DESERT KING FIG
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Desert King is a San Pedro type of fig which originated in 1920 in Madera, California by Charlie King. Thus desert king produces two crops: the first crop (breba crop) develops on last seasons growth in early spring. The second crop is produced later and requires pollination by the blastophaga wasp and caprifig. Along coastal areas , or the cooler Northwest, the fruit of the first cop is large, skin with deep green, minutely spotted white with a strawberry red pulp which is delicious fresh or dried. Here the fruit is light green that develops into a tan color thatdeepens into a rose color with a pink pulp upon ripening that has a very nice taste. Without the wasp and caprifig pollination the second crop will eventually drop. Desert King is drought resistant but also responds to water with rapid growth and an abundance of fruit. This seems to be a fig to try in the Southeast.
1 year on bare root $16.95
1 year 1 gallon container $21.95