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boizeau
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February 4, 2009 - 9:08 am

I'm growing a few figs up near Tacoma WA

These are the ones I've got, so far.
Lattarulla, the one in the picture
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr8/boizeau/013_10A.jpg
Brunswick
Magnolia
Violet DE Bordeaux
Desert King

So far the Lattarula is my favorite, but would like to hear other suggestions for growing figs this far north.

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PlumFun
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February 4, 2009 - 9:30 am

If you are only gonna have one fig tree, I think Desert King is the most reliable, every single year, and does not try to make much of a second crop when weather is cooling off, like most of the rest of them.

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boizeau
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February 4, 2009 - 3:29 pm

I do have it, "Desert King", and yes, it sets one main crop early in late July here, but the tree seems a bit excessively vigorous for me. The Magnolia is a much smaller tree and 'suckers' less.
The Brunswick has very large figs, but is not all that productive. It is by far the most attractive fig tree though.

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Viron
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February 5, 2009 - 8:16 am

Latterula, from what I remember, appears closely related to Desert King, my favorite.

One I wouldn’t suggest is “Neverella” – after nursing one back to life after a hard freeze (potting it up and ‘babying’ it for three years before planting it out), when I finally got fruit I nicknamed it “the cardboard fig.” No flavor, and texture like cardboard, I quickly replaced it with another Desert King. An older friend of mine had a Neverella fig, too. She could hardly give them away; a massive tree, they went to waste.

I propagated her most ‘desirable fig,’ I’m certain it’s a Brown Turkey. Outside Yamhill, Oregon, at around 600 feet, she had a yearly clientele driving out from Portland to buy her figs; Brown Turkey was their favorite. It comes on later than Desert King (my only varieties), which is perfect. They’re a bit more ‘meaty’ and less juicy. The trees are far less vigorous than the King. I’ve started and given away a dozen or so and get wonderful feedback!

Nothing lately has made me yearn for Summer like that fig photo… I live for that time of year, and with seven fig trees - eat a dozen a day, and dry the or give away the rest <img decoding=" title="Laughing" />

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boizeau
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February 10, 2009 - 12:25 pm

I cut down a Desert King, and have a lot of rooted one year old shoots from the base.
No, they are not a - 1 quality plants, but with some root formation, they will root much easier than a raw cutting.
If anyone likes this sort of Breba Crop fig, contact me off list.
It is a great fig for jams and preserves, but pretty soft and sticky when ripe.

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