Hey all, I thought I would share my collection, from Canebrra Australia. I have 11 varieties total, the 10 below and another which I don’t have a pic for right now for some reason – Prestons Prolific.
All are doing well except for my blue province which is heavily affected by FMV, and is kind of struggling. Another plant I got from the same nursery as a bare rooted plant St Dominque Violette never woke up after winter, so I am reservations about their stock, although they will replace the violette next winter. The third fig I got from their nursery the white nicollina is doing very well, as well as some cherries I got as well, so maybe I got unlucky with these two other figs.
Anyway here they are! I have only had them for about 9 months and have not yet had the chance to taste any of them, so very excited to wait the next few months!
By gosh (or by George) , your figs are doing fine in Australia. No snow in site on the ground. I miss that feeling. The Blue Province looks good too even with some FMV.
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Great stuff. I'll post some photos soon also.
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Great Variants Naikii, I really curious with fruit of White Niccolina and Pink Jerusalem (is this Lounge D'aout ?), wanna share the fruit ? Thank you.
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great pictures, thank you for sharing
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The Jerusalem broke dormancy weeks after my other plants and hasnt started any figs yet, the Nicolina has a couple of young figs, but I havent yet tasted any.. Here is a closer shot of the young fruit on the nicolina. Are you in Aus as well aikjogja?
I'd love to see some of your figs Bexley, especially to see how your blue province is going compared to mine. And let me know if you find a panache along your travels, it is on my wish list as well as violette de bordeaux, but these are very rare/non existent in Aus I believe
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No prob, will take some photos soon, raining here again today!
My blue provence is on the small side but is growing very well and has one fig.
The other dude above is from Indonesia
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A very healthy looking tree there..... Thanks for sharing
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Hi Naikii, here my Lounge D'aout still young fruit, not yet ripe, I heard other name of Lounge D'aout is Jerrusalem, and you have Pink Jerussalem, for me that really curious to know that Jerusalem fig ripe, I'll wait :), btw I have been Geelong, but I'm not well in Aus.
My Lounge d'aout fruit in Jogjakarta Indonesia
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Hi Aikjogja, Your figs ressemble my longue d'aout . My slowest grower sofar . But the figs taste(d) like meat! but "Longue d'aout" is not a good producer . I tasted my last one two years ago . This year, it lost its brebas to the cold spring, and only had a twenty centimeters growth.
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naikii mate its good to see your collection. Where did you get your White Nicolina tree from? Yalca trees from victoria used to sell them before , didn't see last year? Any advice will be appreciated. One more thing I managed to get some cuttings of Panache last year, and its growing well. So probabaly I can share with some members in australia. I will post some pictures soon.
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I got my nicolina from yalca, as well as the dominique and blue province. The Nicolina is doing great, but the other two not so much, the dominique never even woke from its bare rooted state...
My nicolina is doing really well however and I would love to trade cuttings! I think she should be large enough by seasons end. A panache cutting would make my year :D
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VERY nice! Thanks for sharing
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I see that FMV is already in Australia. Obviously the Australian agriculture department may not be aware of it, and prohibiting import of fig cuttings due to this disease saying that it doesn't exist in Australia.
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The funny thing is Bass is that the nursery were they came from have a big name in Austraila,FMV is ever were in the world i think maybe when they get older they look a bit better.One more thing too note is Austraila is know to have maybe the worst insects in the world ask any gardener thats y the FMV spreads.
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Here are some photos of my Blue Provence with one fig that you wanted to see. Sorry for the quality but was a bit rushed when I took them this arvo.
Here is my Black Genoa surrounded by some of my juveniles.
Regards Bill
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Thanks your province is definitely in better shape than mine, and I love the shape of your Genoa!
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[QUOTE=naikii]Thanks your province is definitely in better shape than mine, and I love the shape of your Genoa![/QUOTE]
You can't see it well in the photo but I decided to train and prune it the way the Japanese do. Makes sense for better management, especially with fruit fly in Sydney.
In regards to your Blue Provence, don't worry as it is still a juvenile and is only just waking up from Canberra cold.
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They are very nice figs Naiki. Thanks for sharing and how about its taste Naiki..??
Salam,
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Anyone growing black mission or flanders cause i think they love putting out figs plus the closed eye good for them rainy summers.
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Hey hey, I'm back!
Today I got to try the first of my figs from my own trees!
There were only a few breba figs produced this year and my White Nicolina just ripened [img]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_UAiHny5FPQ/UsjpHqBwQjI/AAAAAAAALkw/jTWfjUFtNcw/w673-h1196-no/20140105_160748.jpg[/img]
It was quite a small fig, green with only a slight tint of yellow or white while on the tree. Inside looked totally green [img]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g0sAxYWvktg/UsjplG0Qi8I/AAAAAAAALlU/5Wk0tKfTz90/w673-h1196-no/20140105_160850.jpg[/img]
The inside is slightly pink, with not too much moisture [img]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CwNOymuJ7Rk/Usjp16rfG-I/AAAAAAAALlg/A93M1Gb8p98/w673-h1196-no/20140105_160928.jpg[/img]
It tasted sweet, tasty, if a little dry. For the very first fig this plant has produced, I have good hopes for the future as the plant matures.
