Crozes

Figgin' A

Figgin' A

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Amazed me again. Picked two ripe figs off a small first-year tree today. Both figs were amazing. Again, I noticed a strong peach flavor. Shared with my daughter. She said - Wow! This one is amazingly amazing. :) I couldn't agree more. That's why I have two Crozes in my backyard. There is a distinct possibility that I will eventually replace many of my earlier varieties with Crozes. It's very tasty and has something unique about it, not like many other figs. That peach flavor is divine. Love it. And the figs are big. Forgot to weigh these two, but I'd say they were in the 45-50g range.


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Nice! What a great review. Thank you for sharing. This makes me want to get one even more.

Do you have RLBV? If so, how does it compare?
 
Steven J. said:
Nice! What a great review. Thank you for sharing. This makes me want to get one even more.

Do you have RLBV? If so, how does it compare?
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Yes, I do. Concidentally, we also picked one RLBV today and tasted it right after Crozes. I like RLBV too. Very nice flavor. But I have to say that if I were to pick one, it would be Crozes without any hesitation. I find it has a stronger flavor with that amazing peach flavor that I love. I think it's generally a bit sweeter. Today's ones were noticeably sweeter than RLBV. Bigger size too.
 
Figgin' A said:
Amazed me again. Picked two ripe figs off a small first-year tree today. Both figs were amazing. Again, I noticed a strong peach flavor. Shared with my daughter. She said - Wow! This one is amazingly amazing. :) I couldn't agree more. That's why I have two Crozes in my backyard. There is a distinct possibility that I will eventually replace many of my earlier varieties with Crozes. It's very tasty and has something unique about it, not like many other figs. That peach flavor is divine. Love it. And the figs are big. Forgot to weigh these two, but I'd say they were in the 45-50g range.


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My Crozes only produced two fruit last year in its first season but it was still one of my better tasting figs for 2024. My tree is loaded with fruit this year so I’m excited for the fall.
 

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Figgin' A said:
Amazed me again. Picked two ripe figs off a small first-year tree today. Both figs were amazing. Again, I noticed a strong peach flavor. Shared with my daughter. She said - Wow! This one is amazingly amazing. :) I couldn't agree more. That's why I have two Crozes in my backyard. There is a distinct possibility that I will eventually replace many of my earlier varieties with Crozes. It's very tasty and has something unique about it, not like many other figs. That peach flavor is divine. Love it. And the figs are big. Forgot to weigh these two, but I'd say they were in the 45-50g range.


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I am interested in unique tasting figs. I got my Izbat An Naj from Kremp yesterday. How does Crozes compare to other figs with peach flavor like Olympian/EBT?
 
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I am interested in unique tasting figs. I got my Izbat An Naj from Kremp yesterday. How does Crozes compare to other figs with peach flavor like Olympian/EBT?
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I get more of a plum/ cherry flavor then peach but maybe that’s just me.
 
Figgin' A said:
Amazed me again. Picked two ripe figs off a small first-year tree today. Both figs were amazing. Again, I noticed a strong peach flavor. Shared with my daughter. She said - Wow! This one is amazingly amazing. :) I couldn't agree more. That's why I have two Crozes in my backyard. There is a distinct possibility that I will eventually replace many of my earlier varieties with Crozes. It's very tasty and has something unique about it, not like many other figs. That peach flavor is divine. Love it. And the figs are big. Forgot to weigh these two, but I'd say they were in the 45-50g range.


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This looks delicious. I cant wait to taste mine but still looks like I need a bit more time. My tree is loaded with figs.
You must have given your tree a head start right?
 
Armo said:
This looks delicious. I cant wait to taste mine but still looks like I need a bit more time. My tree is loaded with figs.
You must have given your tree a head start right?
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Thanks. I agree, this is a very productive variety, not my most productive, but it's up there at the top somewhere.

Would love to see a picture of your Crozes tree/figs, if you don't mind.

The two figs I was referring to above came from a small tree that I rooted in late winter/early spring.

That said, my two second-year trees are getting there.
Here is the one I started on March 1, some of its figs are almost there.

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And here is the one I started in the second half of March. No signs of ripening yet.
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Figgin' A said:
Thanks. I agree, this is a very productive variety, not my most productive, but it's up there at the top somewhere.

Would love to see a picture of your Crozes tree/figs, if you don't mind.

The two figs I was referring to above came from a small tree that I rooted in late winter/early spring.

That said, my two second-year trees are getting there.
Here is the one I started on March 1, some of its figs are almost there.

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And here is the one I started in the second half of March. No signs of ripening yet.
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I put mine outside in a pop up tent first weekend of April. Remember we had snow early at that time and it was really cold? I think my trees fell behind a bit because of that. Here is a picture of the figs on my tree, looks pretty similar to yours except my figs all have the bite marks of a bug.
 

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Armo said:
I put mine outside in a pop up tent first weekend of April. Remember we had snow early at that time and it was really cold? I think my trees fell behind a bit because of that. Here is a picture of the figs on my tree, looks pretty similar to yours except my figs all have the bite marks of a bug.
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Beautiful tree. It's truly loaded with figs. I am looking forward to your updates on this one. Wonder when it will ripen. I assume the tent was unheated?

I've seen that kind of damage on some of my figs before. I am not sure it's a bug, though. What makes you think it was a bug? Based on my research, I am leaning toward mite damage / necrotic spots caused by FMD. I had one tree that had most of its figs damaged, even when growing indoors after a very early headstart. There were no insects indoors, obviously, but the damage showed up anyway. It was also only that tree, other trees were fine.
 
Figgin' A said:
Beautiful tree. It's truly loaded with figs. I am looking forward to your updates on this one. Wonder when it will ripen. I assume the tent was unheated?

I've seen that kind of damage on some of my figs before. I am not sure it's a bug, though. What makes you think it was a bug? Based on my research, I am leaning toward mite damage / necrotic spots caused by FMD. I had one tree that had most of its figs damaged, even when growing indoors after a very early headstart. There were no insects indoors, obviously, but the damage showed up anyway. It was also only that tree, other trees were fine.
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I will update for sure once they start ripening. It will be my first ripe figs from this tree. I did have a heater in there, some nights I set it at 27C just to have 5-6C nights in there.

It is possible that it's mite bites. Seems like they love the Mt Etna types. This one and my Chicago hardy/Mt Etna type fig as well as Valoze is the same.
Also have butes on Campaniere figs but the other 20 have no signs of it. As you can see my leaves dont show a any signs of fmd, I fertilize well and have sprayed Sulphur at the beginning of the season.
I always see these pinkish looking flying insects on the figs, I wonder if they do anything.
 

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Armo said:
I will update for sure once they start ripening. It will be my first ripe figs from this tree. I did have a heater in there, some nights I set it at 27C just to have 5-6C nights in there.

It is possible that it's mite bites. Seems like they love the Mt Etna types. This one and my Chicago hardy/Mt Etna type fig as well as Valoze is the same.
Also have butes on Campaniere figs but the other 20 have no signs of it. As you can see my leaves dont show a any signs of fmd, I fertilize well and have sprayed Sulphur at the beginning of the season.
I always see these pinkish looking flying insects on the figs, I wonder if they do anything.
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That is redbanded leafhopper. They can cause damage using their mouth piece to suck sap and can transmit disease. Pyrethrin is recommended as it has longer residue (the natural one is not as good as the synthetic ones in that sense).

Redbanded Leafhopper on Ornamental Plants | NC State Extension Publications

This factsheet describes the redbanded leafhopper, <i>Graphocephala coccinea</i>, and offers some control options.
content.ces.ncsu.edu
 
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