common figs vs common figs

[epiphyte]

yesterday i learned that brown turkey refers to the country rather than the bird.

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

The word common as a synonym for parthenocarpic is kinda confusing as no other plant is referred to as common if it doesn’t need pollination to fruit. If you order greenhouse cucumbers from Johnny’s they call them parthenocarpic.
That’s solely a fig term (atleast as far as I’ve seen)
But that said there are many technical terms that could make conversations more complicated.
Maybe the more technically vocabulary knowledgeable folks here could do a thread on technical terms.

 

[TorontoJoe]

I imagine that sometimes people interpret it as meaning that the variety is widely available and grown by many

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

I imagine that sometimes people interpret it as meaning that the variety is widely available and grown by many

I definitely think that’s the first thing people think.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

I have seen people refer to all female figs as common. To distinguish them from males.
Also some refer to cutting's as seeds.

 

[dondan]

I always distinguish between common (= not rare) and common (= parthenocarpic) by writing the latter with a capital C: Common.
So a common Common fig is Brown Turkey. But of course that doesn't work when speaking.

 

[Fig Gazer]

Can't spell parteuncarpik or comon so i vote fore very-very rare,very rare ,sorta rare,almost rare and not rare .

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

I have seen people refer to all female figs as common. To distinguish them from males.
Also some refer to cutting's as seeds.

I’ve seen rooted cuttings referred to as seedlings. A bit of a head scratcher to
Me.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

I’ve seen rooted cuttings referred to as seedlings. A bit of a head scratcher to
Me.

You should have seen the conversation I had a couple years ago with a guy who said.
"all my fig seeds grow true to type"

 

[TorontoJoe]

You should have seen the conversation I had a couple years ago with a guy who said.
"all my fig seeds grow true to type"

Etsy seller?

 

[Fig Gazer]

I’ve seen rooted cuttings referred to as seedlings. A bit of a head scratcher to
Me.

I AM GOING TO TRY AND BE SERIOUS WITH THIS ANSWER (SELDOM AM) IF a fig tree grows from a seed it's mother had to be polinated by man or wasp and as such most of the time the offspring is a "seedling" code for new variety ,hence the cutting can be called seedlings and be given a new name .of corse if you copy the parents of a known fig some of the seedligns will be the known fig and not a new variety .HOPE THAT IS CLEAR AS MUD but best i could do

 

[GoodFriendMike]

Etsy seller?

Guy from Germany on FB. After all the back and forth. I realized he was talking about cutting's.
After that. The conversation went a lot better.

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

I AM GOING TO TRY AND BE SERIOUS WITH THIS ANSWER (SELDOM AM) IF a fig tree grows from a seed it's mother had to be polinated by man or wasp and as such most of the time the offspring is a "seedling" code for new variety ,hence the cutting can be called seedlings and be given a new name .of corse if you copy the parents of a known fig some of the seedligns will be the known fig and not a new variety .HOPE THAT IS CLEAR AS MUD but best i could do

I have always considered the horticultural term “seedling” to refer to an individual plant grown from an individual seed.
But I get the rationale in regards to something un named. That Makes sense.

 

[TorontoJoe]

"had to be polinated by man or wasp"

But not a man-wasp?

 

[TorontoJoe]

Guy from Germany on FB. After all the back and forth. I realized he was talking about cutting's.
After that. The conversation went a lot better.

Makes sense. I still find it kind of strange that bulbs of garlic sold for planting are called seed garlic...

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

You should have seen the conversation I had a couple years ago with a guy who said.
"all my fig seeds grow true to type"

I bet that was interesting.

Now if he found a way to create an F1 hybrid seed that came true to type everytime for desirable fig seeds that would be crazy.

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

Makes sense. I still find it kind of strange that bulbs of garlic sold for planting are called seed garlic...

Same with potatoes

 

[TorontoJoe]

I bet that was interesting.

Now if he found a way to create an F1 hybrid seed that came true to type everytime for desirable fig seeds that would be crazy.

Could that be done with a fig?

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

Could that be done with a fig?

Not likely since only 25% of the seed would be common.
But the Caprifig experts here would know far better.

 

[TorontoJoe]

Not likely since only 25% of the seed would be common.
But the Caprifig experts here would know far better.

Yeah.... I'd never thought of that before. When you mentioned it the hamster wheel in my head began turning....