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Looking for RdB, Black Madeira or Col de Dame type cuttings

I've been looking around this forum for a long time. Although I'm new here, I know figs do well in Arizona. I'm into subtropicals, but I'm thinking of doing fig as espalier or potted.

Welcome to the forum Nate.

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Originally Posted by darkcoolboo
I've been looking around this forum for a long time. Although I'm new here, I know figs do well in Arizona. I'm into subtropicals, but I'm thinking of doing fig as espalier or potted.


Hey Nate...You mind introducing yourself and tell us a little about you...Welcome

Welcome Nate , i have 2 of the 3 your looking for rooting now .. thanks to Willc
Hope you find them 

Sure, I'll give you guys an introduction to break the ice. Living in Phoenix, people always ask, don't they just dry up? For subtropicals, it's much like growing temperate trees, except you just need frost cloth. Assuming you have USDA zone 9b+, it's just like growing citrus but with cold protection. I'll grow mango, passionfruit, and starfruit, to give you an idea. If you treat them with extra extra care then you can get away with the tropical ones, like longan. After traveling to the world of tropical fruits, it's difficult to go back to fruits like persimmons, figs and other things, but I have some shaded portions of my yard that I wanted to fill up. That is why espalier is so appealing; it's clean, dwarfing and nice. I think it works especially on plants that fruits in high amounts, like fig, persimmons and stonefruits because they produce very much even if you prune it much. I actually only wanted a few figs, the leave the topic alone, because I found that fig roots are invasive. My neighbor has a fig tree, and they only have Kadota, so it would be fun. To think you guys have created an entire community centered on one fruit is amazing but the same time kinda boring. Nonetheless, it's nice to have a tree that you can just sit back and relax and I hope that you guys understand.

There are a number of reputable sellers that you could get in touch like Trees of Joy, Jon from Encanto Farms, Herman2,
Harvey, Gorgi, Marius, Richard Watts etc

You are lucky your neighbor has Kadota.  That is one of the best figs on earth!  And you live next door to it!  I'd be VERY nice to that neighbor.  I have it growing on my property among many others, and it ranks up with the best of them.  There is a reason it's common.  It's good and it loves heat!

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There are a number of reputable sellers that you could get in touch like Trees of Joy, Jon from Encanto Farms, Herman2,
Harvey, Gorgi, Marius, Richard Watts etc


I'd agree with this list. Of course there's always ebay, but in my opinion, unless the seller is well-known, that's become a total crap-shoot.

Hi Nate,
Welcome to the forum!  I'm looking out my window and watching the snow coming down.  A great place to learn about figs.

I would prefer to buy cuttings from fellow forum members with cash. I don't want to go through the specifics of ordering. If you have RdB and Col de Dame Gris or Blanc, then I would be satisfied. 

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