Hey everybody,

I am currently doing an semester abroad in southern Spain, and oh my god are there many fig trees here! I am from Germany and this is just awesome!
I wanted to show you some of the wild figs that I found growing around the city so far. I will keep a close look at them in summer and find out if they are tasty ;) (and get cuttings, of course ;))
Here are some pics: (they only just broke dormancy)
 
  
 

Hi Max,
These trees shown on your pictures look to be Caprifigs and the fruit on those last year branches are apparently their winter crop (Mamme).
So if I am not wrong, now you know where to go to pick a few Profichi with good pollen and wasps in about 3 months (mid June).

Francisco

Hey Francisco,

I actually took one and cut it open, but I could not find any signs of wasps... I am guessing you should be able to see them?
But a Caprifig would also be not bad, since I want one too :)

That´s not that simple
Can you show us a close up picture  of the fig you cut ?
Same for the tips of the branches sporting that Mamme crop.
A good Caprifig will be showing by now in the vicinity of the Mamme fruits, several tiny figlets (the coming Profichi's) popping out from last year's wood.

This is a March/2015 topic showing  Caprifigs growing on a nearby tree
There you see the Mamme crop overlaping with the Profich´s
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/caprifigs-in-march-2015-7330068?highlight=caprifigs&pid=1286528847




Francisco

I didn't take any pictures, of course...
I will go back there sometime this week and get another and then take pictures!
Like I said, I wouldn't mind if it would be a Caprifig ;)

But the other tree also had some figs left on it, these were black. Are there black Caprifigs?!
Couldn't these just be figs from last season that didn't ripen in time?

Max

Hey Francisco,

here are some pictures:

   

OK Max.. this is a Caprifig (Mamme crop) full of wasps, both male and female
Cutting through the full fruit you teared the would be insects and you may see some remains over the cut surfaces as well as on the knife blade.
I would suggest next time you cut away a Caprifig you just cut around the fruit not deeper than skin and flesh.. then force it open  - no knife- just using your fingers.

In a matter of days those female wasps (black) will be liberated from their galls and fly to the neighboring small Profichis which you not showing,  but they must be there somewhere near the Mamme on the same last yr«ear's wood

Francisco
PS - Did you forget the black one ??

Hey Francisco,

this Fig was too hard to open just with my hands... That's why I used the knife.
So then it's a boy! Interesting ;)

And the Black Ones were too high up and the tree is inside a property, and I only managed to get some cuttings, but no Figs.