She Never Went Dormant & is Producing Breba

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DesertDance

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Posted 1391905726	Reply with quote #1

The only fig tree I have that did not go dormant. We had temps lower than 32 degrees F here and there. She never blinked! She has figs at every leaf, and now is waking up with new growth and brebas where the existing figs have not yet ripened. This might be a first! This is a shot down one of her trunks from the tip down. You can see the large ribbed green figs with a small breba forming right next to many of them. Don't be confused by the gopher wire. There is a reason for that. VOLES. She is in a gopher tree size basket underground. I think I accidentally created a micro-climate for her. She never knew the temps dropped. She got morning sun reflecting off the white deck and afternoon sun reflecting off the house wall. She is below the deck and the house and gets no wind. She gets south sun also, and noon sun of course! Her name is Verte. I just wonder if we will be eating both last years main crop and this years Brebas at the same time.... A true adventure! Suzi Attached Images Feb.8.2014a.jpg (270.50 KB, 5 views) __________________ Zone 9b, Southern California. "First year they sleep, Second year they creep, Third year they leap!" Wish List: I wish all of you happy fig collecting! My wishes have been fulfilled!

Figbert

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Posted 1391907133	Reply with quote #2

Lucky YOU!! __________________ Growing: brown turkey, sal's el, Black mission, Wish List: Paradiso, Vasilika sika, Adriatic, col de dame's, Lebanese red, abebereira, Binello.Smith, Stella, Zingarella, Adreano. Thibedeau, Adam, Champagne, Greek xx, Rouge de Bordeau, Asali, Izbat an naj . .any great tasting figs...

rcantor

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Posted 1391908560	Reply with quote #3

She loves her mama! __________________ Zone 6, MO Wish list: Galicia Negra, De La Reina - Pons, Genovese Nero - Rafed's, Sbayi, Souadi, Acciano, Any Rimada, Sodus Sicilian, any Bass, Pons or Axier fig, any great tasting fig.

Dieseler

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Posted 1391908727	Reply with quote #4

Miss Verte is young and restless.

DesertDance

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Posted 1391909975	Reply with quote #5

That shot was one of her 3 main trunks (She has 2 new ones). They all look the same. All have new breba and big main crop figs. Will they all ripen at once? Time will tell. Suzi __________________ Zone 9b, Southern California. "First year they sleep, Second year they creep, Third year they leap!" Wish List: I wish all of you happy fig collecting! My wishes have been fulfilled!

jdsfrance

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Posted 1391964485	Reply with quote #6

Hi Desertdance, The previous main crop figs will get ripe first - or turn corky and never get ripe. I had the later with a dalmatie, and ended up removing them as the firsts turned dry looking - but the tree was dormant 6 months. Feed her well so that she has enough strength to ripen everything :) - you just have found an "everbearing verte" :) . __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

DesertDance

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Posted 1391970267	Reply with quote #7

jdsfrance, thanks! I will feed her today. The forecast this week is high temps in the 70's going almost to the 80's. That's Fahrenheit. That's fig ripening weather. I expect my dormant figs to wake up. I'd love to think she is everbearing, but I doubt it. I think she's more "confused" than "everbearing!" She just happened to get planted in a warp zone. As soon as she rises above her snugly little zone, she will feel the fierce west winds and the chill that comes with them. She has a reputation of vigorous growth and high productivity. I expect her to grow 8 - 10 feet this year. I think she'll go dormant next year. I have my fingers crossed that the main crop still hanging on, ripens and does not go corky! I have yet to taste this Verte, and there are about 40 main crop figs on her at the moment with an equal amount or more Breba crop. Suzi __________________ Zone 9b, Southern California. "First year they sleep, Second year they creep, Third year they leap!" Wish List: I wish all of you happy fig collecting! My wishes have been fulfilled!

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