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White Triana or LSU Gold for Zone 5b Ohio?
Comments (3)Thanks, Phil and Marius - everyone on this forum seems so helpful and willing to share. My problem is, I have no idea how to root cuttings and think until I get a little fig experience under my belt I had better start with rooted plants. Do either or both of you grow and have success with the varieties I mentioned? I am also really interested in a Dark Portuguese from Bass. Any experience with getting these figs to ripen and be productive in this zone would be greatly appreciated! Thanks again - MK...See Moreespalier or prune LSU Gold?
Comments (7)Hi Marie, I have two very productive LSU Gold trees growing in twenty-gallon tubs. I trim mine when needed to about seven feet in height. That's measuring from the ground to the top of the trees. Mine are growing with just the one main trunk like regular trees. You being in zone 9 I believe you could go either way with no problem--bush wise you may get more fruit than if you only let a tree grow to 8 feet. Lou NE. PA...See MoreBrown Turkey, Celeste or LSU Gold
Comments (2)There are some very sweet and nice brown turkey strains. It gets a bad rap from those that have only experienced bad ones, or ones with an odd flavor. I highly recommend the one from Rolling River Nursery ( rollingrivernursery.com ). It's the best I have encountered, and they sent me a beautiful tree for the money, fast growing and productive too. I have heard good things about the one from OneGreenWorld (Vern's BT), but don't grow it personally). I recommend this over your other two choices. The LSU Gold is not precocious in my experience. It doesn't really start doing much fruitwise until its 4th year, but it's a very nice light fig. The Celeste is a great fruit, but small and not juicy. It may drop its fruit, so if you only have space for one tree, it might not be worth the gamble. I recommend Blue Celeste if you can find it. Good Luck...See Morelsu gold vs lsu purple
Comments (7)Ed, I'm way down yonder in the South and not in the Northeast. However, here are just a few comments on these two cultivars. LSU Gold seems hardier than LSU Purple. In my yard LSU Purple is the first fig to leaf out and is subject to damage by early spring frosts and/or freezes. LSU Purple produces three crops in my area (it's nearly everbearing) and will fruit until frosts arrive. It is the last fig cultivar to drop its leaves in my yard. LSU Purple is a closed eye fig and is much more rain tolerant than LSU Gold. Also, the figs have a much richer and fruitier taste but about equal in sweetness to the LSU Gold. The TASTE of LSU Purple GREATLY improves with the age of the tree.......you must give this cultivar a few years before it produces excellent tasting fruit. I was told this by others and have witnessed this first hand in my yard. I almost cut down my LSU Purple trees and that would have been a big mistake. Dan...See MoreUser
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