Thank you so much for allowing comments and answers to questions, I do immensely enjoy your videos. Your description and evaluation of your figs is so honest and spot on. Take Care.
Thanks for sharing how to appreciate figs. Last year I planted about 8 varieties in the Seattle area and got a few breba figs so far and it looks like I'll be getting a main crop hopefully later this summer/fall. This summer has been warm, good for the figs.
Good review. If you want the ultimate fig variety you must check Inaqi fig variety. It is a Palestinian variety available in Nablus, it is unique in every aspect, a study in a Palastinean university about different varieties of figs found that inaqi figs are different and distinct even in genitics and DNA ! There is no much info on the web about this name (inaqi), since it may be a local naming due to the shape of the fruit, because inaqi in arabic means : long neck. The fruit has a long neck before connecting to the stalk joining it to the branch, it has an excellent taste which put it on the top varieties in Palestine. For photos you must write inaqi fig in arabic language like this: تين عناقي I am strongly recommend this variety ..
Nice video just started growing figs few months ago will be an awesome 2022 I hope. Love all these fig videos people are posting keep it up! I love seeing all these reviews nice to get a wide spectrum of what grows well where and what the results are.
Very good info on these different figs. I have 4 trees and usually pick them a little more ripened. Love the Mediera types as well. Do you have any yellows? Peter's Honey and a yellow Sicilian variety I have, do really well here in Oro Valley. Thkx for taking the time to make this video. I am a fig freak!
Thanks! I am more of a berry flavor profile fan. I have 40 varieties currently and do have Yellow Long Neck, LSU Scott's Yellow, and Nixon Peace. Those honey figs all do excellent here but don't make it into my top tier based on personal taste preference.
Great content. Watched several of your videos. Thank you. Look forward to find out how to get some of your varieties when you offer for sale. I only have room for two trees. I watched videos of grafting a couple of varieties on same tree. How good are those results. Have you had experience with this. Thanks.
Thanks! I should have the cuttings up by the end of the year and will announce details on this channel. Yes--grafting is how I achieve diversity of fig cultivars in my yard. I have seen near 100% success with grafting. Varieties that perform poorly on their own roots in my climate do excellent grafted on. This video link provides coverage of the majority of fig grafts I did. czcams.com/video/f8LlnnzC3bg/video.html
Adriatic fig types all seem so similar to me on taste. I do have experience with Adriatic JH, Green Greek and Strawberry Verte and they all do well here and are reliable. Panache Tiger (though variegated) is in that flavor profile too and is tasty but is rather late to ripen so you sometimes only get one main crop per year. If I had to pick one it would be Green Greek.
Loved this video! I have a baby Red Lebanese Bekaa Valley fig tree that produced one or two figs this year, so I'm looking forward to its crop next year. Thanks for sharing Rain Tree Nursery as the source for Pastilière. Could you please share sources for Madeira, Figo Preto, and Chicago Hardy? P.S. The Bourjasotte Grise figs are delicious if I can harvest it ahead of the critters. They steal BG figs even if I try to protect them with net bags. Christine in Waddell
@@EnlightenmentGarden Thank you! I'd love that. Have you tried Joe's Jersey? It's a small purple fig closed eye fig that I really enjoy. I could send you scions this winter if you are interested.
@@christinealrademan9141 Thanks; you actually did send me that one too and I have a graft of that going. I have not had a chance to taste it...birds got them all.
@@EnlightenmentGarden Birds are very smart. They remember the locations of all the best tasting figs and return day after day during fig season. I think that is why it was so hard to harvest Bourjasotte Grise figs before the critters (there are also roof rats in my neighborhood) got them this year.
At 2:03 in my opinion that is THE REAL Black Madeira! The other ones everyone is talking about that they have are not the real ones. Black Madeira Fig Tree has a leaf with no LOBOS, it´s just one single leaf. The figs are small. They are not a big sice Fig. They are small.
Hi loved the video keep doing the good work Please let us know when you will be potting cutting for sale and where would you be selling them like fidbid Thanks
Thanks so much--I will be posting a video soon on cuttings and expect to offer/sell a number of varieties. Details will be coming soon. Thank you for your support!
