Received this in a large foam cup several weeks ago from a very generous forum member. I potted it up to a gallon and gradually acclimated it to the sun. Today I took it out of the pot and it was rooted well, so I decided to plant it in the ground. Now it should really grow. I'll keep you guys posted when it has it's first figs. Has anyone got figs off theirs the first year? I've got my fingers crossed. Thanks again to the member who shared it.

Tim,
Yes, my cuttings have often had figs the first year. A lot depends on the variety and the climate where they are growning.

Good luck and wishes for lots of figs.

Peg Z6 CT

Thanks Peg, I'm not entirely new to figs so, I'm aware that some will fruit the first year, but was wondering about this cultivar in particular. I have a long hot season here so, I'm thinking I'll get a few at least by late fall here. Hope you have a hotter than normal summer there and lots of figs.

Fantastic news Tim, you lucky dog. Hopefully one day I can get my hands on one too. Hope it grows well this summer and you can show us a picture at the end of summer.
"gene"

Hey Gene, I'm tickled to get it. First airlayer has your name on it, pal. I don't want to jinx things by getting too far ahead of myself,lol.

Herman2 (the fig whisperer) rates this fig very high.....gotta be a good one.

Dan
Semper Fi-cus

Tim, I am always happy to see kind gestures extended to kind people.

I wish you the best with that fig, thanks for being the kind man you are, I'm glad someone did for you what you do for others.

Tim if this cool weather ever passed I will start my air layer for you. I will wait until the tree is growing steady. I'm not sure what this cool weather would do if I started the air layer now. My tree has put on a couple of figs so I'm hoping to get to taste the CW this year. The two I got from you last year both have figs on them. I put the Tena in the ground and it's growing well and the unknown black is loaded with Florida figs. Thanks for being a great friend. It's about time to plan a week end drive heading west.
"gene"

Well according to the dozen ripe fruits(main crop),I got in 2008,it was my best tasting fig at all times.
The problem is ,it exhausted itself producing those figs and nearly died in 2009.
I nursed it back to life and I have high hopes this year,to get fruits again.
I will make sure I only let a dozen fruits only,this year,so it can recuperate,and grow stronger,in the future.
It seems that some cultivars are delicate and if one let too many fruits on a young plant,it will just die ,after that.
So caution,is needed with this one ,to thin fruits if too many.

Following the winter that has just passed.......I learned that hard lesson too. Not to leave many figs on a young tree to ripen just before cold weather arrives. To do so drains too much energy reserves out of the tree. Even my in-ground 7 ft. VdB growing in this nice zone 9 winter climate was completely top killed because of leaving too many figs.  My Col de Dame White and several other late season figs all were top killed likely for the very same reason. Live and learn....... best to heed the advice that Herman2 is giving.

Dan
Semper Fi-cus 

I got a couple brebas now on the maltese falcon. I hope they ripen.

Where does one get Maltese Falcon? Everyone is making it sound extraordinary.

It is rated a perfect 10. Jon used to have cuttings for sale or write Gorgi or Herman2 on whether they have any available for sale.

Thanks everyone for the kind and helpful comments. Herman I have taken your advice to heart and will be careful with this one. Congrats Bass, hope you get to taste your brebas along with some main crop. Dan, I'm convinced this will be a good one here. Sorry to hear about your figs being top killed. I have never had a fig be top killed here. Just minor tip damage occasionally. I have a couple unknowns and one out of three LSU Purples that have been cold sensitive. The other two LSU P were fine. We had lows of 18F here this winter which is very unusual for here. I'll probably give this one some protection this winter just to be safe. Don't want to lose this one!

I have never pulled the late figs off my trees, but I see I need to start. Never know when we'll get one of those 7F/10Fspells for several days like in 1982. Prior to the last 3-4 years, I had no experience with anything but Celeste and a white unknown (which has turned out to be Adriatic/Strawberry) which were never bothered by even the 1982 temperatures. My other trees are still fairly young(4 yrs. or less) and I know they can still be tender.

Gene, I'm glad those figs are doing well for you. I have lots of brebas on my Sal G.'s unk. Black this year.  Anxious to see how those "Florida fig" brebas taste. I already know the main crop is great.

You know, I never thought about it before, it could be a coincidence or age, but ...  in all of my previous 4-5 years with my in-ground BT, I've left the figs on at the end of the year.  Every year, I've had at least 6-12" of dieback at the tips.  This year, I removed all fruit after the first frost (since it would die anyway), and it is the first year I didn't have any dieback at all.

Jason, that is a great observation. I'm certainly going to try it myself to see. 

...........and if you leave "too many" figs on the young tree late in the year, most of those figs trees  will die all the way back to the ground.  My large VdB tree did just that this past winter and it really surprised the heck out of me. It is like I had run over it with a lawnmower.....again. My cold hardy White Triana was severly damaged.....only one tiny branch made it. White Triana produced a lot of good figs for me last season.  I left too many on the tree just before the colder temperatures arrived.....and payed a price for it (a one year setback). I'm smarter now.........