Rust's Osborn Prolific fig

[Richard]

Today I finished planting this Osborn Prolific fig from Four Winds Growers. It’s replaced my under-performing Snow Queen nectarine.

[Plum]

What is your best performing nectarine?

[Richard]

@Plum

Desert Dawn nectarine

Here’s a view from the south of my DWN Desert Dawn nectarine. About 1/3 of the flower buds are open, another 1/3 emerging, and the remaining 1/3 set. [image]

[Richard]

Today.

[Richard]

There’s one or two figs on this tree that will be ready in a few days and the remainder have at least a couple weeks of warm weather to go.

[Vlad]

How big was the tree when you got it?

[Richard]

As shown in 1st post, about 4 ft.

[Richard]

End of season pruning here in Vista CA.

[ramv]

This one is absolutely spectacular here in the cool PNW.

[Richard]

I really like the flavor of this fig too. In my environment it is one of the best caramel flavored figs.

[Travis]

When does it normally start ripening for you?

[ramv]

Typically early October is main crop time in the PNW.

[Travis]

Thanks, I’m going to give mine another year to try and prove itself

[Richard]

3/15. Some culling will ensue, esp. those on the bottom of last year’s knots and any that head out sideways.

[Richard]

I recently learned that I do not have the English Osborn’s Prolific (synonymous with French Archipel) but instead Rust’s Osborn Prolific – introduced to California by Rust Nurseries of Pasadena a century ago and distributed by NCGR Davis for many years. Hence the change in the thread title.

I pruned it today, in hopes of keeping it from overwhelming us this Fall.