Finally ID'd this fig- we cleared out behind our garage and found that our neighbor's White Marseilles has grown into our yard. Finally is ripening some figs with brown sugar spots all over them, just lovely. I don't have a honey fig so really excited this is what it turned out to be. I love that it's got some history to it also.
Was already going to my local Community college’s ag department today to pick up my fall order. I had put a $6 one gallon white fig. No other discription. Thanks for the heads up regarding the fuzzy and bitter skin. 🥰
It's got a bad rap because its sold at Lowes. It's not exotic enough. It's not expensive enough. It's the first fig I bought But it did survive that winter in a pot outdoors where we had two week of solid 10°Farenheit or minus 12.222 ° Celsius right before Thanksgiving. You remember that year ? 2016 or 17
It didn't grow one inch the following season. Got rid of it the end ofthe 2021 season Ross discussed the phenomenon of stunted growth over a summer season in a pruning video Transplanting during March 2020 resulted in stunted growth of other types of fruit trees this past summer 2021 Changing the subject to, no growing, plantings I have an apple tree I transplanted last winter and it didn't grow 2 inches this past summer . A 4 year old tree purchased at Lowes w trunk diameter of 1/2 ,inch at purchased from. Lowes hasn't grown 2 inches in 2021 this tree I pruned to 18 inches height 3 seasons ago . The Dave Wilson. Nursery recommendation, well. Apparently that shouldn't be the recommendation for any tree larger. Than a whip size tree you know what I mean by whip? A tree grown one summer after grafting, harvested, bare root, then sold to commercial growers. Yes Ross,s video on grafted tree with its slow growth comes to mind . In compost piles well seasoned, the richest black dirt you have ever seen with in one summer season will attract weed growth so thick that it will mat the compost with tiny fiberous roots from. weed vines . English ivy so infiltrated such a pile of rich soil in one season that I had to abandon that compost pile the alternative to abandoning would be to roto till it up . Based on that observation this winter I will transplant in such soil to see if root growth will explode in profusion, grown in ground I planted a right good size Chicago Hardy ( 3 feet tall ground layer from a year ago ) in a five gallon. Pot slit holes in the plastic pot for roots to escape into the surrounding soil . The Lou Monty method and the bottom of the pot, ground water level about 7 inches from a naturally spring creek so that the surrounding dirt would be damp and the root growth out of the pot has locked the pot In so firm I'm going to have to hack it out to winter store the potted fig tree Speaking of wet feet I planted a robust 4 foot tall fiig tree in a plastic tote, you know 2X 2 feet 14 inches deep with no drain holes. The sand harvested from a drainage ditch out near the busy road way . Rain washed particles from the asphalt , basically blue stone granite fines in the asphalt. The tree did very well last summer. Maybe there was a Crack in the bottom of the tote allowing the rain water to drain but the bottom wasn't cracked when I filled it with sand and some compost I dontknow what to believe about the warning of wet feet in plant growth . I don't see any adverse effect from wet feet
I love this fig! Especially in my grow zone and the location I have it in ground. It is a nice looking tree and it produces hundreds of figs . I get eat every single fig.
I have a mislabled fig that I can't seem to figure out if it's lattarula or white marseilles. The sugar spots on mine were very small. I didn't notice any bitterness in the skin. I just posted a video of it this week if you want to check it out and give your opinion on which it might be. Do you think they are actually the same? I know some suspect they are. Either way, it is delicious.
Was looking for black mission and was at lowes and saw this one so I did a quick Google research and decided to bring one home! Hopefully it will grow like my roses and Mango tree!
Ross, how does White Marseilles compare to Lattarula/Italian Honey and Herman's St. Anthony? In theory these may all have a similar honey flavor profile, but not sure about their shapes, rain resistance, hardiness, etc. when compared side by side. Thanks
I like the idea of growing historical plants. The fact that Thomas Jefferson imported this fig and loved the flavor of it is enough for me to try and find it
Sorry to hijack this video, but what variety of fig is shown in the picture under the Tropical flavor column on your cultivar list? It has green skin, yellow ring, with a red interior. It looks stunning.
