Are these profichi figs?

[julie]

This is my Capri Q tree. I am wanting to grow some profichi figs to use for pollination. Are these figs that grew on the tree this summer the profichi figs that I will use in the spring to pollinate? If not, do I need to pick these off to give room for more figs to grow?

Cheers!

 

[GoodFriendMike]

That looks to be the mammoni crop. Profichi grow on last years wood.

 

[julie]

That looks to be the mammoni crop. Profichi grow on last years wood.

Ahh. So in order to get profichi figs, since this wood grew this year, I will pick these figs off and then any new figs that grow on this stalk will be profichi. Is that correct? Will I be able to use those profichi that develop next spring or will I have to wait another year?

 

[Figgin' A]

Profichi, schmamichi, mammoni, papponi, mamme, schmamme... geez, I get so confused...

Can't we just call it breba? Or caprifig breba? Breba is the crop you need to get pollen. That's it. Very simple.

 

[Kompakfigs]

Profichi, schmamichi, mammoni, papponi, mamme, schmamme... geez, I get so confused...

Can't we just call it breba? Or caprifig breba? Breba is the crop you need to get pollen. That's it. Very simple.

Alrighty. I’m a simple man that just wants to eat ripe figs. I’m listening.

 

[Kompakfigs]

Alrighty. I’m a simple man that just wants to eat ripe figs. I’m listening.

Profichi, schmamichi, mammoni, papponi, mamme, schmamme... geez, I get so confused...

Can't we just call it breba? Or caprifig breba? Breba is the crop you need to get pollen. That's it. Very simple.

So what you’re saying is that I can extract pollen from breba figs and hand pollinate main crop figs. Or is it more complicated.

 

[Figgin' A]

So what you’re saying is that I can extract pollen from breba figs and hand pollinate main crop figs. Or is it more complicated.

Yes, only it has to be from a breba from a caprifig variety, like Saleeb.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

Ahh. So in order to get profichi figs, since this wood grew this year, I will pick these figs off and then any new figs that grow on this stalk will be profichi. Is that correct? Will I be able to use those profichi that develop next spring or will I have to wait another year?

Yes that is correct. The new figs that grow on the older wood will be profichi or as @Figgin' A said Caprifig breba.

 

[julie]

Ok. Capri Q (or other caprifig) breba for harvesting pollen for pollination next summer. Thank you everyone for clearing that up for me!

 

[Jigfig]

lol this helps me so much. I get confused with the other names used for caprifig crops.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

lol this helps me so much. I get confused with the other names used for caprifig crops.

This may help. https://figfanatic.com/threads/a-simple-glossary.159/

 

[Jigfig]

This may help. https://figfanatic.com/threads/a-simple-glossary.159/

I’ve checked that out and look periodically. I’m just not super familiar with caprifigs yet. Haven’t used the names enough for them to stick well.

 

[Schoenie]

Yes that is correct. The new figs that grow on the older wood will be profichi or as @Figgin' A said Caprifig breba.

And so... a new term ("Caprifig breba") gets born....