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New Fig Variety
« on: July 01, 2012, 05:18:48 AM »
The normal-sized ones are the traditional Celeste variety.  The larger ones are a new variety called Texas Blue Giant, although they seem more purple to me.  The little tree is giving its first good crop.
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Re: New Fig Variety
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2012, 02:30:46 PM »
Thanks, very interesting. I've never seen a raw fig or a fig tree. Probably gets too cold for them here in KY though. POWDERMAN.  ;D ;D
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Re: New Fig Variety
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2012, 02:55:39 PM »
I've spent so much time in the temperate zones that it's difficult to imagine not seeing figs.  They are around every old houseplace here in this area.  The one by the old house I sold in '99 was planted when they built the house in '49 and I bought the place in '70.  It froze back a few times when it got into single digits but bounced back every time.  The book says they are limited to around Zone 7 & below....pity...great eating.  They're my breakfast right off the tree, for about three weeks a year.
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Re: New Fig Variety
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2012, 10:47:03 AM »
Planting them 5 or 6 feet from a large south faceing wall will help maintain a larger tree by reduceing the freeze back some. Also any house compost can be piled dirrectly under the tree if you like figs enough to really favor the tree. ear
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Re: New Fig Variety
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2012, 01:26:56 PM »
The old fruit 'n' veggie book (maybe Time-Life?) I use says they are hardy to a sustained 15 degrees F for a few hours, but recommends the mulching & southern exposure that you mention.  There are some gigantic ones in this area. 
 
We had 8 degrees at the old house here in East TX in '83 and that killed back the old one, even with a  (round) bale of hay spread over and around it.  But it sprouted very vigorously from the rootball and bore some fruit the next spring with a small crop in the fall.  The Celeste I have now survived temps that dropped to 12 degrees for a couple of hours, one recent winter.
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Re: New Fig Variety
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2012, 05:20:20 PM »
My old boss had a fig tree in ohio.
It was about 12' high and he would dig a trench from the base of the tree about a foot deep and pull the tree over and bury it with mulch (leaves)for the winter.
And every year I worked for him that tree produced!
He gave me a start  to grow my own ,,,, but my luck couldn't get it to make it through one summer! ::)
 
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