Hi!  I was wondering how the cuttings from my families tree 2 years ago were doing?  Because of all the stuff happening over the last 2 years I never got to root my own!! LOL LOL LOL  The original tree is still going so I do have time to get cuttings for myself.

Have any fruited?  How were they?  I remember them being figgy, and not overly sweet.  Of course I haven't had any in years and years so my memory may be wrong!

Love to hear how they are doing!

Jo-Ann

Hi JoAnn, I rooted at least three trees from your cuttings.  I gave two away and kept one.  My tree has grown well, but I kept it in too small of a pot for too long (I had a lot of trees to care for that year!).  It's planted in-ground now and it survived winter with only the tips being damaged from the cold.  I wish I could report that I had eaten figs, but I haven't.  I am hopeful that this will be the year...

Thank you for finding this post!! I know it was buried on page 4 or5, I wanted to bump it up but thought others might think I was being a bit tacky lol.  

I have had about 5 cuttings in 12oz. cups since 2013!  I re-potted them a few days ago.  I am so happy to year someone still has one growing - it does my heart good.  They were the last things my Mom sent to me before she was hit by the car, they have a special place in my heart.

I am sure you will get figs this year, please keep me posted:) !!

Hi!  It appears identical to my Hardy Chicago from Edible Landscaping in 1993.  Leaves, fruit timing and the fruit itself are all the same comparing the ones I have in pots to your family fig.  My mother tree has been in the ground for over 22 years.

rcanto - really???  That is interesting since the family tree has been in the ground since the 1920's or so. 

Do you know the origins of Hardy Chicago?

I would love to see pictures of my family tree growing in all corners of the US!  I must have sent it out to over 20 members.  My excel spreadsheet vanished,but........... while looking through my inbox I think I could put together a list of those who received it - I don't think I have deleted in a couple of years lol.  I tried a few nights ago and the box for it kept jumping to the other side, I felt like I was playing ping pong!

Well right now it's a stick among other sticks.   :)  Maybe waiting until May for a photo would be better.

HC was brought from Italy a long long time ago and is one of a group of similar figs referred to as Mt Etna figs because that's where they came from.  HC is sometimes called Mongibello.  I have several Mt Etnas but yours matches my potted HCs even down to what day it ripens its figs.  It doesn't have that similarity to any of my other Mt Etnas.  There's no guarantee that they're exactly the same but they're very close.

Thank you!  I doubt the family tree is from Mt Etna since Mt Etna is in Sicily and the side of the family with the tree is from a small town outside of Naples.  As far as I know, the tree was brought here from Italy, if my Dad was alive he would know, he remembers everything from "back in the day"!  Of course my grandfather could have acquired from someone here when he built the house, a relative might have brought it over when they immigrated after my grandfather. 

If I had only begun this journey 10 years ago when my Dad was alive it would have brought him so much joy knowing the family tree was being shared and I was keeping the tradition going.  I hope my brother and sister start seeing the value of the tradition and how special the tree is.

I have an aunt and uncle, my fathers brother and sister who might know more about the tree.  They are the younger siblings so I am not going to hold my breadth.

I agree with Robert. Very similar to a HC. A very good fig. I gave mine away. There was nothing bad at all about it, I just have about 10 Mt Edna types and you have to trim somewhere......

My thoughts as well.  Very similar to Hardy Chicago.  The tree I propagated and planted in our church garden continues to thrive.