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[Elizabeth Hilborn <ehilborn@mebtel.net>]

I did notice that my Celeste took years (at least 4) to start bearing 
much fruit regularly. Now it is a very reliable cropper in most weather 
(wet or dry) but it is not early ripening.

On 1/5/2017 11:39 AM, Peter Chrisbacher wrote:
> I had a potted Celeste when I lived in Royersford PA zone 6b that I gave a
> chance to bear over several seasons. I may have gotten *some* fruit, but if
> so (and I don't remember getting any) not much.  If I recall correctly, it
> was fruiting modestly, but not maturing its fruit. Around the end of season
> 3 it was "accidentally" not brought in over winter which freed up its pot
> for something new.
>
> -Pete
> Kennett Square PA 6b
>
>
> Pete Chrisbacher
>
> On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 11:23 AM, Lee Reich <leeareich@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I’ve grown Danny’s Delight fig, which was also allegedly cold hardy. Here
> > in Zone 5, it was cold hardy — the roots, that is, just like many other
> > figs. The tops died back, then grew about 10 feet high by the end of the
> > season, but never ripened a fruit.
> >
> > Celeste, in my greenhouse or in a pot, never sets hardly any fruit for me.
> >
> > Lee Reich, PhD
> > Come visit my farmden at
> > http://www.leereich.com/blog <http://www.leereich.com/blog>
> > http://leereich.com <http://leereich.com/>
> >
> > Books by Lee Reich:
> > A Northeast Gardener’s Year
> > The Pruning Book
> > Weedless Gardening
> > Uncommon Fruits for every Garden
> > Landscaping with Fruit
> > Grow Fruit Naturally