Folks,

Anyone hear about Chinh Ngo, aka Andy? He has a shop called USA Gardens on https://www.etsy.com/shop/USAGarden

Is he legit? He's got 30+ types of cuttings.  I just have no clue if all the cuttings are the same, or if they are even from a darn Fig tree!!

https://www.etsy.com/search?q=%22Fresh%20Healthy%22%20fig

Thanks guys.

I bought panache from him about 30 days after I was hit with the addiction last year.... Received cuttings but none of them had striated wood... Attempted to root them but sent them to fig heaven so not sure what variety they were... Now after being in the collecting hobby, I am pretty much convinced that USA gardens will send you wood but I doubt it is true to type as the prices just don't make sense.... I am now of the opinion that if it sounds too good to be true, it is...

There's something unsettling about using the same photo for all the different types of figs he's selling. surely he could have used photos of the actual cuttings, it's not hard to do.

I bought a few varieties from him last year, they all rooted they all look different. He even sent a small free tree already rooted. No way to tell if they are true to variety until they start fruiting I guess. I just wanted some cheap cuttings to play with when I bought them. I didnt want to buy rare cuttings and kill them!!!