Be informed, and post your results...especially the failures. I had a young child and a dog at the time, so I suppose the idea was that tile would be “practical,” but after six months it looked awful and after a year, completely dated... and my back hurt. I want to say,”thankfully.” And who gave me the bad advice? I grow Atreano and Deanna and they are similar in many ways but Deanna seems to get a little larger.I have potted some of my trees in 25gal pots. Brown Turkey is the ultimate Southern fig producing large crops of medium to large, brown to maroon, turbinate figs over a long season that begins in June. But in the end it was a crazy party and i’m really excited for the next one soon ! 'Bournabat' is a fig variety that is believed to have originated in the town of Bournabat, on the Turkish Aegean coast, northeast of the town of Smyrna. Swine food! When captured and held in the fingers, this beetle emits a strong odour resembling that of carbolic acid. The "Atreano" produced a large main-crop, yet some have still not ripened. I am amazed. Go tribal in the teepee or bring your own tent and camp in the tranquil grounds. New Built: Getting a 2 story foyer means smaller room, is it worth it. Pajarera A very sweet, medium fig with great flavor, known as the bird fig. "Patrick's Super Giant", Fannick's Blue Giant", "Jack's Quarter-Pounder" "Malcolm's Giant"...etc. How is this done? Very interesting background facts, especially about the "Brunswick" variety. Item# 11024, The GE Neri Fig produces exceptionally large purple skinned figs with sweet reddish flesh. I'm learning new methods each season. This year has been not so good. Very few posters on this forum have even mentioned, or written about these fig varieties, and that should've tipped me off as to the merit of growing one of these super-figs. We provide Figdatabase.com to you for information in the field of figs. or "they come from the wholesaler" and shhh that's a secret), but got a message every time that all rep's were busy. See actual product samples of EVERYTHING (inside and outside) so you can compare textures and colors. The Ischia Black fig produces a good crop of medium to small, pear shaped to turbinate, black figs with a noticeable blue bloom and ribs. The fruit looks so gigantic, it is hard to believe!I wonder if the fruit actually tastes good, (I mean sweet tasting), and just how tall the tree will grow to. Item# 11065. Seemed....suspicious, like nobody was really working today, but it could have just been coincidence. A variety you might wish to get, and the video is at the nursery where you can buy it. I also know that there are other "giant" varieties...e.g. where we can be wild and loud all night long, we had such a crazy party next to the pool, my friend invited around 200 people !! Now, I grow varieties that will...I hope...do well in the short seasons of the North-East. Think, Arizona...California weather. Free Wifi for guests. Item# 350. It is self-pollinating and is resistant to spoiling and splitting. For him, it bears almost continuously from August till frost. Hardy Chicago was found growing in the Chicago, Illinois area although it may have originated in Sicily, Italy. Red Firecracker Fern, Firecracker Plant, Coral Fountain Plant, Torpedo Cuphea, Giant Bat Face Cuphea, Batface, Sunset Scentsation Night Blooming Jasmine, Queen of the Night, Lady of the Night, Coral Porterweed, Pink Porterweed, Orange Porterweed, Pink Snakeweed. The sweet dark figs of Mission are the number one favorite for drying. I remember my friend birthday’s party last year, he has a big house out of town! There's really no way, looking only at floor plans and/or elevations, to get the feel of the spaces & ceiling heights. Its the flavor we enjoy most. Herman said it best regarding these varieties:... nothing but a larger, "Brown Turkey", with little flavor. The main-crop figs are usually very large, but have been becoming a little smaller each year. Palito An outstanding large white flat fig from Portugal. View all of the figs that we offer here at Almost Eden or find figs by fruit color, growing region, or figs for container culture. Enrich soil with well decomposed manure or compost and mulch well. Yes, I also cut back on the water as figs start to ripen. Anyway, I know if you can keep a healthy dormant bud for your CH to start the season with it will ripen figs for you. It was introduced into the United States through France. The flesh is pink to amber and is very sweet with excellent flavor. I grow figs because I want to eat delicious, ripe fruit...so, any variety that does poorly in my area will be culled...even if it has a famous name. I agree that Atreano is a keeper. The