Thanks Ross. For reference the link to which I'm referring is found here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i3l2K21bbaAkHjmSnqPX4yvoWEYJ7-YjHOtMPFoe1ME/edit#gid=247623640
@@babichevi7950 If I may interject; it depends on if you have a California Brown Turkey or a Vern's BT. From experience I can tell you that the Peter's Honey is far superior to the CBT, but I've never tried a VBT, and it seems to have a good reputation, so hopefully, you've got the Vern's.
What do you know about this whole White Marseille and Tena fig mixup. It has been brought to my attention that one of my figs (which I bought from a reputable and highly respected source in the fig community) has long fingerlike leaves, which I've now come to know is unlike the White Marseille at all. Fig varieties can be a difficult thing to ascertain with mixups like this going on. Thanks for the amazing videos by the way. Keep up the great work!
Interesting question. Mostly what I see are European figs. What are figs from that part of the world like? Is there a reason we don’t hear much about figs from that part of the world? Just our history or they don’t do well here?
@@babichevi7950 I plan on growing them. I got two of them in the ground this year. People around my area introduced me to them. From what I have heard they are good down to 0 degrees. I'm in 7B. I have heard they are smaller but you get more fruit. I wish I could find some Bulgarian type figs trees too.
@@josephjude1290 do you have cuttings for these afghan figs? Where did these afghan figs originally came from? Afghanistan has many different figs depending on the region of the country
I have one of these currently in a pot. Would it survive zone 6b if I plant it outdoors? Our temps can get down to the single digits in January and up to the 90’s in the summer.
Finally ID'd this fig- we cleared out behind our garage and found that our neighbor's White Marseilles has grown into our yard. Finally is ripening some figs with brown sugar spots all over them, just lovely. I don't have a honey fig so really excited this is what it turned out to be. I love that it's got some history to it also.
Was already going to my local Community college’s ag department today to pick up my fall order. I had put a $6 one gallon white fig. No other discription. Thanks for the heads up regarding the fuzzy and bitter skin. 🥰
It's got a bad rap because its sold at Lowes. It's not exotic enough. It's not expensive enough. It's the first fig I bought
But it did survive that winter in a pot outdoors where we had two week of solid 10°Farenheit or minus 12.222 ° Celsius right before Thanksgiving. You remember that year ? 2016 or 17
Got mine at Lowe's it's doing pretty good only got 1 fig this year on it.
Never seen this at my Lowe’s it’s almost 100% of the time Turkey 🦃 or VDB
It didn't grow one inch the following season. Got rid of it the end ofthe 2021 season
Ross discussed the phenomenon of stunted growth over a summer season in a pruning video
Transplanting during March 2020 resulted in stunted growth of other types of fruit trees this past summer 2021
Changing the subject to, no growing, plantings I have an apple tree I transplanted last winter and it didn't grow 2 inches this past summer . A 4 year old tree purchased at Lowes w trunk diameter of 1/2 ,inch at purchased from. Lowes hasn't grown 2 inches in 2021 this tree I pruned to 18 inches height 3 seasons ago . The Dave Wilson. Nursery recommendation, well. Apparently that shouldn't be the recommendation for any tree larger. Than a whip size tree you know what I mean by whip? A tree grown one summer after grafting, harvested, bare root, then sold to commercial growers. Yes Ross,s video on grafted tree with its slow growth comes to mind .
In compost piles well seasoned, the richest black dirt you have ever seen with in one summer season will attract weed growth so thick that it will mat the compost with tiny fiberous roots from. weed vines . English ivy so infiltrated such a pile of rich soil in one season that I had to abandon that compost pile the alternative to abandoning would be to roto till it up . Based on that observation this winter I will transplant in such soil to see if root growth will explode in profusion, grown in ground
I planted a right good size Chicago Hardy ( 3 feet tall ground layer from a year ago ) in a five gallon. Pot slit holes in the plastic pot for roots to escape into the surrounding soil . The Lou Monty method and the bottom of the pot, ground water level about 7 inches from a naturally spring creek so that the surrounding dirt would be damp and the root growth out of the pot has locked the pot In so firm I'm going to have to hack it out to winter store the potted fig tree
Speaking of wet feet I planted a robust 4 foot tall fiig tree in a plastic tote, you know 2X 2 feet 14 inches deep with no drain holes. The sand harvested from a drainage ditch out near the busy road way . Rain washed particles from the asphalt , basically blue stone granite fines in the asphalt. The tree did very well last summer. Maybe there was a Crack in the bottom of the tote allowing the rain water to drain but the bottom wasn't cracked when I filled it with sand and some compost
I dontknow what to believe about the warning of wet feet in plant growth . I don't see any adverse effect from wet feet
I love this fig! Especially in my grow zone and the location I have it in ground. It is a nice looking tree and it produces hundreds of figs . I get eat every single fig.
