Fig Tree

[Anonymous]

Recommendation on what type of fig tree is best to grow in Northern VA.

[Anonymous]

Don’t, they attract wasps.

[Anonymous]

Brown Turkey - prolific, tasty, and reasonably hardy.

I’ve never noticed more wasps on my figs than on my grapes or than on the juice my kid spilled on the deck. Wasps like sugar, and figs are sweet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t, they attract wasps.

We get a prolific harvest regardless of wasps. Sure we see a few but the tree isn't swarmed by them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brown Turkey - prolific, tasty, and reasonably hardy.

I’ve never noticed more wasps on my figs than on my grapes or than on the juice my kid spilled on the deck. Wasps like sugar, and figs are sweet.

Yup. I have a large one planted on a southern brick wall. In the coldest of winters it killed to the ground but reliably came back year after year.

[Anonymous]

I'm very happy with ours. I believe it's a Calmyrna but I didn't plant it. If you stay on top of harvesting (maybe 10 minutes a day for my very large tree during peak season) there isn't enough open fruit (from birds pecking at it) for the wasps to eat. I'm thinking about putting in a brown variety too.

[Anonymous]

Brown Turkey or Chicago Hardy. I have two Chicago Hardy trees and they have survived 4 winters in pots on my deck. Ordered from Costco fwiw because I couldn't find them locally without driving all over town. You'll want to start with plants that are at least a few years old. I think mine were 2-3 years old at the time I purchased them. A squirrel (or similar) ate the first tiny one I bought down to the ground.

[Anonymous]

I have a Peter’s honey fig and an Italian everbearing fig and we have fruit coming out of our ears every summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brown Turkey - prolific, tasty, and reasonably hardy.

I’ve never noticed more wasps on my figs than on my grapes or than on the juice my kid spilled on the deck. Wasps like sugar, and figs are sweet.

Actually wasps exclusively pollinate figs

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brown Turkey - prolific, tasty, and reasonably hardy.

I’ve never noticed more wasps on my figs than on my grapes or than on the juice my kid spilled on the deck. Wasps like sugar, and figs are sweet.

Actually wasps exclusively pollinate figs

Not true -- only smyrna-type figs are wasp pollinated. Common figs (which nearly all types that are grown by home-growers are) are not.

https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/stlucieco/2023/01/31/are-figs-pollinated-by-wasp/#:~:text=So%20the%20answer%20of%20%E2%80%9CAre,types%20fig%20fruits%20is%20zero.

[Anonymous]

I’ve planted several and love them. They produce more figs than I can eat and grow well.

I grew my first two from a stick in the ground.

[Anonymous]

Violette de Bordeaux has given me 11 figs last year. I keep it in a pot large enough for the roots to grow decently until I make room in my backyard.

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Anonymous wrote:Violette de Bordeaux has given me 11 figs last year. I keep it in a pot large enough for the roots to grow decently until I make room in my backyard.

I just bought a Violette de Bordeaux and don’t know if I should keep it in a pot or plant in the ground. And if we do plant in ground, how close to my house's foundation can it go?

[Anonymous]

I have Chicago Hardy and Brown Turkey in pots in my garden (in DC near Maryland) and they've both done exceptionally well. Healthiest plants in the garden.

[Anonymous]

We’re kind of on the edge for a lot of fig varieties so a lot depends on where it is. If it’s in full sun on the south side of your house, you can push the boundaries.

I love Celeste figs.