Showing posts with label castanhol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label castanhol. Show all posts

Monday, August 14, 2017

Castanhol Fig Brebas have all been a bust!

I've been anticipating my Castanhol figs since I attained them last year. However every single breba has been a bust. There was one that hung on but instead of ripening it appears to have dried on the tree and has the appearance of a fig that needs caprification.

This variety may only be good for folks in California who have the figs wasp.

Here's hope that the main crop will ripen.

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Thursday, March 10, 2016

New Arrival: Castanhol Fig

Just arrived today 3/10/16.
Castanhol Fig.

Info pulled from F4F:
"CASTANHOL - is a close variation of LAMPEIRA PRETA very similar fruit which changed name when ages ago migrated to the Northern Provinces. By mid June it is sold in markets around Lisbon under the name Castanhol side by side with Lampos Pretos from Algarve."


To increase my chances of success, I grafted one node onto a Desert King Rootstock and the rest using the bag method.






















The remainder of the cuttings went into the bag method.


Update:
3/22/16

Let there be roots!