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LSU fig tree
Posted on 5/19/12 at 8:15 pm
Posted on 5/19/12 at 8:15 pm
anyone know a nursery that has them for sale?
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Posted on 5/19/12 at 8:19 pm to slipsinker
The one on Seigen by Airline had both LSU Purple and LSU Gold varieties last year.
Posted on 5/19/12 at 8:36 pm to slipsinker
Got some at lowes earlier in the spring
Posted on 5/19/12 at 11:35 pm to slipsinker
I've heard mixed results from them. Do you like them. I want to plant a fig next year, but not sure if I'll plant the LSU one.
Posted on 5/20/12 at 5:12 am to slipsinker
have a fig tree in my backyard that must be 20+ feet tall. planted probably 20 years ago. Neighbors on both sides have them also. think their trees came from mine.
Posted on 5/20/12 at 10:27 am to Nodust
Both the Gold and the Purple are excellent figs. There's another one called a Tiger that was also developed in Louisiana that is really good as well. It's a yellow colored fig that is very sweet. You should look into that one as well. I would go for one of those three before buying a Celeste or a Brown Turkey.
Posted on 5/20/12 at 12:49 pm to jodaddy
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Both the Gold and the Purple are excellent figs. There's another one called a Tiger that was also developed in Louisiana that is really good as well. It's a yellow colored fig that is very sweet. You should look into that one as well. I would go for one of those three before buying a Celeste or a Brown Turkey.
I don't know, I've heard a lot of people on this board say that the LSU varieties aren't that great.
Posted on 5/20/12 at 1:41 pm to TigerDeacon
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I don't know, I've heard a lot of people on this board say that the LSU varieties aren't that great.
I can't disagree more. I have several cuttings of different Louisiana figs, with mature O'Rourke, Gold, Purple and Tiger trees that are all producing. I think all of them are very good.
Here are some other Louisiana figs.
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This post was edited on 5/20/12 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 5/20/12 at 1:45 pm to jodaddy
I think my grandmother forced me to eat too much mock strawberry jelly as a child, so I now hate figs. I hate three fig trees in my yard that produce well, and creat giant messes. However, they are incredible wildlife attractors, for birds, squirrels and insects. So I just sit back there and watch.
Posted on 5/20/12 at 2:19 pm to Mung
Funny you say that. I felt the same way for quite some time, but I think my tastes have changed in the past 6 years and now I really like them. I agree about it being a wildlife attractor as well. I see butterflies, honeybees and birds and squirrels in my trees all the time. I also agree that if I don't harvest ripe fruit before the rain comes, it turns into a giant mess.
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