Below are pictures of my unknown black Italian fig three that I "saved" a few years ago from the fig bus that was going to fig heaven......

All of the growth that you see on this tree came this year from growth from the roots. The stake next to this tree is 4 ft. high. You can see that it will produce a nice crop for me this year. Soon I will know what these figs actually look like (first time fruiting) and more importantly.......just how they taste.

Patience and an appreciation of the unknown is what my fig hobby has taught me.....


Dan
Semper Fi-cus 

Impressive rebound--please keep us posted.

Ken,

Noticed the LONG fig stems on the figs in these pictures???? I pushed this tree real hard with fertilizer this year to jump start it. A year or two from now when I post pictures again of the figs from this same tree.....they will not be as long.  I am CERTAIN of this.

The length of a fig stem can be drastically affected by their "emergent growth rate" from which they exit the closed nubs. I hope Ruben sees these pictures. He and I have had such a discussion on fig "stem length" in another thread. Growth conditions can affect both the actual leaf patterns and the length of the fig's stems. These factors can play into the identification of a particular fig.

Dan
Semper Fi-cus