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macmike

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I have moved to LA zone 8. That is Springhill, La . I have room for possibly 3 fig trees. I am wanting something sweet with a Strawberry or cherry taste? What re fogs would you plant if limited to three and where could I get them?

Mike Hughes
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Not strawberry or cherry, but most people describe  it as delicious.  In your climate Figo Preto should be one of them in your trio.
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Don  (Near Austin, TX zone 8b)

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My apologizes, I saw LA and thought Los Angeles.

In your area I'd say JH Adriatic or Smith.  Smith is more finicky for me dieing to the ground in it's first year, only one out of 12 varieties to do so.  Time will tell how it will do though.
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Originally Posted by macmike
I have moved to LA zone 8. That is Springhill, La . I have room for possibly 3 fig trees. I am wanting something sweet with a Strawberry or cherry taste? What re fogs would you plant if limited to three and where could I get them?

Mike Hughes

Welcome to louisiana! !! If you dont like stawberry figs.. go with a lsu champagne fig. Has a sweet apple taste. Very good. Becnel smith & becnel black also good choice. Rdb grows,very well here too. Well all figs grow,well in Louisiana its hot wet & humid and stays warm till December or longer. Lol.
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No I want to try a strawberry type flavor as well. I just want something with a different taste than the Chicago Hardy I tried in IL. Didn't like the Chicago one at all. Of course area might have affected the taste.

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Rooting: LSU Hollier, Kadota, LSU SY, MB VS, EBT, Ronde de Bordeaux, Emerald Strawberry, LSU Purple, Mission, JH Adriatic, Strawberry Verte,  Osborn, chicago Hardy
Wish list: LSU Red, Adriatic JH,
Zone 8
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I would second the Adriatic JH suggestion if you want a sweet, berry tasting fig. People here have posted how Adriatic JH tolerates rain, heat, humidity and wide temperature swings, ripens better in colder climates and still develops a great berry flavor before it’s at the “dead ripe” stage so you can enjoy the fruit over a longer period of time. It even has a “story” behind it.

Story: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/difference-bt-adriatic-jh-and-adriatic-5880337?highlight=adriatic+jh&trail=50
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LSU Hollier or LSU Gold
Ventura(for strawberry flavor) or Verte
English Brown Turkey

These all do well here (close enough to be neighbors).

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