My uncle is a master in fig growing. Behind our house in Lebanon we have a fig tree and he grafted 4 different thpes of figs on a single tree. It’s amuzing to watch the same tree giving different types of figs at different times of the year.
A YT channel devoted entirely to figs. This is something I need and didn't know you existed until right now. This will be both fun and educational. Thanks!
Thank you. We just moved into a house that has two fig trees in the backyard. I know nothing beyond Fig Newtons. :D After watching this video the first time I went out and picked my very first ripe fig. Now I am watching again as a beginner. I appreciate the information.
I live in the San Joaquin Valley in California, near Fresno, and we grow lots of figs here, both commercially and back yard. I think that all figs are terrific!!
I live on the coast, in SLO. The "Mission Fig" (I don't know if that's a real name, but it's what they appear to be called here, grow like weeds. You can literally cut off a branch, stick it in a pot, and it will root easily, and grow another tree. Down town, near our Spanish Mission, built in 1772, there is an original fig growing along the creek. The canopy is probably 40' in diameter, and the trunk is probably 3'-4' in diameter. Many of the local figs growing at people's homes, are from cuttings that used to be sold off this tree, by the Catholic priests.
@@austinado16 California weather is the same like in Mediterania. You don't need to worry about how to grow figs, they grow crazy over there. Enjoy the best fruit.
I was I have a male fig tree cause the figs are beautiful outside and dry inside. I was told and easy fix was to buy a female fig tree and place it near the tree cause it needed pollination to happen, so I did. This year, the figs look good but are still dry well a little less dry inside, but with worms 🪱 inside what the heck. Should I just chop it out 😢??? Please help me with your advice. Thanks
When I was a kid we had a fig. It was huge and made such a large crop that you could never pick them all. The birds and squirrels were all fat and happy.
My grandmother had three fig trees and would eat them. I disliked them as a little kid, now I understand how wonderful it was as you never see that anymore. This was in Florida.
you have such a beautiful and radiant smile, Brenda. call your grandma and ask for those figs, I'm sure she will be delighted that you're taking interest in it.
I got a Fig Tree 2 years ago and have it planted in a 20inch pot on my drive way here in Maryland and it is producing fruit and surviving the winters. I feed it regularly with water from my African Cichlid tank.
Golly Thank you! I thought 1; fruit dropping because I live in a VERY hot desert area. 2: because it's been in a large pot for a few years. You just changed my life!! Smiles.
Every year a squirrel and myself have a race as to who is going to get to my figs first. If I pick them too soon they're not sweet enough and if I wait to long Mr squirrel gets them.
Kill the squirrel bro, fig problem be solved. Don’t we use pesticide to kills small insects, flying creatures? Squirrel is basically larger than that but still belongs in that category
@@RKfigs Didn't see anything about "organza bags" in the video but I did google them. It looks like they might work for potted trees but my trees are 35 feet high. I use a fruit picking pole to get to my figs. No way I can tie a bag around them. I might be able to surround a tree with a tree net or one of those nets you put over ponds to protect the koi. Although Mr squirrel might get through one anyway. Looks like I might have to share my figs.
"Celestial fig" In 89/90, I met a Chinese family recently moved to the US. I helped load some boxes on the truck. They gave me something the daughter called "Celestial fig" I've never seen another like it. Small golden fig, tastes like honey.
The fig fruit is actually a composite fruit, like a raspberry or blackberry, comprising many flowers, later fruitlets, all joined together. But with the fig, it's turned inside out, so the flowers/fruitlets are inside! So the fig wasp gets inside the hole in the base of the fruit to pollinate it.
I live in the Pacific Northwest, and I have a small yard. My fig tree is actually a bush called Little Miss Figgy. She has a nice breda crop and an amazing full season crop. The figs are black and delish. My fig will never be enormous (she lived in a pot until a windstorm tossed her across the yard and snapped her taproot) but she suits me to a T. Thanks for the video. I am always looking for more info on this marvelous fruit.
I watched a documentary and it said that fig trees are about the most valuable tree in the world for tropical wildlife. Also, ‘Fig’ was said to refer to a tree that makes fruit with no flowers (the tiny wasp going into a place on the tree to pollinate it.)
I am no expert, but I am of the opinion that the flower is inside the fig itself, that's why the wasp will enter the fig to pollinate it. However, please investigate. I may be incorrect.
I inherited several fig saplings from a nursery owner who passed away and I have attempted to raise them, they are about 4-6 years old but small still in pots. We live in a cold climate and they go inside or in a garage in the winter. They are common figs and I’ve seen a couple grow, but it’s obvious I have no idea what I’m doing so I’m glad I found your channel!
We live in east Texas. Our predecessors planted fig trees in our yard many years ago. They have survived many setbacks over the years. I was aware of fig wasps but don’t think I’ve seen them around here. We do, however, have plentiful native wasps as well as honey bees that love our trees in season. Researching fig trees, I found that our figs are most likely Spanish figs. The figs are not as large as those pictured here but are still very tasty in my opinion. Thanks for this interesting article .
That is true, but it depends where do you live and grow fig trees. If you live in a warm climate as mediterrania, california you don't need to learn or worry at all. Just plant it and enjoy the fruits in summer. I live in cold weather zone 6A in Indiana and growing figs is a challenge, a lot of work especially in winter time. Anyway I have enjoyed growing and dealing with them.
Wow! Happy to have found youyr channel packed with so much important fig growing info!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!! P.S. Now wish my husband would let me have an orchard/grow trees, that not only HE wants....
Thank you gentleman, you just thought me a lesson i have been looking for quite sometime. In southwest of Iran there are a type that pollinate them similar to date trees and it dries on the tree.
I live in California and was raised with figs. I will be moving to Tennessee and would love to grow figs there. Can you suggest the type of figs that would be best?
I was on holiday in Portugal and 2 days before leaving the country I saw a very nice big tree and I asked what is name. They didn’t know but they told me to go and get as many cuttings I want. So I got 4 cuttings propagate them all now I have 4 trees 105cm and their name is Pingo de Mel - Honey Drop ( a Portuguese man from Lisbon who saw the fig trees told me what is their name )and I have eaten very tasty fruits a couple of months ago… Very Happy
How can I know which variety my fig tree is? I'm in Southern California. The tree is 50 years old and is about 15 feet tall. It might have been a mini variety? One crop each year July-August on new branches.
