Figs from seed (forum)

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Hi everyone have germinated dried baby wild fig seeds, what is the possibility they will eventually come to fruit. They were from a packet off shelf, originating some where overseas.

Time: 25th February 2013 1:12pm

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nickg says...
Hi Fruit Guy,
From my expience, nearly 50years mucking around the garden and all sorts of adventures with progating, grafting cross polinations etc, i have found that fig trees will only produce fruit true to its parent by cutting or grafing on wild root stock. I have had seedlings grow around fig trees where birds have dropped seeds and over the years i have let them grow but every time they get to fruiting stage, the actual fruit gets to a decent size, but does'nt ripen! the outside does dark, but the inside is not ripe or edible.
The best way my friend, is either buy an established tree, or get a cutting poke it in the ground, and you should have figs after a couple of years

Time: 25th February 2013 9:22pm

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jakfruit etiquette says...
Several fig seedlings growing here,fruit of 2 are good, 4 or 5 no good, hollow/dry,
same as nickg says, although one of these seems to set ok fruit some years.
If you grew seed of small figs from pkt, you may have a type of capri fig, which may be ok from seed.

Time: 26th February 2013 1:32am

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lenn says...
Dried figs are Smyrna ,generally. They need fertilisation by a wasp etc. Not worth the trouble ,I think.

Time: 26th February 2013 8:34am

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Fruit Guy says...
Thanks looks like I'll stick to my Preston and genoa

Time: 26th February 2013 10:53am

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jakfruit etiquette says...
Your post says " dried baby wild figs "
About size of 10c peice ?
Not Smyrna,I think Capri fig, but will probably grow to be exactly whats in your packet.

Time: 26th February 2013 5:46pm

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Julie says...
Good info on Capri fig:

http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s824316.htm

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Time: 26th February 2013 8:57pm

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