This BRAND NEW Fig Tree I Developed Is INSANELY Good!
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- In this video, I share a brand new fig variety I developed as part of my fig tree breeding project! Three years ago, I began a longterm project breeding figs to develop new high quality fig trees from seed. This new variety of fig tree is the second fig seedling of the lot to ripen its crop, and its fruit blew me away with how insanely good it is! You simply must see this to believe it!
This fig tree is a cross between UCR 271-1 Saleeb (father tree) and Del Sen Jaume Gran (mother tree). Del Sen Jaume Gran is one of my favorite figs, but it struggles in rain and is very late to ripen. The goal of this cross was to develop a new fig with the outstanding size and taste of Del Sen Jaume Gran, but as an earlier season fig with more rain resistance. This fig appears to be successful, because it has the same incredible flavor, but with a shorter "hang time" to ripening.
In this video, I share a full profile of the fig, a taste test and an update of my fig breeding experiment and the progress of the other fig tree seedlings.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 The Science & History Of Fig Trees
4:29 Fig Tree Seedling Tour And Update
7:44 My Brand New Fig Variety
10:36 Cutting Open The Fig
12:15 Fig Taste Test
15:05 Breeding Program Updates
17:26 Adventures With Dale
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0:00 The Science & History Of Fig Trees
4:29 Fig Tree Seedling Tour And Update
7:44 My Brand New Fig Variety
10:36 Cutting Open The Fig
12:15 Fig Taste Test
15:05 Breeding Program Updates
17:26 Adventures With Dale
Hello I watch all your videos they are always amazing. I have been gardening since I was kid, yet I still learn something from almost every video you make. Now to my question I have a FIG TREE and have no idea how to deal with it. I would like your help, please.
Please help! My potted figs seem to have an infestation of a extremely small white insect. From what I've noticed the fig trees have stopped growing and I'm worried these insects are feasting on the roots. Any advice on what to do? Thanks!
Brittany: "You better check yo self before you wreck yourself." It's an 8. 😂😂😂😂
I think I would rate any fig 1-2 points higher in all honesty. Figs aren’t her thing. Meanwhile, I’m over here.
@TheMillennialGardener Your being hard on yourself an 8 is top tier! ❤
Congratulations from Catalonia
The correct name is Gran de Sant Jaume in Catalan language
Gran means Big in English ( Grande in Spanish)
Sant ( Saint/Santo)
Jaume (James/Jaime)
It is a pleausure to share your knowledge
This is awesome. Not many growers would go this far to create new varieties. And I thought crossing peppers was hard!
It’s fun to experiment. Im an engineer, so this is real science to me.
@@TheMillennialGardener If I had time enough and access to the persistent fig I might try this too. Even so, great job on creating new varieties!
Thank you for clarifying that figs grown here (US) do not have wasps. Some individuals have said to me that they don’t eat figs because they contain wasps. So glad that you brought out that point in your video. You are a genius! I personally love figs and am trying to successfully grow them. Thank you for sharing your project/experiment. Congratulations!
Congratulations. I look forward to buying your patented variety at the Home Depot garden center some day. ;-)
The expression on your face of pride and anxiousness as she was processing the taste of the fig to give you an honest rating was so wholesome. You should be proud of yourself for staying dedicated to this project for this long! Keep it up and maybe we could see you patent a fig variety in the future!
My Grandpa had fig trees in his yard that were big enough to climb and I used to eat them until I was sick. His trees were Celest. You've taken figs to "a whole new level!" Great job!
I live in Central Pennsylvania, bought a fig tree at a gardeners event many years ago. It was a cutting and she said her parents brought it from Italy so maybe some kind of Mediterranean fig. It was a green skinned fig and very prolific. I planted it in a giant tractor tire because I knew that it would have suckers and I think that helped to keep it warm. In the summer it had so many fig wasps that it was actually hard to get near the tree as the figs were ripening. I finally learned to ignore them and just pick figs that weren't currently occupied. The figs were like flowers and would actually open like blooms if left on the vine. I used to make jelly and can them because I would harvest buckets and buckets in some years. I never opened a fig or bit into a fig that had a wasp inside. Sadly, we sold the house last year fairly suddenly and I was unable to get cuttings to root. 😞 I do have pictures....
I am in modesto ca and my grandmother had a. Huge fig tree in her back yard they were a dark color and the smell of it carried for blocks , its really cool to see your dedication to the planet and preservation of our trees are very important , thank you❤
I love Figs it’s one of my favorite flower/fruits I’m making a orchard so I can grow fruits trees and vegetables and sell it for money too. I’m also a chef one of my goals is to make figs more popular in the USA.
two or three worthy figs, after years of work, care and documentation. and i was going to beg to buy one. [sighs] i'll be in heaven by then. maybe one of ur fig trees will be there too. god does provide. that fig looked so good; ur making me drool lol.