I'm pretty sure that my neighbor's fig tree (which spills over the fence into our yard so I have been collecting some of the fruit :p) is a male fig. It looks basically exactly like the male fig you showed. Thanks for the education! I also live in Southern California and I was so happy to try my first fresh fig as they finally ripened on the tree ^^
I have a fig tree and I live very close to New York City! It is kept warm and protected by the side of my house. No work required. Has died down and regrown with no help 4 times in 30 years. I recommend chicken and figs in cream sauce - I make it every September 😋
I got my seeds from a grower in Greece. About four varieties from the packaging. Did get them mixed up at some point. Hope you can do a vid for positive identification of the varieties. I got quite the education on the symbiotic relationship between fig and wasp. Thank you for the lesson. Now I know I need some technical knowledge to raise a crop from the seedlings which are growing quite vigorously.
All of those seeds may not produce edible figs for you. Fig seeds are not true to type and won't produce the same fruit they came from Watch this video for the full explanation ua-cam.com/video/NXoqHMhiWSU/v-deo.html
This is soooo educational! I have a little Brown Turkey fig tree that just put on figs this season (none last year). I never knew there were so many varieties and never heard of the fig wasp until today 😊
Great info!!! My grandpa planted a fig tree in our homeyard more than 50 years ago. Every year we ate a lot of delicious figs from this tree. The years passed and I had to move to a different country...taking some branches hidden in my luggage. I planted them in my new home and today I'm still enjoying eating yummy figs each year...
Hi, in Hull centre in William Wilberforce house gardens is a fig that fruits and ripens every year, also in Hedon there is a large fig tree which fruits and ripens I think that one is Brown turkey.
When i moved to my property i inherited a mature fig tree. It was coming into wintertime in the UK (no fig wasps here) and there was obviously no leaf but many small unripened fruit which mostly fell from the tree. I pruned the tree and now a year later there is bountiful leaf growth and literally thousands of fruit but the figs only ripen one or two at a time. They are a beautiful purple colour and delicious to eat but i only get one a day which fully ripen. I'm having one tomorrow which is now ripe. Any ideas?
I have a fog tree it's gone so tall that I can't reach the fruit but first time it gave fruit after 5-6 yearscan u plz guide me what can I do shall trim the branches so it is lower what to do to put it on lower side
my school has 2 fik trees that are over 100 years old. it takes 6 to 7 to hug around the tree. the fruit bears fruit up to the shoots, stems, roots of the tree. it always bears fruit all the time. I'm from Malaysia🇲🇾
Do you know which type a "Chicago hardy" fig would fall under? I just picked up my very first fig tree, and chose the Chicago hardy due to recommendation that it would tolerate my southern Ontario climate well.
This is fascinating info., thank you! We have two rather prolific fig trees/bushes in our yard. This is an old farmhouse and we never had any idea what type of figs they are. I'm guessing after this video that they are some type of "common" fig. Some years they are sweeter and more abundant than others, but they don't seem to like too much rain. A hot, dry summer seems to produce the best crop, so most years they do pretty well.
Hi, I just found your videos. I spend my summers on the Croatian coast where we have several different sorts of figs. Last year while hiking near an abandoned village I found a big fig tree with figs that are pink and taste like strawberry. Do you know what sort of fig this is? I haven't been able to find a name. Thank you
@@RKfigs Great video, I've had many of those, but that's not the one I found. I'll take some pictures and share if you would like to see. It's a big fig that's pink outside and super juicy inside. It's one I've never seen before. I pick the honey ones all the time and loads of the others. Just got some of the nice deep purple ones today, but this pink one isn't ready yet, will be ready around the 14th, or 15th then go through into September.
Very interesting as I get these breba figs and didn't know what it was. My gardener told me it was to do with watering and has said not to water them now. So he has turned off all watering to figs in my garden watching this video I don't know if this is correct or not. Should I start watering them now. I have about six figs trees all different varieties
Within the fist 5 minutes you explained exactly what is happening & why with my fig trees; thank you!! Makes sense why I was intuitively drawn to purchase 12 more fig trees. One of them must be a male because I'm finally getting fruit! New subscribe looking forward to learning everything I can about figs from you. God bless you!
I have what I think is a brown turkey variety. In the south of England here if we get a good warm spring there will be a plentiful 'breba' crop quite early on, if that is followed by frost free days and a good summer I will get a significant main crop and have picked ripe figs as late as the end of November, no other fig trees in sight and none of the fig wasps.
I had a brown turkey that a grafted kind and provided fruit 2 times a year and they all ripened nicely. That tree died during my landscaping and gopher problems. However I found small shoot growing a few feet away that I then planted. Not sure if this shoot was from the seeds of discarded fig or from cutting that was discarded during fruiting or the roots itself. This new tree is very healthy. It sas two crops spring and fall but none of the figs ripen. I tried extra water etc but no luck ripening not even a single one out of 30-40 figs each season. Is it possible that this tree is capri fig because the orignal root stock of my oringal brown turkey was capri fig and had brown turkey grafted on it OR or that it was from the seed of discarded fruit and ended up producing capri. BTW please Change the title to different fig types + Male (capri) vs Female - it will easier to find this nice video when searching.
I live in Southern Oregon in zone 8b. Figs grow here so I bought a Pacific fig tree which has green figs on it. The first year the tiny 3’ tree produced 16 lovely figs. The tree is at least 5 yrs old, not much bigger and produces way less figs. I’m wondering what type of fig it is and whether it needs another tree.
You don't need another fig tree. You just need the right nutrition and possibly less Nitrogen in the fertilizer you use. Stay away from all purpose fertilizer. Watch my video titled spring fig tree care here ua-cam.com/video/EsD4kEscX40/v-deo.html it will provide you with the answers you need.
@@RKfigs I really want to thank you for this bid because I just learned an awful lot of information in a short amount of time plus reading the comments here also helps . I live in the Dallas area but regretfully stalking an apartment right now and only get sunlight on my patio from sunup till 1 p.m. ... could you suggest a specific type of fig tree that would work best for my location and climate and amount of sunlight ? We also get pretty cold Winters here but really horribly hot summers .
