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ficus hybrids and black fig fly

Last post by arfabuck « Mon Aug 17, 2026 10:40 pm
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by epiphyte » Mon May 25, 2026 5:52 pm

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in the past couple years i’ve made 7 interspecific ficus hybrids ( timeline/pics )…

ficus opposita x carica (oppcar)
ficus fraseri x carica
ficus...

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seeds for rkn trials

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by epiphyte » Tue Aug 04, 2026 9:34 pm

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for $40 (not including shipping) you will receive a total of 122 fresh seeds...

2 seeds: ficus opposita x carica (my hybrid)
20 seeds: ficus dcif...

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Thu Aug 06, 2026 1:01 am
Free fig seeds - popular varieties x Flour BL (Robin Oster)

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by Figgywiggy » Wed Aug 05, 2026 10:48 am

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Hi everyone,

This year I used pollen from Robin Oster's wild Caprifig 'Flour BL' which he believes is persistent to fertilise some of my female...

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Wed Aug 05, 2026 10:48 am
when did you get the memo that fig hybridization was possible?

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by epiphyte » Thu Jul 23, 2026 2:08 pm

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on what day, exactly, did you learn that its possible for people to hybridize figs? how did you find out? how old were you?

recently i wrote a...

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Thu Jul 23, 2026 3:10 pm
auction: collection of rare ficus hybrid seeds

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by epiphyte » Sun Jul 12, 2026 6:46 pm
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auction : seed collection...
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Tue Jul 21, 2026 9:32 pm
Breeding figs for different traits.

Last post by LoPresti « Thu Jul 09, 2026 5:08 am
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by Rob » Tue May 19, 2026 4:22 am

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There is always talk of what is the best breeding stock, and with caprifigs being very different from each other as we see in my caprifig...

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Thu Jul 09, 2026 5:08 am
Persistance, and breeding figs.

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by Rob » Sun Jun 21, 2026 2:16 am

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I talk to Finn Kjellberg at times in emails, and I mentioned persistent,(parthenocarpic) non persistent caprifigs, and some sort of middle ground...

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[ended] auction: the future of fig breeding

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by epiphyte » Thu Jun 11, 2026 1:11 am

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when it comes to fig breeding there’s a massive disparity between what is, and what should be. what fig breeding is largely consists solely of ficus...

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auction: 5 seedlings of ficus palmata hybrids

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by epiphyte » Fri Jun 05, 2026 9:57 pm

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auction: 5 small seedlings of ficus palmata hybrids

caution : my yard has bff and rkn
reserve : no
length : 1 week
bidding ends : 12 june at 6...

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ficus hybrids and rkn

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by epiphyte » Thu Jun 04, 2026 9:52 pm

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one day a ficus carica seedling magically appeared in a 7 gallon pot. i’m not sure if a critter sowed the seed or if i did. when i clean small seeds...

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Fig (Ficus carica L.) Genetic Resources and Breeding

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by Rob » Sun Apr 26, 2026 10:48 pm

Fig (Ficus carica L.) Genetic Resources and Breeding. Messaoud Mars Ecole Supérieure d’Horticulture 4042 Chott, Mariem, Sousse, Tunisia.

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FIG (Ficus carica)

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by Rob » Sun Apr 26, 2026 10:46 pm

FIG (Ficus carica) Akath Singh, Jai Prakash, P.R. Meghwal and S.A. Ranpise.

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SEXUAL HEREDITY OF FICUS CARICA L. IN F1 WITH DIFFERENT INTRASPECIES CROSSINGS R. SERAFIMOVA

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by Rob » Sat Apr 25, 2026 11:01 am

This is a very interesting paper on breeding female with female figs, done in 1965. Finn Kjellberg kindly sent it to me and if you read the last...

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Sat Apr 25, 2026 11:01 am
figs are the future of rare fruit

Last post by Rob « Sun Apr 05, 2026 12:33 am
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by epiphyte » Thu Apr 02, 2026 4:50 pm

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my fb post in the california rare fruit growers, san diego chapter group ...

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a couple days ago...

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Last post by Rob
Sun Apr 05, 2026 12:33 am
should something exist?

Last post by leunerj « Thu Apr 02, 2026 5:54 pm
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by epiphyte » Thu Apr 02, 2026 5:21 am

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should a brand new fig forum exist? yes!
should it have a category for breeding? yes!
should it have a thread with pics of 2 seedlings i'm excited...

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