I really enjoyed your video. I too got a brown turkey for my first fig tree. I began experimenting on it. I created three more trees off of it then I went crazy on the rest of my figs God willing I’m going to have an awesome harvest next summer.
The excitement of picking ones own fig Ben- its a feeling we all share and experience growing our own trees. Such a sad loss, but still many trees to enjoy. Were your 200 trees all different varieties? And will you be aiming to rebuild yiur collection?
Well said! Yes they were different varieties. I rooted new ones this year but I may not reach 200 fig trees. I want to have only cold hardy fig trees now.
I covered my Brown Turkey tree when it got very cold but this year it`s way too big to cover. I planted a cutting from it and 4 more trees that were supposed to be Celeste but they sent me the wrong kind. No fruits from them this year so it will be next year before I can see the fruits. Some have large slender long 5 finger leaves with 2 spurs on the back and some have spade leaves. Who knows what they are...either Violette de Bordeaux, Black Mission or Magnolia are my best guesses. A waste of at least two or three years.
@@eretabegardens They may be Beer`s Black or Violette de Bordeaux which are basically identical. They`re breba producers and slow growers with tightly spaced leaf nodes. I see the double nodes for breba figs on the old wood. So I believe I`ve identified them after hours of research. If I`m right they will be good trees. Berry figs. The biggest tree with the large finger leaves has started producing the spade leaves above them on the same stem so all indicators say it`s the "Beer`s Black" (VDB) listed as one of the figs this nursery has. So maybe I got lucky.
@@eretabegardens My Brown Turkey tree produced both Brown Turkey figs and Olympian figs this year. Very strange! One branch made very large lighter colored greenish/yellow figs with a slight purple tint on top with an amber interior that tasted like peaches and other branches produced dark purple sugar figs with a red interior. No hollow spot inside. If it does it again next year I`m taking cuttings of the branch with the peach flavor.
Thanks for sharing, great job, and have a great day.
You are welcome and thank you so much.
Very nice fig Ben, so happy for you my friend!!! GOD bless!
Thank you so much Jorge. God bless.
God bless you, Ben and your harvest and your garden! Much love!
Thank you so much. I appreciate you.
Hey B. I am happy to see a new video and thank you for your blessing. 😃🌱🐢
You are so welcome
Congrats Ben.. Excellent upload 👌 13:08
Thank you so much! 👍
Excellent Ben!...the bee thinks was his figs...lol
Thanks. Don't mind the bee.
That's exciting Ben! Congratulations 🎉
Thanks so much!!
I really enjoyed your video. I too got a brown turkey for my first fig tree. I began experimenting on it. I created three more trees off of it then I went crazy on the rest of my figs God willing I’m going to have an awesome harvest next summer.
We have same beginning with figs. Now I have 200 fig trees and counting. Get ready for more fig trees.
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The excitement of picking ones own fig Ben- its a feeling we all share and experience growing our own trees. Such a sad loss, but still many trees to enjoy. Were your 200 trees all different varieties? And will you be aiming to rebuild yiur collection?
Well said! Yes they were different varieties. I rooted new ones this year but I may not reach 200 fig trees. I want to have only cold hardy fig trees now.
I covered my Brown Turkey tree when it got very cold but this year it`s way too big to cover. I planted a cutting from it and 4 more trees that were supposed to be Celeste but they sent me the wrong kind. No fruits from them this year so it will be next year before I can see the fruits. Some have large slender long 5 finger leaves with 2 spurs on the back and some have spade leaves. Who knows what they are...either Violette de Bordeaux, Black Mission or Magnolia are my best guesses. A waste of at least two or three years.
It’s always a gamble when you’re ordering trees online, I feel your pain! Hopefully you will like the figs that they produce.
@@eretabegardens They may be Beer`s Black or Violette de Bordeaux which are basically identical. They`re breba producers and slow growers with tightly spaced leaf nodes. I see the double nodes for breba figs on the old wood. So I believe I`ve identified them after hours of research. If I`m right they will be good trees. Berry figs. The biggest tree with the large finger leaves has started producing the spade leaves above them on the same stem so all indicators say it`s the "Beer`s Black" (VDB) listed as one of the figs this nursery has. So maybe I got lucky.
@@eretabegardens My Brown Turkey tree produced both Brown Turkey figs and Olympian figs this year. Very strange! One branch made very large lighter colored greenish/yellow figs with a slight purple tint on top with an amber interior that tasted like peaches and other branches produced dark purple sugar figs with a red interior. No hollow spot inside. If it does it again next year I`m taking cuttings of the branch with the peach flavor.