Where can i learn more about root pruning a fig tree? What are the best figs for west central Florida. Our dirt is a lot of clay so thinking best would be to have potted figs. that produce a good amount of edible fruit throughout the year. Brought over some figs from italy but unfortunately the bottom opens up wide for bugs etc so virtually no edible fruit!
i think u just solved my problem i bouth 2 10 inches fig tress 4 years ago ,they were 12 to 18 months old already ,got it off amazon ,at this point the trees are beautiful and big but no figs yet 🤷♀️,im gro5them in a big pot .(black turkey fig tree)
My tree has beautiful and tasty figs but those wasps are a bit of a problem nesting under my home’s eves and getting into my empty back house (ADU) and nesting. If I abate them will it affect the fruit??? I live in Northern California where there are many fig trees. Also, when I harvest figs, something is biting me. What insect is it???
If you live in Portugal you should be able to plant whatever fig you like because the fig wasp should exist in many regions. Portugal is also known to have spectacular figs. I have a few Portuguese figs and they are all fantastic.
I grew up in southeast Texas where almost everyone had a fig tree in their yard . Now I live in southern california , and you can bet , I've got one !!!
Interesting. I'm growing an organic, heirloom Violette de Bordeaux indoors, hydroponically. I got a breba crop at the end of the first year (bought it as a bareroot twig), a good, delicious, crop the 2nd year, and now I'm anxiously waiting to see some figs pop out this 3rd year. Got lots of huge leaves so far...much bigger than previous years. BUT...I didn't prune it, any of those years and this last winter, it didn't even drop its leaves. So pruning is on my schedule for this winter. Basically I lucked out when I bought it since I didn't know anything about growing fig trees.
By any chance could you give me some tips on how to grow trees hydroponically? Always wanted to make a setup, just never had the drive to do it since I thought hydroponic trees couldn't exist haha
@@GhostOfTheAngels Well first of all, let me say I am NO expert, especially on growing trees hydroponically...nor figs. I just winged it, after exchanging some comments with Dr.Kratky, who suggested I'd want to set up a reservoir tank with a float, filtration, etc. Which I did not do, mainly because I am just not that mechanically inclined. I had much success with my other Kratky method plants, except for the bug problem that resulted in 1/2 a huge leaf gone every few hours. Turns out the "bug" was a big black & white furry one named Stan...my cat who apparently LOVES his greens, LOL. So, I'll tell you what I did but you try it at your own risk as this is NOT the method suggested. I got a big plastic planter pot, put a self-watering gizmo in the bottom, filled the pot with several bags of Hydroton clay pebbles, plopped the bareroot fig stick (that I had just bought) in the middle, put an airline in, with a bubbler, down to the bottom of the planter, and filled it to the top with water. Said water was pH balanced to 7, warm, and then Silica Blast was added and mixed, then FloraGro hydroponic nutrients and pH was balanced to 6. That first year it got a few leaves and then dropped them, along with a breba crop. Clueless, I did not prune it but let it rest until spring, whereupon I sprinkled some Happy Frog 5-5-5 fertilizer on the top and watered it in. That second year, I got a nice crop of delicious figs but it didn't go dormant in the winter; again I did not prune it (like I said, clueless). This is the 3rd year and 2/3 of the branches are leafed out and still going. There are so many huge leaves that the branches are hanging lower. No figs yet but I just fertilized with the 5-5-5. This winter I plan to prune it, hopefully properly. I've heard that figs are not delicate and are hard to kill, which is probably what has contributed to my success, LOL. If you check out Dr. Kratky's channel you can see how to make the nutrient tank/float system. Good luck! :-D
@@DrValerie800 I'm going to check that out when I had the time but in the meanwhile I simply have Jose's with what's left of a bunch of hydroponic philodendrons 3 years ago ... any suggestions on what to put in the water as fertilizer because this is it I mean they're not looking too good and I just want to put something in the water that is simple that will feed them and help them grow and flourish .
@@gardensofthegods I've never grown those hydroponically but I'd guess that FloraGro would likely work (General Hydroponics). Look up what pH they like too and balance your water to the proper pH. If they have suffered too much of the wrong chemicals, you might have to give them some microbiome root stuff and maybe something like zinc. And like I've mentioned before, I'm no expert, I'm just a hobbyist doing the best I can. And since I don't really know what I'm doing, I just research to get a clue and then go ask the plant what it needs (by dowsing). That has been working well for me.
How do you know a male Fig tree? Where do you get fig wasps if there are none around the tree and do they harm any other Vegetation if you bring them in?
Here (Israel) they;re native. I used to sun-dry my extras, but after a few years some small moth fou8nd me out and ruins them all! How do you dry them for the off-season? Thanks for the informative video.
Hi, I’m just beginner of growing fig tree, please give me the name of plant food it need, and how often need to give it, I live in near Memphis TN, I bought the tree last year from Lowe’s, I’m not sure how old it is, as I’ve been watching about fig tree on UA-cam, it probably 2-3 years old, but no fruits yet, I learned to prune to very short, now it started to get leaves, but no sign of fig at all, I thought I need to give food, and I searched about it, but there is so many, I’m not sure which one, please help!
I got a Chicago Cold Hearty since it's the only variety I trust will grow well in my Climate 6a, close to 5b... Today's weather forecast is 6 with -10 windchill and Tuesday is 40 with Rain... Not quite the most stable winter we've had. Cant wait for that first crop of figs... I like storebought figs, but ever since I had a fresh off the tree Pomegranate, lime, and fig in Cali... I wanted to grow the closest I can here. If you think fresh lemon or lime Ade is good and you live anywhere where it gets below freezing in the winter... you never had a ripe citrus fruit in your state... this applies to all fruits though... including figs. Grow your own you will NOT be disappointed. Even home grown potatoes are delicious.
I have two fig trees. How do I tell the gender ? One is black figs and it has a breba crop but they fall to the ground and the second crop does nor ripen. The other is green and only produces one crop in late spring and tastes very good. larry in lower BC canada
This year my fig tree dropped all its figs at about 1/2 to 2/3 grown. How do you know a male fig tree? I have two avocado trees and they say you need a male for them two but I don't know how to tell if one is a male.
My fig trees both brown turkey and the black figs are coming out of the roots the brown turkey already has small fruits on new branches Good to know they don’t need the wasp
@@Lady3541 but do you also live in Texas ? I'm in Dallas in the suburbs and would love to have one or two fig trees on my patio ... Does anybody here have any suggestions ?
@@gardensofthegods Calloway's Nursery has fig trees right now! We bought 3 trees on Oct. 1st. So maybe call several and see which types they have. They were in tree form and if you're a "member" or have a card, you will get a decent discount!
