I've about given up on my request for cuttings from UC Davis.  Are there any of you out there who have gotten confirmation emails but have not yet gotten cuttings?
Ox

I sent a note to them late last week (was getting concerned) and received a reply that they would be in the mail by the end of the week.

I heard back from Mr. Preece last week that I should be getting my order by this week.

Joe

still have not gotten mine

Have confirmation, no twigs,

No confirmation, no twigs; fig or grape.
Sue

I got a shipping notice on Mar 27, which I thought meant the cuttings were either on their way or would be sent shortly. I checked the tracking number on the FedEx site again this morning and they haven't shipped yet. I'm still assuming they'll get here, but its a longer wait then I expected. I guess they're short-handed.

Mine arrived yesterday, UPS ground.

I just received notice that mine have shipped and that I should have received them last week.  They did not arrive as of yet, and with the warm weather, maybe they'll start rooting before they get here.  Weather here is a a lot  warmer than it should be for this time of year, almost all of my figs have broken dormancy.  The fun has just begun!

I got mine weeks ago.  However, I submitted my order the first day orders were accepted.

The package just arrived and it looks like everything that was ordered came.    This is very exciting.  Now to get them rooted!

The cuttings finally got here.  One cutting of Black Madeira, three cuttings of Giant Amber.  I had also ordered an Adriatic but there was a note saying "the plant was too small to provide cuttings".  The Giant Amber cuttings were long enough that I cut them in half. 

I also got cuttings from the original "Tennessee Mountain Fig", the one in Oak Ridge, Tennessee that is pictured on the internet.  These came courtesy of a friend and are now resting in Sphagnum moss along with the UCDavis cuttings. 

Dang it, I also popped my knee yesterday afternoon and am in a brace from ankle to groin.  Will not know if I need surgery until Tuesday. 

Ox, I feel your pain.

I provide local computer assistance in my neighborhood free of charge - everything from tearing down and repairing laptops to malware removal and cleanup.  There are some folks that live around the corner experiencing hard times.  Both out of work - wife carries out a side business on eBay to pay the bills, but has no spare money.  Their kid is epileptic and has seizures...was carrying their laptop, dropped it on a hard floor, smashing the screen and killing it from booting up.  In the process of repairing the laptop, I had to walk outside, went down a steep set of stairs, and managed to twist my ankle and fracture a bone in my ankle, while spraining the other ankle.

I'm sure I could probably use a visit to the doc, but ... I'm too stubborn.  I've had worse.  I've been in my Swede brace, and that seems to be helping a lot.

This is the Adriatic tree at Davis, and had no available cuttings either of the two summer I was there. Ordering it will probably be fruitless until it is repropagated at Davis, and grows to a size that will yield cuttings, probably in the new fig block that is being prepared.

Jason;
LOL; a couple of old coots in trouble.  How do we manage to do such things?   All I did was crawl around on the ground planting blueberries.  When I started to get up the old knee just gave up. 

I can imagine how those ankles feel.  I went to the Dr. hoping that I did not have to have surgery.  He offered me pain pills but I told him I'd tough it out.  By about three AM I was thinking perhaps I'd made the wrong decision.  I hope your ankles are no worse. 

As for the Adriatic, that UC Davis tree looks sort of spindly.  If it was planted at the same time as those others in the background I'd say it needed replacing.  Probably best that we did not get cuttings. 

Sun is out bright and shining, the forecast out to the l7th is good and April 20th is supposed to be frostproof.  I think we have it made in my part of OK.  I'm ready.
Ox 

ox
hope your knee is ok. u did receive the cuttings i sent then??  did they look ok?? ive got mine in bags with paper towels. should i try to start them a different way?? does the SM work better?? i just followed the instructions on this site.  what will work best? thx again

This is what USDA / UC Davis sends.














I stuck mine in the frig for a little longer. I have too many other cuttings that I am rooting, currently. (Life is tough.) Spent the whole day potting newly rooted cuttings and re-potting small plants into larger pots today. Love it!!

Still nothing, despite a Mar 27 email projecting Mar 29 as a ship date. And, no responses yet to a couple of email inquiries. Anybody else still waiting?

I'm still waiting too but have resigned myself to not getting my request filled. Didn't get mine last year either. I'm more disappointed in missing out on the grapes than the figs...is that blasphemy? ;-) That's OK, I have my hands full at the moment.
Sue

My cuttings arrived today! I'll post some pics later.

Joe

Here are the cuttings I received:

3 Barnisotte

1 VDB

1 Black Madeira

It's exciting to have these new figs. If you're still waiting for your cuttings don't give up yet.

Joe

I received an email response from UCD yesterday saying my order info had been entered into the Fedex website prematurely, and that it still needs an inspection before it can be shipped. So, despite delays caused by illness and other factors it sounds like things are still on track. They hope to ship it sometime next week. Christmas in April!

I'm still waiting as well....

good thing this forum has profanity blocking on :)

Well, considering the price, I guess I can't complain. As long as they get here eventually and are in decent shape, I'll be a very happy camper, and at that point the extra wait time won't matter.

Yeah, me too. Maybe this will be the week--keep your fingers crossed!