I think at this point everyone's waiting for spring.

It's definitely been a long time.

any updates on shipping schedule for figs that are now available?

I'm afraid that this epic cold is going to wipe out a lot of his tress.  Really guys, this does not look good.

I will bet that James will be on top of any bad weather. This is a cash crop!

I have no doubt James will deliver, the question is just when.  I do want to start growing specific varieties this spring, and if James believes Spring is not feasible, i would like to start pursuing contingency plans/sources. Right now, I am in a quandary. I know James is hard at work and a "schedule" update would be awesome.

I think that James is a straight shooter who is working very hard to climb the mountain that WE built for him when he made such an attractive offer for 2016 and compounded it with offers for 2017. He could / should have set a limit to the offer originally so that it did not get out of hand and it surely MUST have gotten out of hand since he is currently growing THOUSANDS of cuttings/rootlings in an effort to deliver and not disappoint anyone. He will get it done but he is fighting a real battle with weather and many other factors we can only guess at when trying to raise so much wood for distribution...

Frankly, considering the price point of his offerings, I would and have changed my thinking so that I am going after varieties from alternate sources as my primary method of acquisition and considering the order for plants submitted to James as secondary or backup plants when they come. Heck, most folks ordered the hard to get / rare varieties as rooted plants anyway and everyone knows that you can always use a backup plant for those hard to acquire / rare varieties to account for unexpected losses....  Just my own way of thinking so that I am not constantly looking for updates to delivery....

A generous offer indeed.Tq in advance Greenfin. Currently in my country some of them SADLY overpriced. Ordered 12. Hope they arrive safely in March :)

Well, it has now been 1 year since this offer was made and no one has gotten anything. I hope no one was relying on these plants, because now at least 1 growing season has been lost.

I frankly have my concerns about those hoophouses. One cold snap and everything inside is toast, poly provides very minimal insulation on cold nights.

Good luck to all, but anyone thinking of ordering should be aware that everyone who has paid has yet to receive anything.

And he's back. Spare these festive days with family and share good vibes. Merry Christmas everyone.

@Frankallen, You honnestly need to get of your high horse. Babylon just stated the his concerns inregards to what is happening.

Everyone wishes James the best with his project and wants him to succed , specially when his prices would help people get great varieties for a great price. Unfortunately, there has been setbacks and people who want to get cuttings from him should know that there is a delay and people still haven't gotten their plants. As result people who don't mind waiting this would fine but a lot of people like myself make plans for their growing season and would things when they were said to arrive.

I hope you have a great Christmas and I wish everyone in this forum the best. I understand James is trying his best to get everyone their orders and unforseen circumstances happen.But noone should be attacked for making a comment, that is why I don't really post on here. Instead of saying what you said You should have said, James is trying his best to finish and meet the new dead lines and anyone with concerns should message him.

Be constructive not destructive.

Babylon,

I will send you Christmas cuttings if you tell me who you are!

@Waynea, I appreciate your response and how you responded. I do not know many people on here because I am new myself. As result don't know who is who.

When I see comments like Frank's its just very off putting. He makes people want to turn away from the forum instead of towards it.I understand that he is just backing up his friend and person who has done business with and has had nothing but good things to say but there are better words to choose.vI am interested in this tread because James has a great idea and when he gets cought up I would like to purchase from because I am impatient.

Anyone can start reading from Greenfin's original post on this thread all the way to his last one and see that he has not come through with anything he has stated, from delivery dates to posting weekly updates.

James offered a full refund for those who do not wish to wait. Based on historical postings no one knows who Babylon is or if he/she ever ordered anything.
He's nothing but a trouble maker who has nothing better to do especially on Christmas Day.
Merry Christmas everyone.

It has been a long time! I think everyone has a reason to be concerned and kissing James arse is not going to move anyone to the front of the line.

 It's sad that I continue to see Babylon as the requisite Mr Potter within our own F4F Bedford Falls.  From the inception of Jame's endeavor, I've read between the lines penned by Babylon to see the image of a bitter old man that chafes at the thought of Greenfin, FruitNut and others providing low cost desirable plants that otherwise would see us beholding to the price demands of the scalpers.  

  Now don't get me wrong, I applaud capitalism.  It's just when someone takes on bully tactics and assails the character and motivation of his competition that I take umbrage with.

People have choices. Some choose to wait while others choose not to. If there was a mixup or a mistake made, I try to sort it out with the seller.
Attacking competitors/sellers in public just to discredit them for your own selfish reasons is a poor trading practice and will not increase the value of whatever collection you may have nor drum up business.

Visceral my full refund of 250.00 was returned to me :) merry Christmas everybody

Guys stop worrying too much. Just enjoy this festive season. If you guys are that concerned ask for a refund and put an order with MP. Atlest you'll get what you ordered within a certain time frame. If you look at MP's catalogue he almost got every single fig on this planet. There are at least 20 different figs in Mp list that looks like I-258 , genovese Nero AF/Rafeads or whatever. Most Importantly his cuttings only cost €5-€20 euros. So please email him for your cuttings and don't waste your money for some fabricated English named Fig trees. PS: I really don't think usda will come after you. Never seen any physical evidence other than people claiming it. I think the USDA drama is just to make sure you guys buy within the US and pay big $$ when you can get it for a lot cheaper from Europe .

I'm writing this between my Christmas lunch and dinner in the hope that it might help some unsuspecting newbies from getting a visit.

The US Department of Agriculture will most likely visit you if you buy directly on eBay from overseas and might catch up with you if you buy from other overseas sources.I know this, since they already visited me twice.
If you try to hide what you're doing, it's even worse if they find out. That's when it could really get expensive.

To Alanamerciea concerning your prior posting,

This post has nothing to do with whether or not James can deliver or anything else to do with the sale of the cuttings.  It has to do with the "right to comment" on a thread posted on this forum.  Anything posted on this forum is open to comment by the forum members.

There is no exclusive "membership" or exclusive right to comment implied or guaranteed by participation in any activity posted on the forum.

I have not posted any comments on this thread as I am not a participant but that does not preclude me or any other member from commenting if desired.  It is wrong for anyone to take exception to comments simply because the purchase of "a ticket to comment" by buying a product has not been made.  There are no stipulations of membership in this forum that preclude anyone from commenting on any thread posted.

If anyone has any problem with what I have just stated please contact me and we can discuss it.