tsparozi
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Posted 1472608161
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Am in Wells, Maine for vacation. Today I was driving RT 9 from Wells to Kennebunkport and I stopped at a Garden Center on the left. Great Garden Center, stopped there in previous years; they always have interesting stuff. Today, I was particularly interested in seeing if they had any unusual / exotic varieties of fig. They did not but what they did have was 3 large 8 ft tall or better BT's for sale right in front of the center. The BT's, which had a number of different leaf patterns on their various branches, were loaded with figs, many of them past ripeness, some right there and many more on there way. It was obvious that no one had touched these 3 plants for a few years and I was amazed at their size (and thickness of the trunks) considering they were only potted in 10 Gallon pots. In any case, I felt that, in the best interests of the plant, I should pluck the presently ripe figs from the tree and release them of the burden of carrying those extra weights.... They were delicious....
arachyd
1345772821
Posted 1472614740
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I had considered weighing them...then ate them. I'll have to wait for more to ripen :) They get pretty large. I never considered the tree might be LSU Purple because the photos I've seen by chance all have vividly purple colored figs with pink interiors. Mine just go from red streaked to a dull red/purple and are amber inside. I have not seen any good pics of the leaves. Maybe someone with LSU purple will post some for comparison.
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arachyd
1345772821
Posted 1472652979
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I weighed 8 and got an average of 27g. The largest was 36g.
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Herman2
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Posted 1472665279
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My opinion as i had ,an LSU purple in the past,and i have an young one now again,is your tree is an LSU Purple.