I look forward to trying some of the main crop!
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[QUOTE=naikii]
Hey all, I thought I would share my collection, from Canebrra Australia. I have 11 varieties total, the 10 below and another which I don’t have a pic for right now for some reason – Prestons Prolific.
All are doing well except for my blue province which is heavily affected by FMV, and is kind of struggling. Another plant I got from the same nursery as a bare rooted plant St Dominque Violette never woke up after winter, so I am reservations about their stock, although they will replace the violette next winter. The third fig I got from their nursery the white nicollina is doing very well, as well as some cherries I got as well, so maybe I got unlucky with these two other figs.
Anyway here they are! I have only had them for about 9 months and have not yet had the chance to taste any of them, so very excited to wait the next few months!
[/QUOTE]Your FMV problem should go away when the fig tree gets to a certain age!! apparently it's just not old enough yet... Can you give us a picture of your complete fig area so we can see how tall all the plants are? And thank you for sharing your pictures with us.. loved seeing all those plants...do fig plants cost very much over there??
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[QUOTE=naikii]
Hey all, I thought I would share my collection, from Canebrra Australia. I have 11 varieties total, the 10 below and another which I don’t have a pic for right now for some reason – Prestons Prolific.
All are doing well except for my blue province which is heavily affected by FMV, and is kind of struggling. Another plant I got from the same nursery as a bare rooted plant St Dominque Violette never woke up after winter, so I am reservations about their stock, although they will replace the violette next winter. The third fig I got from their nursery the white nicollina is doing very well, as well as some cherries I got as well, so maybe I got unlucky with these two other figs.
Anyway here they are! I have only had them for about 9 months and have not yet had the chance to taste any of them, so very excited to wait the next few months!
The fig mosaic virus is still holding strong, but as the plant puts out some more leaves it seems to be less affected.. I really hope it overcomes it, it has stunted the plant in comparison to my others
Thanks mate!!! appreciate the new pictures!!! AND YOU GOT IT RIGHT.. FEEDING THE ADDICTION!!! I'm going to be picking up a LSU GOLD PLANT this Tuesday.. it's going to cost me a total of $30.00 and that's including sales tax.. wanna see it? huh do you do you do you?????
okay.. here it is.. (feeding my addiction also). ha! It's still at the nursery.. these are pictures the girl took and sent me of how it looks.. actually really big i would think. I think i have really struck gold this time!!! lol...... Everyone here primarily in the eastern states are preparing for a terrible cold spell that's here and moving east... most of them now all have generators because last time they went like a whole month without city power.... "yikes">....
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In enjoyed 3 of these this week. It is a Brown Turkey and they are bloody awesome and large. I'll measure the next ripe one and post photos of the flesh.
It was pruned back hard in winter but fed it and have kept the water up. Seems to be paying dividends and thanks to organza bags - no fruit-fly or birds!
Also a friendly warning, particularly to the fellow Aussies; watch out for Thrips. Most of my fig plants had curling leaves which at first I thought was due to heat damage. Closer inspection and research revealed that Thrips were the cause. Not only do they suck the sap out of the leaves when in large numbers but they also spread plant viruses. Spray with Yates 'Success' or pyrethrum.
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Did she tell you a pussy was tugging at your fig? :)
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Funny thing about the curling leaves ive had that problem for a few years they also go yellow,i also spray them but didnt know there name thanks.
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[QUOTE=mocatta]Funny thing about the curling leaves ive had that problem for a few years they also go yellow,i also spray them but didnt know there name thanks.[/QUOTE]
Thrips spread easily and quickly when you have many potted plants close to one another. Make sure you spray mainly under the leaves.
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[QUOTE=BexleyRabbit] [/QUOTE]
Did she tell you a pussy was tugging at your fig? :)[/QUOTE]I JUST ASSUMED THAT WAS PART OF THE DEAL ALSO!!! HA!! NOWAYJOSE... I'M NOT ACTUALLY A CAT LOVER ANYWAYS.. DOGS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PART OF MY LIFE... NOT CATS.... THE CAT IS CUTE THOUGH....
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I'm back!
Another of my figs is almost ripe. My Black Genoa, in 1-3 days should be ready to pick and taste, and I'm excited! It is large and dark, and beautiful.
Any of you Australian figgers have pictures of ripe Zaharia, Pink Jerusalem, Blue Provence and Preseton Prolific?
Thanks
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[QUOTE=rafed]Any of you Australian figgers have pictures of ripe Zaharia, Pink Jerusalem, Blue Provence and Preseton Prolific?
Thanks[/QUOTE]
I think 'Naikii' has Pink Jerusalem. I've got a juvenile Blue Provence which is now 60cm tall. It had some figlets but I broke them off so I must wait until next season.
