Smith....

[ktrain]

With recent talk of the Smith variety in another thread I thought I'd give it some airtime with a little history.
It is one of the most talked about varieties when people are giving advice on which ones to obtain.
Seems to do well no matter where it's grown.
One of the juiciest figs in figdom.
Asthetically, with it's nice greenish/yellowish colour and cracks in the skin and sugar spots it is a very photogenic fig.

It's history as far as anyone can research on multiple sites is summed up by a google search...



If you do not have this variety, I encourage you to give it a try.

Unfortunately, I think I accidentally deleted my photos.....anyone

 

[ktrain]

WAIT....I found a photo from last year. lol

 

[RedSkip]

WAIT....I found a photo from last year. lolView attachment 22003

Looks Jammy, I’m Jelly

 

[ktrain]

Look Jammy, I’m Jelly

I let that one ripen almost to the extreme, it was ugly on the outside, but mucho bueno on the inside!

 

[ClayFig]

I actually ordered a Smith rooted cutting, it got lost in the mailthe guy I ordered it from is in Mississippi, he’s 1 hour and 20 minutes away from me. Tracking says he shipped it on the 13th, still not here. Will likely need to file a claim with usps

 

[julie]

I absolutely struggled with rooting Smith and Cessac. I have killed all my Cessac cuttings 2 years in a row now. And still struggle with my Smith as a going on 2 year old tree. It seems to not like being pruned at all for me- has anyone else observed this?

 

[RedSkip]

I absolutely struggled with rooting Smith and Cessac. I have killed all my Cessac cuttings 2 years in a row now. And still struggle with my Smith as a going on 2 year old tree. It seems to not like being pruned at all for me- has anyone else observed this?

Ive killed both Smith and Cessac cuttings…

The Cessac never rooted but had top growth. I bought it from a less reliable source on Etsy in my early days. With twenty varieties growing I figured I’d wait a year before trying again and buy from a more reliable source. I suspect with cuttings the better the tree the better success of the cutting taking off, and cheaper is not always better.

For Smith, I had several cuttings root and leaf out but due to overwatering and lack of light they ended up dying on me. I chalked it up to inexperience. Rooting in December is good but may be a tad early with grow lights - least for me.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

I don't have this one. But do have a couple of small Cessac trees. Hoping they produce this season.

 

[JC Figgy]

 

[BruceB]

Here is a picture of my two today. They are not the prettiest but, they taste great and grow very well. Start of the third year!

 

[rayray]

I've heard of rooting issues with the Cessac and Smith, so I bucked up and bought a Cessac from Fruitnut this Spring. Let me tell you guys, absolute one of the nicest tree's I ever purchased. He told me he had an extraordinarily great rooting season, and that it was one of the best years he's ever had, plus Steve has been doing this for a long time.

Top quality.

 

[RedSkip]

I've heard of rooting issues with the Cessac and Smith, so I bucked up and bought a Cessac from Fruitnut this Spring. Let me tell you guys, absolute one of the nicest tree's I ever purchased. He told me he had an extraordinarily great rooting season, and that it was one of the best years he's ever had, plus Steve has been doing this for a long time.

Top quality.

He have a website or Figbid?

 

[EtchedFicus]

I actually ordered a Smith rooted cutting, it got lost in the mailthe guy I ordered it from is in Mississippi, he’s 1 hour and 20 minutes away from me. Tracking says he shipped it on the 13th, still not here. Will likely need to file a claim with usps

I purchased my Smith from a guy in Mississippi as well. It was beautiful and looks to be doing very well now. I also purchased several others from him and USPS lost 2 of them and I had to do claims. I hear those triangle boxes have to be manually sorted and take some abuse. I got the money back and then USPS delivered the trees a month late as dried up husks. I watered them both for a bit. One was a goner, but the NdB shot up a sucker that is look pretty good now.

 

[ktrain]

That's the stuff right there!

I need to take more photos. lol

 

[BNaula1]

Nobody mentioned how it’s so slow to lignify? mine had so much green growth end of season I had to bring it in earlier than my other trees so the frost didn’t kill all that growth.

 

[ktrain]

I absolutely struggled with rooting Smith and Cessac. I have killed all my Cessac cuttings 2 years in a row now. And still struggle with my Smith as a going on 2 year old tree. It seems to not like being pruned at all for me- has anyone else observed this?

You know honestly...I don't remember my rooting ease with this one...been to long ago.
However...It doesn't stand out as a difficult one, at least not that I can remember.

 

[ktrain]

Nobody mentioned how it’s so slow to lignify? mine had so much green growth end of season I had to bring it in earlier than my other trees so the frost didn’t kill all that growth.

Ah yes....thank you for pointing that out, I have experienced this as well.
Takes a little extra care.

 

[JC Figgy]

You know honestly...I don't remember my rooting ease with this one...been to long ago.
However...It doesn't stand out as a difficult one, at least not that I can remember.

I have no issues rooting smith. Regularly root about a dozen each year.

 

[JC Figgy]

Nobody mentioned how it’s so slow to lignify? mine had so much green growth end of season I had to bring it in earlier than my other trees so the frost didn’t kill all that growth.

Usually prune mine down before hard frosts anyways.

 

[ktrain]

I don't have this one. But do have a couple of small Cessac trees. Hoping they produce this season.

I'm gonna have to remedy that good Sir.