IGO Fig

IGO Fig

At the Sacramento CRFG scion exchange in Januarry, I picked up some Fig wood.
I got "King" and "Pinache" because I like them. I got "IGO" because I had never heard of it.

I just planted my rooted "IGO" fig in the ground (it had filled its 1 gal pot with roots and was ready to move on to bigger and better things)..

Has any one grown this one?
I can find very little about it on line.

Thanks,

Jeff

The following thread was started by Jeff (woodland) on May 16, 2009 at 1:40 pm PST

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I have not grown this fig, but Figs4fun is a great place to start

http://figs4fun.com/

'Varieties' lists 2 varieties, here is one from the GRIN Acessions Descriptions at

http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/search.pl?accid=DFIC0287:

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DFIC 168
Ficus carica L. MORACEAE

'Igo'

Collected in: California, United States
Maintained by the Natl. Germplasm Repository - Davis. NPGS received: 06-May-1998. Life form: Tree. Form received: Cutting.
Accession names and identifiers

Igo
Type: CULTIVAR.
DFIC 168
Type: SITE.

Availability
Material not available at this time, contact the maintenance site for more information.
Narrative
Igo Information from Mr. Bill Fogarty: Vigorous tree. One crop in fall. Small fruit with spectacular alpine strawberry-like flavor. Green skin that develops into violet blush. Purplish flesh. Should be given warmest possible location.

Source History

* Type: Collected. Date: NEAR 1995. From: California, United States.
Locality: This fig variety was found growing outside of Redding.
Cooperators:
1. Kennedy, C., California Rare Fruit Growers.

* Type: Donated. Date: 06-May-1998. From: Oregon, United States.
Cooperators:
1. Fogarty, B..
Comment: Donated to NCGR, Davis.

The above followup was added by John Valenzuela Sunset z16-17,Novato,CA on May 16, 2009 at 7:53 pm PST.

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There's one at San Jose's Prusch Park

Igo figs need heat. I tasted some small delicious ones at Prusch Park a few years back, after a hot summer.
If you're driving thru San Jose in the fall or late summer
on 101 or 280 your might like to stop & look at some of the fig trees at Prusch. It's hard to spot many ripe figs cause everyone picks them too

soon.

The above followup was added by marion on May 18, 2009 at 0:14 am PST.

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There's one at San Jose's Prusch Park

Igo figs need heat. I tasted some small delicious ones at Prusch Park a few years back, after a hot summer.
If you're driving thru San Jose in the fall or late summer
on 101 or 280 your might like to stop & look at some of the fig trees at Prusch. It's hard to spot many ripe figs cause everyone picks them too

soon.

The above followup was added by marion on May 18, 2009 at 0:14 am PST.

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Thanks

Thanks,

They should be good...I get pleanty of heat.

Jeff

The above followup was added by Jeff (woodland) on May 18, 2009 at 7:46 pm PST.

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