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Suggest figs for unusual climate

liliaceae
12 years ago

Hi, I would appreciate any comments in helping me decide on fig varieties. I am at 5000 ft. elevation in the Southern California mountains. We rarely get below 10F, but late frosts can occur as late as May 15. We normally don't get frost in the fall until at least mid Nov. Springs can be a bit foggy. We don't get all day sun anywhere due to tall pines in the neighborhood, but there are areas that we get sun for several hours along with high open shade. Our summers are rarely over 90F.

After research I am considering the following varieties.

-Osborn Prolific for shade tolerance

-Chicago Hardy, Desert King; ENGLISH BROWN TURKEY FIG; VIOLETTE DU BORDEAUX FIG; Royal Vineyard; Champagne Fig; LSU Black Fig

I look forward to any advice.

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