Here’s some pics of my friends neighbors figs. The first pic is what they look like now as of yesterday May 15th—I’m trying to figure out how he has breba that big already?? The other pics are of his throughout last year—then the very last pic are leafs off my what we think is a Celeste of some sort.
Friends neighbors fig
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superdave336
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That's a nice tree.
grasshopper
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Where is it at? Probably a mild winter.. protected or unprotected?
Red_Sun
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The 2nd photo shows a Mt. Etna fig, probably a HC. The last photo is a Celeste type. The 3rd photo shows one tree protected. The other one was probably protected since it was tied up with cover probably removed.
With any fig tree unprotected from winter, you take chance. You risk getting the tree killed to ground when we have a severe winter.
With any fig tree unprotected from winter, you take chance. You risk getting the tree killed to ground when we have a severe winter.
grasshopper
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You are probably right about the protection. What kind of material is used to wrap the other tree?
I think the photos are intended to show the same tree. I am no expert in identifying cultivar by leaf (with a few exceptions). There is no pic of the ripen fruit though, which would help.
I think the photos are intended to show the same tree. I am no expert in identifying cultivar by leaf (with a few exceptions). There is no pic of the ripen fruit though, which would help.
We’re about 45 miles Northwest of Philly—Zone 6b but some reports say 7a now. These are protected, he has a dark fig and a white fig, my buddy has never talked to him but we know he’s Syrian. As far as we know these figs could have come from Syria we don’t know—I’ll figure it out sooner or later when we do eventually talk to him.
Oh, he prunes and protects the figs every year.
Here’s some pics of the tree I got a cutting from what we think is a type of Celeste, sugar with slight berry flavor. I was pretty sure it was a Celeste until it gave some dark figs as you can see in the one pic—I should have took more pics. The tree has been in the ground unprotected along a detached garage brick wall for decades, primarily zone 6b.
The lady is in her 90’s, we’re supposed to prune it for her this fall.
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Yes, he prunes, ties up and protects all his fig trees every winter. As far as I know he has two types of figs one dark and one white—if I remember correctly he has 4 or 5 fig trees throughout his backyard—none are against a wall or the house.
I’ll try to talk to him one of these days. I never seen him outside but my buddy does.
Figless
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Love it just like a line out of Rod Stewart's mandolin wind
Red_Sun
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The photos shows different fig trees. At least two varieties.
Red_Sun
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This is similar or consistent to what we know. Due to historical reasons, after WW1, a lot of Syrian people immigrated to USA, to Michigan and part of PA. The area where Bass lives has a vibrate Arab community. He collected most of his Syrian heritage figs from that community.
My friend's parent lived in Hom of Syria. His family has both a black and white fig on the family farm. They say it black, not dark. They probably do not like that word. This is the Syrian Ammary Black I introduced. It is a better Mt. Etna fig. Probably similar to the one shown in the 2nd photo.
@rayray
You mentioned he and the lady. So this is two people? It seems you are talking about at least 3 figs, dark, white and the Celeste type.
Correct, the old lady in her 90’s lives in West Allentown area, she’s the one with the Celeste type fig—it’s been in the ground unprotected for decades, like 40 plus years. I got a couple of cuttings from that rooting now.
The other guy lives in Whitehall/Fullerton area, he’s Syrian
One Black and one White fig.
Yea, I’m in the same area as Bass, I met him once nice guy.
Lots of figs in the Valley, they’re everywhere
Red_Sun
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My friend's father lived in Whitehall, greater Allentown area. Bass' wife family is related to them. They are somehow all related one way or the other.
Lots of Lebanese, Syrians, Portuguese and Italians—before that Eastern European’s and Greeks.
If they’re not related they either know them or know their families back from the old country—plus if Greek Orthodox, which a lot of Syrians and Greeks are there’s only one of 3 churches to go to if that denomination.
Some of the trees that Bass has found in the area, some of them I actually know where they are, or know the owners.
The owner of Pan e Vino’s the white and dark figs from Sicily passed away last year. The figs are still there but die back to the ground and haven’t fruited in 10 to 15 years.