My trees are still young, apparently this means I'll be getting ripe figs very late.

Looking at those lovely posts of people's ripe figs now and all I'm eating are the occasional brebas, blessed to have them, makes me realize the importance of San Pedros to balance my ripening season.

Please recommend a San Pedro that will thrive in high, prolonged heat.  

I'm under the impression they prefer cooler summers, but I know some of you are trying them anyway...I just read several hours of old posts with no real consensus.

Thank you, and I hope everyone is enjoying their summer.




 

the first crop on a sanpedro figs are in fact also brebas,
sanpedro just means the second crop needs polination.

IMO if the roots have enough water, san pedro type figs can grow anywhere. As far as varieties go, there is Desert King which is the most common one. Then there is Filacciano and Corky's honey delight which are both similar to Desert King. Then there is Dauphine, Grantham's royal, lampeira preta. And there's one Turkish yellow variety called yediveren...at least I think that's how it's spelled. I'd start with Desert King. It's the easiest to acquire out of those varieties. I'll have filacciano cuttings for postage this winter to help you get started. I grew up with San Pedro type figs and I can say that they have never disappointed. They produce a truck load of figs starting around early to mid June. If there's enough heat, they might even produce in May.

One thing you'll have to watch is late hard frosts. If I'm not mistaken, they can happen quite frequently in central TX. If a late hard frost strikes the tree, you'll most likely lose all the brebas. And because it's a San Pedro, there are no main crop figs to look forward to because the wasp is absent.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

Filiaccianp Bianco,king and Royal Vineyard are what I grow.

[QUOTE=mgginva]Filiaccianp Bianco,king and Royal Vineyard are what I grow.[/QUOTE]

I had no idea that royal vineyard is a San Pedro type. Is it productive and does it taste good?

Thanks for the recommendations, and advice, and offer.

We do have late frosts, as well as large temperature swings in late winter/ early spring.  Seems like every late Jan-early Feb temps will climb into the 70-80's for a week or two, only to crash later.

I would sure like to be eating more figs in June that's for sure.  

Not a San Pedro type but....English Brown Turkey will produce a ton of brebas here in Houston in late May/early June and main crop until Oct. Check out my posts on Sunbird Fig.