fruit ripens over a long season. If anyone has purchased the cuttings, please keepme posted on the fig forum about this gigantic fruitproducing plant as time goes!Thanks! The ripe fruit is superb fresh but can be dried or preserved as well. Additionally, please copy the link here so the rest of us can go to ebay and check it out. Good information, thanks for the update Frank. The ‘Sequoia’ tree is of medium vigor and size and is a regular and productive bearer, developing both a Breba and second crop in most years. With the good comes the bad...it can split in rainy weather if the roots get waterlogged. Extra large fig with purple skin and amber flesh, very sweet. With honey sweet amber flesh and a lightly tart yellow green outer skin the Blanche Fig (its original name according to Dr. Ira Condit) has long been a favorite for fresh eating or drying. Plant as a specimen tree in the landscape or as a group for an orchard affect. The new ‘Sequoia’ fig variety is a high quality, medium to large size, yellow-green skinned fig of the “common” type, developed for use in the fresh market fig industry. And on the up-side, we all know that you have many other trees with other varieties. I already have this variety, and have been growing it since 2007. I love the way my "Atreano" has performed for me, over the last 6 years. Description. Item# 11025. It may help others to avoid a disappointing mistake. My motto is 90% of everything is bull----, and figs are probably no different. Pleasure to give you this link for the GIGANTICfig sale on Ebay: http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?MT_ID=17&crlp=3545318808_54&tt_encode=raw&keyword=ebay.ca&clk_rvr_id=400415193352&_nkw=fig+cuttings+&_trksid=p5197.c0.m627. I spent two years waiting for the "Texas Blue Giant" to prove itself, and it was one of the worse figs I ever grew. I'm in the wrong climate for these kind of figs. Camellia Japonica By Flowering Season (Early-Mid-Late)... Camellias - Early Season Flowering Japonicas, Camellias - Exceptionally Long Flowering Japonicas, Camellias - Late Season Flowering Japonicas, Camellias - Midseason Flowering Japonicas, Dwarf Sasanqua Camellias (2 to 5 feet high), Fragrant Camellias, Sasanquas, and Hybrids, Hardy Hibiscus (a.k.a. Giant devil’s fig (Solanum chrysotrichum)originated from Central America, and is a class 3 declared noxious weed on the NSW North Coast. The Chinese banyan has smooth oblong leaves 2 … I checked out Dan's blog, interesting, I'll have to keep an eye on certain aspects of that. I see that you too are in a cold part of the world with a short growing season. Good to see postings from you again. Self pollinating and with a small but open eye. These pale green to pale yellow figs are sometimes called "white figs" for their light … Jack's Quarter-Pounder, Patrick's Super Giant and Malcom's Giant are all, in my opinion, the same fig as Brunswick, otherwise known as Magnolia. Indem Sie weiterhin auf der Website surfen bzw. Very interesting revelation that took me by surprise. The trees grow to average size and are considered to be long lived and are highly productive producing large crops. Multi-share, double, queen and twin rooms available. Brunswick is a large fig, but I have to admit that I have never had one that filled a teacup! The second crop figs are medium sized with an amber to strawberry flesh and are of good quality. Additionally, the tile increased noise levels. It is heavily pruned and wrapped every year and re-grows vigorously to about 14 or so feet tall. In a hot, dry climate, set in the ground, this might be a great tree after all. Explore this amazing landscape of rolling green valleys, misty mountains, winding rivers and friendly wildlife. Perhaps the slow growth of the Condit cultivars could be attributed to the widespread FMV in the UC Davis collection. Smaller varieties grow best indoors in 10″ to 14″ diameter pots while larger varieties need enough room for growth, generally a 14″ to a 24″ diameter, 14″ deep container will suffice. The Giant Devil Fig Solanum chrysotrichum has been previously wrongly classified as Solanum hispidum. This will be the first year that I allow Breba to form. Introduced in 2014, the Olympian Fig produces truly huge purple skinned fruit with a very sweet red to purple flesh. A sweet, reddish very rare, cold hardy variety fig from Switzerland.Excellent for cold climate. I learned something, again, from the Fig Forum.   