Hollier

[FloraFig]

I have 2 Hollier plants. I can't recall whether I got both cuttings from the same member, or from 2 different members. They are both in their first year and are producing some figs.

However, I noticed today that on one plant the figs have this white ostiole, which the figs on the other plant don't have.

Is this characteristic for Hollier?

[Rudypayraise]

That's very interesting. It looks like it's splitting and the flower is being exposed in my opinion. I have Hollier as of this year but no figs.

[FloraFig]

arachyd, that's unfortunate..they are still tiny. The size of a pea, Not sure how it will look when it gets bigger. And they start splitting.

Guess time will tell.

[arachyd]

Unless you're intention is to caprify the fig it probably won't affect it at all. I've seen much worse where the fig has a huge, flowery prolapse so not much is left to be the delicious interior pulp.

[FloraFig]

Nah, no caprifying going on here. It just looked different to me. If I didn't have another Hollier that was fruiting, I wouldn't have thought anything of it at this stage.

Rudypayraise , will do that.

[Rudypayraise]

Keep us posted

[Kid Fig]

FloraFig

You should label this particular Hollier; maybe just maybe it's taking on new characteristics and becoming a new Hollier type (a synonym).

Or maybe I'm just loco...

[FloraFig]

Figology, brilliant!! 😂

[Kid Fig]

@Traba
@FloraFig

And be greedy and sparingly share it, because just as the name suggest - many won't be worthy.

And when they ask why - tell them cuz it's Hollier Than Thou

[Figology]

Kid Fig Unless their name is Thou, Not

[Nick Costanza]

are the leaves similar on both plants?

[FloraFig]

@Nick Constanza , good questio. To me they look different. Not so much the shape, but the one in ground is more glossy. The other ones leaves look more velvety. Although I suspect it also has MV.

First one is the fig with the inside poking out.

Second is the other, inground, Hollier.

Also worth noting, I put the "normal" Hollier last week inground. So it can't be acounted to that difference.

[Otis]

I had a Genovese Nero af fruit prolapse last year and when ripe it was still very good, if strange looking.

[FloraFig]

I've never paid attention to it. But I wasn't growing figseither, just consuming them.

[Halligan-]

Figs are weird, sometimes they prolapse like that.

[FloraFig]

Figs are definitely weird! I checked other plants, and this is the only one who did this. At first I thought maybe it's something like the peculiar red VDB ostiole.

[Otis]

True, they are inverted flowers and I guess don't always gets it 'right' 🤣