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ETXfigs
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This is Mavra Sika, my only Mt Etna. It's from the cuttings that the forum gave me. My rule about removing figs from small 1st year trees is if the tree is pushing out plenty of new green growth, I leave the figs on there. If there is not much growth, I pick them off. This little thing is growing great so I am leaving them on. This looks like it is going to be another one of those two for the price of one deals. Yay!
bushdoctor82
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Last year at this time these were all yellow and ready to be picked in a few days - probably going to be another couple weeks this year.
Figgin' A
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Wow!
gorgeous tree. So prolific. Which variety is it?
bushdoctor82
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Byadi purchased from OTBP a few years ago.Wow!
The branching further from the house and not pictured also has similar amount of figs. I wish I liked honey type figs more, however, they do offer a nice break from the berry types and are refreshing.
Figneer
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The tree is loaded, your patience be rewarded
Figgin' A
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I am with you. Not a fan of sugar and honey figs but do enjoy them for a change every now and again. Going forward I think I will leave a few grafts just so I have some around.
Figneer
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Piggy bagging on our “other” discussion, did you not prune or lightly pruned this tree during dormancy? If so, I can definitely see what you’re talking about. I always wondered how to get so much figs on a short distance
bushdoctor82
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I didn’t prune this tree at all before Winter. It was wrapped but still suffered some tip damage due to user error, so I only pruned off the dead tips. I’ll be chopping it down some this fall to clean it up a bit before wrapping.
Edit - my inground trees that are wrapped will be pruned only to fit better within the wrapping. I don’t wrap my Etnas and they are only pruned to remove dead/diseased branching in Spring. Per our other discussion, that process may change next year.
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Figgin' A
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Today's harvest... the season is winding down, but I am still getting nice platters of figs as well as some raspberries and strawberries here and there... all berries are covered with fine-mesh insect netting, and so far, no SWD activity, no wasp damage, making picking and eating berries quite enjoyable. I didn't cover last year, and a lot of the berry harvest was ruined.
bushdoctor82
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To my friend, AJH, rest now brother. We have the watch and I’ll see you in Valhalla.
Interestingly, the newer roots don’t have any RKN galls - just the older and deeper roots. Maybe the applications of JMS/JLF this season helped a bit closer to the ground surface. Both Byadi and Family Etna (planted on either side of AJH) have shrugged off RKN and still produced well after 4 seasons of infection.
Interestingly, the newer roots don’t have any RKN galls - just the older and deeper roots. Maybe the applications of JMS/JLF this season helped a bit closer to the ground surface. Both Byadi and Family Etna (planted on either side of AJH) have shrugged off RKN and still produced well after 4 seasons of infection.
ETXfigs
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Pics of my recent harvest. Most of my trees are young so I don't get a lot. White Madeira #1 is ripening and VdB is still pumping out a few. The Beer's Black is producing some too. My Lowes Celeste is producing a second crop now. I gave the other one to my neighbor. I have noticed that the WM#1 figs on my tree need to ripen to the fullest or they do not taste good. If I pick them a day or two early, they are no good. I'm sure they will taste better and be larger as the tree matures. The ones I picked yesterday should have stayed on the tree another day or two but I was going to spray sulfur so I picked them.
Friday WM#1 & VdB
Saturday WM#1 & VdB
Friday WM#1 & VdB
Saturday WM#1 & VdB