Whats your biggest leaf?

[FL_figmam]

My biggest is Ondata, then De la Roca.

 

[JCAustin]

I wish we could roll Dolmades out of fig leaves, those on top would make Zeppelins!

Is that a cigar?

 

[387PETE]

I think Cuvert has some large leaves

 

[Rojo]

Is that a cigar?

Stuffed Grape Leaf. Greek Food

 

[cdh]

LSU Tiger. Probably an inch or two shorter than @Figgerlickinggood 's leaf. Photo from a while ago.

 

[Figgerlickinggood]

LSU Tiger. Probably an inch or two shorter than @Figgerlickinggood 's leaf. Photo from a while ago.

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Beautiful leaf. I had a LSU Tiger at my other house and its leaves were big too. Tiger and Improved Celeste must share the same parenting. @GoodFriendMike probably knows more about that.

 

[Figgerlickinggood]

Stuffed Grape Leaf. Greek Food

Those go great with some cheese, crusty bread a nice glass of wine.

 

[cdh]

Beautiful leaf. I had a LSU Tiger at my other house and its leaves were big too. Tiger and Improved Celeste must share the same parenting. @GoodFriendMike probably knows more about that.

According to @Charlie Dodgson , Tiger and Improved Celeste are siblings. Same parents. https://figfanatic.com/threads/comp...ened-main-crops.5011/post-87788?referrer=1282

 

[Charlie Dodgson]

@Figgerlickinggood
@cdh
Several articles from LSU document that Improved Celeste was the trial name of fig O'Rourke. A recent article also documents that there are false Improved Celeste in circulation.

Here's an excerpt from one of the articles. If your leaves look like Tiger, then you have a false Improved Celeste.

 

[Figgin' A]

Hate to rain on this parade of fascination with enormous fig leaves, but 99% of the time I see huge leaves it's because the tree, or a part of the tree, does not get enough light, and that's a problem, not a cool feature. Happens all the time when my grow tent becomes crowded and some leaves become shaded out by other leaves, then suddenly double or triple in size. Big leaves seem to be an adaptation to maximize photosynthetic area.

 

[Darren]

To new to know but noticed most those pictures were in ground trees

 

[Darren]

Maybe im wrong I will but cat disagree very healthy trees

 

[Darren]

Definitely wrong most are containers

 

[Charlie Dodgson]

99% of the time I see huge leaves it's because the tree, or a part of the tree, does not get enough light

So far in this thread, 8 persons have submitted photos of their large leaves. Three of them are in full sun. Thus, so far 37.5% are receiving plenty of light.

 

[Darren]

Can't rain on healthy beautiful trees they love it

 

[Darren]

Figgin'a I agree with your synopsis if humidity is controlled and light results in bigger leaves

 

[Darren]

But damn beautiful trees

 

[Figgerlickinggood]

@Charlie Dodgson I just checked the time stamp for the pictures of my leaves. They were taken on 09/07/2025 at 6 pm. The tree is in full sun all day till around 5:30 - 6:00 when the sun is setting. I purchased my Improved Celeste from Peaceful Heritage. I heard he is a reputable seller. The figs from this tree has thin skin unlike the ones from my Tiger whose skin was thick and chewy.

 

[ktrain]

Hate to rain on this parade of fascination with enormous fig leaves, but 99% of the time I see huge leaves it's because the tree, or a part of the tree, does not get enough light, and that's a problem, not a cool feature. Happens all the time when my grow tent becomes crowded and some leaves become shaded out by other leaves, then suddenly double or triple in size. Big leaves seem to be an adaptation to maximize photosynthetic area.

all pics i posted are outside in full sunlight.

 

[Figgin' A]

all pics i posted are outside in full sunlight.

Well, I can't argue with evidence, can I? Nor was I arguing, just relating what I observed... I saw it with my own eyes... multiple instances, different trees.... always the leaves that get less light measured by my trusty MQ-500 Full-Spectrum Quantum Meter...