Someone arrest me, I'm guilty.  Some will think this is wasteful, it was loaded with fruit, but the fruit tastes terrible, and I'd rather allow another variety to get a good year of growing time in its place.  I waited five years too many to cut this thing down.

Note to rafed:  This is how much I like Brown Turkey.  On to bigger and better things.

Note to those who asked for cuttings:  I have about 30 linear feet of wood I saved.  Ruben, you have some coming your way.  I think one other person asked - if you're that person, let me know before Monday, please.

Jason,

You are getting a fig whip whipping.

That is(was) one heck of a tree. If you had put an ad on craigslist that thing would have been gone in an hour

Tim, I would not wish this underacheiving blandness on anyone, and I don't want anyone bringing potentially unclean shovels, etc. and using them in my yard.  One thing I learned while digging this guy up is that I have zero RKN on my side yard.  It was a nice feeling.

Won't be a nice feeling when you get one them fig whip whipping

I guess im from the any fig is a good fig school. Plants like that are ones you cut down to nothingness and ship to say a zone 6a person for his in-ground fig program!  Seriously though, if its junk its junk

RIP

You did the right thing. Why keep and care for something that is a proven dud. Use the space to try something else.

One mans junk is another man treasure

I have one brown turkey. I don't have a ton of room. Threads like this make me feel like I may have wasted money, and soon, time. But I will wait. No figs on it this year. Maybe next year.

Slingha,  BT is proof that not any fig is a good fig.

I have cuttings here if you want some.  Were you that other person?  I can't wait until later in the year unless I put it in the fridge.... but you can put it in your fridge, so why should I keep it in mine?  ;)

Amen.

No, I'll pass. But if you have the EBT I'm in.

No EBT.  Maybe my loss, I probably won't add another fig with "BT" in the name to my collection.

Woohoo! Thanks, Jason!! I'll let you guys know if it's still crap down here.

I think Jason and that dude on post #10 ( Jon ) are both conspiring to keep all the BTs to their selves.

1-Jason did not show proof what fig tree was destroyed!
2-If they were BT wood laying on the ground then he is preparing to root a new generation of BT trees.

I see several hundred just by that picture alone!

Jason, you have been exposed! Undercover BT fig lover.

Jason, I have a great idea for you!

Since this particular specimen of a tree is so incredibly vigorous, healthy and strong...why not graft some Black Madeira/RDB/KB buds to it?

Oops...too late.

Well that does look pretty extreme. I don't fully understand, but then I haven't tasted your BT. I would never dream of doing that to mine.

I dont blame you Jason if you dont like it do what you gotta do.

Well he does now have room for a nice white

Barry and Rafed, you guys are crazy!  ;)

For me if any plant is not good for my needs, it's tagged as a weed. Thus, it has to go. Only exception is my lawn, cause it's all weeds.



luke

I'm with Barry on this one.
I can see a nice big fat juicy mouth watering White fig with golden yellow honey flavored juicy mouth watering interior.

Ooooh yaaa, time to put on some Barry White.

I just hope you didn't mistake your Maltese Falcon for the BT...

I sure could have used 20 or 30 cuttings now that I think about it ( self kick in the rear ).
I could have rooted them and passed them out to friends and family as they visit.

I don't like to give away my rare or less common ones, and I won't. Unless I have spares.

I still have the cuttings, Rafed.  You want them?  Otherwise Ruben gets an exceptional amount of wood.