LSU Purple 2015!

[Chrisk Spirit of Community Find all posts View Profile Close Chrisk]

First LSU Purple from this potted baby and it was as great as expected! Very small eye unaffected by rain but takes a beating by the direct GA sun so I have to move to partial sun spot! Excellent complex honey flavor with a nice crunchy skin! 8 out of 10!

[zone5figger Fig Phenom Find all posts View Profile Close zone5figger]

Waiting on a few of those myself...any idea when the figlets started forming on your plant? Thanks for sharing.

[Chrisk]

They started showing up from med to late April. It took a little over 100 days to ripen here in GA . I would assume that yours are a couple of weeks behind due to your zone and unless you have a greenhouse you should start seeing ripe figs by late August .

[zone5figger]

Mine came on in mid-July....Wish my trees were only a couple weeks,not months behind yours, Chris! I will need to put my tree next to the woodstove in October to get mine ripe-lol!! No greenhouse yet.....

[DBJohnson Fig Phenom Find all posts View Profile Close DBJohnson]

I won't have any this year, BUT the LSU Purple cutting is one of the more vigorous both in root formation and top growth. Looking forward to next year!

[quackmaster Member Find all posts View Profile Close quackmaster]

Good review! Lsu purple doesn't disappoint, my tree has been in ground for 3 or 4 season now and this season the figs were really good, after next year the should be at their best.

[DBJohnson Fig Phenom Find all posts View Profile Close DBJohnson]

Ooops! Sorry...my mistake. My LSU Purple cutting is showing some growth, but it's the LSU Scott's Black that is going gangbusters.

[Fruitaddict]

I agree Bryant, my LSU Scott's Black is playing no games. I bought it from PFTP as a 1 gallon back in early June, it arrived around 10 to 12" tall, about the same size as all the cuttings I started the end of April. Now its over 3 feet in a 3 gallon container, and ready for the 7 gallon pot. Has a few baby figs just starting to pop as well. White Marseille is a close second for vigor, and but has close to a dozen babies starting to show. Good luck with your LSUs

[DBJohnson]

Thanks! Looking forward to see what these do next year.

[Chrisk Spirit of Community Find all posts View Profile Close Chrisk]

And two more for breakfast this morning along with two Hardy Chicago.