Sub-Total : mountainman, dieseler, and other posters: Thanks for taking the time to explain a few things about the fig varieties that I have mentioned. The Texas Everbearing fig is also known as Brown Turkey fig. Item# 11508, This compact growing dwarf fig tree is perfect for container culture or in gardens with limited space. I no longer grow Deanna. For the best growth and largest crops, provide your figs with a well-drained, moderately fertile soil in a full to mostly sunny position. Great to read your postings again! The Beall Fig produces a heavy crop of dark purple to maroon, pear shaped to flattened figs with an amber pulp with a moderately sweet to very sweet, rich flavor that are excellent for fresh eating. Should I also hold back on the watering to concentrate the sugars? The information that we all share is cutting-edge, and will not be found in magazine articles, nor, in textbooks...so, it's up to us. Nero or Nero Caesar produces a large crop of large, purplish-red to purplish-black, pear shaped to turbinate figs with an amber flesh and dark purplish red pulp with an excellent rich sweet flavor. A recent LSU release from Dr. O'Rourke's breeding program at LSU. Little Ruby is so compact in fact that it is sometimes selected as a bonsai specimen. admin@figdatabase.com; My Account. most of the time when I call nurseries I get employee's who don't really know shirt,"what's mosaic?" Said to be ''The original Steel Magnolia"  !! Those are truly gigantic figs, but we enthusiasts know there is more to a fig than appearance. My client took a plunge without 3-D's & worried about it every day. Do these trees really produce "giant-size", teacup-filling figs? Ficus carica Croatian Yellow Giant Fig, Fig variety from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria A good and tasty fig. Images courtesy of Agristarts, Inc. Item# 11023. Developed at LSU by Dr. Ed O'Rourke and company for fig production in the hot humid South, LSU Gold produces large flattened green figs that ripen to greenish yellow, yellow, or yellow blushed with red. Plumeria are our most popular patio plant, always fresh and available in a multitude of colors and sizes. Image courtesy of AG3, Inc. All rights reserved. At moment I have about 20 varieties and they are all doing great. I have NEVER seen any evidence of FMV on any of these locally-grown, backyard trees, and few, if any, are protected. Durio Nursery has the real-"Atreano". Item# 11267, Kadota produces heavy crops of medium sized flattened green figs that ripen to a yellow green color. Just go and put a Florida country boy in the Bronx, and he'll do poorly too. Florea is an early ripening type said to be  a cold hardy fig,  a great choice for colder climates with short seasons. Prefers light free-draining, neutral soil in a warm and sunny position. This tree is commonly used as a street tree in tropical areas, and it is also a common specimen in bonsai gardening. Negronne may produce a breba crop in mild climates and is an excellent choice for all fig growing regions with excellent cold hardiness. The real "Atreano" is a great, short-season fig, that will produce superior fruit...and without being temperamental. Mismatching fig varieties can be a trap that we all fall in sooner or later. The photo of that very large fig: ... Is this typical for an "Atreano" breba, or are they generally smaller? Blue Lilly Pilly Tree (syzygium oleosum) Add to Wishlist. We regularly hear about certain trees bringing poor results in fruit size, quantity and flavor, but sometimes it's just a situational failure. The flesh is white and the pulp can range from red to amber with a rich, sweet, and distinctive flavor. Resistant to spoiling and splitting and good fresh, dried, or preserved. Self-fertile, so no need of fig wasp for pollination, and extremely cold tolerant. Item# 9906. Excellent fresh, dried, or preserved. Contractors need to keep a schedule, and making decisions on the fly always holds up a job and sometimes causes buyer's remorse at the finish line. Item # 832. / 591 ml. Here follows, a brief update. An excellent choice for the South as well as California. Aromatic Plumeria. Is the other fig, that's cut in half, also a breba, or main-crop, shown for comparison? Lupin Florida Giant Mix is a brilliant hybrid Lupin variety producing spectacularly large flower spikes in a range of bright colours, profusely throughout the warmer months. Along with exceptional, unique and advanced features for its members to keep track of their fig collection. It has not failed me yet, and I also haven't gotten any die-back at all. Location, location, location. Generally large figs are juicier & not as flavourful as the small ones. Done....and, some cuttings even went back to a Texas grower, where this variety started. The "Red Italian" made some very sweet little red-black figs, and this year it was my winner. US$0.00, Ficus carica 'Ischia Black', F. carica 'Black Ischia', Pot Size: 4.5 inch