What's your must have Black Madeira type?

[hambones]

If I remember correctly a lot of that DNA testing was of the nature that you could only determine if things were different, not necessarily the same. Think of it like testing only hair, skin, and eye color. They can all match and the subjects will rarely be twins, but if any are different they definitely aren't twins.

That said, I really like my MIB. It grows well early and then sets so much fruit that the node spacing drops to almost nothing, just figs everywhere. I had a Cravens for a bit, which seemed to be a more vigorous grower (longer node spacing) with lower fruit set. It went to a coworker who grows it well enough to make me question my life choices.

 

[figologist]

My wife would really like me to go one week without a new fig to dream about.

Your wife is wrong

 

[Kompakfigs]

If I remember correctly a lot of that DNA testing was of the nature that you could only determine if things were different, not necessarily the same. Think of it like testing only hair, skin, and eye color. They can all match and the subjects will rarely be twins, but if any are different they definitely aren't twins.

That said, I really like my MIB. It grows well early and then sets so much fruit that the node spacing drops to almost nothing, just figs everywhere. I had a Cravens for a bit, which seemed to be a more vigorous grower (longer node spacing) with lower fruit set. It went to a coworker who grows it well enough to make me question my life choices.

What’s that saying, easy come, easy go. Go visit your co worker and ask for cuttings.

 

[Ikibahd]

So my only BM type is MIB. I grew it from a cutting started last summer and it is doing well this year but I don’t anticipate any fruit til next season (the figlets on it now are only large double bumps currently)

I am tempted to put it in ground in a prime spot (mostly because I want all of my trees in ground if possible) but I’m on the fence.
I’ve been watching Lou Monti get excited about trailing his BMs in ground and I am wondering if I’d ever get fruit off of it if I don’t keep it potted up…

I know it tends to be considered a “container only” fig anywhere outside loooong season environments, but what do y’all think?

 

[bushdoctor82]

So my only BM type is MIB. I grew it from a cutting started last summer and it is doing well this year but I don’t anticipate any fruit til next season (the figlets on it now are only large double bumps currently)

I am tempted to put it in ground in a prime spot (mostly because I want all of my trees in ground if possible) but I’m on the fence.
I’ve been watching Lou Monti get excited about trailing his BMs in ground and I am wondering if I’d ever get fruit off of it if I don’t keep it potted up…

I know it tends to be considered a “container only” fig anywhere outside loooong season environments, but what do y’all think?

I’ve been considering the same since last season, but with Figo Preto. I’ll either sacrifice some figs and set an airlayer or just root cuttings over Winter and plant in Spring - will be replacing inground AJH. I’ll be keeping one potted for guaranteed ripening.