JD and I went golfing on our way to view property with a realtor.  It was killer hot, and I wilted pretty fast and stayed in the shade of the golf cart while the tough guys took forever making their putts... So then I see it!!  Peeking out under a landscaping hedge and looking all perky and green was a baby fig!!

There were no figs, just fresh green leaves.  I had no scissors, so I just yanked as hard as i could and got 2 small branches, stripped the leaves, and stuck them in some bottled water. 

So safely in the car cup holder, we proceeded to look at property.  It was distressed property, hadn't been watered for a couple years, and there was a dying fig tree... No clue what kind, but it had it's days of glory and was reduced to a couple straggling limbs.  Killed me to rip a small one off, but I did, and added it to the other two in the bottled water.  We may not get the property.  Short sale with many cash offers.  Our advantage is that we are not investors.  We plan to move in and can close in 10 days.

So we may not get the property, but I got a piece of that tree.  Leaf is stiff and shaped with long fingers like my Violette Du Bordeaux.  Sorry, I didn't get a photo of that tree.  Photos are of the baby on the golf course.

All cuttings are in damp peat moss in a baggie with paper towels, and in the dark, wrapped in a dark blue towel.

It was a fun day, and I got some new trees (if they will root for me)!!

Suzi

Great find!  I guess a lesson would be to always have scissors on hand!

Yep, Jo-Ann.  Once we can line up a property inspector, we'll go back and see what carnage we face, and I'm definitely bringing pruning shears and taking photos and a bunch of cuttings from that tree.  I'm also keeping an extra pair of scissors in my golf bag for these kinds of emergencies. 

Sort of amazing what you can find growing on a golf course.  I'm pretty sure when the landscapers go into clipping mode on that course, they'll rip out the fig, thinking it's a weed.  Glad I got some part of it to try rooting!

Suzi

I recognize that one.  It's a Ronde de Marseilles Noire.  Be sure to send one to Jason and Gina

Bob, you kill me ;)
(in a good way)

Those leaves look awesome, I'd grow it just for the foliage.  Hope it doesn't turn out to be a caprifig!  Good luck on the property!

I know, Jason!

Isn't it amazing how any fig stands out in a jungle of other trees?  I love the leaves too, and I have my fingers crossed that those green tips will root.  I hope Bob is right about the variety, but I think we do have the fig wasp here, so maybe it will be OK if it's a caprifig.  The foliage is gorgeous for sure!!

I just know those idiot golf course maintenance folks will probably rip it out.  Going to try to talk JD into stopping by there for more cuttings when we go back because I can access that tree without paying for a round of golf.

Thanks for the good wishes on the property.  I loved it all, even though it's a dying overgrown mess.  It had an apple, pear, citrus, and so much more.

If I do get roots, I'll plant, and do my best to get cuttings next year to all who want them.

Suzi

Hey Suzi
see post 32 on this thread
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/Kathleens-Black-5971947

Grant
z5b

Con (cough cough) gratul(Cough)ati(cough)ons!

Bob, you crack me up!! :-))  I will say that the golf course cuttings I took are still very green, alive, and showing root initials.

Oh, by the way, my Ronde De Bordeaux is in the mail.  Did you want cuttings?  Prepare to wait!!

Suzi

Suzi,
ever since I got the fig bug bite I've kept a pair of shears in my glove compartment and use them frequently, someday I'm going to get into a lot of trouble slamming the brakes on and snipping away lol.

rookie, sneaking out in the dark and looking both ways, and snipping here and there... won't hurt the tree, but it will preserve it.

I's all how you spin it!!

I did this, and the tree is actually living... lots of leaves, but none of us here know what it is.  I just got up about 5 AM, armed with pruning shears and tennis shoes, and I went and made my cuts!  I have two of these "Nobody knows what they are or if they even have figs" trees  There were a lot of figs on the tree, and a lot on the ground.  It could be a caprifig, or something better!  I was willing to take the chance, and the chance worked out!

Suzi

Walk softly and carry sharp pruners...

Looks like a great find! Congrats! I have snips in each car too!