Pot / 20 fl.oz. Anyhow, perseverance right. A giant Moreton Bay fig at Mount Keira on the South Coast has a 33m crown. And if yes, are these breba-figs, or, main-crop figs? Item# 3095. Position & Soil; Hardy and frost tolerant, figs grow best in a warm dry climate. At my age, you would think I would know this! Item# 1113. LSU Tiger produces a large crop of large brown figs, with darker brown stripes, with good quality yellow to gold flesh and a partially closed eye. Mehr erfahren. See more ideas about fig, fig varieties, fig tree. I try to be open and honest about my experiences, especially, when I fail. It produces small to medium sized pear shaped violet to light violet fruit with red pulp and white to amber flesh. One of John's top 3 favorites.Item# 831. Published on Oct 3, 2018 I searched hi and low for the Texas blue giant fig tree online and was able to only find one. Should I just let them grow, and watch for the signs of ripeness, like skins starting to crack, necks looking like they will rip off plant?...etc. You are one of the best teachers on this forum. All the plants that had issues and needed to create a growth bud from nowhere put on good growth and made figs, none of which ripened. To me, Atreano has a better taste whereas Deanna was mediocre. Lesson: Match a variety to your climate, and, forget the rest. Smaller figs seem to perform better for our shorter summer season up north... Jack's Quarter-Pounder, Patrick's Super Giant and Malcom's Giant are all, in my opinion, the same fig as Brunswick, otherwise known as Magnolia. A vigorous fig that produces even in areas with short growing seasons it is known to produce two good crops where summers are longer. Item # 9498. I think it really doesn't matter where the "man space" is or what it looks like. This heirloom fig originates from the Becnel family nurseries in southeastern Louisiana. Satisfying historic requirements and family needs, a second-story addition blends styles with ease, Mein Benutzererlebnis mit Cookies anpassen, Houzz Tour: Cinderella Story in Pittsburgh, A Quirky Country Kitchen With a Story to Tell, Dealing With Pet Messes: An Animal Lover's Story, Personal Spaces: 12 Real-Life Savvy Shoe Storage Ideas, Houzz Tour: New Love and a Fresh Start in a Midcentury Ranch House, Houzz Tour: Craning Toward the View in Seattle, Houzz Call: Show Us the House You Grew Up In, Houzz Tour: Antique Meets Industrial in a Colorado Cottage. Late season ripening. A small crop of fruit in the spring (called breba fruit) ripens in July followed by the main crop one month later. Item# 11296, A dwarf and hardy fig that is an excellent choice for patio culture as far north as zone 6. Like I said, this variety might do just fine in the sunny, hot, Western States, and, in fairness to the variety, the catalogs do note these requirements, but I had to take that chance, and grew this variety in spite of warnings from experienced growers. GE Neri is an Italian fig and is still relatively new to the US. The fig has performed very well, growing in a small space between the parking lot and the south facing wall. This fig was collected by the owner from a person living somewhere on the Virginia Coast. Experience the magic of rainbow country. There is good information that some bogus "Atreano" strains are out there, and these dogs are inferior to the Belleclare original stock. Fewer figs on branch can also lead to bigger size figs. The "Red Italian" is probably very much like "Hardy Chicago". Worse, it made the den look like a bathroom. The content and images of this website are the copyright © 2020 of Almost Eden, LLC, Camellias - Variegated and Multi-Colored Japonicas. Absolute dreck. Although I have had several of Condit's cultivars (and still have some), the Condit trees have produced relatively few figs and have grown slowly. My mom.She was a wonderful person and a domestic goddess, but I never shared her taste for “modern”, which to me looks institutional. I was wondering about the flavor also. However, most Mission trees have some mottling (as Condit noted) as a result of FMV, yet the Mission trees grow quickly. An excellent choice for the South as well as California. he hired event lighting hire for audio and lighting services and to be honest they made the whole fun, I always used to bring so many snacks with me cause my friend always eats them LOL !! I'll bet, tasteless breba. Frank in NYC had problems with giant figs due to a short growing season, and maybe just a difficult, bland variety. You'll waste your valuable time waiting for nothing. Ischia Black, often Black Ischia or Blue Ischia, has an open eye and is probably best suited for coastal California and not so much for