There's an old grain silo nearby with all but about 20 feet missing. The entire inside is taken by one huge fig tree which grows another 4 or 5 feet out of the top.
We have 2 fig trees- 1 Kadota, which produced the first year & 1 LSU, which didn’t produce the 1st year, but is producing this year (our 2nd year but not getting big or ripening yet - so happy with the Kadota, unsure about the LSU as far as if or how to know if will ripen… do you know anything about LSU fig tree? Or where either of these 2 types are in the need for a male tree or the fig wasp? We are in the state of Georgia, US. Thank you for this great information!
So I just bought a Chicago hardy fig tree, I live in Northern Delaware…. Will this tree produce figs? Help please…. However, I grew up in Northern California and my father has three trees on his properties, and I would go out back and eat all the figs until I was stuffed I simply love figs. ❤❤❤❤❤
This video was informative, but the video on Capri figs was wonderful. Finally, there are fig growing questions that were explained succinctly. Thanks for this well presented info.
SUBSCRIBED! But can you talk or habe you made a video about the BFF fig fly and what to do if you find figs with maggots inside of them? Am I going to cut the tree down to the old wood and thrownthe whole crop away? Thanks
A friend of mine gave me what they called a Chicago fig tree. I planted it last fall and I have a bumper crop coming in already. Can you explain this to me?
Great information, now I know why my black Madeira cutting that I got from eBay is dropping its fruit. The cutting is now a 5 ft tree. Will have to add a male fig tree? Is that correct?
Do you have a recommendation for how to identify types of fig trees before they fruit? Or even after they fruit, I have a dark fig but do not know what variety it is. The apps just say common fig 😑
I think it's perfectly reasonable to expect grocery stores to refer to the figs as either green or black. Since watching this and learning all the different crops fig trees can have, keeping it simply black or green reduces confusion
@@RJBond121 😁 I get your point, well said. Perhaps if a particular variety of fig gained renown for a certain feature then the variety name would have greater impact.
I have a question we had a volunteer fig tree show up in our yard my husband transplanted it it has grown so big last year it produced so many figs that dropped before ripening I thought maybe not enough water but not sure which type of fig the outer is green and we have all kinds of insects in our yard its getting watered every other Day to make sure the fruit doesn't dry out, the figs feel full so I guess they are getting plenty of water this year how can I find out the variety of fig in my yard?
I have a small fig collection here in Denver CO zone 6a. My second year. Still learning. Bought fig cuttings from figbid. Planting inground the early and mid season varieties. Late varieties in containers. Enjoying it so much.
My uncle is a master in fig growing. Behind our house in Lebanon we have a fig tree and he grafted 4 different thpes of figs on a single tree. It’s amuzing to watch the same tree giving different types of figs at different times of the year.
Of all the things that I miss from Lebanon, I miss our figs the most.
Is a wasp needed for all the different types grown ?
@@angelamonk716 can any other insect 🐝🦋 do the job?
@@mariaarevalo6874 nope
I was born and raised in Zahle/ REYAK / BAALBAC/ SARHEEN AREA
A YT channel devoted entirely to figs. This is something I need and didn't know you existed until right now. This will be both fun and educational. Thanks!
Thank you. We just moved into a house that has two fig trees in the backyard. I know nothing beyond Fig Newtons. :D After watching this video the first time I went out and picked my very first ripe fig. Now I am watching again as a beginner. I appreciate the information.
I live in the San Joaquin Valley in California, near Fresno, and we grow lots of figs here, both commercially and back yard. I think that all figs are terrific!!
I live on the coast, in SLO. The "Mission Fig" (I don't know if that's a real name, but it's what they appear to be called here, grow like weeds. You can literally cut off a branch, stick it in a pot, and it will root easily, and grow another tree. Down town, near our Spanish Mission, built in 1772, there is an original fig growing along the creek. The canopy is probably 40' in diameter, and the trunk is probably 3'-4' in diameter. Many of the local figs growing at people's homes, are from cuttings that used to be sold off this tree, by the Catholic priests.
@@austinado16 California weather is the same like in Mediterania. You don't need to worry about how to grow figs, they grow crazy over there. Enjoy the best fruit.
I was I have a male fig tree cause the figs are beautiful outside and dry inside. I was told and easy fix was to buy a female fig tree and place it near the tree cause it needed pollination to happen, so I did. This year, the figs look good but are still dry well a little less dry inside, but with worms 🪱 inside what the heck. Should I just chop it out 😢??? Please help me with your advice. Thanks
When I was a kid we had a fig. It was huge and made such a large crop that you could never pick them all. The birds and squirrels were all fat and happy.
Ditto! My dad had three trees in northern California and now I am in Delaware… uggg! I miss those figs
My grandmother had three fig trees and would eat them. I disliked them as a little kid, now I understand how wonderful it was as you never see that anymore. This was in Florida.
you have such a beautiful and radiant smile, Brenda. call your grandma and ask for those figs, I'm sure she will be delighted that you're taking interest in it.
I got a Fig Tree 2 years ago and have it planted in a 20inch pot on my drive way here in Maryland and it is producing fruit and surviving the winters. I feed it regularly with water from my African Cichlid tank.
Very informative video. Not sure I would've titled it *Beware of this type of fig ...,* though. I thought there was a poisonous variety or something!
yup, that's what I thought too. I think the title is wrong. I was thinking, oh my god, is there a type that is poisonous? I better watch it
Clip bait.
Guess the title gets more people to watch the video😉
he knows figs, not words.
Also, there are no known poisonous figs.
Golly Thank you! I thought 1; fruit dropping because I live in a VERY hot desert area. 2: because it's been in a large pot for a few years. You just changed my life!! Smiles.
Every year a squirrel and myself have a race as to who is going to get to my figs first. If I pick them too soon they're not sweet enough and if I wait to long Mr squirrel gets them.
Kill the squirrel bro, fig problem be solved. Don’t we use pesticide to kills small insects, flying creatures? Squirrel is basically larger than that but still belongs in that category
@@malikahmad8170 Problem is, I really like squirrels. I just don't like when they eat my figs.
You need to use organza bags. Lol at the beginning of this video ua-cam.com/video/rzzyYtzupeg/v-deo.html
@@RKfigs Didn't see anything about "organza bags" in the video but I did google them. It looks like they might work for potted trees but my trees are 35 feet high. I use a fruit picking pole to get to my figs. No way I can tie a bag around them. I might be able to surround a tree with a tree net or one of those nets you put over ponds to protect the koi. Although Mr squirrel might get through one anyway. Looks like I might have to share my figs.