'Mocatta' posted photos of his Preston a few days ago. Here's the link;
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/preston-prolific-in-australia-6724528
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Thanks Bill,
I saw the Pink Jerusalem on the above post. I was hoping someone had a ripe one to share. Hopefully someone has pictures of them.
I looked at the link you provided for the Preston. I somehow missed it. Thanks again.
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[QUOTE=naikii]I'm back!
Another of my figs is almost ripe. My Black Genoa, in 1-3 days should be ready to pick and taste, and I'm excited! It is large and dark, and beautiful.
Update on taste in a day or two!
[img]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yYr0Vp_0cSU/UuN5UaVLUpI/AAAAAAAAMYU/JxSL_gSGEYY/w673-h1196-no/20140125_194330.jpg[/img][/QUOTE Beautiful.. just beautiful... your going to be loving it as it slips down your waiting gullet ... lol.
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[QUOTE=TheFigster][QUOTE=naikii]YOUR MYSTERY FIG IS NOT A BROWN TURKEY THAT'S FOR SURE....
Hey all, I thought I would share my collection, from Canebrra Australia. I have 11 varieties total, the 10 below and another which I don’t have a pic for right now for some reason – Prestons Prolific.
All are doing well except for my blue province which is heavily affected by FMV, and is kind of struggling. Another plant I got from the same nursery as a bare rooted plant St Dominque Violette never woke up after winter, so I am reservations about their stock, although they will replace the violette next winter. The third fig I got from their nursery the white nicollina is doing very well, as well as some cherries I got as well, so maybe I got unlucky with these two other figs.
Anyway here they are! I have only had them for about 9 months and have not yet had the chance to taste any of them, so very excited to wait the next few months!
[/QUOTE]Your FMV problem should go away when the fig tree gets to a certain age!! apparently it's just not old enough yet... Can you give us a picture of your complete fig area so we can see how tall all the plants are? And thank you for sharing your pictures with us.. loved seeing all those plants...do fig plants cost very much over there??[/QUOTE]
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If you go to a nursery it can cost approx $28-$40 Aussie dollars. Most nurseries have limited varieties which is weird given the history of figs in Australia and the multitude of varieties that were once available. Figs were grown here well before the Greeks and Italians settled in large numbers. A greater number of varieties are available in South Australia because part of it has a Mediterranean type climate.
I sold my spare plants recently for $15 which seems to be the average price on Aussie eBay etc. One guy bought 5 varieties from me in one go but I gave him one for free. I like to spread some joy. ;)
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Well I ended up picking this fig two days ago, black genoa
It was quite a large fig, but tasted very average, not much flavour or sweetness.. thick skin, kind of dry inside! I am putitng it down to the horrible weather we are having, with days upon days in the high 30s to 40+o C. Will it never end?! My blueberries are really starting to get angry!
I also went back to the donor tree of my mystery cutting a few weeks ago, and by luck there was a breba ripened, or very close to, i think i picled it about 2 days early! Its a green fig with a bit of a wine mark stain.. quite tasty!
And this morning I picked a whopper of a Black Genoa, which was totally delicious to boot, so much nicer than the breba posted earlier! I am pretty sure this is the largest fig I have ever seen, and hope this tree continues to grow huge delicious fruit! We have had heaps of rain over the last few days so perhaps this contributed.. A nice change from the horrible hot, dry year to date.
Well done mate. Any idea how much that big Black Genoa weighed?
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I wished I weighed it! I cant even remember properly for an idea, I am a little sleep deprived, wife gave birth to twins last week :)
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[QUOTE=naikii]I wished I weighed it! I cant even remember properly for an idea, I am a little sleep deprived, wife gave birth to twins last week :)[/QUOTE]
Wow, congratulations. That is way better news than figs! Great work on your personal propagation. ;) Happy days....
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Naikii,
Congratulations for having twins and figs too
Norhayati
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Wow, this black genoa is mouthwatering. Gorgeous.
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Heya, well to be honest Im trying to think back to answer some of these questions, we are in the final month of winter now, so its been a few months, and the new babies have left me quite sleep deprived!
Thinking back, I picked a number of other fruit from this plant, I cant say I know much about Black Genoa as a variety over any other variety, but I can tell you that my particular plant seems to starts off the season favouring 3 lobed leaves, and then later in the season favouring large 5 lobed leaves. It is quite a vigorous plant, but is particularly frost sensitive, losing many leaves in a frost at the start of the year, when others right next to it kept theirs. It also seems quite susceptible to rust toward the end of the season.
I recall the fruit being excellent, and next to my White Adriatic the best flavoured, but I cannot remember if it was a berry or honey type flavour. The fruit were always quite large, and I don’t recall anything particularly remarkable about the skin.
I cant recall the exact size of the apple sorry. The fruit was probably ripe when I picked it, though I get quite impatient, so it possible had a few days left in it. I believe it was main crop, although some of my plants had breba figs that seemed to take forever to ripen, perhaps into Feb…
Here is a picture of the full plant taken on March 18. I hope that helps!
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