I have several of these that I grew from cuttings from you. I can honestly say if I could only keep one variety, it would be this one. It is a vigorous grower for me and a prolific producer. Simply delicious and high quality fruit. Plus, being a white/green fruit, the birds don't bother it as much as my darker varieties. Thanks for everything Harvey, hope all is well with you. 😊
Mine don't taste aciditic, but very strong berry flavour, the small eye helps a lot others tend to be attacked by various insects but WM1 are usually not spoiled.
I've never noticed spider mites to be a problem here. I imagine it might be because of a good praying mantis population. I don't see praying mantis very often but during winter pruning I see a lot of egg masses.
The mother tree first introduced to collectors about 10 years ago in Silver Springs, Maryland reportedly produced both breba and main crop. I did notice a couple of decent breba last year but birds got them. Because of heavy pruning for cuttings I don't have much opportunity for breba.
@@Figaholics- We are lucky that Steve kept WM#1 going. I absolutely love it and I am doing a total experiment growing in ground for Breba crop. I know a few have had a Breba here and there and speak highly of it. The big question is if it is a prolific Breba crop. I also put IB (USDA) in ground for Breba and had a tremendous Breba from it this summer. My Ischia Black originated from you a few years ago.
I used to sell trees of it and didn't find it difficult to root but they weren't vigorous growers either. I suggest taking at least part of a cutting and grafting it onto some vigorous tree.
I have several of these that I grew from cuttings from you. I can honestly say if I could only keep one variety, it would be this one. It is a vigorous grower for me and a prolific producer. Simply delicious and high quality fruit. Plus, being a white/green fruit, the birds don't bother it as much as my darker varieties. Thanks for everything Harvey, hope all is well with you. 😊
Yum. One of my favs. Hope I get a few of mine to ripen. It is pretty loaded this year.
Thank you for sharing, Obrigado amigo! Forca!
Mine don't taste aciditic, but very strong berry flavour, the small eye helps a lot others tend to be attacked by various insects but WM1 are usually not spoiled.
That's an embarrassment of riches! WM#1 is one of my favs here in hot, dry 9a.
Can anyone tell a difference between White Madeira #1 vs White Madeira vs Black Madeira & KK
great video Harvey, How do you find it when it comes in handling spider mites? Do you have a varity that stand out when it comes to mites resistance?
I've never noticed spider mites to be a problem here. I imagine it might be because of a good praying mantis population. I don't see praying mantis very often but during winter pruning I see a lot of egg masses.
No thanks, I don't observe any pest problem that needs to be controlled and spraying with neem oil would kill my healthy praying mantis population.
I put it in ground in Oregon for potential Breba crop. Probably too late for main in ground here - do you notice a sizable Breba crop?
The mother tree first introduced to collectors about 10 years ago in Silver Springs, Maryland reportedly produced both breba and main crop. I did notice a couple of decent breba last year but birds got them. Because of heavy pruning for cuttings I don't have much opportunity for breba.
@@Figaholics- We are lucky that Steve kept WM#1 going. I absolutely love it and I am doing a total experiment growing in ground for Breba crop. I know a few have had a Breba here and there and speak highly of it. The big question is if it is a prolific Breba crop.
I also put IB (USDA) in ground for Breba and had a tremendous Breba from it this summer. My Ischia Black originated from you a few years ago.
Have been trying to root this one from you for 2 yrs now. Will try again one last time. Really want to source it from you
I used to sell trees of it and didn't find it difficult to root but they weren't vigorous growers either. I suggest taking at least part of a cutting and grafting it onto some vigorous tree.
Terry, mine are grafted onto Brown Turkey
I taste the acidity in my hand pollinated wm #1 too.
Question, is Tony's giant white adriatic a white madeira?
I'm not familiar with a fig by that name but I doubt it since White Madeira #1 is not a giant fig
@Figaholics oh OK, its the fig the fig hunter found. Thank you