I sure hope someone with knowledge answers your post . I have the same thing going on . My tree is a Celest 5 years old that has never made a fig good enough to eat. Right now the figs are turning purple and falling off. Every year it is loaded with fruit that never gets ripe. I was thinking about pulling it up and getting rid of it hate to kill such a pretty tree. Maybe someone can save it. HOPE HOPE

Hi John, It is likely that there is nothing inherently wrong with your Celeste, so, despite frustration, I don't recommend pulling it up. Someone will have figured out a solution and kindly forward it to us. On mine, I find it interesting that after rapid growth to 6', upon being allowed to bush out, it has only grown 6 inches taller I three years. I still have about two dozen immature figs on the tree, so I still have some hope left. Here in the Florida Keys, we have a substantial to severe drought every Winter, then thunder showers late every afternoon in mid-Summer.

the purple fig in the picture if you touch it. It will fall off. They never get ripe. Very discouraging.

Hi,

This is frustrating-waiting for one whole year for the fig fruits but never get it tasted in the mouth!

An interesting note about the parent tree (mentioned in the top post), the 25 footer in Eastern MA, has survived the New England winters, because the owner has progressively built a three story tall greenhouse around the tree as it grew!

John and Bud:
Both figs you guys have,are not adapted to your particular climate.
Specifically south Florida is to humid and too hot for many fig cultivars to produce good fruits.
Celeste is notorious for dropping fruits if it does not like the climate.
Try other cultivars,that can take your climate that is my aDVICE

its important to get a fig adapted to your area. I've tried a dozen types in the past 6 years; Texas A&M recommends 4 for my area, this rest I just picked on my own. Only 5 produced well. All 12 produced figs, but other than the 5 winners they wouldn't ripen properly.

I don't think this will help, but I'll post it just hoping that will open a new window to the solution of this problem. I am Sicilian and remember in the old days (60 years ago) during the winter merchants would bring loads of ticchiara. ticchiara to my eyes were immature figs looking very close to the ones in the picture, but people would buy ticchiare and hang it to the branches of fig tree that were not productive. In fact people in Sicily says: " la ticchiara fa la ficu" meaning "Ticchiara makes the figs". I was thinking that ticchiara would rut and attract bees tor the pollination. I know that it was working. Now a days they might have better ways.
I hope this will spark some ideas. Here in upstate NY I have three potted figs One is about 7 ft and the other two about 5 ft. The bigger was very good last year the other two I hope will fruit next year or so. During the winter I bring them in the garage.
Good luck
Frank

It is now a month and a half later than my first post. All of the brebas fell off while immature. The new crop is half successful and I've had about 50% mature to their delicious best. I'll be moving part of the parent, with roots, to MA, zone 5/6. Thank you herman2, bhawkins and rossello44 for your help.

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