Has anyone tried Martins Unknown in the North East? The climate can be wet and humid in NJ. I'm just wondering since a lot of pictures in the archives show split figs.

Purple or Italian?

I placed an Oleander flower in its eye as a prank years back on forum as its a large fig with open eye so im sure Martins Unknown will split in rainy climate.

OK, I'm glad you survived but Oleander is very poisonous, more so as you get older.  Don't do this again!

Marcus I'm not in the Northeast but I do have one growing down here in wet and humid La. The figs do split badly with the rain, but I did get to taste a fig off of a tree I gave to a friend and let me tell you. This fig that I tasted ripened in the fall after all the summer rains had gone and all had dried out. That one fig was one of the best tasting figs I've eaten. This was a fig with plenty of fig flavor, no berry, no peach, no anything else this was all fig. I hope we have a dry enough summer that I can eat a few of my tree this year to really get a good taste.
"gene"

I'm actually not sure which one. I just received it an martins unknown. Are they both open eyed?

Thanks Gene, it's good to know that it's a good fig and worth seeing how it does.

By the way, mines is not the Italian.
"gene"

Martin,

Time to bring out and use the Ugly Stick on you for that Oleander stunt.

Thanks Martin, I'm guessing this one is not the Italian Unknown. I'm very torn, lol. I Gene had me sold on giving it a try. Then today moved out my larger trees and my back and my available yard space are trying to talk me out of it since here in NJ we always seem to get a lot of rain right when figs ripen and I don't know how much effort I should put into a tree I might not get ripe fruit from.
Do you store your oleandra the same way you store figs? My wife's grand parents have one most likely from Italy. I tried to start some cuttings in potting mix with root hormone and I had no luck. I'm not sure how I would have had to keep them if they took.

71GTO  Oleander is easily rooted in a vase of water and yes you store like the fig trees in garage.

Here in my colder zone its not a problem and one trims it to manage size of plant as it grows quickly.
Similar to fig tree you will not hurt it by pruning it hard .

Always wear protection when handling and pick up any fallen leaves if there are children or pets in household.

Thanks Martin! Maybe I'll try again this year. Although, it makes me nervous how poisonous it is. You have to wear gloves when you prune it? I figured as long as you don't eat it you're ok.

I can see that better safe then sorry. Thanks Martin.