Congratulations!
"Luck favours the prepared."
- Louis Pasteur.
I’m so excited for you and I don’t even know you. 😂
After you’re happy with the fruit/tree, are you considering propagating branches to produce your own line?
Today I turn 61, I plan to be around to see it come together 😁
Super exciting!!!!! My husband is watching, drooling and planing out how yall are going to be fig-nerd-besties LOL !!!!
There was a lot of emotion in your eyes when you tasted your fig - you worked so hard! What an achievement 🎉
I’m very excited for you. In this day and age of instant gratification you are putting in the time to create something very special. Made my mouth water with the close up of that fig 👍🏻
Looking forward to the video. Prayers coming your way from Louisiana. Hope the remnants of the hurricane don’t affect you too much.
Thanks. We survived. A lot of rain and some debris clean up.
I live in Louisiana too hi!
@@TheMillennialGardener congratulations on your success. This is as you know a very unique fig video. You are gonna have the fig community all geeking out over it. I can see it now… fig bid “Millennial fig” cutting bidding frenzy winning bid… $500.00 hahaha.
Omg thats insane.. an earlier DSJG type.. yah Id say you hit the jackpot alright! The inside definitely looks very similar to its insanely delish mama fig.. Im excited to hear more in the future! 🤩
Congrats on your dedication and creating a new variety of DSJG with early riping
I hope so. I want to evaluate it further, but so far, so good,
@@TheMillennialGardener hope I get to buy cuttings from this one day 😆
That fig looks amazing! Congrats! As a Texan who hasn't seen any rain in almost 2 months I'm a bit jealous of your weather woes.
Believe me, I would rather have no rain for 2 months. Our rains are terrible. I had over 12 inches in August. It doesn’t nothing good.
Its amazing that the tree produced a common fig and did so in just three years so its precocious and productive it seems too.
Wow that is a huge undertaking that is paying off!!!
Breeding fruit is a hard work, but this is how good stuff is made. It’s definitely interesting.
It’s so exciting to watch!!!
You saw a problem and you solved it. Very cool.
I’m mesmerized - I never knew it was such a process to go a fig.
Figs are truly amazing. Mutualism relationships are incredible.
Hope you are enjoying our cool, after storm weather! I know I have been.
It’s nice for now. Too bad all next week is back to mid to upper 90’s 🥵 Hopefully, this is the last big heat wave of 2023.
I will be watching the upcoming video. Figs are one of my most favorite fruit trees. Congratulations.
a technique for getting seedling fruit trees to fruit earlier , is to graft a section of the seedling on to an already fruiting cultivar, the hormone from the root stock encourage earlier fruiting
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MG, I’m first in line to buy one of your trees! Proud of you and Thanks for all your videos, I’ve learned so much from you over the years!
Having great success with my Fig trees here in Myrtle Beach.
My guess is that selecting for earlier first fruits should be important to fruit trees breeders, just for the sake of shortening the numbers of years it take to select the other desired traits.
What you did is important, imagine if more people was doing it, great work.
the seeds I bought from tinker bug gave me about 30% sprouting trees, it was my first summer growing baby fig from seed. Good job on yours very inspiring.
Congratulations on the new fig looks scrumptious
Thank you!
Now I'm dissapointed. I had no idea how many years it takes to grow a fig tree to maturity. You have gotten me so excited about this fig of yours, but now I have to wait how many years to get one??? It sounds like this is probably the perfect fig! Please let us know when we can buy a cutting from it. If I'm still alive, that is. 😕
if you get a cutting and root it, you have a good chance of getting 6-10 fruits the first season, 20-30 the second season, and 60-80 the third season, provided you up pot and train the tree appropriately
Congratulations, this is fantastic. I grew up in the south and we had fig trees and I love eating them. I now live in Wisconsin and it is too cold to grow them here unless you have a heated green house.
You can overwinter them in your garage. It may be tough to get them to ripen. Some people can manage in Zone 5 by carting them out early in the spring and bringing them back in the garage at night.
Very interesting and confusing (in a good way) video. For a minute there I thought you were going to cry when you tasted the fig. Congratulations, I see how dedicated you are to your fig tree program. Much success
Congrats. I am very happy for you. I admire your patience and wish you all the success.
Thanks! It has been fun.
That is awesome! I could feel your excitement. You have inspired me to try Figs next year in my garden. Great channel, I watch all of your videos and learn so much. Thank you!
