First of a couple Florea breba figs today on a little fig tree in a 5 gallon pot, sweet jelly flavor:        

LSU Scott’s Yellow has the first breba figs to ripen here this year (apart from the “held-over” Cyprus figs, not all of which have yet ripened). Scott’s Yellow breba figs:  

One of the earliest ripening varieties with green skin and red pulp, this sweet fig is known by various names, including Nordland in Switzerland, Longue d’Aout in France, Niagara Black in Canada, and all these names and more in the US. Almost Eden plant nursery in Merryville, Louisiana sells this variety as Cucumber. The small “Cucumber”… Continue reading The Long Brebas of Nordland

  Fig Cartoon Song: Fig Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin:  

Two ripe “held over” Cyprus figs. The flavor of these figs was similar to cherry but not tart. Cyprus may be the only tree with figs that successfully held over through winter this year. After the last few of these figs ripen, the next earliest figs to ripen may be a month or more away,… Continue reading Cyprus

First main crop figlets are now appearing for the first time this season, alongside a few breba crop figs. The photos below are of a fig variety called Lattarula, purchased several years ago mail order from Edible Landscaping in Afton, Virginia. Mild honey flavor Lattarula figs from previous years (one with a confused squash beetle… Continue reading Figlets, Lattarula

For the first time this year, a fig tree held over figs from last fall. They are now ripening. Cyprus is the variety. Not sure if these should be called breba figs or delayed main crop figs. Normal breba ripening time here is still more than a month away, and has begun first week of… Continue reading Held Over Figs Ripen

Sal’s Corleone breba figs, aka, Palermo Red, these won’t change much until July when they swell and ripen:  

Below, 5 breba figs on this small O’Rourke air layer from last year, up-potted here to a 2.5 by 10 inch treepot (3.5 inch diameter at the top, 1.5 inch at the bottom). Don’t know if all or any of these breba figs will make it through to ripening in this size pot but will find… Continue reading Figs in Small Pots

Some though not all varieties of fig trees, if protected from low sub-freezing temperatures over winter, can produce first crop (breba) figs on the previous year’s limbs. (The typically more numerous main crop will develop later on new limb growth and begin ripening a month or more after the brebas.) First crop breba figlets begin to… Continue reading 2017 Breba Figlets