@@malikahmad8170 you are cruel, why kill an animal just so you can save your fruits ? There are better ways to protect the tree.
Every fig grower should watch this video.
Totally agree! This was an awesome video packed with Content and knowledge. This gentleman is a beast of a fig connoisseur.❤
"Celestial fig"
In 89/90, I met a Chinese family recently moved to the US. I helped load some boxes on the truck. They gave me something the daughter called "Celestial fig" I've never seen another like it. Small golden fig, tastes like honey.
There is a variety called the "Janice" that is like that.
There is a variety that is called Celeste. Small, very sweet “sugar”.
That use to grow wild in Portugal.
Great one…!
Recently moved to US? Was the unfamiliar fruit inspected by US custom?
The fig fruit is actually a composite fruit, like a raspberry or blackberry, comprising many flowers, later fruitlets, all joined together. But with the fig, it's turned inside out, so the flowers/fruitlets are inside! So the fig wasp gets inside the hole in the base of the fruit to pollinate it.
Thanks for the info, I often wonder about figs and it’s flowers! God is Awesome, he created all kinds.👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🎉
So cool! Thanks for sharing that!
Not all fig trees take a wasp A LOT OF fig trees are self-pollinating but people love to tell the Fig wasp story because it sounds cool
@@DJMerck Gtk, but pollination is still better, at least for the seeds.
There's only like three main fig types that need wasps to pollinate and they aren't native to the US.
I live in the Pacific Northwest, and I have a small yard. My fig tree is actually a bush called Little Miss Figgy. She has a nice breda crop and an amazing full season crop. The figs are black and delish. My fig will never be enormous (she lived in a pot until a windstorm tossed her across the yard and snapped her taproot) but she suits me to a T.
Thanks for the video. I am always looking for more info on this marvelous fruit.
Little Miss figgy is a common variety and can be grown almost anywhere
I watched a documentary and it said that fig trees are about the most valuable tree in the world for tropical wildlife.
Also, ‘Fig’ was said to refer to a tree that makes fruit with no flowers (the tiny wasp going into a place on the tree to pollinate it.)
I am no expert, but I am of the opinion that the flower is inside the fig itself, that's why the wasp will enter the fig to pollinate it. However, please investigate. I may be incorrect.
@ I agree. I think the people that named it just saw fruit appear, & that was unique.
Living in spain, my fig now producing three crops a year. So this afternoon making delicious fig jam.
In the process of making fig preserves and strawberry figs today. So delicious and perfect in the winter.
I inherited several fig saplings from a nursery owner who passed away and I have attempted to raise them, they are about 4-6 years old but small still in pots. We live in a cold climate and they go inside or in a garage in the winter. They are common figs and I’ve seen a couple grow, but it’s obvious I have no idea what I’m doing so I’m glad I found your channel!
We live in east Texas. Our predecessors planted fig trees in our yard many years ago. They have survived many setbacks over the years. I was aware of fig wasps but don’t think I’ve seen them around here. We do, however, have plentiful native wasps as well as honey bees that love our trees in season. Researching fig trees, I found that our figs are most likely Spanish figs. The figs are not as large as those pictured here but are still very tasty in my opinion. Thanks for this interesting article .
Thank you! I never realised that growing figs was so complicated!
That is true, but it depends where do you live and grow fig trees. If you live in a warm climate as mediterrania, california you don't need to learn or worry at all. Just plant it and enjoy the fruits in summer. I live in cold weather zone 6A in Indiana and growing figs is a challenge, a lot of work especially in winter time. Anyway I have enjoyed growing and dealing with them.
I fell asleep watching this and had to watch it again once I woke up. Thank you for this information!
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Greetings from sunny Spain. I've got fig trees. What food does a fig tree need and when? Thanks.
I guess you already found my fig feeding video 😁 ua-cam.com/video/9s1RPW4UfIc/v-deo.html
Glad I caught this - had no idea about male and female figs!!
Wow! Happy to have found youyr channel packed with so much important fig growing info!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks!!
P.S. Now wish my husband would let me have an orchard/grow trees, that not only HE wants....
Thanks for your comments 👍
Baskinta is a very nice village, your video brought back some memories, thks.
Thank you gentleman, you just thought me a lesson i have been looking for quite sometime.
In southwest of Iran there are a type that pollinate them similar to date trees and it dries on the tree.
Thanks! No FIG ticious information here, only excellent information!
I'm glad you liked it
Eggcellent except for the bad 'Example' in spelling. 😂🍷🍷
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I live in California and was raised with figs. I will be moving to Tennessee and would love to grow figs there. Can you suggest the type of figs that would be best?
I think you can grow fig trees easy in Tennessee, not as easy in California. I'm growing them in zone 6A which is cold.
I was on holiday in Portugal and 2 days before leaving the country I saw a very nice big tree and I asked what is name. They didn’t know but they told me to go and get as many cuttings I want. So I got 4 cuttings propagate them all now I have 4 trees 105cm and their name is Pingo de Mel - Honey Drop ( a Portuguese man from Lisbon who saw the fig trees told me what is their name )and I have eaten very tasty fruits a couple of months ago… Very Happy
How can I know which variety my fig tree is? I'm in Southern California. The tree is 50 years old and is about 15 feet tall. It might have been a mini variety? One crop each year July-August on new branches.
We have a massive fig tree ,get two crops , never heard of the fig wasp ,,it is interesting to learn about the different types of fig.
I'm pretty sure that my neighbor's fig tree (which spills over the fence into our yard so I have been collecting some of the fruit :p) is a male fig. It looks basically exactly like the male fig you showed. Thanks for the education! I also live in Southern California and I was so happy to try my first fresh fig as they finally ripened on the tree ^^
I have a fig tree and I live very close to New York City! It is kept warm and protected by the side of my house. No work required. Has died down and regrown with no help 4 times in 30 years. I recommend chicken and figs in cream sauce - I make it every September 😋
Can you give us the recipe so we can make it? Thank you.
Loved it, learned a lot despite growing figs for years
Beautifully explained. I have a brown turkey breba that did not do well and now i know why. Thank you
I got my seeds from a grower in Greece. About four varieties from the packaging. Did get them mixed up at some point. Hope you can do a vid for positive identification of the varieties. I got quite the education on the symbiotic relationship between fig and wasp. Thank you for the lesson. Now I know I need some technical knowledge to raise a crop from the seedlings which are growing quite vigorously.
