Hi all, thought I would give back a little to the group that has helped me so much in my new Fig hobby.

I just came back from my annual trip to Lebanon.  Thought I'd post a few pictures of the home town for the Baskinta purple, brown and the small Lebanese red and abyad figs. 

I had a great opportunity to drive around, chat with the locals and collect a few cuttings.   I even got a cutting from a tree growing near an ancient tomb that was dug into a rock... Fig trees tend to grow like weeds there.

None of the figs were ripe so, who knows what I have.  They are mid summer cuttings that I threw into the fridge before mailing them over. Hope I can get them to root. I am using Bass's method for a few of the cuttings for now.

Enjoy the pictures.
     
I was told this is a dark colored fig

I was told this one is an Abyad
 
Old Lebanese architecture
 
There was one ripe fig on this one, tasted like jam.
   
This is a picture of an almost ripe fig. The ripe one was hoovered before I remembered I had a camera.
This is only a part of Baskinta, lots of churches in this town.  What you see is a little orchard that belongs to a small monastery to the left.  

Hi,
Nice pictures !
The first concern about those cuttings is to know if they need the wasp, and if you have the wasp in your orchard.
If you have the wasp, then you're almost safe. If not, you might just have some nice shade trees ...

Welcome back and thanks for sharing the beautiful photos.

Looks like it was a great trip - thanks for sharing!

Great pics, thanks for sharing.

Reminds me of Ankara Turkey!

Beautiful pics.  Thanks for sharing them.  Good luck with the cuttings!

Wonderful photos, E30. Baskinta's countryside looks as dry as California. Not surprising that they have great figs. Thanks for the tour.

Good luck with your great cuttings when they grow you will always remember your journey

Awesome photos, I haven't been there in 10 years. These dry mountain tops, are usually covered with snow all winter, they're not really dry. The valleys are lush and green with dry summers and perfect for growing figs, olives, grapes, apples, and other fruit trees.

This is great. Thank you for introducing us to a beautiful corner of the world.

Nice Pictures...welcome back...
Hamdallah 3al salmeh.
Mark

Beautiful country.

Nice pictures. Whats the best time to visit Lebanon to enjoy ripe figs.

Beautiful! Im sure your trip there has been very special. Thanks for sharing your photos. And, I hope your cuttings get home safely and root for you. This way, you will always have a piece of your country to enjoy!

Well the figs should be a foot tall now! Any updates?