So far most are fantastic. LSU dc series may be the only ones I haven’t heard great reviews on. Champagne is great but Hollier is better, but both are better than other varieties not from lsu so it’s just a matter of opinion. I’ve got lsu strawberry so hopefully some fruit this year but heard it’s just an Adriatic.
Honey Figs
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superdave336
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I had a cutting of Peter's Honey and it didn't root for me this year. I want that one as well.
I purchase two cuttings of LOMPOC PROLIFIC from fig gazer and both survived my attempts to root them. I am hopeful that I get at least one fig to taste this season. This year my collection of fig trees are really taking off and I will be able to taste many new varieties but I especially like the honey figs.
ktrain
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LSU Strawberry is very good, tastes like the name. Lol
Even though I gifted mine to a friend...I still give it high marks.
Figless
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@Tom from England. How old is your tree? Do you have it in the ground??
superdave336
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Well in that case I know my girls will love it. They eat cartons of strawberries. I need to check out LSU St. Gabriel's Black as well. I'm not familiar with that one.
Good luck with today’s price on that, hopefully it’s short lived and I can get one this fall.
GIV
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LSU Hollier is great. I have Peters Honey in ground and LSU Hollier & Yellow Long Neck top grafted to in ground tree. LSU Hollier producing very well and wins on complexity. Peters Honey has been been great as well, heavy producer - sweet - jammy- harvesting over a month to extend the season - just not as complex as LSU Hollier. YLN provided big - jammy, honey flavor just a bit muddled in comparison to the others.
Ikibahd
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I was under the impression that LSU Strawberry is just a re-named green ischia once more people wanted to have LSU fig collection varieties…?
More specifically, similar to Smith (and maybe Hunt?), there may have been a green ischia in their orchard, but not as one of the varieties bred in the program.
Maybe I’m totally wrong though… I know it’s definitely not first hand knowledge from me.
More specifically, similar to Smith (and maybe Hunt?), there may have been a green ischia in their orchard, but not as one of the varieties bred in the program.
Maybe I’m totally wrong though… I know it’s definitely not first hand knowledge from me.
You’re correct mostly. Story I was told from some heater members of the other forum said it was grown in their test plot as strawberry fig with no origin know mostly, not bred or selected by them but more so as a test or seed source. To distinguish it from other figs such as strawberry or Texas strawberry the lsu name was attached and it’s not an endorsed lsu variety.
Tom from England
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My Wuhan is about 4 or 5 years old
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Tom from England
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This is one I’d love to add to my LSU collection, from what people have said about it sounds pretty good.
Figless
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@Tom from England Wow Tom those Wuhan figs look scrumptious. They look good enough to eat I am green with Envy. I Love LSU Strawberry, and propagated a couple of them to make cuttings for next year.
superdave336
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Interesting info.
ktrain
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I can attest to that Tom, I will be keeping that one in my collection for sure.
Tom from England
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My Alma has never produced for me. I feel like it needs a lot of heat units and light, leaves seem about right though, small spade shape. Hopefully I’ll get something out of it this year. Like the bit about “most syrupy”!