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Jan&Rob starts with ... Hi, I am new to this forum and hope someone can help me please. I have a 20 year old fig tree that produces an abundance of fruit twice a year but the fruit doesn't form properly inside and flesh is spongy. The figs look normal and large from the outside. I have another fig that is in another area of the garden and is bearing edible fruit. Does anyone know why this is happening I've included pics
| About the Author Jan&Rob TYABB 1st January 2016 4:50pm #UserID: 12990 Posts: 3 View All Jan&Rob's Edible Fruit Trees |
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peter30001 says... there are 4 main types of figs 1 common,,, fruits all by it self without the need for pollination 2 sanpedro,,, has a first crop witout pollination but its second crop needs to be polinated to ripen properly 3 smyrna,,,, needs polination for both of its crop 4 capri,,,, polin from this variety is needed by the sanpedro and smyrna to ripen their fruits. a tiny wasp lives in this variety and imerges covered in pollen and seeks out other capri figs to lay new eggs, it visites nos.1 2 3 varieties by mistake and pollinates them with there pollen laded bodies what your pictures are of are the capri figs, dry inedible figs. | About the Author peter30001 adelaide 2nd January 2016 9:21pm #UserID: 593 Posts: 293 View All peter30001's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jan&Rob says... Thank you for your response peter30001. The only puzzle is that the other fig tree is from the same stock is fruiting perfectly. I did think is was something to do with the lack of pollination by the wasps but still can't understand why one tree bares edible fruit and the other doesn't. They are about 15 metres away from each other. | About the Author Jan&Rob TYABB 5th January 2016 10:32pm #UserID: 12990 Posts: 3 View All Jan&Rob's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author lady carica Emerald 12th November 2016 9:12am #UserID: 14939 Posts: 2 View All lady carica's Edible Fruit Trees |
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