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Bass' Fig Fest - How are the adoptees doing?

I brought a dozen or so cuttings to Bass' Fig Fest - anyone have any feedback as to how they are growing?

I took home an Italian Honey - which has a single fig ripening and is growing in a nice tree-like shape.  The most significant growth it has had has been in a side shoot as well as some suckers at the base.  I may let them go and do air layers next year.

I purchased an RdB in a clear, Poland Springs container - it hasn't died, it hasn't grown and it hasn't created a huge root ball.  Basically, it sits there each day in the sun, virtually unchanged.

So, let me know how my 'babies' are doing.  Most had metal tags (from Grainger) with names as well as plastic sticks with black lettering.

Andrew

The only metal tag I got is "unknown", has up potted it to 3 gallon pot with fertilizer. It has FMV with curl leaves when I got it. Has been sitting full sun and doing nothing.  

Forgot to mentioned. I bought a few fig trees from big box store. including Brown Turkey, Celeste, Kadota, Hardy Chicago, Texas Everbearing, Black Mission, Italian Everbearing. I put all of them in ground. Gave them fertilizer, they don't grow much. Basically idling for the past 3 months. Don't know why. Definitely not soil issue, because I also have many smaller rooted cutting last winter from other members, most of them grow very fast. And my other well established trees has many new 5 ft branches.

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  • BLB

I got one with a metal tag called Mazur White. It's doing fine looks good, put on some growth. I'll be moving it to a larger pot soon.

I got Large dark Greek, I up potted it to 3 Gallon , and thriving, it also have a Fig on it. Got an Angelo Dark fig in a cup, and  it is thriving in 2 gallon pot.
Mark

I got a Strawberry verte from him last year.  It is growing like a weed and is loaded with figs.  I will be putting it in the ground next year or the end of this year.  Thanks Bass.

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