I need a consultation

Figsee

Figsee

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I think I need a consultation. After unloading the 15 gallon pots from the greenhouse and adding up over 100 new varieties and then still noticing how full the greenhouse is, I’ve come to the realization that maybe I don’t need this many fig trees. I plan on putting about 20 in ground but I might need some assistance or some advice on which varieties can be culled.
 

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No culling allowed for at least 4-5 years so you can see the full potential of each fig in your area. Then, of course, you need to trial all of the promising ones in ground. In the meantime, you can continue to get more because you know you’re going to be culling a lot, and also a bunch of them just won’t do well in-ground in your area. But in the end, you will have the best collection of in ground figs anywhere!
 
Gladstone1969 said:
No culling allowed for at least 4-5 years so you can see the full potential of each fig in your area. Then, of course, you need to trial all of the promising ones in ground. In the meantime, you can continue to get more because you know you’re going to be culling a lot, and also a bunch of them just won’t do well in-ground in your area. But in the end, you will have the best collection of in ground figs anywhere!
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I agree with this 100% :)
 
Figsee said:
I think I need a consultation. After unloading the 15 gallon pots from the greenhouse and adding up over 100 new varieties and then still noticing how full the greenhouse is, I’ve come to the realization that maybe I don’t need this many fig trees. I plan on putting about 20 in ground but I might need some assistance or some advice on which varieties can be culled.
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all the picture needs is some coffee and tunes and I'd be set...so awesome
 
I guess intervention is the wrong word to use. More so some recommendation's. This week I’ve moved about 10 - 15 gallon pots outside the greenhouse and realized some of these figs aren’t worth the back pain. LSU Scott’s black, Bisirri #3, Blava Flor, and Malta Black have not to me seem worth it. They will be offered up for free to local growers

Next step is planting trees in ground. As of now I have the following trees in ground:

Raspberry Latte
White Madeira #1
Ham Rham
Negra D Agde
Adriatic JH
Rockaway Green
Blanche De Duex Saison
Cravens Craving
Cavaliere
Exquisito
Atreano
Improved Celeste

Off the following, what (5) would you recommend planting in ground in a zone 6b PA grow zone

Paratjal
Green michurinska
BNR
Crozes
Campaneire
Martineca Rimada
Black Manzanita
Smith
I258
Rigato de Salento
Del Sen Juame Gran
Cessac
Madeira island Black

Next step 3 gallons and tree pots
 
Figsee said:
I guess intervention is the wrong word to use. More so some recommendation's. This week I’ve moved about 10 - 15 gallon pots outside the greenhouse and realized some of these figs aren’t worth the back pain. LSU Scott’s black, Bisirri #3, Blava Flor, and Malta Black have not to me seem worth it. They will be offered up for free to local growers

Next step is planting trees in ground. As of now I have the following trees in ground:

Raspberry Latte
White Madeira #1
Ham Rham
Negra D Agde
Adriatic JH
Rockaway Green
Blanche De Duex Saison
Cravens Craving
Cavaliere
Exquisito
Atreano
Improved Celeste

Off the following, what (5) would you recommend planting in ground in a zone 6b PA grow zone

Paratjal
Green michurinska
BNR
Crozes
Campaneire
Martineca Rimada
Black Manzanita
Smith
I258
Rigato de Salento
Del Sen Juame Gran
Cessac
Madeira island Black

Next step 3 gallons and tree pots
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I just wonder how those in-ground fig trees are doing now. Do you get some ripe figs out of them?
 
Red_Sun said:
I just wonder how those in-ground fig trees are doing now. Do you get some ripe figs out of them?
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Yes:
Exquistio
Improved Celeste
White Madeira
Ham Rham
Blanche de Dues saison
Negra d agde
Rockaway green

Didn’t fruit last year
Raspberry latte
Adriatic jh

Just planted
Cravens craving
 
I'm thinking that some of your current in-grounds are probably too late without extreme measures, but you may have a fortunate microclimate or the ability to protect them. I opted to leave mine to the wolves.

That said, I'd favor the earlier varieties for in ground and let the others benefit from the ability to be moved towards warmth.

I'd vote these (I put them in ground outside Washington DC last year). It was a bad winter. All dead to the ground.

Green michurinska (from 3 gallon, grew ok)
Black Manzanita (from 7g pot, 6ft tall/wide, 2+" trunk by fall)
Cessac (from 7g pot, 6ft tall/wide, 2+" trunk by fall)
Campaniere (from treepot)

From the rest of the list i'd probably go with crozes. it's probably an upgrade to malta black but in the same class.

My experience suggests i258, dsjg, and mib will be too late. I went with cessac over Smith hoping it'd be hardier but last year wasn't a good test case. Haven't grown the others.

Good luck and let us know what you go with and how they fare.
 
hambones said:
I'm thinking that some of your current in-grounds are probably too late without extreme measures, but you may have a fortunate microclimate or the ability to protect them. I opted to leave mine to the wolves.

That said, I'd favor the earlier varieties for in ground and let the others benefit from the ability to be moved towards warmth.

I'd vote these (I put them in ground outside Washington DC last year). It was a bad winter. All dead to the ground.

Green michurinska (from 3 gallon, grew ok)
Black Manzanita (from 7g pot, 6ft tall/wide, 2+" trunk by fall)
Cessac (from 7g pot, 6ft tall/wide, 2+" trunk by fall)
Campaniere (from treepot)

From the rest of the list i'd probably go with crozes. it's probably an upgrade to malta black but in the same class.

My experience suggests i258, dsjg, and mib will be too late. I went with cessac over Smith hoping it'd be hardier but last year wasn't a good test case. Haven't grown the others.

Good luck and let us know what you go with and how they fare.
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I’ve done limited protection to say the least. If anything I threw some snow on some. Crozes, 258, paratjal, and smith should be ok here as well in ground Crozes and paratjal both fruited in early September last year so I feel pretty confident with the pons and REDACTED variety being a little hardier.

Exquisito is new for me in ground but it had a 2” trunk and seems to be vigorous so time will tell.
 
Figsee said:
I guess intervention is the wrong word to use. More so some recommendation's. This week I’ve moved about 10 - 15 gallon pots outside the greenhouse and realized some of these figs aren’t worth the back pain. LSU Scott’s black, Bisirri #3, Blava Flor, and Malta Black have not to me seem worth it. They will be offered up for free to local growers

Next step is planting trees in ground. As of now I have the following trees in ground:

Raspberry Latte
White Madeira #1
Ham Rham
Negra D Agde
Adriatic JH
Rockaway Green
Blanche De Duex Saison
Cravens Craving
Cavaliere
Exquisito
Atreano
Improved Celeste

Off the following, what (5) would you recommend planting in ground in a zone 6b PA grow zone

Paratjal
Green michurinska
BNR
Crozes
Campaneire
Martineca Rimada
Black Manzanita
Smith
I258
Rigato de Salento
Del Sen Juame Gran
Cessac
Madeira island Black

Next step 3 gallons and tree pots
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Green M. And Campaneire are the only two that I have experience with in ground from that list and they are winners. I have a Black Manzanita that I planted last year (z7a). We’ll see if I get fruit this year.
 
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