figs!!!! an underated fruit

[zwanif]

im from algeria and its one of the largets producer of this fruit in the world
we have like 64 varities and 17 classified
some are late producer some are early bloomer
figs are really tasty fruits
but sadly a lot around the world will taste  bad taste one because its difficult to keep a fresh fig nice

[elouicious]

I think you will find many fig crazy people on this board, and we even have entire forums dedicated to them with some cuttings selling for insane (in my opinion) prices like figbid.com

We are growing Celeste, Violette du Bordeaux, I-258, and Black Mission so far in Texas and only the Celeste and VDB are producing this year and they blow any store bought figs out of the water- 

If you can find some Algerian varieties I am sure people would be interested

[Oldmanfig]

There is one fig we grow here by the name algerian chetoui that is outstanding …compared even with the best.

[zwanif]

There is one fig we grow here by the name algerian chetoui that is outstanding …compared even with the best.
[/Algerian figs are the best of the best I'm open to talk about that
I will post a picture of some trees later
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Algerian figs are the best of the best I'm open to talk about that
I will post a picture of some trees later

[zwanif]

Problem I don't know the names of our varieties in English lol

But I will. Share some. Picture and how we plant them
For me this is the best one

We call it
Bakor in our dialect

The tree produces big ones at first then it's final production in the season small. Ones

[zwanif]

This one is called pigeon neck in our dialect

[zwanif]

This is the chatoui
Means winter figs they are late bloomers

[Oldmanfig]

pigeon neck as you mentioned….is the pulp of this one is more densely concerned? Looks like a relative of a
col de dame type….or neck of the queen. Very interesting.

[Jose Spain]

Problem I don't know the names of our varieties in English lol

But I will. Share some. Picture and how we plant them
For me this is the best one

We call it
Bakor in our dialect

The tree produces big ones at first then it's final production in the season small. Ones

This is one of the main traditional varieties also here in Spain, where is commercially grown as "Albacor" https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albacor or "Colar de Elche".





From Argelia I have Hafer Bghal, but I haven't tried it yet.

[Calusa]

figs are really tasty fruits
but sadly a lot around the world will taste  bad taste one because its difficult to keep a fresh fig nice

Freshly picked figs are absolutely delightful! Those pigeon necks look nice. 👍

[W.]

I'm not sure I would call figs underrated, but there isn't an inordinate amount of fig posts on this forum because there are dedicated fig forums such as Ourfigs. I would say that mangos and jaboticabas dominate this forum; there aren't dedicated forums to those fruits, so Tropical Fruit Forum is the place for those growers to congregate. That being said, there is no reason not to post more about figs here.

[Tropheus76]

Another problem with figs is quite a few of our members live in areas where growing figs is difficult due to an extremely bad Root Knot Nematode which will devastate even supposed resistant trees in a couple years. I grow some in pots that I got from cuttings a few years back, but they dont get very big and have poor fruit harvests.

[Tropicaltoba]

Troph, it is possible to protect them by growing in containers with sterilized media, or do the nematodes go everywhere?

[Jack, Nipomo]

Have several figs here in Nipomo, my favorite for years has been Steve Spangler's "Jelly Fig".  Don't know the origin nor any other name for the tree.

Jack

[Fygee]

Hopeless fig addict here. One of the few "set it and forget it" trees we can grow here in Vegas, outside of watering.

I have about 25 different varieties, albeit many are small, newer cuttings that are between a year old or in the process of being rooted. Established trees are D'Elena and K-7-11, with a semi-established I-258.

Newer ones in ground are Yellow Long Neck, Rimada, Super Jumbo DK, and one other I can't recall off of the top of my head.

Another problem with figs is quite a few of our members live in areas where growing figs is difficult due to an extremely bad Root Knot Nematode which will devastate even supposed resistant trees in a couple years. I grow some in pots that I got from cuttings a few years back, but they dont get very big and have poor fruit harvests.

They don't do all that great in regular potting soil in my experience. If you're growing in pots, they want alkaline clay, or something like it. Adding wood ashes will help a lot.

[K-Rimes]

Have several figs here in Nipomo, my favorite for years has been Steve Spangler's "Jelly Fig".  Don't know the origin nor any other name for the tree.

