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jdsfrance

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Hi,
At last they did start to ripen ! 30 months of waiting to have something to snack on.
"Longue d'aout" is not as cold hardy as my "Dalmatie", nor does it have the same strength.
This last winter was the first with no die-back - That one beneficed from an empty 200 liters water barrel upside down protecting it.
I bought this tree in October 2010, and at last it reached 70 cm of height - My Dalmatie reached 200 cm in the same amount of time.
I haven't have enough material from the lda to propagate her !
The fig is as ever really good. An 11 on a 10 scale . Although not caprified, that fig has a good crunchy taste with thick solid interior.
The outside color is for me out of this world .

ok, some pics from this year :
A ripe fig:

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The leaves and one of the two main buds.
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Another fig for the impressive color violet on grren
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One of the stems with the group of fruits for this year:
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The two first fruits ... Yes, open eyed ! The green are the "Dalmatie"
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Inside viewDSC09086.jpgOn that group of figs, the "Dalamtie" were watery with one having some mold inside due to the rain and colder weather that we have been having this year.
The 2 lda were really good !

And before you ask: I don't know !

... Brebas or main crop ... no idea. No brebas showed up this year - last year two showed up and dropped. I consider those a replacement crop .
I knocked some pea-sized figs that just started appearing on the stems last week. 

Lda is a really good fig, but a master of a touchy strain !

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waynea

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Nice photos, really good information, going to get me one of these as soon as I decide what to let go. Thanks.
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jdsfrance Nice display and photos!
By the way did you use any compost in the barrel to protect the LDA for the winter?
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jdsfrance... I just updated my Niagara Black post with pics of the fig I harvested today. In my opinion its the same. The fig has the same size... has the same ribs and spots... the leaves look identical. I don't see any difference.

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We have a few potted LdA's. Next season we should have fruit assuming they make it they the winter. We are looking forward to it.
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Nice figs, thanks for sharing.

Best,
Tam
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I have this fig, a baby, but I don't expect it to make it. Nice figs.  Jealous.
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JDS, thanks for sharing all your success with us here. Things are looking pretty good for you and glad you were able to sample some of the treasures that you've been waiting on.
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Jds great stuff, i was wondering if we can exchange some cuttings, i might have few varieties which you might like...
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