Lou,
I picked my first breba two days ago from my (maybe) Noire de Caromb -- but after picking it I realized I'd jumped the gun a little. A bit of sap oozed out of the stem. The tree hangs over the sidewalk a little and I don't trust passersby or the squirrels -- but I will try to hold back a bit on the next one.

I'm in central Mississippi. I gorged on Celeste or Brown Turkey (not sure which this tree is) brebas almost 3 weeks ago. My LSU Gold brebas (few as they were) ripened about the same time. The few Marseilles brebas I had ripened about 10 days ago.

Elder, I'm in Connecticut, Zone 6. I ate my first fig May 19. It was good. Like you, I could have waited another day or two but it was me or the chipmunks. I won.

Lots of figs coming along for later.

Good eating everyone.

Peg

Third fig.

Ok, Ficus repens.

I have nothing to bragg about yet.
I had a breba brown turkey that was ripe but when i open it it was dry and zero taste.
I have tons of green unripe figs on my older trees,but none ripe.I need patience.Peace

Hello,
This is my first time here. I have a small fig tree (bush) which is in its 3rd year. I don't know the variety name, but it is a purple fig of medium size when ripe. I live in PA and the first year we over-winterized it and when we unwrapped it in the spring, it was moldy almost to the ground. We trimmed it to about 10 inches of trunk and it sprouted all around the base. It is now in it's third year as a bush. I can see small nodules at the base of each leaf and below which I assume are fig sprouts. My questions is, will it still bear fruit as a bush? How big should each fig be now ? (july 3). I have a feeling these tiny little growths should be much bigger by now, and that they will dry up or fall off. I had 2 figs last year which fell off before they ripened. Is there anything I can do at this point to nudge the fruit into growing and staying on the tree? It is getting 5 hours of full sun a day. Is that enough? Any help will be appreciated. I LOVE fresh figs and love to cook with them as well as eat them fresh from the tree. I grew up in an Italian neighborhood where figs grew abundantly with no special care.
Thank you very much.

Rose:5Hour a day of sun is not enough to grow or get ripe fruits.
Find a spot where you get the most son16,hours a day if you can,and start from there.Move your fig to that spot if you want early figs that will get ripe.In the search box on this forum,type "Winterizing fig",and you will find out how to protect it in the winter.I do not know where your Italian Neighborhood was located but,in Pa you will have to protect your fig at least for the first 3 years when young,to be able to get ripe fruits.
Once you do all that and your fig grows up and you do not get ripe fruits,then is time to look for another variety,that will .Peace

Although my figs have not matured as quickly as usual this year due to the wet weather, the "early birds" among the figs are starting to come in. Hollier, a fig from the LSU program of the mid-1950's, has produced figs over the last week. Although not as sweet and rich as in hot dry weather, they are still not bad! One of my Celeste variants has produced some fruit already. (It is from a heirloom tree that has grown in South Austin since 1900.) My other Celeste trees show no signs of ripening yet. Lyndhurst White has produced several huge figs, but the taste is insipid, probably due to the incessant rain. The figs from the in-ground Lyndhurst White have a little more sweetness than the potted LW cultivar, but still lack character. I look forward to assessing the taste of the fig under hot, dry conditions. The brebas of Desert King ripened about 2 weeks ago, but weren't very sweet. Most of my figs will start ripening in about 2-3 weeks.

Yesterday I was able to pick my first Italian Honey Breba ... I have 4 more that I should be able to pick tomorrow.

-Steve

As I mentioned earlier, I only have about 5 hours of full sun per day on my fig tree. Is it impossible for it to bear fruit? I can't move it to any other place in the yard as we are surrounded by trees and my fig tree has the sunniest spot. I guess I can never grown a fruit bearing fig tree in my yard...so sad...

Rose

Hi Steven:
Are you able to post some photos of your Italian Honey figs? Thanks.

Diego. Your fig looks more like a morel mushroom,(which would be a very good thing to be growing in your orchard.). FF

FF, It is Ficus repens, or creeping fig, and isn't edible, but was about the only "breba" Ihad, though I suppose it is really classified as a main crop fig, since repens doesn't have two crops.

Interesting that some of you have breba figs which are NOT as tasty as the main crop. The several Marseilles which I have picked have not been any where as tasty as the figs from the main crop of last year. Is this typical? If so, might it be better to remove the breba and save the energy for the main crop? Also, if this is the case, it would change some of my pruning methods.

Elder, I really don't think I have ever had a breba fig which came close to a main crop fig for taste and sweetness. And there usually aren't that many of them. That is precisely why I am not afraid to take a ten foot tree and make it into a 16 inch tree at the beginning of each season. Makes it easier to deal with, and easier to pick the fruit when grown in a bush-style. See http://search.gardenweb.com/search/nph-ind.cgi?term=major+pruning&forum=fig&forum_name=Fig

Thanks, Jon, that's sound advice. I picked my first Danny's Delite breba yesterday, and was similarly disappointed.
Hey, do you have a website for your new business?