Jack

Looking forward to this one! What was the other cutting that we grabbed from you btw? I think it was by your greenhouse. I have 6 really nice 1g plants of that Jelly Fig.

Beyond those, I collected a huge number of figs Fall 23, probably 20 types, and I'm really looking forward to them, as well I put 25 fig trees in very close proximity to each other to make a fig thicket last year and they should be performing nicely this year. It's nice to have some low effort fruit in my yard. I would guess I am closer to 50 types of figs now.

Figs aren't underrated, I think they're one of the most collected fruits - but yes, on TFF I guess they go unmentioned. I think it's cause we all assume everyone is into them already, they're a common fruit tree, not a rare one.

[mcoambassador]

I love figs, and I am currently growing about 80 varieties. I agree they’re underrated.

The “fresh” figs we see in grocery stores around here only appear for a few weeks a year, are expensive,  were harvested somewhat underripe. That’s probably the extent of most Americans’ exposure to fresh figs.

On fruit addict forums like this however, you’ll find lots of fig exposure.

And because of the ease of propagation via cuttings, and of information spreading through the interweb, the planting of quality fig varieties (rather than just the handful of common varieties from big box stores) by backyard gardeners seems to have accelerated at a geometric rate in recent years.

[MasOlas]

my 4' tall VDB was recently cut back to 2' and I expect in another year or so it will be a nice bush! Wanted a Black Mission as well but ran out of yard space.

[BloomAndSprout]

I loved even the dried figs from the grocery store as a kid.  I now have 8 varieties I am putting in the ground or a proper container this year including i-258, Golden Riverside, Texas BA-1, and well-known others.

[Jack, Nipomo]

Kevin, might have been the Lattarula “Italian Honey” Fig.  Next to greenhouse is large tree that is Spangler's Jelly Fig.  Hope you enjoy them and pass them on (saw post that Exotica is closing down)  Both of the above are my favorites, but we are in a cool climate.  Jack

[zwanif]

We have a good recipe for figs and because in my country we produce huge emounts of figs we have many products revolving bout them
Jem fig
And dried figs(our method is not like other countries we use flour we take dried figs in natural sun then we mix them with flour without breaking them flour is for helping to not stick them together then we steam them and voila belive me you will taste the best dried figs ever)
We do even more and because we love olive oil and produce a lot we take those dried figs and put them in jar full of olive oil each mornings you take one :huge nutrienal food call it a super food

[ben mango]

Problem I don't know the names of our varieties in English lol

But I will. Share some. Picture and how we plant them
For me this is the best one

We call it
Bakor in our dialect

The tree produces big ones at first then it's final production in the season small. Ones

How’s it taste? Looks massive

[zwanif]

Problem I don't know the names of our varieties in English lol

But I will. Share some. Picture and how we plant them
For me this is the best one

We call it
Bakor in our dialect

The tree produces big ones at first then it's final production in the season small. Ones

How’s it taste? Looks massive

Best one

[Tropheus76]

Troph, it is possible to protect them by growing in containers with sterilized media, or do the nematodes go everywhere?

Containers are the only way we can grow them. They just wont get very big. I have about a half dozen various figs in bigger pots and some unknowns in cups from an old, abandoned orchard I found in GA that I was able to root recently. I have tried the open bottom 5 gallon bucket and have not been impressed. I think the sand we have is just too deep and loose and the nematodes just go under the bucket and into the soil inside. These RKN apparently do not have the weakness to high organics in the soil like they do elsewhere.

[zwanif]

Troph, it is possible to protect them by growing in containers with sterilized media, or do the nematodes go everywhere?

Containers are the only way we can grow them. They just wont get very big. I have about a half dozen various figs in bigger pots and some unknowns in cups from an old, abandoned orchard I found in GA that I was able to root recently. I have tried the open bottom 5 gallon bucket and have not been impressed. I think the sand we have is just too deep and loose and the nematodes just go under the bucket and into the soil inside. These RKN apparently do not have the weakness to high organics in the soil like they do elsewhere.

If you want I can send some pictures of figs we have here they get real massive
Like really massive and if you give them water in hot summer they will not die just cut the dead parts and they will literally die some are so old here