Ha ha I truly don't believe its a brown turkey there smaller then a golf ball and it ripens in Aug Sept and there purple not bronzish brown ?? And even if it is a BT I could care less its the story behind it and my blood sweat and tears to get it to my Dads house he will enjoy them regardless. And that's what matters.

Those are great tips.  Lots to consider when you lay it out like that.  At least you can evaluate if it's worth it before you start digging, meaning the layout of the land.

cool project TONY your dad will enjoy the tree  .

Well, this thread has taken on a nice air of humor LOL!

I'm sure hungryjack's "encouragement" will be most helpful Tony :) .

Just think; "divide and conquer". As in, divide that root ball into at least four different sections! I know you'll put that chainsaw to good use but you might want to also take an ax and a big machete with you. A heavy pair of branch "loppers" will go along way too. Sounds like a good workout but you know it will be a memorable endeavor Tony. I'm sure you'll get it out.

If I saw an offer close enough to my location I'd go for it as well. No matter the variety, it would be of value to me as rootstock alone.

Please do get some pics to share with us. We'll do our best to help you carry the load from here :-) . I wish you the best on it. May you find the strength of 10 diggers ;-) .

Im literally laughing my a$$ off this is so funny the strength of 10 diggers I love it If im able to make 3 trees out of it (3 trunks) im gonna cut in between each trunk if there's enough room and seperate them. And I am either going to tie up the tree as if I was going to wrap it for the winter and im going to trim it down. Even if I have to wash the dirt off the roots with a hose I will it will survive and thrive. I just hope hope hope I have help so far I dont but time will tell my helper fell through I thought he had another week off but he's going back to work on monday BOOOOO. I might take my dad for the heck of it I dunno yet and to finish it all off today was my fiances first day at a new job and my dogs temp dropped so that means its puppy time YIKES I might not be able to go at all its a really good chance I wont be able to the pups need attention and mommy needs to go out cause shes gonna be eating ALOT so we will see.

No problem Anthony. Your young and its not that big. Take along some tea to drink. If its in a deep hole just push the root ball up and to the side then back fill with dirt to help rise it up out of the hole. Roll it on to a hand truck and if need be put down plywood to get across rough places. At truck lay two or three two x fours across the tail gate then plywood to make a ramp. Get a strap and choke the lower part of trunk then hook in a come along and pull on up. Yes a lot of work but what fun. All figs are great and "what if?" "what if its not a brown turkey?" I would love to have the problem of too many figs.  gobble gobble  


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Just so everyone knows I am in heavy construction I will get this thing out of the ground one way or another I actually have aluminum ramps for my snow blower to get it into the back of my pickup and yes I have done that before with a peach tree with the dirt behind the tree to keep it from falling back in. But im hoping I can use a come along on the trunk but I don't know if there's anything in the yard to attach it to 

I am rooting for you Anthony, The First Air layer gonna have My name on it, a small finder fee... Hope you are successful.
Mark

Absolutely Mark

Anthony,
  I went through something similar last September -- here are my recommendations:
  1) Safety first -- nothing ruptures spinal disks like digging fig trees ;-)
  2) Multiple strong shovels
  3) Multiple pry bars -- like the tamping bars fence installers use.
  4) Prune it way down.  In the event you don't actually get the root ball out, you'll have lots of cuttings as a consolation prize.
  5) Bring a come-along if you have one, or maybe borrow one from a friend.  A nice big one. 
  6) Some strong chain may not be a bad idea ;-)  ...or at least some strong rope.
  7) Remember -- the tree is dormant, and figs are weeds.  You can abuse it and it won't hold it against you.
  8)  Look for suckers and dig them out first -- again, think "consolation prize."
  9)  Bring someone along for moral support, but only if you're sure it won't backfire on you.  You don't want to be 4 hours into this only to have someone whining to leave.
  10)  Bring someone along to talk you out of it if things aren't looking promising.
  11)  Figure out the proper balance between #9 and #10, and then let me in on the secret ;-)
  12)  The tree I was trying to dig was in hard, packed, dry soil.  I really wished someone had soaked the whole area with water a few days beforehand -- early enough to loosen things up a bit and drain away.  Of course, that could backfire on you if we get a freeze.

Have fun, take care of your back,
Jim

Ha lol

To be gramatically correct,
it should be FIGURATIVELY

:-)

      If you have a large tree to use as an anchor,an electric winch might save you a lot of work. You can wrap some old carpet around the trunk to protect the anchor tree and fig tree.Use a flat nylon sling around the carpet to attach the winch hook to. Be careful to keep any gawkers away and out of line with the winch cable and tree.

      Good luck with whatever method you use to unearth it !!!

Tony,
When do you plan to dig this tree? I send you PM, but haven't get your response. Mailbox full?

Hey Jimmy and everyone else I got your pm I thought I responded to it either here or in PM ? But anyway I do not know if and when I can go my fiancé just started a New job I have six six day old puppies that need almost constant attention and the mother needs to go out like 5 times a day and to boot my friend who was supposed to go with me is a union worker and they called him back to work so I don't know what's goin on now I spoke to the owner and I told her I would keep in touch and I will do the same here as well ill PM you if things change thanks Jimmy.

Tony-Can't never could!!
This is the stuff that family legends are made from, go for it, it will be talked about at family gatherings for years.  Make sure you take cuttings to root, to insure the future of the tree.

Wish I were there to help.

BTW- Cecil (figluvah) had a post on a monumental tree move.  You might enjoy the video.

Good luck!!!

I think  Tony got the tree,
saw it headed east today.  :-)

Who said Turkey's can't fly ;-)

Ha!!  That's one way to do it!

LOL that is effin hilarious.