My Edibles: Fig Trees NSW

Fig - Brown Turkey (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Just love figs!

Fruiting Months January

Height 2 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Fruit Harvest: 1 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Fig Black Genoa ^4/10

Comments: -

LOve the fruit for eating fresh & jam

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 2009

Height 3 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Fig - St Dominique Violette

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Fig - generic, from cutting (Cutting) ^6/10

Comments: -

From cuttings of a local fig at old house

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

What is the "rust" developing on the leaves? The leaves stiffen and curl up, after initially growing really well. I lost an existing fig to this same problem when first moved in.

Fig - Yum Yum

Comments

When am I gonna get a cutting Lee??? ;)

Fig Prestons Prolific

Planted: 2010

Fig White Adriatic (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

My white fig was a gift from a gorgeous little old man who brought it with him from Greece a LONG time ago when it was OK to do so. I can't be sure that it is an Adriatic fig but I can guess.

Spring 2010: I decided to try deep-rooting it when I repotted it. Seems to have worked really well. It has been slow to get re-growing but seems really happy once it settled down.

Autumn 2011: I let it fruit this season which admittedly restricted its growth but now with the colder weather it has lost all of its leaves but the fruit have not ripened. Looks like an alien tree!

Spring 2011: It seems to have rotted overwinter. No indication as to why. Prolly shouldn't have let it fruit theyear. Chris has promised me a new cutting - but have to wait til winter next year! :O( 

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Fig Black Genoa ^10/10

Comments: -

1 meter tall Growing well Newcastle Area

Clay soil mulched raised with good topsoil north facing daily watering

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Question:

Fig Excel (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

Look forward to tasting the fruit. Growing well already & has 3 small figs on it

Planted: 2011

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 30% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

none needed so far

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Fig White Adriatic (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: - Easy, quick growing, atrractive tree.  Figs are good but not as nice as some other varieties.

Fruiting Months March and April

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pruned By: 50% in Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Horse manure, worm castings and dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: None - birds get a few but we get the rest

Organic Status:Organic

Fig Black Genoa

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

I love figs. I would say that they are probably my favourite. They fruit well, are a lovely shade tree, are low maintenance and you make SO MANY FRIENDS when people find out you have a fig tree! ;O)

2009: All of my figs have grown from cuttings from my old tree which was one of a very few trees I had to leave behind at my old house. A friend taught me the trick - you crush the bottom 30% of the cutting with a rock and you get a MUCH better striking rate.

2010: The Genoas are crazy and even though it is winter and the other types are losing their leaves the Genoas are putting on new growth.

Autumn 2011: They never did lose their leaves last year and I am sure that some of the leaves they have now are the same ones! AND they do not look like they are intending to lose them this year either.

Summer 2011: With the cold and rain the figs aren't too happy. They also were copping mealy bug and stupid fig leaf curl bug. RAR! Not happy. Was forced to resort to Confidor. I hate to do it but they were is too much pain.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, December

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Qty: 4

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chicken poo, seasol, charlie carp, worm castings

Pest Control:

Ants sometimes attack fruit = I leave them as I am happy to sacrifice a few fruit for the protection from other nasties that the ants provide

Birds (I have only ever once had a currawong attack my fruit but it was a vandal) = netting

Fig Black Genoa (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Tastes terrific and growing well here

Fruiting Months May and December

Planted: 2010

Height 120 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: organic 5 in 1

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: I have a bird net ready

Organic Status:Organic

Question: Something eats great holes in the fruit when they are still green and tiny, i haven't been able to catch anything but wondered if it could be the foolish young magpies we have here at the moment

Fig Black Genoa

Fig - Picone (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

Dwarf so won't be as huge...Love the exotic look and taste...

Height 60 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^7/10

Comments: -

Planted into a grow bag and to be espaliered against a west facing wall. It was very small when I bought it and it has now trippled in size and had 2 fruit last year. I noticed yesterday that there is fruit buds setting.  I prune to shape.  Spring 2011- growing very well. I repotted in winter into a trough. Its doubled in height but no fruit yet.

Fruiting Months February and March

Planted: 2009

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.25 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: liquide feed and Blood

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

none noticed

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

I just bought one of these; it is still a baby but good to know that you are getting fruit. There's hope.

Fig Black Genoa

Comments: -

Eaten by cattle

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fig Black Genoa ^8/10

Height 0.6 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Fig Black Genoa (Seedling) ^5/10

Planted: 2010

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Organic Status:Organic

Fig Black Genoa

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2009

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Got a few figs in the first crop this summer and now it has another few on it for the second crop. Quite happy with this one!

Fig - Brown Turkey (Cutting)

Comments: -

This cutting was from a friend who tells me that he thinks the fruit is brown... It hasn't fruited yet so I can't be sure. All I know is that the leaves look different to my Genoas so I am hoping it is a Brown Turkey.

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Fig - Brown Turkey (Seedling)

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

Fig Prestons Prolific

Fig White Adriatic

Ficus obliqua - Small Leaved Fig

Comments: -

Bushfood - A native strangling fig to my area

Fig - Brown Turkey ^10/10

Comments: -

The fruit is sweet and tender.  It is an attractive tree with prolific fruiting.  We are yet to prepare a bed for this tree but it may stay potted as the tasty fruit are available in summer and autumn.  A great fig choice, one to be recommended.

Fruiting Months February, March, November, December

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Ficus coronata - Sandpaper fig

Comments: -

Tasty little fruits.  A fabulous pioneer tree, great for creek banks and waterways.  The rough leaves were used by Indigenous people to finish off their wooden tools.

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Strangler Fig

Ficus superba - Deciduous fig