What is the flavor profile of LdA types?

Ikibahd

Ikibahd

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I’ve been chasing LdA varieties for years - I’ve killed plenty of cuttings, and when I got an air layer while I was still in Texas it turned out to be what was more than likely a Brunswick instead.

Moved to Maryland almost 3 years ago now and restarted my collection, killed a handful of Perretta cuttings and finally had my Pellegrino cutting (that I thought I had killed last year) grow healthfully this year.

I also bought a Randino this year that grew like a beast and set a few figs (that the squirrels got 😡)

I’ve heard many say that LdA is a berry fig or maybe honey/berry. Randino, though, is supposed to be more of a sugar fig, yet some lump it together with other LdA types.

Anyone have experience that can enlighten on whether they’re more berry or just syrupy-sweet?
 
Hi @lkibahd! I’m so glad you added your signature line—I had no idea you were in the Baltimore area. I’m about an hour north of Baltimore. Do you go to Jimmy’s DMV events? I’d be happy to help if you need any cuttings to help restart your collection.

I have a 1st year Randino too that also grew like a beast, but didn’t ripen fruit.

I was able to eat ripe fruit off a 2-yr old Nordland, and my tasting notes said it was sweet and mildly figgy. I didn’t taste any berry notes.
 
9ah-figlet said:
Hi @lkibahd! I’m so glad you added your signature line—I had no idea you were in the Baltimore area. I’m about an hour north of Baltimore. Do you go to Jimmy’s DMV events? I’d be happy to help if you need any cuttings to help restart your collection.

I have a 1st year Randino too that also grew like a beast, but didn’t ripen fruit.

I was able to eat ripe fruit off a 2-yr old Nordland, and my tasting notes said it was sweet and mildly figgy. I didn’t taste any berry notes.
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I haven’t been to the DMV events yet but I intend to next year! I’m supposed to be being careful about adding new plants per the wife since I’m already up to roughly 45 😬
 
Probably wise. My hubby is fond of saying “Happy wife, happy life.” Jimmy’s get togethers are great—well-organized and well-attended by friendly folk. I’ve also seen @DCallahan and @Gladstone1969 there.

I’ve got more trees than you…around 175. My endlessly tolerant hubby and I are on day 2 of loading them in the garage. You really need your spouse’s support in this hobby.
 
Mine is the same strain as Ross. I would describe a better than average production. Larger than average fig size. Light berry flavour. Very substantial and forgiving fig variety
 
ktrain said:
I have LdA and Pellegrino, very very similar.
Fig size, shape, flavor....I agree with Joe on the flavor profile.
Thought I got rid of Pellegrino but I seen it last night when pulling in trees.
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Its funny how you find one you forgot you had or still had until you start moving them around.
 
I have Longe d'Aout, Nordland, and Pellegrino all first year , same pot size, soil and fertigation.
Fruits were very similar. And I think any difference would be due to the ripeness of the individual fruit when it was picked.
 

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Ikibahd said:
I haven’t been to the DMV events yet but I intend to next year! I’m supposed to be being careful about adding new plants per the wife since I’m already up to roughly 45 😬
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45 is actually a good number. That’s about the total I had inground and containers. Now since we moved I have a total of 11. 3 we dug up now in containers plus 8 of the containers. We will plant inground come spring.
 
Looks like Randino may definitively be outside of the LdA category then…

I read someone say it could be a Brunswick type, but so few people have anything good to say about Brunswick… while not many seem to have Randino, I’ve only read good things about it, so maybe it’s different entirely?
 
9ah-figlet said:
Probably wise. My hubby is fond of saying “Happy wife, happy life.” Jimmy’s get togethers are great—well-organized and well-attended by friendly folk. I’ve also seen @DCallahan and @Gladstone1969 there.

I’ve got more trees than you…around 175. My endlessly tolerant hubby and I are on day 2 of loading them in the garage. You really need your spouse’s support in this hobby.
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Yep. We’re still around and will be at the stick trading event on December 7th. Hopefully, you will be there. I’m going to winterize my trees this week, and take some cuttings for the event.
 
Ikibahd said:
I haven’t been to the DMV events yet but I intend to next year! I’m supposed to be being careful about adding new plants per the wife since I’m already up to roughly 45 😬
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You should come to the stick swap on December 7th. Info is on the DMV fig Facebook page. It’s a great place to get “replacements” and backup varieties for the losses to voles. Lol.
 
You know... a stick swap would be a great thing to have on a calendar! :rolleyes:

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I'm a caveman who can't be found on FB. Members are free to post events even if they're not their own. If it benefits the community, it's all good. You can even link to the FB announcement...

I'm still trying to get @GoodFriendMike to put his birthday up... :)

Tutorial in "How to use this forum" section if needed
 
TorontoJoe said:
You know... a stick swap would be a great thing to have on a calendar! :rolleyes:

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I'm a caveman who can't be found on FB. Members are free to post events even if they're not their own. If it benefits the community, it's all good. You can even link to the FB announcement...

I'm still trying to get @GoodFriendMike to put his birthday up... :)

Tutorial in "How to use this forum" section if needed
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8/7/77 Now I just have to figure out how to add it to the calendar. :)
 
TorontoJoe said:
You know... a stick swap would be a great thing to have on a calendar! :rolleyes:

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I'm a caveman who can't be found on FB. Members are free to post events even if they're not their own. If it benefits the community, it's all good. You can even link to the FB announcement...

I'm still trying to get @GoodFriendMike to put his birthday up... :)

Tutorial in "How to use this forum" section if needed
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I went the the calendar. I can see the calendar. But I can’t see where or how to post on the calendar.
 
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