Unknown Adriatic Grasa 2014

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Posted 1401217013	Reply with quote #1

Unknown Adriatic Grasa Breba. On April 2012, I received several Y and T shaped thick cuttings from Grasa's great Adriatic cutting migration. Thanks Grasa. Today, it provided the first breba of the 2014 season. Nothing more to add than what others have said about it - because breba are not all that good here in 8B - other than..."can't wait" for the main crop. Attached Images unknown_adriatic_gb003.JPG (247.58 KB, 25 views) unknown_adriatic_gb004.JPG (244.30 KB, 50 views) unknown_adriatic_gb005.JPG (349.11 KB, 52 views) __________________ jd \| tallahassee.fl \| zone 8b

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Posted 1411689352	Reply with quote #2

JD, What's the word on the main crop for this fig? Do you have the fig wasp in Tallahassee. (SoCal has wasps, but I don't know if other "warm" places do, too.) There have been many discussions one way or the other on whether the Unknown Adriatic Grasa is an Adriatic, a Desert King, or something else entirely. If you got a good ripe main crop with no pollination by the fig wasp, that would be an argument against it being DK. Has anyone else in an area known NOT to have fig wasps gotten any main crop figs from their Unk Adriatic Grasa trees? Thanks in advance, 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

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Posted 1411689776	Reply with quote #3

Jim, My main crop are staying small and have been there for a while. Had a couple drop off. __________________ Art- Western Pa. 6a

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Posted 1411691011	Reply with quote #4

Jim:Not all main crop will drop,about one third will stay on and ripe but they will be tasting like cardboard.

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Posted 1411694613	Reply with quote #5

I've got two maincrop figs (no brebas) forming on a little Unk Adriatic Grasa. I don't think they're far along enough to ripen normally outdoors. I didn't note exactly when they formed. I could always bring the tree inside and try to get them to ripen up in a window. Of course, if they don't drop and taste like cardboard, at best that will be inconclusive. I guess we're all waiting to hear a report of someone with a nice main crop of sweet, ripe figs from their Unk Adriatic Grasa, from a place without the wasp, to know it isn't a DK. 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

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Posted 1411700489	Reply with quote #6

Jim, No wasp here. I did not taste a main crop fig. There were only a handful (3) and the squirrels and/or birds got them first. __________________ jd \| tallahassee.fl \| zone 8b

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Posted 1411704109	Reply with quote #7

JD, Were they anywhere near close to ripe, or did the critters get them green? ...the mystery continues... 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

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Posted 1414551880	Reply with quote #8

Bump. Has anyone gotten a main crop from this Unk Grasa yet? The two trees I have that have 3 figs between them are still in a holding pattern and not showing signs of swelling and ripening yet... I'm still holding out hope that it's an Adriatic (like the owner said) and not a San Pedro type... Grasa -- if you read this...is there any way to ask the owner if he's ever gotten a nice ripe main crop? Maybe in some nice warm growing season some time ago...? 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

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Posted 1414552558	Reply with quote #9

My boss told me that he really does not care as they never ripen for us.. In fact, this is not unusual, very few figs ripen the main crop in this soggy city. However, I know that Slavi reported eating a main fruit, but tree was young, I don't think he thought was good, but it was main fig. Another interesting fact, is I was reading a blog from another fig grower and he reported eating what appears to be a second crop on Desert King, but he mentions that it may be a late Breba, like the DK producing 2 breba crops... Slavi also said he ate a main DK...in the Kent area (South Seattle) Go figure. __________________ Grasa Seattle, WA

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Posted 1414590928	Reply with quote #10

Grasa, According to Herman2 up in post #4, even the San Pedro main crop figs can ripen occasionally, but they won't taste good. Maybe that's what's going on here. Maybe you could ask Slavi if he thought the main crop fig he got was just "OK" or "not good at all." Slavi seemed to think this tree was unlike all the other DKs in the area, right? The mystery continues to continue... 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

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