Hardy Chicago Breba
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Comments (3)Very interesting report! My Danny is going into its third year, and has about thirty breba. No winter-kill on this Danny. I am still withholding my opinion until I taste the figs because last year I had fruit which tasted like wet straw. My Marseilles, Kadota, and the U/I fig from Quantico all have breba. You must live in a somewhat protected area, I live south of Alexandria and we had one week where the temps went below 10 F every night, and not above freezing for almost two weeks. Only my more mature trees, or those with protection (leaves in a fence cage) came through without lots of winter damage....See MoreBreba crop Assesement!!
Comments (21)I've got lots of brebas on my older fig (probably Brown Turkey) and main crop figs starting on both. The brebas are about the size of a small hen's egg now, and I've tipped every breba-bearing branch I can reach, even if it's not up to the 6" mark (of new growth). I'll report on whether that seems to reduce the drop rate on brebas. (Already lost a dozen or more at the marble size or below, but I figure that's just routine thinning, given how many there were.) Can anyone recommend a good site for me to learn about fig pruning? My trees are both getting out of hand, literally (after years of sulking, in the case of the older plant). Robin...See MoreHardy Chicago Breba Found
Comments (9)I picked the breba today. Its weight was 17 grams. This my first breba to ripen over the years was ok but not as good as main crop. It reminded me of a late season fig on the wane as the moisture content was missing in action , the rich fig taste that this type brings to me showed up in a mild way not as strong as a main crop fig. What this first experience gave me was a tease in a big way as i look forward to the main crop. Here are the pictures of it. Thunderstorms tonight so im glad i picked it or it would have wound up on the ground in a puddle of water in that area of rocks the tree sits on tomorrow morning....See MoreHardy Chicago not hardy
Comments (12)Giuseppe, It seems strange that a tree that doesn't even die back at 0 degrees F, completely winterkills at -12. You'd expect it to come back from the roots. That's what prompted my previous questions. I thought it might have been too young, or that the roots might not have anchored in, and the plant heaved and dried out. Doesn't sound like it from your answer, though. Was there any indication of anything else going on besides the cold?...See MoreBluemoonlight
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