All of those seeds may not produce edible figs for you. Fig seeds are not true to type and won't produce the same fruit they came from Watch this video for the full explanation ua-cam.com/video/NXoqHMhiWSU/v-deo.html
Thanks for such an interesting and informative video. Perfect timing too since I'm actually looking to buy a fig tree on the upper east coast.
my earliest memories of picking fruit off tree/shrub were figs. i must have been around 3 to 4 years old. i remember they were good and/or seedy.
Man all your video posts are amazing and filled with knowledge.
Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it
This is soooo educational! I have a little Brown Turkey fig tree that just put on figs this season (none last year). I never knew there were so many varieties and never heard of the fig wasp until today 😊
That explains a lot about my fig growing failures in the UK!
Great info!!!
My grandpa planted a fig tree in our homeyard more than 50 years ago. Every year we ate a lot of delicious figs from this tree. The years passed and I had to move to a different country...taking some branches hidden in my luggage.
I planted them in my new home and today I'm still enjoying eating yummy figs each year...
My grandfather had a fig tree. Very interesting video. Thanks.
Spanish black figs black Genoa and Adriatic figs along with Brown Turkey are the most delicious figs 😋
Here in UK we don't even get fresh figs only processed ones in bags with loads ov added sugar I❤Figs... great work ty💌
Hi, in Hull centre in William Wilberforce house gardens is a fig that fruits and ripens every year, also in Hedon there is a large fig tree which fruits and ripens I think that one is Brown turkey.
When i moved to my property i inherited a mature fig tree. It was coming into wintertime in the UK (no fig wasps here) and there was obviously no leaf but many small unripened fruit which mostly fell from the tree. I pruned the tree and now a year later there is bountiful leaf growth and literally thousands of fruit but the figs only ripen one or two at a time. They are a beautiful purple colour and delicious to eat but i only get one a day which fully ripen. I'm having one tomorrow which is now ripe. Any ideas?
Cover the tree in the spring to promote early fruiting
@@RKfigs I'll try that. Many thanks for taking the time to reply.
Did you get any figs this year?
@@RKfigs Cover it with what? How does it promote fruiting? I'm trying to learn.
I have a fog tree it's gone so tall that I can't reach the fruit but first time it gave fruit after 5-6 yearscan u plz guide me what can I do shall trim the branches so it is lower what to do to put it on lower side
You can trim it shorter in the fall when it's dormant.
my school has 2 fik trees that are over 100 years old. it takes 6 to 7 to hug around the tree. the fruit bears fruit up to the shoots, stems, roots of the tree. it always bears fruit all the time. I'm from Malaysia🇲🇾
The fruit is sweet.
Is it an edible fruit?
Do you know which type a "Chicago hardy" fig would fall under? I just picked up my very first fig tree, and chose the Chicago hardy due to recommendation that it would tolerate my southern Ontario climate well.
That's a good choice. It would be a common fig and doesn't need the wasp to give you ripe figs 😊
I got a Chicago fig, too. Can't wait til next year to see what I get.
This is fascinating info., thank you!
We have two rather prolific fig trees/bushes in our yard. This is an old farmhouse and we never had any idea what type of figs they are.
I'm guessing after this video that they are some type of "common" fig. Some years they are sweeter and more abundant than others, but they don't seem to like too much rain. A hot, dry summer seems to produce the best crop, so most years they do pretty well.
Hi, I just found your videos. I spend my summers on the Croatian coast where we have several different sorts of figs. Last year while hiking near an abandoned village I found a big fig tree with figs that are pink and taste like strawberry. Do you know what sort of fig this is? I haven't been able to find a name. Thank you
Hey thanks for watching 😁 This video should answer the question ua-cam.com/video/e-zTVFWeyGU/v-deo.html
@@RKfigs Great video, I've had many of those, but that's not the one I found. I'll take some pictures and share if you would like to see. It's a big fig that's pink outside and super juicy inside. It's one I've never seen before. I pick the honey ones all the time and loads of the others. Just got some of the nice deep purple ones today, but this pink one isn't ready yet, will be ready around the 14th, or 15th then go through into September.
Wow, great video. I actually learned a lot and eating fresh figs is a dream. Thanks.
Very interesting as I get these breba figs and didn't know what it was. My gardener told me it was to do with watering and has said not to water them now. So he has turned off all watering to figs in my garden watching this video I don't know if this is correct or not. Should I start watering them now. I have about six figs trees all different varieties
If they get very dry water them.
Within the fist 5 minutes you explained exactly what is happening & why with my fig trees; thank you!! Makes sense why I was intuitively drawn to purchase 12 more fig trees. One of them must be a male because I'm finally getting fruit! New subscribe looking forward to learning everything I can about figs from you. God bless you!
I'm happy i was able to help. Thank you and God bless you too! 😁
I have what I think is a brown turkey variety. In the south of England here if we get a good warm spring there will be a plentiful 'breba' crop quite early on, if that is followed by frost free days and a good summer I will get a significant main crop and have picked ripe figs as late as the end of November, no other fig trees in sight and none of the fig wasps.
I had a brown turkey that a grafted kind and provided fruit 2 times a year and they all ripened nicely. That tree died during my landscaping and gopher problems. However I found small shoot growing a few feet away that I then planted. Not sure if this shoot was from the seeds of discarded fig or from cutting that was discarded during fruiting or the roots itself. This new tree is very healthy. It sas two crops spring and fall but none of the figs ripen. I tried extra water etc but no luck ripening not even a single one out of 30-40 figs each season. Is it possible that this tree is capri fig because the orignal root stock of my oringal brown turkey was capri fig and had brown turkey grafted on it OR or that it was from the seed of discarded fruit and ended up producing capri.
BTW please Change the title to different fig types + Male (capri) vs Female - it will easier to find this nice video when searching.
I did not know figs were so complicated, thank you for info.
Regards from South Africa.
Yes wasps get there first than birds in my garden.
I live in Southern Oregon in zone 8b. Figs grow here so I bought a Pacific fig tree which has green figs on it. The first year the tiny 3’ tree produced 16 lovely figs. The tree is at least 5 yrs old, not much bigger and produces way less figs.
I’m wondering what type of fig it is and whether it needs another tree.
