I am new to the group and just wanted to introduce myself.  My wife Pat and I live just outside of Hilo on the big island of Hawaii.  I like figs but my wife was really hooked on them when a lady we were renting from had a tree.  Our collection is currently quite small -- Kadota, Black Jack, Saint Anthony, a couple of others I don't recall offhand.  I have a couple of St. Gabriel cuttings as well but I am not optimistic about them (packed poorly, arrived in dried out condition).  I have also requested some cuttings from the USDA, hopefully they will honor it and my collection will expand greatly soon.

John
Paukaa, HI

Welcome Hifarm.  What a beautiful place you live.  There are some terrific folks here that more more than willing to help. 

hi John
welcome to the forum

Welcome John.   I'm hoping to visit Hilo this April to help my brother(his name is John, too) build a house- he's moving to the big island from Ohio!   I had thought about bringing some young fig plants as a house-warming gift, so it's good to hear they do well with all the rain you get.

Welcome John

Welcome!   We have another Hawaiian on the forum so you'll be able to get good, local advice.

Welcome, John.  Beautiful island you live on.  Feel free to ask anything, as we'll do our best to help.

Welcome to F4F!

Thanks for the welcome, guys.  Jesse- I would not suggest trying to bring plants in to your brother -- better to send him cuttings in the mail.  It is not a "given" that figs will all do well on this side of the island.  We generally have lots of rain and high humidity here; as a result, I am mainly trying to get clones with closed eyes.  Also, no wasps here for fertilization so that eliminates a few varieties as well.  Where is your brother building?

John

Welcome to the forum!

Aloha John, welcome to the forum. Good advise to Jesse as Hawaii is very strict on incoming agriculture.

welcome to the forum John