November figs from NJ

[superdave336]

Yes. One is extremely productive — it’s the one that’s now ripening its second main crop in November. Another is super vigorous; it grew over 10 feet last year without a single fig and produced around 20 figs this year. The rest are your typical Smiths, but that doesn’t make them any less special.

So other than vigor the taste, size, etc is the same? That’s pretty cool I think.

 

[snarfing]

Smith has become my most valuable fig — it really stands out among my collection. I’m about halfway through the second main crop on that particular tree, and I currently have five Smiths from different sources.

i picked one up yesterday. i told myself id only get 3, now i have 9 lol. a bunch of them are allegedly cherry flavorted so i probalby will only keep my favorite out of that... but besides that the list keeps going!!!

 

[Topfigs]

i picked one up yesterday. i told myself id only get 3, now i have 9 lol. a bunch of them are allegedly cherry flavorted so i probalby will only keep my favorite out of that... but besides that the list keeps going!!!

Haha welcome to my world!

 

[Topfigs]

So other than vigor the taste, size, etc is the same? That’s pretty cool I think.

Yes sir! All tasted the same.

 

[Topfigs]

Wow, that is definitely a testament to how great Smith must be!
Do you notice a difference between the sources?

Yes. One is extremely productive — it’s the one that’s now ripening its second main crop in November. Another is super vigorous; it grew over 10 feet last year without a single fig and produced around 20 figs this year. The rest are your typical Smiths, but that doesn’t make them any less special.

 

[BucksCountyFigs]

Yes. One is extremely productive — it’s the one that’s now ripening its second main crop in November. Another is super vigorous; it grew over 10 feet last year without a single fig and produced around 20 figs this year. The rest are your typical Smiths, but that doesn’t make them any less special.

Interesting.

Do you think it’s possible the one that grew 10’ in one year without a single fig could have been from a sucker? Or was heavily pruned/frozen down do the ground the previous year?

You would certainly know more than I would, it’s just two things that I read that can cause that kind of growth spurt w/ no/few figs that year.

 

[Topfigs]

Interesting.

Do you think it’s possible the one that grew 10’ in one year without a single fig could have been from a sucker? Or was heavily pruned/frozen down do the ground the previous year?

You would certainly know more than I would, it’s just two things that I read that can cause that kind of growth spurt w/ no/few figs that year.

Haha, you’re absolutely right — figs are like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get! Some want to put all their energy into fruiting right away, some focus entirely on growing leaves and branches, and others… well, they just sit there doing absolutely nothing — like my Aunan. I got it back in March and it hasn’t grown an inch or put out a single new leaf. It’s basically competing with my fake houseplant for “most decorative non-grower of the year.”

But hey, just because a fig isn’t showing progress on the surface doesn’t mean it’s not doing something underground (or at least that’s what I keep telling myself — I paid way too much for that tree!).

 

[Topfigs]

By the way, here’s today’s pick — fresh off the tree and still looking amazing!