I have a mislabled fig that I can't seem to figure out if it's lattarula or white marseilles. The sugar spots on mine were very small. I didn't notice any bitterness in the skin. I just posted a video of it this week if you want to check it out and give your opinion on which it might be. Do you think they are actually the same? I know some suspect they are. Either way, it is delicious.
You'll probably never know the exact name.
Was looking for black mission and was at lowes and saw this one so I did a quick Google research and decided to bring one home! Hopefully it will grow like my roses and Mango tree!
How did it go? Growing figs is tough if you’re in mango tree weather but not impossible.
Ross, how does White Marseilles compare to Lattarula/Italian Honey and Herman's St. Anthony? In theory these may all have a similar honey flavor profile, but not sure about their shapes, rain resistance, hardiness, etc. when compared side by side. Thanks
Go to 2:07
They're all different strains. I don't know which is the best one.
I like the idea of growing historical plants. The fact that Thomas Jefferson imported this fig and loved the flavor of it is enough for me to try and find it
Sorry to hijack this video, but what variety of fig is shown in the picture under the Tropical flavor column on your cultivar list? It has green skin, yellow ring, with a red interior. It looks stunning.
Yellow neches
Thanks Ross. For reference the link to which I'm referring is found here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i3l2K21bbaAkHjmSnqPX4yvoWEYJ7-YjHOtMPFoe1ME/edit#gid=247623640
Hey ross, can you do a video showing how much your figs grow in 1 year in your pots vs in ground trees? Do you fertilize them the same? thanks
I will.
Thanks for another great video Ross.
Have you done a review on Peters Honey yet? Do you have one in your collection ?
I grew a similar fig called Kadota when I first started.
When I bought my Brown Turkey, the alternative was Peter’s Honey. Not sure I made the right decision but that’s water under the bridge.
@@babichevi7950 If I may interject; it depends on if you have a California Brown Turkey or a Vern's BT. From experience I can tell you that the Peter's Honey is far superior to the CBT, but I've never tried a VBT, and it seems to have a good reputation, so hopefully, you've got the Vern's.
What do you know about this whole White Marseille and Tena fig mixup. It has been brought to my attention that one of my figs (which I bought from a reputable and highly respected source in the fig community) has long fingerlike leaves, which I've now come to know is unlike the White Marseille at all. Fig varieties can be a difficult thing to ascertain with mixups like this going on. Thanks for the amazing videos by the way. Keep up the great work!
Ross do you grow the Afghan fig? They are supposed to be very cold hardy.
I do not.
Interesting question. Mostly what I see are European figs. What are figs from that part of the world like? Is there a reason we don’t hear much about figs from that part of the world? Just our history or they don’t do well here?
@@babichevi7950 I plan on growing them. I got two of them in the ground this year. People around my area introduced me to them. From what I have heard they are good down to 0 degrees. I'm in 7B. I have heard they are smaller but you get more fruit. I wish I could find some Bulgarian type figs trees too.
@@josephjude1290 do you have cuttings for these afghan figs? Where did these afghan figs originally came from? Afghanistan has many different figs depending on the region of the country
Hi Ross, I think i do have the same verity called white Marseilles, is it true the W-Marseilles gives 2 crops a year( bribe and the main crops).
some said this variety was the same as Lattarula and Italian Honey
am in seattle lots of rain here, would it survive in ground or do i put it in container? ur advice much appreciated
Good video Russ would this survive in ground without protection in zone 7A!
In a warmer Z7A, yes.
Definitely hard to 5F.
@im11000 @RossRaddi my neighbors have a huge tree in ground in 7A, at least 10 feet tall, doing just fine, loads of figs
I have one of these currently in a pot. Would it survive zone 6b if I plant it outdoors? Our temps can get down to the single digits in January and up to the 90’s in the summer.
How are you managing to get seeds/pollination in Pennsylvania Ross? I know you're the fig boss, but let us in on the secret my man!
I agree with you 100%
Just got one on clearance for 7 bucks!!!