberry farms and strawberry fields, maybe the birds congregate there?  No idea and don't care:)  I have had zero trouble so far from birds of any type eating my figs, raccoon's are a pain and possums but not birds.  
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VDB goes down both sides of my pool cage.  Planted spring of 2013 and laid down summer of 2013.   I trimmed all the verticals off in January so all the upright growth has been since March, the tallest are over 12' and each and loaded with figs.  Just love VDB.....not sure what I am going to do with literally 1000 cuttings though as each winter all the verticals are cut off completely. 

VDB.jpg 



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My young trees in the ground and in pots: Brown Turkey, White Triana JM, Magnolia, Strawberry Verte, Violette de Bordeaux, Panache, UK Brooklyn Dark JP, Ronde de Bordeaux.
 
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Think of all the friends you will make with all those clippings!

VdB does like to go vertical, does it not? Clipping and pinching them is useful. I always thought that if I was ever going to espalier a fig tree against a wall, etc. that a VdB would be a good choice.   Joe 
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Joe,

I picked it mostly because A. I had a lot of them and needed 7 and did not have 7 of anything else.  B. It did not want full sun and along the cage it doesnt get it.  I think you are right about the verticals.  At the time I figured snapping off side branches would be a daily chore but to my surprise they grew straight up without a branch....not one.  I do now start to see a couple branches starting to form and they are just starting to ripen figs.  
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