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["Dr. Chiranjit Parmar" <parmarch@gmail.com>]

Dear Lon,

 

We do not get so low temperature here in fegra fig area.  I do not think that it even reaches 25 F.  So this problem has never been observed.  Moreover, no research has ever been carried out on this wild fruits here and therefore there is no data on cold tolerance.  So from your observations I now know that it cannot bear excessive cold.

 

I shall even put your observation in Fruitipedia.

 

But it does remain a fact that fegra fruits do not loose their quality because of excessive rains.

 

Chiranjit Parmar

Mandi  HP  India

www.fruitipedia.com

On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 8:18 AM, Lon J. Rombough <lonrom@hevanet.com> wrote:

I grew some Fegra seedlings here in Oregon, and still have them.  Unfortunately, they die to the ground even in the mildest winters.  Even when the low temperatures are above 20 F.  Common figs are never harmed by conditions that kill the fegra.  They grow back vigorously each year, but never fruit.
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On Aug 19, 2009, at 7:41 PM, Dr. Chiranjit Parmar wrote:

Dear Betsy,
 
Do you know that the wild growing Himalayan fig, FEGRA (Ficus palmata) does not get affected by rains at all.  This fig, though smaller in size than the cultivated fig, tastes same good like the cultivated figs.
 
You can see more details of this fig at the following Fruitipedia link:
 
 http://www.fruitipedia.com/fegra.htm
 
Dr. Chiranjit Parmar
Mandi  HP  India
www.fruitipedia.com


On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 10:00 PM, <Hilborn.E@epamail.epa.gov> wrote:

We had normal rainfall this spring after two very dry years.  But since
the beginning of July, we have received less than 1.5 inches of rain at
 my house.

The figs are magnificent!  They are ripening well without the typical
rot that develops in ripe figs after a rainfall.  Even the Latarullas
that are typically either unripe and tasteless or rotten are finally
 displaying their true dessert potential - soft, yellow and really
honey-sweet.

Betsy Hilborn
7a NC


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