Figs from seed (forum)

Lyn starts with ...
I have a couple of self-sown fig trees (white genoa) coming up in the garden. are they going to be any good for fruit or do we need to use cuttings?

Time: 18th February 2011 2:14pm

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Jason says...
How did you get seeds from White genoa? are you sure they aren't suckers coming up?

Time: 18th February 2011 2:38pm

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Julie says...
It's usually birds that drop them. I don't have a fig tree on my block, but one has come up under the grapefruit.

I have to remove it, as it is competing for water.

Time: 18th February 2011 9:56pm

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Jason says...
Interesting, I didn't know the common varieties of figs could make viable seed at all

Time: 19th February 2011 1:10pm

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
You can grow figs from the seeds in the dried packets from the supermarket as well, they are usually fertile and imported from Europe or the Middle East.
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Time: 19th February 2011 1:57pm

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kert says...
Most dried figs from OS will be Smyrna . This variety has complicated ,specialised pollination requirements that are near impossible to meet.

Time: 19th February 2011 2:55pm

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Mustafa says...
Fortunately Australia does have the caprifig wasp to enable pollination of the Smyrna varieties
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Time: 19th February 2011 3:19pm

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Jason says...
Yep I knew you can grow the seed from the dried figs but I didn't think the normal figs that don't need pollinating were able to make viable seed, pollination or not

Time: 19th February 2011 3:53pm

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kert says...
If you think growing Smyrna is a cinch ,read the DPI pamphlet on what you need to do.

Time: 19th February 2011 4:15pm

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
I used to see seedling figs growing outta the footpath in Melbourne's inner suburbs, seems the ordinary garden figs do have the odd viable seed somehow

Time: 19th February 2011 4:22pm

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John Mc says...
The local sandpaper figs produce viable seed in the thousands. Although small, the soft texture is the same. The fruit very prolific but, it just lacks flavour.

Time: 19th February 2011 9:10pm

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Lyn says...
The trees have come up on their own, probably from my compost or bird droppings. I do have a white genoa on my property, so assuming they are the same.

Time: 21st February 2011 6:19pm

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Lyn says...
definitely not suckers...the tree does sucker, but they all come off the base of the tree. I have successfully potted these and grown fruiting trees. the new trees are a long way from the parent tree and I wonder if they will fruit as well, or if at all.

Time: 21st February 2011 6:25pm

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