The Tropical Fruit Forum

When I was a kid back around 1970 I grew up on Cape May and Ebers St in Ocean Beach. There was an old growth, red plum tree in the yard that consistently put out large red flesh plums that would melt in my mouth. It wasn’t irrigated and along with the crab apples, apricots, and peach tree those were some of the best summer memories of my early life. Your mileage may vary!

Thanks for the explanations. I’m going to remove the two weak trunks and let the strong one grow out. I should have done it earlier so it wasn’t using so many resources on the weaker ones.

My poly seedling has three trunks. One strong, two not so much. So get rid of the problematic, less vigorous trunks?

Sending a half dozen large ones to my buddy in Lompoc aka Lompton tomorrow.

I was able to source a bunch of seeds from him a couple of months ago. I hope that helped and he comes back stronger than ever.

Reviving an old thread. I recently bought a 10 inch red burgundy ilama whip. It’s in a very small planter. It’s been sitting on my patio table and bright indirect sun for a couple of months and is starting to put out leaves at two nodes. One of the sets of leaves appears to be turning gray. My overnight temperatures are getting down to 50° and expected to go down to the mid 40s next week. Should I take this inside and set it in a window?

The Internet has good information, but this thread seems to apply to Southern California and any help is appreciated. Thank you.

I'd be interested in a couple of scions.

There’s just something about taking a bite of a warm, soft fig on a hot summer day!

Not yet. Was going to wait another month or more. 

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My in ground VdeB has been a good producer for the past few years. I keep it trimmed to four feet each spring but will probably let it grow out more this spring. It has two main trunks, one VdeB only and the other grafted this past spring with Col de Dame, Tiger Panache, Texas Blue Giant, Super Jumbo DK, Yellow Long Neck and Constantine de Algeria. Only the Panache produced a single fig this summer, but high expectations for 2026!

I’m looking for a couple more LARGE fruit varieties to graft in the spring and would love some recommendations from those who are growing them successfully within five miles of the coast. Please list your favorites and a brief description and if you will sell a couple scions in Feb/Mar.

Thank you!

 

Picked a dozen PGs this morning and I think these have another week to go. Same number of green ones on the back side.


And then Ocamponis de Oaxaca will slowly ripen until spring if last year is any indication.

Yes. Started a couple of weeks ago picking 3-4 per week.