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Two different colored figs from the same tree

19 years ago

The green figs in the middle of the picture and the purple figs on the right come from the same tree. The Green figs were all on one side of a huge tree and the purple ones came from the opposite side. The green ones were on the west side getting the afternoon sun. The purple ones only getting the morning sun. It is a mystery to me. Again, this is a "wild" tree. Maybe a seedling or maybe planted by someone a long time ago. Figs on left, I believe, are also from an unidentified tree. Probably black mission.

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FO876
19 years ago
Sounds like someone mayhave successfully grafted two different types?

Id love to have one of those. :)
pitangadiego
19 years ago
Here are fruits from my Encanto Brown Turkey tree, ungrafted, same fruits, different colors and all are equally ripe. My Falls Gold does the same thing.
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Bruce_in_ct
19 years ago
But figfarmer's figs are also different in shape/size. I also think it's a graft. Follow the branches to the trunk of the tree and see if all of one color track back to a particular branch and all of the other color to another. If someone was motivated, there could be a bunch of grafts, but maybe the grafter had my level of ambition and did only one.

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