Edible landscaping question?

Reading the descriptions on there website. I would say most if not all there figs are TC.
I have not had good luck with getting TC figs to produce.
They do have a good selection of other fruit trees.
 
TC figs need constant maintenance to remove the excess buds. Some of mine took 3 years to fruit also. They want to push a ton of new growth over fruiting. Other than that they are decent for the price if you can get them still at 12-15 each
 
I keep at least one TC fig tree around at all times to remind me ..... In my humble opinion, they are the go-to choice for the fig tree growing enthusiast who wants to ensure the longest period of time passes before ever seeing a viable, ripe fig....

Just my $0.02 I'm just not a fan. I have never ripened a fig from a TC plant.
 
TorontoJoe said:
I keep at least one TC fig tree around at all times to remind me ..... In my humble opinion, they are the go-to choice for the fig tree growing enthusiast who wants to ensure the longest period of time passes before ever seeing a viable, ripe fig....

Just my $0.02 I'm just not a fan
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Agree as they are best used for cuttings generators and nothing more 😂
 
I was at edible landscaping a couple of days ago and have visited for years. Their figs, blueberries, kiwis, elderberries, and others are started from cuttings from their own plants.
It is incredible for me to walk in their greenhouse and see hundreds of fig cuttings started (with nearly 100% success rate) in 2 inch pots. I would kill them all in that size pot.
It does look like he does buy some of his (grafted) jujubes from Dave Wilson. His source figs and pomegranates (not to forget mature jujube trees, Che, hardy kiwis, persimmons, et al.) grow outside in the area around his greenhouses with no special protection. I think he has 2 big criteria for the plants he trials 1) they have to grow organically and 2) survive in his climate with no coddling.
I’m impressed every time I go, it’s like a living plant museum. If you search Edible landscaping you can see his propagation greenhouse. Here’s a Salavatski pomegranate next to the drivewayIMG_4428.jpeg
 
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scott_va said:
I was at edible landscaping a couple of days ago and have visited for years. Their figs, blueberries, kiwis, elderberries, and others are started from cuttings from their own plants.
It is incredible for me to walk in their greenhouse and see hundreds of fig cuttings started (with nearly 100% success rate) in 2 inch pots. I would kill them all in that size pot.
It does look like he does buy some of his (grafted) jujubes from Dave Wilson. His source figs and pomegranates (not to forget mature jujube trees, Che, hardy kiwis, persimmons, pomegranates, et al.) grow outside in the area around his greenhouses with no special protection. I think he has 2 big criteria for the plants he trials 1) they have to grow organically and 2) survive in his climate with no coddling.
I’m impressed every time I go, it’s like a living plant museum. If you search Edible landscaping you can see his propagation greenhouse. Here’s a Salavatski pomegranate next to the drivewayView attachment 7980
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I also purchased not just fig trees but also a jujube tree from them and their trees are not tissue culture. The fig trees I purchased from them was white marseille, petite Negri and Olympian and the jujube is the Li.
 
scott_va said:
I was at edible landscaping a couple of days ago and have visited for years. Their figs, blueberries, kiwis, elderberries, and others are started from cuttings from their own plants.
It is incredible for me to walk in their greenhouse and see hundreds of fig cuttings started (with nearly 100% success rate) in 2 inch pots. I would kill them all in that size pot.
It does look like he does buy some of his (grafted) jujubes from Dave Wilson. His source figs and pomegranates (not to forget mature jujube trees, Che, hardy kiwis, persimmons, pomegranates, et al.) grow outside in the area around his greenhouses with no special protection. I think he has 2 big criteria for the plants he trials 1) they have to grow organically and 2) survive in his climate with no coddling.
I’m impressed every time I go, it’s like a living plant museum. If you search Edible landscaping you can see his propagation greenhouse. Here’s a Salavatski pomegranate next to the drivewayView attachment 7980
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That's good to know Scott, thank you for sharing this info.
I also thought they were all TC.
 
I used a fork to dig a hole and loosen the soil for a small 2 gallon size fig tree planted 2 months ago. I broke the fork in 2 stabs. 😅

I wasn't looking at it closely. The fork head was welded on, so the union was not very strong. And it got stuck on a 1" thick root from an old tree nearby. Having clay soil also didn't help. Fortunately, it has a lifetime warranty. Apparently, losing its head is not uncommon.
 
grasshopper said:
I used a fork to dig a hole and loosen the soil for a small 2 gallon size fig tree planted 2 months ago. I broke the fork in 2 stabs. 😅

I wasn't looking at it closely. The fork head was welded on, so the union was not very strong. And it got stuck on a 1" thick root from an old tree nearby. Having clay soil also didn't help. Fortunately, it has a lifetime warranty. Apparently, losing its head is not uncommon.
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I love lifetime warranties!
 
I purchased a TC YLN from Wellsprings and the same variety from Logees which was a cutting. They both produced fruit about the same time which took 2-3 years.
 
GoodFriendMike said:
According to Brian Melton.
The TC figs he sells produce a lot sooner than what we are used to.
Maybe it has something to do with the source material?
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I got a TC Fignomenal from him, this will be year two...I think I may have mentioned this lol

But it is producing a couple this year...so far.
 
GoodFriendMike said:
According to Brian Melton.
The TC figs he sells produce a lot sooner than what we are used to.
Maybe it has something to do with the source material?
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I don't know if it's all the fig plants he sells but many of them, if not all are propagated cuttings from a tissue culture tree. The mother tree is a tissue culture tree that he propagates cuttings from. That's why he says they grow and produce so well and not like plants that are actual tissue cultures. If the rooted cuttings that he sells all grow and produce well, he doesn't have to tell anyone that the mother tree was a tissue culture tree. Seems he is being very transparent/honest. This is a screen shot of a portion of the description from his website.

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Edit to add: It seems he is saying that doing it this way eliminates FMV.
 
Yes Hemp growers also use TC as a restart often resetting a beloved strain that has become hermaphroditic.
 
GoodFriendMike said:
According to Brian Melton.
The TC figs he sells produce a lot sooner than what we are used to.
Maybe it has something to do with the source material?
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I just found this interview with Brian Melton from this year. He is working on good tissue culture Black Madeira and other varieties that are free of FMV. They also talk about some problems he has had doing this. He sold some plants that were not true to type and says that he is making it right by his customers. It's interesting, tissue culture plants that are much better than the ones at big box stores and Etsy. He also says he is doing a lot of fig pops, so he does cutting propagation, tissue culture, and cutting propagation of cuttings from tissue culture plants, but it does seem that he is doing a lot of work to provide tissue culture figs better than what has been available in the past. He talks a little bit about how he is doing it, in this video.

 
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