Maybe one day I’ll get this deep into my figs. Great job keep sharing your story and keep up the hard work.
Very awesome!!! Cant wait for the cuttings. 😀
Thanks! I need to track it a little longer to ensure it is actually good enough to release.
I truly appreciate being able to witness your fig Journey. I’m watched you collect the pollen and pollinate the fig. Then you got seeds, and they grew a new fig variety . Amazing. ❤️
Congratulations, can not wait for the next couple of years.... Ummm dang, that would make me a couple of years older. Mmmm
Love the Dale❤❤❤
Congratulations! We love Figs.
I live here in Las Vegas Nevada and I would like to volunteer to raise this fig in the desert for testing purposes. If you send me a rooted cutting, I'll assure you you that I'll give you a detailed feedback lol ;-)
Congratulations. I loved watching this series of your own figs. Super nerdy, educational and so exciting. ❤
Very cool bro, I will for sure be wanting this in my collection.
Will it get named Dale Sen Jaume?
That's a good one!
Good for you you! You should be so proud of yourself! We're proud of you. Well done.
Thanks! It’s been a fun ride.
So happy for your discovery!! I can't wait to find out how cold hardy it is!!
I manged to cross Black Madeira x Michurinska-10 (Florea/Ali Pasha) - male. The result is something similar to Black Madeira slightly smaller (the flavour is similar) but it's very cold hardy and ripens much earlier. Btw where I live we have the wasp
I really like fig, I have six trees and most people that know me think I'm crazy about gardening but you're taking to another level. Good luck, I wish you the best!
Keep breeding figs your doing a great job, the more verity the better
Thanks! I hope to turn out many more with this program.
Great job, making new variants
Thank you!
The 21st century Mendel of Figs...beautiful work !!! Perhaps you may have discovered the "secret" to producing "PF" with the manner in which you hand/syringe pollinated or the manner in which you prepared it ??? or not. Maybe not such a secret for increasing ratio of parthenocarpy yet nonetheless very impressive work. I, too, happen to love figs of all varieties. I used to climb a fig tree in my neighborhood in Walnut Creek, CA and sit and eat ripe figs all day long or until I had my belly full and/or my buddies would all gather for a football game !!!!
Wow! Congratulations 🎉🎈🎊 I hope to see more. Ideas like this one!!!
Thank you!
Congrats on your success with your fig trees. I just tried to figs for the first time today and I’m obsessed with them. They are similar to dates but not as sweet which is I like a lot.
Love the update. Congrats on your new baby.
Is it possible that you will sell your new variety in the future to spread the generics? I would be interested in a new fig that might grow here in 7b
North Carolina here! Watching your interesting video.
I appreciate it very much!
This is very exciting! I’m happy for you and will definitely stay tuned to see your progress.
Wow, that fig looked incredible! Congratulations, can't wait to see how the other variety tastes this year 👍
Happy for you. Wishing you continued success. Thanks for sharing your journey.
I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the interesting video and congratulations on the remarkable development of a new strawberry fig. You're very knowledgeable.
I learned that my prolific Alma fig is a common, persistent female fig tree that ripens fruit on-it's-own without fertilization of a male tree. Texas A&M did the genetic development work.
I'll be watching for a commercial release of this variety when you're ready. Keep up the great work.
When looking for a new variety, a very important caracteristic to select is that during ripening the fruit does not remain upright but hanging, with the ostiole directed towards the ground in order to prevent rainwater from entering the interior
Congrats 🎉🎉🎉 very excited for this video!
Wow! That’s awesome! I remember how small they were when you germinated them! Great job MG😊👍👍👍
It’s been a fun experiment. It’s interesting watching them grow.
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Congratulations!!
You have done an
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So excited for you! Even after watching your videos about developing new varieties, I know there is WAY more work than we see going into it. Thanks for sharing your progress. I hope to try this someday too.
Thank you for consistently putting out such great content. I have been following your channel for quite a while and have been inspired to create my own content and garden with a personal twist. Keep up the great work
Thanks for all the cool info about figs!
Good for you man, congrats! I hope that fig tree continues to impress you. It’s cool to see your work pay off. I love how excited you got. 😎
Congrats my friend. I'm glad to hear your experiment came out so well for you. Keep growing
Congratulations M.G. Great job growing fig trees. Thank you for awesomely inspiring videos
And yes, it’s super exciting as a fan of yours and figs, in general, to see the game evolving. Limitless possibilities. Upmost respect. And I’ll be buying a cutting!
I live in Nova Scotia and love figs. We never have them in the stores and none of the nurseries carry the trees. Not sure I could grow them here so I live vicariously through you.