You don't need another fig tree. You just need the right nutrition and possibly less Nitrogen in the fertilizer you use. Stay away from all purpose fertilizer. Watch my video titled spring fig tree care here ua-cam.com/video/EsD4kEscX40/v-deo.html it will provide you with the answers you need.
@@justafig great advice!!
We have a Celeste and a brown turkey. Both are self pollinating, if I remember correctly.
You are correct 👍
@@RKfigs I really want to thank you for this bid because I just learned an awful lot of information in a short amount of time plus reading the comments here also helps .
I live in the Dallas area but regretfully stalking an apartment right now and only get sunlight on my patio from sunup till 1 p.m. ... could you suggest a specific type of fig tree that would work best for my location and climate and amount of sunlight ?
We also get pretty cold Winters here but really horribly hot summers .
Where can i learn more about root pruning a fig tree?
What are the best figs for west central Florida. Our dirt is a lot of clay so thinking best would be to have potted figs. that produce a good amount of edible fruit throughout the year. Brought over some figs from italy but unfortunately the bottom opens up wide for bugs etc so virtually no edible fruit!
i think u just solved my problem i bouth 2 10 inches fig tress 4 years ago ,they were 12 to 18 months old already ,got it off amazon ,at this point the trees are beautiful and big but no figs yet 🤷♀️,im gro5them in a big pot .(black turkey fig tree)
My tree has beautiful and tasty figs but those wasps are a bit of a problem nesting under my home’s eves and getting into my empty back house (ADU) and nesting. If I abate them will it affect the fruit??? I live in Northern California where there are many fig trees.
Also, when I harvest figs, something is biting me. What insect is it???
I thin watching this video will take care of your problems. ua-cam.com/video/f1LXPjmtaUo/v-deo.html
First time i eat this kind of fruit when i was in geneva then here in korea taste really good
Interesting ! Planning to plant figtrees and now I know what to look for. Living in Poertugal
If you live in Portugal you should be able to plant whatever fig you like because the fig wasp should exist in many regions. Portugal is also known to have spectacular figs. I have a few Portuguese figs and they are all fantastic.
I grew up in southeast Texas where almost everyone had a fig tree in their yard . Now I live in southern california , and you can bet , I've got one !!!
That's great to hear!
@@RKfigs yeah , an improved brown turkey . Had a bumper crop this year .
Amazing. Our figs are green on tree but wait till purple/black color and sweet and delicious. I’m looking recipes other than jam.
Google for fig recipes or recipes using figs.
Interesting. I'm growing an organic, heirloom Violette de Bordeaux indoors, hydroponically. I got a breba crop at the end of the first year (bought it as a bareroot twig), a good, delicious, crop the 2nd year, and now I'm anxiously waiting to see some figs pop out this 3rd year. Got lots of huge leaves so far...much bigger than previous years. BUT...I didn't prune it, any of those years and this last winter, it didn't even drop its leaves. So pruning is on my schedule for this winter. Basically I lucked out when I bought it since I didn't know anything about growing fig trees.
By any chance could you give me some tips on how to grow trees hydroponically? Always wanted to make a setup, just never had the drive to do it since I thought hydroponic trees couldn't exist haha
@@GhostOfTheAngels Well first of all, let me say I am NO expert, especially on growing trees hydroponically...nor figs. I just winged it, after exchanging some comments with Dr.Kratky, who suggested I'd want to set up a reservoir tank with a float, filtration, etc. Which I did not do, mainly because I am just not that mechanically inclined. I had much success with my other Kratky method plants, except for the bug problem that resulted in 1/2 a huge leaf gone every few hours. Turns out the "bug" was a big black & white furry one named Stan...my cat who apparently LOVES his greens, LOL. So, I'll tell you what I did but you try it at your own risk as this is NOT the method suggested. I got a big plastic planter pot, put a self-watering gizmo in the bottom, filled the pot with several bags of Hydroton clay pebbles, plopped the bareroot fig stick (that I had just bought) in the middle, put an airline in, with a bubbler, down to the bottom of the planter, and filled it to the top with water. Said water was pH balanced to 7, warm, and then Silica Blast was added and mixed, then FloraGro hydroponic nutrients and pH was balanced to 6. That first year it got a few leaves and then dropped them, along with a breba crop. Clueless, I did not prune it but let it rest until spring, whereupon I sprinkled some Happy Frog 5-5-5 fertilizer on the top and watered it in. That second year, I got a nice crop of delicious figs but it didn't go dormant in the winter; again I did not prune it (like I said, clueless). This is the 3rd year and 2/3 of the branches are leafed out and still going. There are so many huge leaves that the branches are hanging lower. No figs yet but I just fertilized with the 5-5-5. This winter I plan to prune it, hopefully properly. I've heard that figs are not delicate and are hard to kill, which is probably what has contributed to my success, LOL. If you check out Dr. Kratky's channel you can see how to make the nutrient tank/float system. Good luck! :-D
@@DrValerie800 I'm going to check that out when I had the time but in the meanwhile I simply have Jose's with what's left of a bunch of hydroponic philodendrons 3 years ago ... any suggestions on what to put in the water as fertilizer because this is it I mean they're not looking too good and I just want to put something in the water that is simple that will feed them and help them grow and flourish .
@@gardensofthegods I've never grown those hydroponically but I'd guess that FloraGro would likely work (General Hydroponics). Look up what pH they like too and balance your water to the proper pH. If they have suffered too much of the wrong chemicals, you might have to give them some microbiome root stuff and maybe something like zinc. And like I've mentioned before, I'm no expert, I'm just a hobbyist doing the best I can. And since I don't really know what I'm doing, I just research to get a clue and then go ask the plant what it needs (by dowsing). That has been working well for me.
Got one too….still too small but growing on steroids!
How do you know a male Fig tree? Where do you get fig wasps if there are none around the tree and do they harm any other Vegetation if you bring them in?
Very informative, I was pretty sure I checked before buying but as far as I can tell my Colonel Littman's Black Cross does not require the wasps.
That variety does not require the wasp. It's a very good variety👍
Here (Israel) they;re native. I used to sun-dry my extras, but after a few years some small moth fou8nd me out and ruins them all! How do you dry them for the off-season? Thanks for the informative video.
Hi my question is can we eat the figs leaves we have fig tree in our yard it’s very nice green leave can eat that like regular vege not poisonous
I've never tried it. I know some people make fig leaf tea but not me.
