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Common Fig Varieties that do not bear fruit on current year wood.

15 years ago

Hello all

Has there been any thread in the past to identify the common fig types that do not bear fruit on the current year wood of a mature plant?

If not, I would like to ask those with the experience in growing figs for a while to identify those common fig varieties that do not bear fruit on the current year wood of a mature plant (if any exists).

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bjs496
15 years ago
By definition a tree that only produces a breba crop is a San Pedro type. The copy of Condit's "Fig Varieties; A Monograph" linked below has a list of figs by type and color.

Here is a link that might be useful: Condit's monograph
hlyell
15 years ago
James,

I'm sure your comment about San Pedro type figs was simply an abbreviation, but it might convey an incomplete idea about San Pedro type figs. Here's the actual quote from the Monograph:

"First crop figs (brebas) are of the Common type, and develop parthenocarpically. Second-crop figs are of the Smyrna type, the syconia dropping unless stimulated by pollination and fertilization of the longstyled flowers."

Assuming my Norman's Yellow is in fact a San Pedro type fig (I can't seem to be able to get anyone outside of California to confirm this) I am seeing this occur on this tree now. It is covered with main crop figs (one at every leaf) which will eventually fail to ripen and drop off (again...assuming NY is San Pedro type).

Henry
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