Varieties Recommended For Southern British Columbia

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paully22

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For Southern British Columbians, these varieties have done very well for me in-ground with no winter protection. Desert King Florea Granthams Royal RdB Latarrula Salem Dark Gilette Melanzzana Osborne Prolific EXCEPTION --- LSU O'ROURKE grown in a large garbage bin Longue d'Aout Brunswick -- excellent brebas if ripens in right sunny weather Hope the info helps. Stay away from Brown Turkeys, Stella, VdB/Negronne, Atreano unless you have green house. They ripen either late or rupture real bad with our rain.

slavtcho

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Gwenn

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Hi Paully, The best result for me here in Brittany is by far "Grise de Saint Jean". My fastest and most producive fig tree. I planted it in march 2011 as a two feet tall little tree, and three years later it is over six feet! Last year despite a very cold spring, it gave me over 60 excellents brebas figs in august. This year which is warmer I got over 80 figs 10 days earlier, the tree even managed to produce some main figs as 2014 is the warmest year on record for over a century! For two years it got mosaic virus but eventually overcame the disease. I discarded Osborn prolific, Dalmatie, Dorée, Ronde de Bordeaux, Pastilière. They have no brebas, they drop and main figs don't mature in my cool summer climate. I'm still tasting Desert King, the brebas are not good (hope they improve), Grise du Brégoux, Dorée de Carpentras, Brunswick, Blanche and Black Marseilles that Geofiz (Michael) sent me, I had some small brebas and main figs with that last one. They are not bad but far behind Grise de St Jean. __________________ Yves Crozon peninsula, Western Brittany Z9b

Gwenn

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Here are some pics The tree last year; it was thirsty!! __________________ Yves Crozon peninsula, Western Brittany Z9b

Gwenn

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more __________________ Yves Crozon peninsula, Western Brittany Z9b

paully22

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Posted 1419008561	Reply with quote #6

I used to have Grise St Jean but I gave it to a friend. He gave it away. I heard it is a productive tree. I have a replacement coming from Eastern Canada

rcantor

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Posted 1419009401 · Edited	Reply with quote #7

I wish my Grise de St Jean had done so well. It went outside in May and woke up normally, but at the end of June we had a few nights down to 35 degrees. It went dormant and didn't wake up until mid August. When I was living in Oregon we had some June nights down to 35 as well so I don't know how well this variety would do in Paully's area. Yours looks great! __________________ 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.

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