That was my assumption. I know I’m not the only one, I did share some cuttings for cost of shipping last fall. This was worth every bit of effort to pollinate it.
U.P. is worth it. One of my favs.
U.P. needs to be pollinated.
Yes, however I did have one single fig ripen last year surprisingly before I had any caprifigs. 1/300+ for odds says Smyrna. There’s always a random possibility of a Smyrna fig ripening without pollen. When I did some back tracing on this no one in the line of sellers shared a photo so I was skeptical but already had it rooting lol.
I know this but… I’ve purchased the “raintree” twice and still am stuck with the wrong one under the premise it takes 2-3 years for it to fruit and not drop. I have one ordered direct from raintree but it’s not going to ship until spring now due to me being a cold zone. After tasting this one I definitely want this version also.
I’ve had these last year watered daily and they may have dried out a touch on the big ten gallon tree occasionally and the small two didn’t dry out at all. This year I sank both into the dirt 8-10 inches and we’ve had rain 5 days a week for most of the summer and they have not gotten dry one time. It would be strange to have only pollinated figs ripen when all others drop off if this was not unk Pastilliere.
Hmm, you are saying you bought the raintree version (not from raintree) twice and still ended up with the wrong tree(UP to be specific). I think that is how the first UP was found (by greenfig long ago). Man, what a bumper!!
These definitely don’t look like the one I have
My mother tree which came directly from Raintree was not a tissue culture. Pasteliere will drop its fruit no matter what version you have if not watered sufficiently.
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It dropped figs but it was from lack of water on my part. Might have to do with maturity. Either way it's worth the wait IMO.Pastilliere Fig
Pastillere Fig tree in a 1-gallon pot yields sweet, rich figs perfect for fresh eating and desserts. Hardy, productive, and ideal for containers.
The current pastiliere offering from Rain tree is grown from tissue culture, not sure if that means they send you a TC tree or one off their TC tree cutting.
People have problem fruiting off their trees early on(first year). Some have problem fruiting it off after a few years. The earliest I have seen people respond was second year, which isn't too bad.The biggest selling point of the Rain tree version is FMV free.
I have both versions and UP, which is a totally different variety. It was named UP because it was originally ordered and delivered as pastiliere and turned out to be not and a Smyrna.
I used to live in an area with wasps so UP was a natural pick.
