Fig with most net production?

[TorontoJoe]

For years I've grown figs with the primary focus being for fresh eating. I enjoyed making jam so much this year I got to thinking that I want to grow a few trees solely for the purpose of total production and preservation... perhaps for use in recipes etc.

I'm curious to hear from the group. What fig variety would you choose if the only factor you were taking into account is the net weight of figs ripened? A workhorse, not considering colour, flavour, individual fig size or any other quality. What variety for you will produce the most amount of fig weight per tree?

I'm assuming in a 10 gal pot for comparison, and climate would need to be a consideration.....

 

[GoodFriendMike]

Right now. I would say my celeste.
But that may change as my trees get older.

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

Magnolia, or our Unknown Sicily
The last one is new to us “Central Virginia Long Black” but we call him Steve.

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

For years I've grown figs with the primary focus being for fresh eating. I enjoyed making jam so much this year I got to thinking that I want to grow a few trees solely for the purpose of total production and preservation... perhaps for use in recipes etc.

I'm curious to hear from the group. What fig variety would you choose if the only factor you were taking into account is the net weight of figs ripened? A workhorse, not considering colour, flavour, individual fig size or any other quality. What variety for you will produce the most amount of fig weight per tree?

I'm assuming in a 10 gal pot for comparison, and climate would need to be a consideration.....

I was thinking about this exact question too.
What figs are best producers regardless of name, popularity, rarity.

 

[TorontoJoe]

Magnolia, or our Unknown Sicily
The last one is new to us “Central Virginia Long Black” but we call him Steve.

What is that other fruit in the second picture?

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

Magnolia

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

These are from inground trees for reference.

 

[bushdoctor82]

My family unknown Etna type - named Three Saints Unknown since I gave away some cuttings to folks last year. After eating fresh and making wine / jam, I still have ~40 lbs in the freezer from multiple trees.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

What is that other fruit in the second picture?

Lime maybe?

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

Oh my bad yes it’s a lime for reference of size

 

[MFJFIGS]

Atreano-
I have three potted Atreano, two in 20-gallon pots and one in 15-gallon.
The 20-gallon trees were rooted in January 2023, and this last season I got 162 figs from one tree and 147 from the second (for a second leaf tree, I think that is a decent crop)
Figs weighed around 60 grams on average (many came in at 75 grams).
Yep, three is a lot, but wife and children love them!!!
For jam: production, weight and taste are important.

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

Here is a video worth looking at.

 

[TorontoJoe]

My family unknown Etna type - named Three Saints Unknown since I gave away some cuttings to folks last year. After eating fresh and making wine / jam, I still have ~40 lbs in the freezer from multiple trees.

Over approximately how many trees would you divide that? Are they all potted?

 

[TorontoJoe]

Atreano-
I have three potted Atreano, two in 20-gallon pots and one in 15-gallon.
The 20-gallon trees were rooted in January 2023, and this last season I got 162 figs from one tree and 147 from the second (for a second leaf tree, I think that is a decent crop)
Figs weighed around 60 grams on average (many came in at 75 grams).
Yep, three is a lot, but wife and children love them!!!
For jam: production, weight and taste are important.

I figured Atreano would be a contender here. It’s a top producer for me in pots

 

[SpiritFarmVa]

We dont have Atreano. Are Atreano and Atreano gold synonyms?

 

[Figology]

Chatsworth Unk. , might be synonymous with Atreano, had the most figs on a tree I’ve seen at one point. It’s early to mid season.

 

[TorontoJoe]

We dont have Atreano. Are Atreano and Atreano gold synonyms?

I am unfamiliar with a gold variant

 

[Figgin' A]

Joe, since we are in the same climate and we both live next to the lake, I'll chime in, though I strongly believe that most varieties are perfectly capable of producing abundantly given favorable growing conditions.

Here are the ones that really stood out for me in the 2023 season. Caveat: all my trees get a headstart, and all figs typically ripen.

I-258

VDB

Unk Prosciutto

Socorro Black

New varieties that I rooted last November (2023) that showed a lot of promise production-wise this post season:

Smith

Tia Penya

Crozes

Bourgasotte Grise

Craven's Craving

 

[TorontoJoe]

Joe, since we are in the same climate and we both live next to the lake, I'll chime in, though I strongly believe that most varieties are perfectly capable of producing abundantly given favorable growing conditions.

Here are the ones that really stood out for me in the 2023 season. Caveat: all my trees get a headstart, and all figs typically ripen.

I-258

VDB

Unk Prosciutto

Socorro Black

New varieties that I rooted last November (2023) that showed a lot of promise production-wise this post season:

Smith

Tia Penya

View attachment 2951

Crozes

Bourgasotte Grise

Craven's Craving

That’s just amazing production! You seem to get figs on every node

 

[MFJFIGS]

Joe, since we are in the same climate and we both live next to the lake, I'll chime in, though I strongly believe that most varieties are perfectly capable of producing abundantly given favorable growing conditions.

Here are the ones that really stood out for me in the 2023 season. Caveat: all my trees get a headstart, and all figs typically ripen.

I-258

VDB

Unk Prosciutto

Socorro Black

New varieties that I rooted last November (2023) that showed a lot of promise production-wise this post season:

Smith

Tia Penya

View attachment 2951

Crozes

Bourgasotte Grise

Craven's Craving

Oak’s pictures leave me breathless and mad at the same time
Great photos bud!