I graft most of my varieties on from dormant cuttings I purchase in January from a California farm called figaholics. This is to save space and increase diversity for a many in one fig tree. Local nurseries do not stock the good varieties of figs so you have to go online in my experience. One Green World is a great source and have 1 gallon Black Madeira plants in stock at a very reasonable price. Also I have a plant list linked to my channel that provides all the details of where I buy my plants and which fig varieties I grow and have culled if that helps.
I recently splurged & purchased an Azores Dark fig tree cuttings and a Figo Preto fig tree cutting. I live in AZ 9B. I'm a newbie and my first fig tree was a Panache Tiger Stripe, I'm hooked. The two sets of cuttings should be here soon and I will be following what I learned on this channel. It's now November 21st. Does anyone have any recommendations or tips? Not sure how long I should keep my cuttings in containers after they have rooted. Thanks for any advice.
You may want to check out this video from JSacadura; he is very well respected in the hobby and provides a solid method for rooting. czcams.com/video/awnZADNJ8mI/video.html
Hi. Are your figs in full sun or part shade? Hard to tell in the video with the soft light and all the trees/bamboo. Are you having to water every day in the summer and does that adversely affect fruit quality? (General tips for cultivation in hot climates would be awesome!) Thanks.
Hi--this video I did last year about growing figs may help. czcams.com/video/udqOYRUh_uA/video.html I address the sun aspect around 11 minutes in. While I have fig trees in shade, I recommend full sun or fruit production will suffer. My fig trees are all very mature now and don't get watered daily in summer. They get watered twice a week when temps get extreme (above 115). Emitters drop around 30 gallons per watering. Now if I had a one gallon plant in a container or in ground, I would for sure be watering it daily in summer or it would fry. If one fails to water fig trees adequately here in extreme heat, the fruit will mummify on the tree/don't ripen properly.
She's in a desert - actually the best possible climate for growing most things. You control what grows by where you put water. No fields of grass and woods full of rodents, insects, fungi spores and every creeping, crawling growing thing to invade and infect your crop. The constant low humidity means fruits like figs can literally begin to dry on the tree, while fruit grown elsewhere is splitting, dropping and rotting. Based on their latitude and no cloudy days to speak of, they should get plenty of light - IF NOT then clearly it DOES DEFINITELY EFFECT FRUIT QUALITY - especially ripeness and brix (sugar content). More light and less water = sweeter fruit.
First main crop was very tasty but the 2nd main crop though prolific has been stubborn to ripen. MR is an exquisite variety and a keeper for me but because its so slow to ripen one can end with a lot fewer figs to enjoy.
figaholics.com. Harvey is my go to source and usually sells in January. You can do a lot of research on varieties ahead of time to come up with your wish list. His prices are very reasonable unlike what you will find on figbid.com and are always true to type.
Smith does great in humid climates but performs poorly for me on 1st main crop due to our dry high heat staring in May. It does set a really nice 2nd main crop in Fall under cooler temps. IMO, Phoenicians are better off growing Panache Tiger than Smith for consistency. I grafted BM (scion from figaholics) after the one I planted in ground from JFE declined and died inside a year. It may have just been a weak plant but I did not repeat the exercise. I prefer grafts to in ground plantings as you can have strong diversity without taking up much space. My favorite fig tree is 11 in 1 that gives me lots of amazing fruit without having to care for 11 separate in ground plantings or take up the space. In cooler climates grafting can be a gamble in a bad Winter but in my area there is no risk of losing the graft so with everything going for it, its the preferred style in my yard.
Congrats on the water rooting. Unfortunately it is nearly impossible to identify a fig by leaves alone. Once it ripens fruit, someone may be able to identify it for you. ourfigs.com is a popular forum for fig enthusiasts and may be able to help when it comes time. Thanks for watching!
No; I don't have much interest in honey fig varieties. I have tried and grown Sequoia's parent cultivar, Tena but culled it. From my understanding, Sequoia was bred for commercial purposes and can be found at local fig markets in CA. My collection focuses on the varieties in the berry class simply because I prefer that taste profile.
