I have now realized I am about out of growing space for the season. I should have thought about that before I decided to harvest many fresh cuttings this past weekend. At the same time, I also have just finished stratifying hundreds ( probably over a thousand) of paw paw seeds from this past fall. I am offering three fig varieties that grow unprotected in the mid-Atlantic area ( Pennsylvania and Maryland) as well as the stratified paw paw seeds.
The three fig varieties I am offering are:
1. Unk Teramo- a favorite of mine I discovered in Easton, Md a few years ago. I wrote a few threads about it over the past few years, but it originally came from Teramo, Italy ( Abruzzo region). It is a smaller, round brown variety that is rich and tastes like candy if let on the tree to dry. I love this variety and believe it is a good choice for a short season, cold climate.
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/unk-teramo-7747424?highlight=unk+teramo&pid=1293293114
2. Unk Oxford - an unknown large honey brown sugar fig that doesn't seem to split in the rain and has interesting leaves. The origin seems to be Greek ( from speaking to the owner) and the mother tree is an absolute mammoth, unprotected in Oxford, Md. The leaves are what attracted me to the tree originally, but the fruit is also very good. I thought it was a Brunswick originally, but it seems to be different after growing it a few seasons. Here is my original thread
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/unknown-from-maryland-but-probably-just-a-brunswick-8085625?highlight=unk+oxford&pid=1292226820
3. Unk Italian purple- this was my very first fig tree that I started 16 years ago. It grows in Lancaster PA and hasn't been protected...ever. I sold my house ( first house) 11 years ago and it hasn't been trimmed since I left. The branches reach up to 15 ft high. That is unusual for a fig tree in this area. I went back to introduce myself to the present owner, and he let me trim it back to a more manageable height. I originally bought the tree from an older Italian fella in Chester county,16 years ago. I asked him what it kind it was and he said "black". I really enjoy the fruit. I have no idea how to post pics anymore, or I'd post pics of the fruit. It is kind of strange in the fact that the fruit doesn't quite fit the mt. Etna profile. It is a little bigger and the skin is kind of shiny. The flavor isn't quite as rich and berry-like, either.
4. Paw paw seeds. I love paw paws and go foraging all of the time near the Susquehanna river. It is a lot of fun and the fruit seems to be larger and less seedy than most other wild varieties I've tasted. I probably have thousand extra seeds. I've already stratified them, so they're ready to rock. Germination rate is pretty high and they are a lot of fun to grow ( not as fun and fast producing as figs). They can be easily grafted or left to fruit. I just have too many of them to deal with and can't possibly waste them.
Okay, sorry for the long description. The cuttings are 2 dollars a piece and are cleaned and individually labeled. These cuttings are thick and contain 3+ nodes on most of them. They all root exceptionally easy, so for a novice, they are perfect. The cuttings are very fresh ( which I strongly believe has a lot to do with speed and success of rooting). The paw paw seeds are 5 dollars for 25-30 seeds. I cannot ship outside the U.S. or to California. You can mix and match, or just get paw paw seeds/ fig cuttings. The shipping ( as long as it isn't a really large order) will be 5 dollars. I only ask that the minimum order be 15 dollars ( last time I offered, I had orders for 2 cuttings, etc). Please PM with any questions or if you'd like to order. Thanks!