I am looking for suggestions for vigorous fig trees that do well in the Southwest.
Situation:
I am running out of space in my yard. I have a bunch of other fruit trees besides figs. Yet my love of figs (now bordering on obsession) continues to grow. I have lots of varieties that I want to experiment with but I simply don't have the space to grow new trees from cuttings and allow them all to come to maturity.
So my solution is to graft on many varieties onto a few trees to increase my varieties without taking up the space of a whole fig orchard. I have already made my own multi-grafted citrus trees and mango trees and stone fruits with the same intention. And I have seen the posts of the Frankenfig, so I know it is quite possible to accomplish what I intend.
Question for the community:
What is a good fig that will grow vigorously for the following conditions:
- High heat (must grow well in 115 F AZ summers)
- High pH soil and water (typical in Southwest - AZ, NV, CA and TX)
- Cold tolerance is not a concern (I live in zone 9b)
- Fig production / flavor is not a concern (I am growing this as a rootstock)
Please weigh in an let me know what trees you think will fit this bill. Thanks!
Situation:
I am running out of space in my yard. I have a bunch of other fruit trees besides figs. Yet my love of figs (now bordering on obsession) continues to grow. I have lots of varieties that I want to experiment with but I simply don't have the space to grow new trees from cuttings and allow them all to come to maturity.
So my solution is to graft on many varieties onto a few trees to increase my varieties without taking up the space of a whole fig orchard. I have already made my own multi-grafted citrus trees and mango trees and stone fruits with the same intention. And I have seen the posts of the Frankenfig, so I know it is quite possible to accomplish what I intend.
Question for the community:
What is a good fig that will grow vigorously for the following conditions:
- High heat (must grow well in 115 F AZ summers)
- High pH soil and water (typical in Southwest - AZ, NV, CA and TX)
- Cold tolerance is not a concern (I live in zone 9b)
- Fig production / flavor is not a concern (I am growing this as a rootstock)
Please weigh in an let me know what trees you think will fit this bill. Thanks!
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