Red Lebanese Bekka Valley - too many figs? NEVER!

[@artelements848]

Those are gorgeous! Would like to get some of those. Great videos😊

[@MikeKincaid79]

Looking good man. I'm impressed.

[@oregonfigs3314]

@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you Mike!

[@greybeard3368]

Yup, I’m jealous.

[@jackturner4917]

Beautiful trees. Unfortunately, the fires are only going to worse with the coming years. I am in Oregon a lot and it seems some part of it is always burning or receiving smoke from elsewhere.

[@oregonfigs3314]

@@jackturner4917 - I think you are correct. I remember a time where fires were not such a problem. We were lucky that we had winds from the west and northwest this summer in the Willamette Valley this year. The fires are a major problem in the west.

[@nickcastano1222]

Nice! do you sell cuttings?

[@oregonfigs3314]

You should check out Figbid. Very safe site and the owner Danny is a great guy!

[@nickcastano1222]

@@oregonfigs3314 Thank you so much!

[@stevegrant4543]

That’s a beautiful tree! Mine are just starting to swell here in zone 5. I agree on the wrinkling. Many people seem to pick them too early

[@oregonfigs3314]

@@stevegrant4543 - The wrinkles don’t lie. My lips are still coated one hour later.

[@Scott-hl7om]

That's a good tip that I'll try to remember. Your trees and figs always look great. My first year Sao Miguel Roxo in a 10 gallon container had four figs but none were as big as yours. I wasn't crazy about them. Mine were sorta bland. Not really sweet and berry flavor was diluted. Probably too much rain and humidity. How old is your SMR?

[@oregonfigs3314]

@@Scott-hl7om - It has taken several years to see large figs on SMR. I purchased an airlayer from Wills in 2019.

[@hopeitgrows2892]

Wow that's a great amount of figs on that tree. Hopefully my RLBV produces next season here in the UK.

[@oregonfigs3314]

@@hopeitgrows2892 - Time to dehydrate some figs 😁

[@PeterEntwistle]

Those look really tasty! 😋

[@oregonfigs3314]

@@PeterEntwistle We are in a great weather pattern for figs right now.

[@stanleybrickhouse]

Great video

[@oregonfigs3314]

@@stanleybrickhouse - Thanks so much!

[@Khalinjai]

Hello chris those figs look wonderful you go ahead and keep enjoying those beauties. Ps a quick personal question i know flavour depends on a lot of diffrent factors and im in a more rainy climate then yours but i currently have takoma violet, bi39, rlbv, malta black and crozes. I was considering adding Norella, Kesariani just for testing purposes would you say its worth testing 2 more varities or would they be to simmilar 😇

[@oregonfigs3314]

@@Khalinjai Pretty much all the same to my taste buds. You have some highly regarded varieties there!

[@Khalinjai]

Thank you, ill probally just keep the varities i have then and not add any more mt etnas :)

[@oregonfigs3314]

@@Khalinjai Good move!

[@ai-pq4yq]

Hello do you mind if i ask a couple of questions. How big is the container that this fig tree is in. I have a couple of fig trees in containers and they are full of figs but non are ripening what the problem they get pleanty of water and fertilizer and are very healthy

[@oregonfigs3314]

@@ai-pq4yq - This is in a 15G pot. 15G is my biggest pot size. You do have to root prune every couple of years. Many trees take forever to start fruiting. I don’t see strong fruit set until most trees are a least three years in the Willamette Valley. If you have lots of fruit not ripening, your varieties might be too late. Try De Tres Esplets, Ronde de Bordeaux, Improved Celeste or Iranian Candy.

[@chotob8458]

Bekaa valley is my hometown , fig trees considered here as a blessing figure or symbolism of blessing , you know what i mean .

[@oregonfigs3314]

@@chotob8458 I think I am pronouncing it correctly - I would love your opinion.

[@chotob8458]

@@oregonfigs3314 half of it yes , be- kaa , kaa is different than ka with a single (a) , you can type (بقاع) in google translate and let it read it for you , aa is a single letter (ع)

[@chotob8458]

@@oregonfigs3314 yes , its correct , didnt paid attention first

[@FC2ESWS]

Do birds leave your figs alone? There's no way that many figs would be untouched where l live.

[@oregonfigs3314]

The Jays just started chewing on them. They only get a few.