Another good producer fig tree,very sweet and big fruit,thanks to Herman. Marius

looks good marius...heineken and figs on a nice sunny day!

Marius, some think that Sweet George is a type of English Brown Turkey. Does it appear to be to you, and is that a main crop?

  Hi Bob.I do have the English Brown Turkey,and it is a totally other fig,more watery and not that sweet.Herman can answer this question better than me. Marius

Very nice Marius, thanks for the pictures and description. I haven't paid too much attention to past post about Sweet George and thought it was a yellow fig. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
"gene"

  Gene,i just added some Sweet George cuttings on your wish list from me.Marius

Very kind of you sir. I have something in mind for you and it isn't a tree. It will be a while but I'm sure you will enjoy.
"gene"

Marius and Gene
You are both gentlemen and fig scholars as appears from the above posts ....

Thank you Ottawan, and like the old saying goes, "it takes one to know one" so you must be right in there with us. I'm always interested in your questions and answers.
"gene"

Well It seem that Sweet Georg,is better adapted to cool climates,and so0 it ripe better in the north east,here.
Tho they might look similar when grown in Fresno California,if grown here on east Coast the results will be different,in that one will ripe properly and one not,in the same Summer.
That is the results of adaptation.
One is adapted and one not,because the adapted one was grown possibly for hundreds of years ,in adverse condition,of cold Summer ,and it adapted to it ,by getting ripe in those conditions.

Hi, from what geographical region does the Sweet George fig originate from? Thanks.

I believe it is Austria...and it is awesome. One of the sweetest figs I have. I look forward to it every season in mid to late August.

I can't recall where I read this info but I remembered it because of a connection.

Before WW1, 'Austria' included a pretty big area.  I read somewhere the name of the province of Austria it originated in (though now I cannot recall the name), and that area is now part of the nation of Slovenia.  Prior to WW1 the official language (and ruling elite) in the area was German, and the actual name of the fig variety is Susser Georg or Sweet George in German.  The history I read indicated that the fig was grown by a gardener on some kind of estate but not sure where he got it from

The connection that made me pay attention is that my father in law's parents immigrated from Slovenia shortly after WW1 and a number of years ago our family went there to visit relatives.  So when I read about the Austrian / Slovenian origin I knew I had to get one.

It is a very good fig, though mine did not start to ripen until Sept.

I will have to try to add it to my collection next year.

So to all those growing this. I did a bit of reading on the variety, it would seem that although both crops are abundant the main crop needs a long hot summer to ripen more than 50℅. Is it worth growing as a breba only crop? When are the Brebas coming in? If New Jersey isn't long and hot enough, I certainly shouldn't bother letting main crop fruits develop.

Beautiful fig!

[QUOTE=DevIsgro]Is it worth growing as a breba only crop? When are the Brebas coming in? If New Jersey isn't long and hot enough, I certainly shouldn't bother letting main crop fruits develop.[/QUOTE]

Mine is potted and only in 3rd year, and even though it has been stored in a non-freezing cold room for the winter, it has not produced brebas yet.  For me in 2015 the main crop on a second year plant started ripening on Sept 23, this year on Sept 7.  Both years I started the fig shuffle with these in 2nd week of April, I believe.  Last year my fruit on this one was much better than this year, I think because of a lot of rain at the wrong times this year.

Your summer in NJ is probably slightly longer than mine.

[QUOTE=eboone]

Mine is potted and only in 3rd year, and even though it has been stored in a non-freezing cold room for the winter, it has not produced brebas yet.  For me in 2015 the main crop on a second year plant started ripening on Sept 23, this year on Sept 7.  Both years I started the fig shuffle with these in 2nd week of April, I believe.  Last year my fruit on this one was much better than this year, I think because of a lot of rain at the wrong times this year.

Your summer in NJ is probably slightly longer than mine.[/QUOTE]

Hello and thanks for the feedback! It would be interesting to see if the fruits were ripening earlier as it ages or if it was a fluke of the weather. The reason I mentioned NJ growers is that in Maine, my summer is less so. September 7 I would get some good fruits, September 23 maybe 2 or 3 lol