the southeastern regions of the US. Ah...yes...the wrong situation syndrome. However, I did a radical root-chop in early Spring, and I'm sure my trees were set back because of shock. (This last sentence was confirmed by a famous NJ grower/collector). Considered an excellent choice for Southern regions. Magnolia or Brunswick produces a good crop of medium to large bronze to purple figs with good quality pink to amber flesh with tiny seeds and open eye. Brebas are pear-shaped with a thick, tapering neck, main crop figs are variable, often without neck. Blue Giant was introduced by Fanick's Nurs-ery in San Antonio. When you have success, we all benefit. Has anyone purchased the giantfig cutting that is currently on sale at Ebay named:"The biggest Fruit FIG JIN AO FEN Cutting's GROW YOUR OWN PLANT". So is this "giant" adjective, just another example of botanical hype, or, do these/can these varieties really produce super-large, main-crop figs? They can be eaten fresh, dried, roasted, stewed, preserved, added to salads or soaked in liqueur and served over icecream. Fig is a well known fruit, cultivated since ancient times and grows wild in dry and sunny areas. Thanks for the photos, information, and expert advice. Your expererience will probably help many others in cold climates and will save people years of hoping and praying only to face certain disappointment. Item# 10831. Remember the looser the roots, the taller and healthier your Fig will be. The rich, sweet acidic flavor of Negronne is delectable and nearly unmistakable. But my conditions are different than yours'.I lost my in ground Deanna to a house move but as Herman has suggested, Atreano is a keeper fig. We'll see about that. Item# 9546. If you are wanting to make a simple dish look special just add some halved figs. Ok, the vinyl had to go, but the tile was a BAD choice ... too shiny, always cold, and hurt my back. Many years ago I was instructed to rip out the vinyl in the kitchen and breakfast nook, replace it with ceramic tile, and extend the tile into the den. Maybe you will be (pleasantly) surprised. If you have not already tossed the big, flavorless fig tree, why not offer cuttings to southern folk? If the rendering cost is not included in your contract, then pay the additional fee to have it done. You will still have many varieties to chose from, you'll be far more successful, and, you'll eat tasty, figs instead of wishing that your figs will ripen. Grow your own figs with a starter fig tree plant available from Burpee. I wouldn't do it! Its common name is derived from Moreton Bay in Queensland, Australia. Nero is known to produce a breba crop as well as the main crop. Very reliable for the South and Southeastern US and excellent cold tolerance. One of our favorites! Tell us please: How many GOOD figs have you had this season, and how many more will probably ripen before the winter shuts it all down? Some resources tout this as the world's largest fig. Little Ruby produces a breba crop of medium sized sweet red figs with strawberry colored flesh. Filter by price. Have you ever grown Desert King? POLL: What is the most important thing to men in a "man space?". Seasoned professionals, hopefully, are the exception to that, because they have experience of how it will look and feel from past projects. Is that a 1/2 pint jelly jar? Welcome to Fig Database! yes many figs with different names are the same .Some may take on a different appearance due to climate.I'll take a small fig over a large figs as they are better to me in taste.But everyone palate is different. If you've ever eaten one you know why it is also called the Honey or Sugar fig. The small eye is closed making it resistant to spoiling and splitting. Giant devil's fig is a shrub or small tree up to 4 m tall. Since you confirm that certain varieties are not made for cooler climates, her is a link to a variety made for cool climates:COLD WEATHER FIGThe fig info starts at 3:22, so scroll ahead if you wish. I don't think I want to buy these cuttings, they aretoo expensive for cuttings. FIG TREE (rare variety: YELLOW GIANT) - YELLOW FRUITED. Small, white flowers grow in clusters from autumn to spring. It has exceptional cold hardiness and is known to fruit in the same season even if frozen to the ground. It is very sweet, has an excellent taste, is a medium to large fig and the tree grows quickly. The one or two figs that didn't suddenly abort, actually did ripen into dry, insipid corky figs, with barely a hint of sweetness. That's when I bought my first trees. Item# 9917. All my plants/trees that were healthy with normal dormant growth buds in April ripened figs. 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