@@EnlightenmentGarden sequoia is actually from the Sari Lop/Calimyrna parentage as in Tena but bigger. It was only a couple of California nurseries that had them.
Hi. They listed on the 24th and sold out before the New Year. Figaholics.com is a great source (it's where I sourced most of my cuttings from) and his sale will start around mid-January but they do go quickly
Hi. I had never heard of that variety but looked it up and it is believed to be the same as Longue d'Aout which I do grow. LdA is not a great performer in my climate and I don't find the taste to be extraordinary. I hear good things about it in other climates
Thank you so much for allowing comments and answers to questions, I do immensely enjoy
your videos. Your description and evaluation of your figs is so honest and spot on. Take Care.
Thanks for sharing how to appreciate figs. Last year I planted about 8 varieties in the Seattle area and got a few breba figs so far and it looks like I'll be getting a main crop hopefully later this summer/fall. This summer has been warm, good for the figs.
Gr8 as always… my figs are slowly coming to an end… it was a good season. Stay safe
Good review.
If you want the ultimate fig variety you must check Inaqi fig variety. It is a Palestinian variety available in Nablus, it is unique in every aspect, a study in a Palastinean university about different varieties of figs found that inaqi figs are different and distinct even in genitics and DNA !
There is no much info on the web about this name (inaqi), since it may be a local naming due to the shape of the fruit, because inaqi in arabic means : long neck.
The fruit has a long neck before connecting to the stalk joining it to the branch, it has an excellent taste which put it on the top varieties in Palestine.
For photos you must write inaqi fig in arabic language like this: تين عناقي
I am strongly recommend this variety ..
Nice video just started growing figs few months ago will be an awesome 2022 I hope. Love all these fig videos people are posting keep it up! I love seeing all these reviews nice to get a wide spectrum of what grows well where and what the results are.
Great video! Thank you.
Love this video!
Great video. I'm surprised that Chicago Hardy made the cut as no one really raves about the flavor. I'll have to give it another look.
It's a reliable, very heavy producer. Not exquisite or exceptional flavor but highly worth growing for loads of tasty refreshing figs
Very good info on these different figs. I have 4 trees and usually pick them a little more ripened. Love the Mediera types as well. Do you have any yellows? Peter's Honey and a yellow Sicilian variety I have, do really well here in Oro Valley. Thkx for taking the time to make this video. I am a fig freak!
Thanks! I am more of a berry flavor profile fan. I have 40 varieties currently and do have Yellow Long Neck, LSU Scott's Yellow, and Nixon Peace. Those honey figs all do excellent here but don't make it into my top tier based on personal taste preference.
@@EnlightenmentGarden Nixon Peace yields heavy crops for me. The figs have a light, honey like flavor that makes great fig jam.
@@christinealrademan9141 Agreed! It's a wonderful honey type fig and huge. The graft of your scion took and fruits well for me.
Thanks a lot
The final "r" is sounded in "Pastiliere".
Great content. Watched several of your videos. Thank you. Look forward to find out how to get some of your varieties when you offer for sale.
I only have room for two trees. I watched videos of grafting a couple of varieties on same tree. How good are those results. Have you had experience with this.
Thanks.
Thanks! I should have the cuttings up by the end of the year and will announce details on this channel. Yes--grafting is how I achieve diversity of fig cultivars in my yard. I have seen near 100% success with grafting. Varieties that perform poorly on their own roots in my climate do excellent grafted on. This video link provides coverage of the majority of fig grafts I did. czcams.com/video/f8LlnnzC3bg/video.html
@@EnlightenmentGarden Hi and thanks for your prompt reply. Look forward to it. It will be my first time grafting ☺️
These are great dark figs but what about green ones? what are your top green figs for our climate?
Adriatic fig types all seem so similar to me on taste. I do have experience with Adriatic JH, Green Greek and Strawberry Verte and they all do well here and are reliable. Panache Tiger (though variegated) is in that flavor profile too and is tasty but is rather late to ripen so you sometimes only get one main crop per year. If I had to pick one it would be Green Greek.
Hello. One fig I don't recall you talking about but noticed you grated was the i258.. no luck with it?
