I do not know what they taste like. Are you referring to the ones listed on ebay? I would check the regulations before buying them if you wanted to get them in the US.

YES, THE CUTTINGS ON EBAY... SO MAYBE YOU THINK THAT THEY WOULD BE STOPPED BY INSPECTORS OR SOMETHING BEFORE THEY COULD GET TO ME?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=281200178802&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/usda-man-shows-up-6543330

I was trying to find the restricted countries list I thought it was on the forum somewhere. I didn't think there were that many that weren't restricted though

WELL, YOUR PROBABLY RIGHT.. I GUESS I'M JUST GOING TO HAVE TO ASK THE SELLER IF HE HAS ANY PROBLEMS SHIPPING FROM TURKEY TO THE UNITED STATES WITH THESE THINGS... I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT WHENEVER I GET NEW CUTTINGS FROM ANYWHERE, I USE A BLEACH/SOAP MIX WITH A TOOTHBRUSH AND GO OVER THE CUTTINGS REAL GOOD AND THEM WASH THEM OFF RIGHT AWAY REAL GOOD SO THAT THERE IS NO CHANCE FOR DISEASE OF ANY KIND TO COME FROM THE OUTSIDE OT THEM ANYWAYS....

SORRY ABOUT THE WAIT, BUT I HAD A TURKEY WE BOUGHT TODAY AND I HAD TO GET IT INTO THE OVEN SO IT WOULD START BAKING!!! YUMM YUMM!!! YOUNG TURKEY... HEY, AT 60CTS PER LB YOU CAN'T BEAT THAT ANYWHERE RIGHT NOW... AND THAT WAS AT WAL-MART...

ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP LOOKING FOR THAT RESTRICTIONS LIST TRAVIS?

Nah.

I JUST ASKED THE GUY IF HE'S HAD ANY TROUBLE SO I SHOULD GET SOME KIND OF ANSWER OUT OF HIM... THANKS FOR THE IMPUT TRAVIS...
VIC.

OMG not trying to be rude but please turn off the caps button and welcome to the forum.

I use it because i have diabetes and i'm old and it's hard to see.. sorry.. and thanks for the welcoming!!
think i'm going to like it here!!

VICSTER

APHIS (USDA) emailed me the regs that went into effect last May.  You can import from Canada and, with some conditions, may be able to import from Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Thailand and may be able to import from China, Netherlands, Taiwan if cuttings are coming from a beetle-free area.  But all other countries are prohibited.  And you must have an import permit to legally import cuttings.

APHIS is monitoring the transactions from international eBay sellers.

Here is a heading in the regulations which you can search online if you want to find it online:

FEDERAL ORDER
DA-2013-18
May 09, 2013
For the Importation of Host Material of
Anoplophora chinensis, the citrus longhorned beetle, and
Anoplophora glabripennis, Asian longhorned beetle
This Federal Order is effective on May 20, 2013

There is plenty of very good proven fig cultivars available right in good old USA for all, all, ALL of us here...

Someone has an ad on E-bay for this variety and the shipping location was either Maryland or Jersey. Have been giving this some thought but do not know whether the source is truly domestic or not.They have 8 or 9 cuttings still available. Debating whether to tempt fate or not.

>>> APHIS is monitoring the transactions from international eBay sellers.
No surprise here!
Nowadays; our BIG Uncle Sam is monitoring our own private emails,
foreign leader's cell phones, plus a whole lot more...

[E: Slowly but surely, this our country for the "free", is lately being
eroded b/c of both the lack of good leadership and deceit involved.
One other nasty thing ... beware of any possible inside spying moles.]

In January, put a message up on F4F indicating that you are interested in this cultivar.  Perhaps someone will have a cutting or two that they would be willing to sell.  Last spring I was able to get a cutting but unfortunately due to lack of enough experience rooting figs, I lost it. Hoping to obtain more cuttings in the future and taking another go at getting them to grow in this area. Think from what I have been told, they should be hardy here or at least in zone 8 where I have a place to park a couple of fig trees.

Vic - you mention your eyesight and reason you type in caps.

What may help even better than caps -  hold down the Crtl on keybaord with 1 finger and with other finger tap the + on keyboard
see if that works better for you.

Vic, here is the listing