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Fig ID?
No answers to previous post, so... is it possible to ID a type of fig
tree by pictures of tree, leaves, and/or growing fruit, or do I have to wait 'til October when the fruits is ripe (clue!) to pin this down? These are growing in SE Virginia, USDA zone 7b. |
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absolutely no idea. do google search for figs and ask somebody that sells the trees.
Ingrid Frogleg wrote: No answers to previous post, so... is it possible to ID a type of fig tree by pictures of tree, leaves, and/or growing fruit, or do I have to wait 'til October when the fruits is ripe (clue!) to pin this down? These are growing in SE Virginia, USDA zone 7b. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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Frogleg wrote:
is it possible to ID a type of fig tree by pictures of tree, leaves, and/or growing fruit, or do I have to wait 'til October when the fruits is ripe (clue!) to pin this down? These are growing in SE Virginia, USDA zone 7b. absolutely no idea. do google search for figs and ask somebody that sells the trees. I *have* googled, but most images are simply labeled 'fig tree' or 'fig' and most text references that distinguish figs by name don't provide pictures or descriptions of how to ID the different kinds. Frogleg Sunset Western Garden Book lists 14 cultivars of commonly grown figs. All are varieties of Ficus carica, the edible fig. All of these cutlivars are identified by a description of the fruit. So I think you will have to wait to see the ripe fruit. Emilie Norcal |
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No answers to previous post, so... is it possible to ID a type of fig tree by pictures of tree, leaves, and/or growing fruit, or do I have to wait 'til October when the fruits is ripe (clue!) to pin this down? These are growing in SE Virginia, USDA zone 7b. 7b? [web search... fig hardy to 0 degrees F, so ok] they might be sassafras, but if you see little hard green figs, (and you should have seen ripe figs by now) then it's a fig otherwise, figs varieties are difficult ot determine. friut on one tree can visually vary much. and growing conditions cause a lot of variatoins. ira condit (uc riverside, i think) was teh expert who classified figs (50's and 60's i think) He (with assistnace) found many synonyms! |
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On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 02:52:04 +0000 (UTC), "
wrote: No answers to previous post, so... is it possible to ID a type of fig tree by pictures of tree, leaves, and/or growing fruit, or do I have to wait 'til October when the fruits is ripe (clue!) to pin this down? These are growing in SE Virginia, USDA zone 7b. 7b? [web search... fig hardy to 0 degrees F, so ok] they might be sassafras, but if you see little hard green figs, (and you should have seen ripe figs by now) then it's a fig otherwise, figs varieties are difficult ot determine. friut on one tree can visually vary much. and growing conditions cause a lot of variatoins. ira condit (uc riverside, i think) was teh expert who classified figs (50's and 60's i think) He (with assistnace) found many synonyms! So I've read since. I don't suppose it matters, as long as the jam is good. :-) I believe I started this quest because the fella with the tree that supplies the figs that make the jam wanted to know what kind they are. I will tell him "edible" and leave it at that! Thanks for the reply. I'll see about getting a good photo to post in any case. |
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