Hi, I’m just beginner of growing fig tree, please give me the name of plant food it need, and how often need to give it, I live in near Memphis TN, I bought the tree last year from Lowe’s, I’m not sure how old it is, as I’ve been watching about fig tree on UA-cam, it probably 2-3 years old, but no fruits yet, I learned to prune to very short, now it started to get leaves, but no sign of fig at all, I thought I need to give food, and I searched about it, but there is so many, I’m not sure which one, please help!
Watch this and it will help you ua-cam.com/video/9s1RPW4UfIc/v-deo.html
@@RKfigs
Thank you!
I have a Celeste fig tree in southern New Mexico. I get figs all summer but more in July and August.
I got a Chicago Cold Hearty since it's the only variety I trust will grow well in my Climate 6a, close to 5b... Today's weather forecast is 6 with -10 windchill and Tuesday is 40 with Rain... Not quite the most stable winter we've had. Cant wait for that first crop of figs... I like storebought figs, but ever since I had a fresh off the tree Pomegranate, lime, and fig in Cali... I wanted to grow the closest I can here. If you think fresh lemon or lime Ade is good and you live anywhere where it gets below freezing in the winter... you never had a ripe citrus fruit in your state... this applies to all fruits though... including figs. Grow your own you will NOT be disappointed. Even home grown potatoes are delicious.
Facts!! Thanks for watching 🙂
I have two fig trees. How do I tell the gender ? One is black figs and it has a breba crop but they fall to the ground and the second crop does nor ripen. The other is green and only produces one crop in late spring and tastes very good. larry in lower BC canada
They both sound like Smyrna Figs
This year my fig tree dropped all its figs at about 1/2 to 2/3 grown. How do you know a male fig tree? I have two avocado trees and they say you need a male for them two but I don't know how to tell if one is a male.
What can you tell me about Chicago Hardy? They bear really good fruit but I would like to know how to really take care of them. We live in Nashville.
Question, how should we prune differently for a common vs san pedro type fig?
No but you can prune differently for potted vs inground, depending on the shape you're trying to achieve.
We lost many fig trees with the Texas freeze in February
Ours is Finally coming back to life, small leaves at the bottom, but it’s coming back!
My fig trees both brown turkey and the black figs are coming out of the roots the brown turkey already has small fruits on new branches
Good to know they don’t need the wasp
@@Lady3541 but do you also live in Texas ?
I'm in Dallas in the suburbs and would love to have one or two fig trees on my patio ...
Does anybody here have any suggestions ?
@@gardensofthegods a good place to buy fig cuttings and trees is figbid.
@@gardensofthegods Calloway's Nursery has fig trees right now! We bought 3 trees on Oct. 1st. So maybe call several and see which types they have. They were in tree form and if you're a "member" or have a card, you will get a decent discount!
Southwest Florida here, would these wasps be present? I mean, we have nearly every other bug in existence around here and lots of them.
sorry no fig wasp in Florida!
I live in Florida and have some fig trees - never got any fruit - 4 years old....how do I get a wasp????
Clear information presented well, with a splash of amusing put in. Thank you 😊
There's an old grain silo nearby with all but about 20 feet missing. The entire inside is taken by one huge fig tree which grows another 4 or 5 feet out of the top.
We have 2 fig trees- 1 Kadota, which produced the first year & 1 LSU, which didn’t produce the 1st year, but is producing this year (our 2nd year but not getting big or ripening yet - so happy with the Kadota, unsure about the LSU as far as if or how to know if will ripen… do you know anything about LSU fig tree? Or where either of these 2 types are in the need for a male tree or the fig wasp?
We are in the state of Georgia, US.
Thank you for this great information!
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Where can you get pin go do Mel…?
I have other varieties and have no idea what role the wasp plays…?
I kept this video in my favorite as a reference, I watch your video when I buy a fig
So I just bought a Chicago hardy fig tree, I live in Northern Delaware…. Will this tree produce figs? Help please…. However, I grew up in Northern California and my father has three trees on his properties, and I would go out back and eat all the figs until I was stuffed I simply love figs. ❤❤❤❤❤
Good information I am a fig tree collector.
This video was informative, but the video on Capri figs was wonderful. Finally, there are fig growing questions that were explained succinctly. Thanks for this well presented info.
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
SUBSCRIBED! But can you talk or habe you made a video about the BFF fig fly and what to do if you find figs with maggots inside of them? Am I going to cut the tree down to the old wood and thrownthe whole crop away? Thanks
I am new to say growing, and this is so very fascinating to learn.
A friend of mine gave me what they called a Chicago fig tree. I planted it last fall and I have a bumper crop coming in already. Can you explain this to me?
yes that a fantastic common fig type! Good choice!
I too have Chicago in Virginia and have plenty of pigs
Great information, now I know why my black Madeira cutting that I got from eBay is dropping its fruit. The cutting is now a 5 ft tree. Will have to add a male fig tree? Is that correct?
It's most likely not a black Madeira that's why buying on EBay is dangerous.
Do you have a recommendation for how to identify types of fig trees before they fruit? Or even after they fruit, I have a dark fig but do not know what variety it is. The apps just say common fig 😑
I think it's perfectly reasonable to expect grocery stores to refer to the figs as either green or black. Since watching this and learning all the different crops fig trees can have, keeping it simply black or green reduces confusion
It would also reduce confusion to simply call them red or green apples as well.
@@RJBond121 😁 I get your point, well said. Perhaps if a particular variety of fig gained renown for a certain feature then the variety name would have greater impact.
I have a question we had a volunteer fig tree show up in our yard my husband transplanted it it has grown so big last year it produced so many figs that dropped before ripening I thought maybe not enough water but not sure which type of fig the outer is green and we have all kinds of insects in our yard its getting watered every other Day to make sure the fruit doesn't dry out, the figs feel full so I guess they are getting plenty of water this year how can I find out the variety of fig in my yard?
Where do you live?
I just got a fig tree called a Chicago Fig tree, is that any good?
That's perfect! What area are you in?
@@RKfigs Central New Jersey Zone 7A
That tree is perfect for you
What is a "Hardy Fig Chicago" Ficus Carica, Self-pollinating / Compared to the figs mentioned in your video?
It's a common fig
I have a small fig collection here in Denver CO zone 6a. My second year. Still learning.
Bought fig cuttings from figbid. Planting inground the early and mid season varieties.
Late varieties in containers. Enjoying it so much.