I-258 has not been productive for me. Bourjasotte Grise is very similar in taste and does much better for me in our climate on its own roots.
Loved this video! I have a baby Red Lebanese Bekaa Valley fig tree that produced one or two figs this year, so I'm looking forward to its crop next year. Thanks for sharing Rain Tree Nursery as the source for Pastilière. Could you please share sources for Madeira, Figo Preto, and Chicago Hardy? P.S. The Bourjasotte Grise figs are delicious if I can harvest it ahead of the critters. They steal BG figs even if I try to protect them with net bags. Christine in Waddell
Great to hear Christine! I'll send you some scions this Winter.
@@EnlightenmentGarden Thank you! I'd love that. Have you tried Joe's Jersey? It's a small purple fig closed eye fig that I really enjoy. I could send you scions this winter if you are interested.
@@christinealrademan9141 Thanks; you actually did send me that one too and I have a graft of that going. I have not had a chance to taste it...birds got them all.
@@EnlightenmentGarden Birds are very smart. They remember the locations of all the best tasting figs and return day after day during fig season. I think that is why it was so hard to harvest Bourjasotte Grise figs before the critters (there are also roof rats in my neighborhood) got them this year.
At 2:03 in my opinion that is THE REAL Black Madeira! The other ones everyone is talking about that they have are not the real ones. Black Madeira Fig Tree has a leaf with no LOBOS, it´s just one single leaf. The figs are small. They are not a big sice Fig. They are small.
Love the top pick vids. No genovese nero , socorro black ... ?
Thanks! Those are both keepers for sure and I imagine will always remain in my top 10. They were not as productive this year as the 4 I highlighted.
Hi loved the video keep doing the good work
Please let us know when you will be potting cutting for sale and where would you be selling them like fidbid
Thanks
Thanks so much--I will be posting a video soon on cuttings and expect to offer/sell a number of varieties. Details will be coming soon. Thank you for your support!
Where do you buy your figs? I really eant to get the Fig Pretoria or black madeira, but my local nurseries don't carry it (in Mesa AZ)
I graft most of my varieties on from dormant cuttings I purchase in January from a California farm called figaholics. This is to save space and increase diversity for a many in one fig tree. Local nurseries do not stock the good varieties of figs so you have to go online in my experience. One Green World is a great source and have 1 gallon Black Madeira plants in stock at a very reasonable price. Also I have a plant list linked to my channel that provides all the details of where I buy my plants and which fig varieties I grow and have culled if that helps.
Thanks!!!
I recently splurged & purchased an Azores Dark fig tree cuttings and a Figo Preto fig tree cutting. I live in AZ 9B. I'm a newbie and my first fig tree was a Panache Tiger Stripe, I'm hooked.
The two sets of cuttings should be here soon and I will be following what I learned on this channel. It's now November 21st. Does anyone have any recommendations or tips? Not sure how long I should keep my cuttings in containers after they have rooted. Thanks for any advice.
You may want to check out this video from JSacadura; he is very well respected in the hobby and provides a solid method for rooting. czcams.com/video/awnZADNJ8mI/video.html
Hi. Are your figs in full sun or part shade? Hard to tell in the video with the soft light and all the trees/bamboo. Are you having to water every day in the summer and does that adversely affect fruit quality? (General tips for cultivation in hot climates would be awesome!) Thanks.
Hi--this video I did last year about growing figs may help. czcams.com/video/udqOYRUh_uA/video.html I address the sun aspect around 11 minutes in. While I have fig trees in shade, I recommend full sun or fruit production will suffer. My fig trees are all very mature now and don't get watered daily in summer. They get watered twice a week when temps get extreme (above 115). Emitters drop around 30 gallons per watering. Now if I had a one gallon plant in a container or in ground, I would for sure be watering it daily in summer or it would fry. If one fails to water fig trees adequately here in extreme heat, the fruit will mummify on the tree/don't ripen properly.
