Albo
Though Albo is a very good honey fig from the Pomona fig collection, we are not big into honey figs and this one just didn’t have a good level of production. In spite of its flat bottom, it does seem to handle the rain well.
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Dominick
The Dominick fig variety is an excellent Mt Etna, but it was just way too far from the house to keep up with, so it’s been culled.
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LSU O’Rourke
We had just re-located our LSU O’Rourke late in the 2022 season, which made it susceptible to being killed by the 2022 Arctic Blast. Even though it’s an official LSU variety, we just don’t feel the need to replace it, as we have so many other early and much more flavorful varieties.
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LSU Improved Celeste (ICON)
It was difficult to let go of an LSU variety, but in spite of its reliable production, Improved Celeste just doesn’t have a flavor that impresses and it doesn’t like the rain, so we culled it.
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Alma
It was not easy to let go of the Alma fig variety, but I became concerned that it was right up against my home foundation.
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Emerald Strawberry
Emerald Strawberry is one of the best of the Atreano family of fig varieties, but I prefer the more intense flavor of the Adriatic figs, so we culled it.
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Archipel
The Archipel fig variety just seems lackluster to our tastes, so we culled it.
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White Triana
The White Triana fig is an excellent variety from the Atreano fig family, but it hasn’t been very productive and was in a shady location, so we culled it.
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Col de Dame Gris VS
We have culled CdD Grise VS as we can tell no difference between it and LSU Scott’s Black.
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LSU Scott’s Black
Though Scott’s Black has the best flavor of all of the LSU varieties we have trialed, it is late and hates the rain, so we have culled it.
