Opinions please : Recommended persistent Caprifig to hand pollinate ?

[vjmax]

Fig experts : Opinions please …

If I were to get only one Caprifig to hand pollinate outside of waspland. Which one would you recommend?

Edible main crop would be icing on the cake but not essential

P.S.: Not planning on fig breeding

 

[snarfing]

i was suggested capri-q when i asked this

 

[GoodFriendMike]

i was suggested capri-q when i asked this

Yep, easy to find and has a tasty main crop. There are others. But not as easy to find.

 

[Kompakfigs]

Interested as well but if I have nothing better else to do during the growing season, sure I'll do some hand pollinating.

@GoodFriendMike, is crapi-q the one to rule them all?

 

[GoodFriendMike]

Interested as well but if I have nothing better else to do during the growing season, sure I'll do some hand pollinating.

@GoodFriendMike, is crapi-q the one to rule them all?

Capri Q is a good one that is easy to find and has a tasty main crop. That is why I recommend it so much. Many other good ones out there. But I won't recommend a fig that is hard to find.

 

[Jigfig]

@GoodFriendMike is GXY edible or strictly for pollen?

 

[GoodFriendMike]

@GoodFriendMike is GXY edible or strictly for pollen?

I did not get any mammoni/main crop from mine yet. It produced some. But the animals got them first. But I am thinking it is going to be a good pollen fig an not an edible one.

 

[Jigfig]

I did not get any mammoni/main crop from mine yet. It produced some. But the animals got them first. But I am thinking it is going to be a good pollen fig a not an edible one.

Cool beans. Now Ik not to bite into one lol.

 

[Trustyfarms]

St Anthony’s Persistent Caprifig has been a consistent pollen producer for the past 2 years. I’ll have more trees available this coming spring if you’re still looking for one then.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

St Anthony’s Persistent Caprifig has been a consistent pollen producer for the past 2 years. I’ll have more trees available this coming spring if you’re still looking for one then.

That is a good one.

 

[sykofan]

I'm rooting Saleeb at the moment. Not looking to breed or care If edible. Hopefully in the next year or two it'll produce some usable pollen.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

I'm rooting Saleeb at the moment. Not looking to breed or care If edible. Hopefully in the next year or two it'll produce some usable pollen.

It does have an edible crop. Which is a plus.

 

[NYC_Fignetic]

I'm rooting Saleeb at the moment. Not looking to breed or care If edible. Hopefully in the next year or two it'll produce some usable pollen.

Same I just got some cuttings of saleeb and some lsu dc7 hopefully to try next year. But I have a question.. if you have to wait till you have good figs to pollinate with, won’t it be too late to pollinate some early varieties? Also when is the right time to pollinate? How small or big should a fig be?

 

[sykofan]

Same I just got some cuttings of saleeb and some lsu dc7 hopefully to try next year. But I have a question.. if you have to wait till you have good figs to pollinate with, won’t it be too late to pollinate some early varieties? Also when is the right time to pollinate? How small or big should a fig be?

Good question. I'm not sure tbh. Do the profichi develop early enough in the season to take and use pollen for mid and later ripening varieties. Is dime, nickel or quarter sized figs that are the right size to pollinate?

 

[GoodFriendMike]

Profichi grow on last years wood and will ripen early enough. Think female breba crop. The window for pollination is quite large. Size depends on variety. I would not go by that. If the fig is developed enough that it has a hollow space in it. It can be pollinated at that time.

 

[Bofig]

I’m hoping to have 50+ trees of lsu dc2 by spring to share at a great price. Seems it went quite high for a while this fall. I would be asking $50 tops including shipping for a 4x9 and hope enough get out there by the end of next season it’s easy to find. I will also be doing this with lsu dc6 by end of next year. My dc2 was 3x the size of the dc6 after the second season because dc2 got a 25 gallon container and dc6 got a 10 gallon.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

I’m hoping to have 50+ trees of lsu dc2 by spring to share at a great price. Seems it went quite high for a while this fall. I would be asking $50 tops including shipping for a 4x9 and hope enough get out there by the end of next season it’s easy to find. I will also be doing this with lsu dc6 by end of next year. My dc2 was 3x the size of the dc6 after the second season because dc2 got a 25 gallon container and dc6 got a 10 gallon.

Did you pick up DC-7 this year?

 

[Bofig]

Did you pick up DC-7 this year?

I haven’t yet. I’m so full with figs right now I decided to hold off buying this year. I’d love to have it but until spring comes around I’m waiting.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

I haven’t yet. I’m so full with figs right now I decided to hold off buying this year. I’d love to have it but until spring comes around I’m waiting.

I am trying to hold off buying (many) as well. I need to concentrate on seedlings. But always good to have more breeding stock on hand.

 

[Figjake]

I need that DC2 when you start shipping in the Spring!