She's in a desert - actually the best possible climate for growing most things. You control what grows by where you put water. No fields of grass and woods full of rodents, insects, fungi spores and every creeping, crawling growing thing to invade and infect your crop. The constant low humidity means fruits like figs can literally begin to dry on the tree, while fruit grown elsewhere is splitting, dropping and rotting. Based on their latitude and no cloudy days to speak of, they should get plenty of light - IF NOT then clearly it DOES DEFINITELY EFFECT FRUIT QUALITY - especially ripeness and brix (sugar content). More light and less water = sweeter fruit.
How was your Martinenca Rimada this year?
First main crop was very tasty but the 2nd main crop though prolific has been stubborn to ripen. MR is an exquisite variety and a keeper for me but because its so slow to ripen one can end with a lot fewer figs to enjoy.
Thanks a lot for sharing,great video.
Can you please recommend good sellers where I can buy cutting or tree of those figs???
figaholics.com. Harvey is my go to source and usually sells in January. You can do a lot of research on varieties ahead of time to come up with your wish list. His prices are very reasonable unlike what you will find on figbid.com and are always true to type.
Thank you so much.
How does Smith perform there? Also, why BM grafted? would it do fine there on own roots?
Smith does great in humid climates but performs poorly for me on 1st main crop due to our dry high heat staring in May. It does set a really nice 2nd main crop in Fall under cooler temps. IMO, Phoenicians are better off growing Panache Tiger than Smith for consistency. I grafted BM (scion from figaholics) after the one I planted in ground from JFE declined and died inside a year. It may have just been a weak plant but I did not repeat the exercise. I prefer grafts to in ground plantings as you can have strong diversity without taking up much space. My favorite fig tree is 11 in 1 that gives me lots of amazing fruit without having to care for 11 separate in ground plantings or take up the space. In cooler climates grafting can be a gamble in a bad Winter but in my area there is no risk of losing the graft so with everything going for it, its the preferred style in my yard.
@@EnlightenmentGarden what's your ourfigs handle? I have additional questions about making a purchase.
@@ashtanga2000 Sorry I'm not on ourfigs. You can alternatively contact me directly on etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/EnlightenmentGarden
My friend gave me some cuttings. this spring 2022 there starting to show leaves, rooting in water. If I gave you a pic of the leaf could you identify?
Congrats on the water rooting. Unfortunately it is nearly impossible to identify a fig by leaves alone. Once it ripens fruit, someone may be able to identify it for you. ourfigs.com is a popular forum for fig enthusiasts and may be able to help when it comes time. Thanks for watching!
Have you tried Sequoia?
No; I don't have much interest in honey fig varieties. I have tried and grown Sequoia's parent cultivar, Tena but culled it. From my understanding, Sequoia was bred for commercial purposes and can be found at local fig markets in CA. My collection focuses on the varieties in the berry class simply because I prefer that taste profile.
@@EnlightenmentGarden sequoia is actually from the Sari Lop/Calimyrna parentage as in Tena but bigger. It was only a couple of California nurseries that had them.
My Chicago got better the second year.
When do you have your fig tree cuttings for sale?
Hi. They listed on the 24th and sold out before the New Year. Figaholics.com is a great source (it's where I sourced most of my cuttings from) and his sale will start around mid-January but they do go quickly
I expect to have rooted fig trees sometime in Spring for sale and will announce on the channel.
Where can I buy them from?
I am not selling fig cutting wood currently but figbid.com generally has listings of most fig varieties.
Do you sell cuttings?
Yes--in January when my trees go dormant
may i order fig tree cuttings of different types that you grow from your collection?
Sorry I don't ship Internationally or outside the contiguous United States. You may want to try figbid.com to find a seller
@@EnlightenmentGarden Thank you very much brother, this is very helpful, for beginners like me it is very difficult to get valid seeds in my country
Can I get cuts if you have some for sale?
Sorry I don't have any for sale. I will sell again around January 2023
What about Niagara black
Hi. I had never heard of that variety but looked it up and it is believed to be the same as Longue d'Aout which I do grow. LdA is not a great performer in my climate and I don't find the taste to be extraordinary. I hear good things about it in other climates
@@EnlightenmentGarden ok I just got 3 different fig type and it's the only one that rooted for me
And I'm in the Niagara falls Ontario area 👍