Typical of DTE?

[TorontoJoe]

I got DTE last year. I decided to wake it up a couple weeks ago. I was going to use it to graft since I have two trees. The cuttings turned out to be bad so I just let this thing grow. It didn’t fruit for me at all last year and what you see is the totality of its growth. For those of you growing it:

Is it typical of this fig to be pushing out breba like this with basically no vegetative growth?

I know it’s supposed to be a reliable breba producer… how do they taste compared to the mains?

 

[BayAreaFigs]

The Breba tastes very good almost like main crop

 

[Figgerlickinggood]

I got DTE last year. I decided to wake it up a couple weeks ago. I was going to use it to graft since I have two trees. The cuttings turned out to be bad so I just let this thing grow. It didn’t fruit for me at all last year and what you see is the totality of its growth. For those of you growing it:

Is it typical of this fig to be pushing out breba like this with basically no vegetative growth?

I know it’s supposed to be a reliable breba producer… how do they taste compared to the mains?


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It’s making up for lost time. Maybe it overheard you say something like ahh life threatening if it didn’t get with the program.

 

[TorontoJoe]

The Breba tastes very good almost like main crop

That’s good news. I generally don’t vote for breba…but it they’re good and produce like this, I’ll be a happy boy!

 

[TorontoJoe]

It’s making up for lost time. Maybe it overheard you say something like ahh life threatening if it didn’t get with the program.

 

[ktrain]

Mine does put out quite a bit, they are really good.

 

[TorontoJoe]

Mine does put out quite a bit, they are really good.

Do they usually emerge like mine with no leaves? That’s new to me.

 

[ktrain]

Do they usually emerge like mine with no leaves? That’s new to me.

When my trees wake up in my garage every year, that is exactly how it happens.
I have a few doing it right now, no leaves...plenty of breba.

 

[Jigfig]

When my trees wake up in my garage every year, that is exactly how it happens.
I have a few doing it right now, no leaves...plenty of breba.

Excuse my ignorance here, but is it the same with cuttings as well. I had a CdD Grise that had two breba the size of quarters before actually getting leaves. First experience with any cutting putting on figs and any breba period.

 

[ktrain]

Excuse my ignorance here, but is it the same with cuttings as well. I had a CdD Grise that had two breba the size of quarters before actually getting leaves. First experience with any cutting putting on figs and any breba period.

I've seen cuttings do that every year, I take them off...some leave them on.
Pretty normal.
You figure, had that wood been left on the tree it would have grown those breba.
Being pruned off doesn't change anything, the buds that become the breba are still there.

 

[TorontoJoe]

OK.... Good to know all is normal. Just different. I'm going to keep all the breba on this tree then. As soon as I can I'll get it into a bigger pot then feed the heck out of it.

 

[JC Figgy]

When my trees wake up in my garage every year, that is exactly how it happens.
I have a few doing it right now, no leaves...plenty of breba.

Same with me, normal for breba to start popping out before leaves.