hot climate figs

20 years ago

Hi. I am interested in finding some good varieties of fig for container growing in hot climates. I live in inland California, near Pasadena. I already grow Kadota & Brown Turkey, both of which do well for me, although I think that Brown Turkey is insipid. I'd like to grow Mission, but don't have space; I'm going to try it in a container anyway, even though all the books say it doesn't do well in container culture- who cares? My two current little figs produce 150+ fruits a year.

Anyway, I know from pitangadiego's posts that there are 100's of possibilities, but does anyone have recommendations for figs that would be good ones in my climate, but that are not behemoths like Mission?

Thanks,

Brian

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pitangadiego
20 years ago
The Mission will want to be a big tree, but you can prune it heavily to keep is smaller. I would give it a try, as it is a good fig. I would try Negronne, Trojano, St Jean, Igo (I still think mine might be same as Falls Gold, though there are some diffs), Celeste, Black Madeira.
pitangadiego
20 years ago
Couldn't agree more on the Brown Turkey. Ditto for the Blue Giant and Stella, which appear to be variations of the same theme.
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tcjotm
20 years ago
I'm in Tujunga and I have a fig that I'm quite pleased with. It's more than 10 years old, kept pruned about 10ftx10ft, has delicious honeylike, brownish, figs with yellow inside, small eye, small neck, and only the main crop is good (breba crop is not edible).

I've made cuttings with this tree for many years. I've noticed that it can be kept in containers for awhile and fruit, but eventually it will need repotting and root pruning. If left too long in the same pot, it will survive but it will stop growing and therefore will stop producing figs. Since the figs, main crop, grow on current season growth then when the tree is not permitted to grown you will not get any fig fruit (my guess explaination, but I have no explaination for the breba crop).

I often root some and give them to neighbors. If you'd like an already rooted one, I have one that is free for the taking. Email me if interested and you can pick it up.
gorgi
20 years ago
>>> breba crop is not edible... WHAT?! - Please explain...
tcjotm
20 years ago
Yes, the breba crop is unpalatable. It's not that you CAN'T eat it but most would spit it out. It's breba crop is consistantly dry, small, and undeveloped even when grown in ideal conditions. But the main crop is very good.
gorgi
20 years ago
That's a first for me! Wonder what fig cultivar it is...
Thanks,
George (NJ).
bvbrown_gw
Original Author
20 years ago
tcjotm: That is a very generous offer- thanks! I contact you off the list and arrange something.

Brian
bvbrown_gw
Original Author
20 years ago
tcjotm:

I tried contacting you off the list a couple of times, but didn't hear back from you. Did you get my message? Please contact me.

Brian
greenwitch
20 years ago
Brian, I have Negronne, Janice Seedless and Panache in containers. The few figs I got off Negronne were superb, Panache was also excellent (comparing with a 25' Kadota tree in the ground). I got them at a reasonable price from Burnt Ridge, the seedless from Green Arrow (they also have Panache BTW). I only got a few figs because the trees are young and the squirrels, birds and rats like them too.