BT army ready to invade

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omotm

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Posted 1392524194	Reply with quote #1

Went to a local nursery today and saw this horrific sight. An army of Brown Turkey ready to wage war on the boutique figs. All are brown turkey except the last 2 rows were LSU Purple. Attached Images BT_army_2-15-14.jpg (127.20 KB, 122 views) __________________ Steve Houston, TX Zone 8b Wish List: Zingarella

DallasFigs

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Posted 1392528635	Reply with quote #2

I stopped in a small local nursery the other day. They had a couple 3gal trees labeled "Itailian Black" for 35 each. They each had about 20 limbs coming out of the pot. I'm sure they were the same ones I saw there a year ago! On my way out, the owner told me that the Brown Turkeys are coming next week, if that's what I was looking for. I ran out screaming... __________________ James - Irving, TX - Zone: 8a Follow me on EBay Wish List: 187-25 · Ice Crystal · Maltese Beauty · Maltese Falcon

saxonfig

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Posted 1392529965	Reply with quote #3

Yea Steve, but are they really all BT? Same token for LSU Purple. Of course they are what they say they are - because that's what everyone is looking for. No way of knowing for sure until you see the fruit. Am I saying that a nursery would sell us a fig tree but not really know the true variety? And they would label it something just because that's what most people come in asking for - just to make a buck?? Nooo, they would never do that? (please infer sarcastic humor :) ) Granted, the trees labeled BT, I picked up at Tractor Supply a couple seasons ago, do seem to be BT. But still ya never really know what you're going to get from any large nursery or big box store. Never hurts to buy a couple though because you could end up with some great variety because the grower bought a bulk of cuttings from someone who said they were BT. __________________ Fig Well And Prosper! Bill - SW KY. Zone 6b. 36.5N I'm fruitnut on ebay.

musillid

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Posted 1392556474	Reply with quote #4

Have to say I got a Hardy Chicago from a big box store and it appears to be as labeled. __________________ Dale non compost mentis in Zone 6a

BronxFigs

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Posted 1392565797	Reply with quote #5

When I was far younger, many years ago, I used to go to all the local nurseries and garden centers, searching for the exotic, and, for some bargains. After doing this for years, I gave up. Same crappy selections year after year. Fast forward 40 years.....same crappy selections, same crappy varieties...nothing new, just higher prices. In the NYC area: "Brown Turkey"...."Celeste"..."Peter's Honey"...."Kadota"...."Petite Negri/Negronne"....maybe, "Black Mission"-(all "BM" badly diseased with FMV)... slim pickins' for a fig hunter. Now, I send away for what I want. Frank __________________ Bronx, NYC Zone-7

Grasa

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Posted 1392573393	Reply with quote #6

Well, it can be a start of a collection or a root stock. __________________ Grasa Seattle, WA

saxonfig

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Posted 1392579602	Reply with quote #7

Very true Grasa. __________________ Fig Well And Prosper! Bill - SW KY. Zone 6b. 36.5N I'm fruitnut on ebay.

jdsfrance

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Posted 1392635504	Reply with quote #8

Hi Omotm, Hi DallasFigs, I might have some BT figs this year - at least I hope for. Be sure I'll be posting lots of photos of both brebas and maincrop ... Just for you guys ... I'll take you to the brown side of the force :) __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

Ampersand

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Posted 1392641108	Reply with quote #9

Why all the hate? If someone likes it and it get's them into figs without jumping through hoops of tracking down more obscure varieties that they have to root themselves, I say good for BT.

DallasFigs

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Posted 1392641494	Reply with quote #10

Quote: Originally Posted by jdsfrance I'll take you to the brown side of the force :) eeww. __________________ James - Irving, TX - Zone: 8a Follow me on EBay Wish List: 187-25 · Ice Crystal · Maltese Beauty · Maltese Falcon

bullet08

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Posted 1392642875	Reply with quote #11

some day, i'm going to get a BT just to see if it will produce figs as bad as ones i have tasted from the supermarket. __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

susieqz

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Posted 1392649772	Reply with quote #12

the big problem is that they don't know what kind of brown turkey they have. yeah, no one likes california improved, but many enjoy english bt. the other 2 varieties are somewhere in the middle. i tried to root ebt just to see, but failed. __________________ susie wish list: nothing. i can't grow cuttings . right now, i have 6 trees showing no signs of fmv. i'd like to keep it that way' i was told that if i couldn't deal with fmv, i should grow peaches, so i got a peach tree to live with my clean figs.

needaclone

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Posted 1392693645	Reply with quote #13

March them over to my house. I'd rather have a fresh ripe BT fig than no fig at all ;-) 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

donpaid

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Posted 1392746719	Reply with quote #14

Is BT the "Meg" of the fig world or something?

GeneDaniels

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Posted 1392751470	Reply with quote #15

I don't know why everyone diss-es the BT. Here in Arkansas they are common and taste OK. Maybe they like our weather? They are nothing compared to my Hardy Chicago, but I can still eat almost a bucketfull when they are dead ripe! Some fresh figs are legendary, Some fresh figs are delightful, Some fresh figs are just good, But, all fresh figs are better than dried ones from the supermarket :-) __________________ Zone 7b (Central Arkansas) Seven trees in the ground: Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?

DallasFigs

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Posted 1392751793	Reply with quote #16

I wouldn't mind an English BT. I've heard good things. __________________ James - Irving, TX - Zone: 8a Follow me on EBay Wish List: 187-25 · Ice Crystal · Maltese Beauty · Maltese Falcon

susieqz

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Posted 1392752078	Reply with quote #17

there are zillions of EBTs in texas. they wouldn't be there if people didn't like them. __________________ susie wish list: nothing. i can't grow cuttings . right now, i have 6 trees showing no signs of fmv. i'd like to keep it that way' i was told that if i couldn't deal with fmv, i should grow peaches, so i got a peach tree to live with my clean figs.

bullet08

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Posted 1392752448	Reply with quote #18

just don't have room for OK figs. some even don't care to keep light colored figs :) when time and space are limited, getting exceptional tasting figs is a must. __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

Gina

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Posted 1392754796	Reply with quote #19

Alfred Hitchcock was right. They are coming.... __________________ WillsC's new fig forum: http://www.Ourfigs.com (and blueberries)

donpaid

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Posted 1392761698	Reply with quote #20

GeneDaniels hit the nail on the head. I personally like BTs. They aren't the best, no doubt, but I literally don't have it in my soul to turn down a fresh fig of any variety.

rafed

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Posted 1392766002	Reply with quote #21

My laradek BT will hang with any premium figs out there. Don't know about the other BT's but this one is superb, I like it.

DesertDance

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Posted 1392767244	Reply with quote #22

Could someone give a taste description of Brown Turkey? Like a wine connoisseur would do? Honey, nutty crunch, with overtones of this or that, and under notes of this or that... Somebody needs to step up with a flavor profile. Sales speak!! 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!

omotm

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Posted 1392773457	Reply with quote #23

Very clever Gina, took me a few minutes to catch on.......brown turkey (the bird) vs brown turkey (the fig). __________________ Steve Houston, TX Zone 8b Wish List: Zingarella

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