I am very excited for you! I can see it on your facial expression how pleased you are! Congratulations on your success! And thanks for putting me at ease by showing the safety of your knife!! I hope you made out ok with the tropical storm.
I was thinking if you get a caprifig son of one of tour favourite female figs you might want to use it for future breeding, but would you be able to tell if it had inherited the persistence gene?
Very cool, I’ve been following your project for a while now. Must be exciting after these first couple to see how the rest turn out.
So very happy for you! Way to go…. Keep up the good work 👌😊
Congratulations, I can’t wait to watch the video
Congratulations ‼️
We have that same type of fig tree, it's fifty years old n produces so much fruit, we leave alot for the birds
I can get over how underwhelmed Dale is in the first minutes lol. You are so excited 🎉🎉. Fig video !! We are excited here even if Dale is not so much.
Hell yeah. I am excited to follow this experiment and see how that variety (and all the rest - maybe there's a sleeper in there yet) turn out! You're living the dream. Eventually I'd love to try breeding for cold hardiness since I'm in 6a
Great job Dale! I’m super impressed, and listen your girls job is to keep you grounded😂 props for her honest opinion!! ❤
Excellent video content! It will be interesting to see how this new fig performs over time. Also curious to see how last year’s experimental fig performs in the taste test this year. As always, Dale is a delight. 💕🐾
That’s exciting! Congratulations!
Thank you!
Congrats man, that's gotta be a great feeling, and so soon too. You didn't have to find out if it was all worth it when you turned 50, lol. People often forget how long it takes to get results in plant breeding. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for your work if you decide to release it to the public. I started collecting figs because of you, it's a fun hobby.
I felt the same way when some of my potatoes held their fruit to maturity. I haven’t done a germination test but I hope some are viable.
Please update us on this fig variety. Happy for you!
Congratulations!!!
Exciting news!
Thank you!
Congratulations
Very Neat! Grats on your new tree.
Congratulations! I’ve got feeling you will have a new variety of a fig that name after you one day. 😊👍
One day, probably. I will be waiting a few years, because the trees need a lengthy evaluation process to make sure they’re worthy of sharing.
Cant wait to buy the cuttings in some years!
You have added another fig convert to the list of your viewers. Now I have to go back and watch all the fig videos about 5 times each. A couple of trees will definitely be on my list next spring from a nursery somewhere.
That’s awesome! Hopefully one day we can buy plants from you😊😊
I am so excited for you and proud of you for working this long term project that will be a legacy. I am an avid gardener but i have to admit, your description of the process for the wasp pollination was tantamount to a horror story (LOL) . God how I wish we were neighbors.
Mutualism is awesome! It's a really cool process. These natural relationships where plants and animals evolved to rely on each other is pretty amazing. If you eat any type of plant, there are going to be bugs in it. Especially with grains and nuts. Don't read the federal guidelines for allowable % of insect bodies in grains, legumes, nuts and seeds 😅
Congrats, MG!👍The fig looks delish! 😋
Figs trees and the fruit are interesting.
Howdy to beautiful Brittany and oh so cute Dale.👋
Way to go, MG!👍
Thanks! It was a good fig. It’s really interesting watching them develop.
Congratulations! Appreciate your dedication to the project. Very educational.
I'm in a coastal area of central Honshu Japan - maybe quite similar climate zone and just yesterday got my best harvest (8 figs!) from a tree I started from a branch tossed away from a neighbor's pruning - this 7 or 8 years ago.
Was able to get several branches to root in water, moved them to containers for a couple years and planted one in sandy soil and another in a harder, almost subsoil. Both survived but the one in sandy soil is much larger and started bearing fruit last year, the other has yet to bear anything.
No idea about the variety - fairly large and purple - not strawberry jam level, but we (and crows and other critters) like them.
Just by way of pointing out that it's possible to get good results from a simple approach, too.
Love this channel. I have learned so much from you. Nothing to do with figs, but I live just west of Philly and have grown a small 10’ x 12 ‘ garden for 20 years. I always put 6 cucumber plants along the rear, Tomato, eggplant, a few different peppers, basil. My cucumbers were good for about a month and died off. Yellow cucumbers went to the compost pile. 😂NOW I KNOW WHY. Now after watching many of your videos, I am getting 2, 3, 4, 5 cucumbers a day off 2 plants. There are almost a dozen more growing as I type this (Sept 1). I also am using your suggested string trellis system, along with the sun shade. My garden gets all day sun. That sun shade is BRILLIANT! Keep up the great videos. Thank you for making me a better gardener.
A lot of gardeners are stubborn and/or ritualistic/religious/dogmatic in their approach and forget that the gardener needs to grow as well! So don't forget to also thank yourself for making you a better gardener :D