Early Ripening Fig Varieties: My Favorites & How to Identify Them
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- The video emphasizes the benefits of choosing early-ripening fig varieties, especially for regions with shorter growing seasons. It highlights specific examples like Ronde Bordeaux and LSU Hollier, which produce early main crops, and explains how to identify early ripening figs by examining the formation of fruits on the branches.
To help you choose the fig variety for you, I've created a detailed list of early-ripening fig varieties. Check out my guide on the Fig Boss blog here: www.figboss.co...
Introduction 0:00:
Discussing early ripening fig varieties and the importance of choosing the right variety for early figs.
Variety Selection 0:32:
Importance of selecting varieties that ripen early for both breba and main crops.
Breba Varieties 1:06:
Varieties like Desert King and Black Mission produce reliable breba crops.
Early Main Crop 1:42:
Early main crop figs are important for regions with mild climates but are appreciated everywhere.
Wide Adaptability 2:18:
Figs can be grown in a wide range of climates, including the Pacific Northwest and parts of Europe.
4 Hallmark Early Varieties 2:52:
Ronde de Bordeaux is an example of an early ripening variety that does not produce breba but has an early main crop.
70 vs 80-Day Varieties 3:31:
LSU Hollier bred at Louisiana State University, ripens relatively early.
Ripening Window 4:02:
The ripening window and overall time to harvest are important factors for early varieties.
Considering Late Fig Varieties 4:33:
JH Adriatic starts ripening around September 1st, extending the harvest season.
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Zone 7A - Greater Philadelphia
My fig season has officially started in Z9B. Had some decent breba a few weeks back but had three varieties of main crop ( black celeste, Saint Rita and RDB ) starting June 12th. Others are swollen and starting to blush. Pleasantly surprising as these trees were all started from cuttings in may of last year and are all over 4’ tall and loaded. My I258 among others is almost 6’ tall with hundreds of figs of various sizes. I’m so glad my wife pushed me to add figs to my orchard. I had no idea there were so many options. All I had ever had was Southern Brown Turkey.
My 2nd year Ronde de Bordeaux set and ripened 5 Breba by June 1 here in Bay Area 9B. Like VdB they were almost as tasty as main crop
Hey Ross, I live in Kentucky and it seems like everybody here allows their fig trees to die down to the ground and covers their roots with leaf mulch in the winter.
What is the variety of fig tree across from Geno’s Cheesesteak in Philly? It’s in an enclosed compound and it looks winter-hardy. It was at least 9 feet tall when I saw it. Definitely not trimmed down for the winter.
Thank you so much for the advice ❤❤❤
You are so welcome!
Hey Ross, quick question. Say, I want a straight trunk but also nice branching/scaffolds at certain points of the trunk. Do fig trees develop a new apical bud next season at the point where I removed the „old“ apical bud? In other words. Can I stop the straight lined growth for a season and let it continue next season from a newly formed tip in the same direction in a straight line to form a straight trunk?
Thanks as always!
Thanks for the video. Definitely need the early ones in the UK!
No problem 👍
Love these videos. Thank you
My Ronde de Bordeaux just start to grow the first baby fig in zone 7 Maryland 😂
I sent a photo of earl y ripening fig. Thanks.
Interesting how every lsu fig has Celeste as a parent. Anyways good video fig boss
I'm not sure if they all do. Regardless, it's an incredible variety. Truthfully, I believe they failed at improving it.
@@RossRaddiin this video the guy says they are. Could be misinformed however. ua-cam.com/video/WVoDwLKiuu8/v-deo.htmlsi=6pc2chxPFhNWMyQ6