happy thanksgiving,
    does anybody have any knowledge on the natalino fig offered
by grimo nuts in canada, i'd like to order one for potted culture
here on long island n.y. they also have a type called ficazzana
which i know is of sicilian origin, but they describe it as green
and i've also read where it is described as black.
any info?

marcantonio

Marcantonio,  I don't have first hand knowledge of Natalino, but recently read that it ripens very late - near Christmas.  It doesn't sound like a good variety for the North East unless you grow under lights or in a greenhouse.
I have a small plant of Ficazzano from a cutting I got last year.  It originated from Grimo.  From the information I got on Jon's site, I was expecting it to be yellow, but I guess there is confusion about the name too.
A word - I was told it came in with RKN from Grimo. 
I don't have any cuttings available now, but should next summer (airlayer) - God willing.

I have a 2 year old tree from Grimo, but has not fruited yet. I think it was included in my samples fopr DNA testing at USDA / UC Davis, on the theory that it was a Celeste, or Celeste variant.

I don't know if it is significant, but the fig Ernie Grimo sells is spelled as Natalina (rather than Natalino).  The tree I bought from Grimo produced its first figs this year, and they were just as Ernie described them.  They were small purple figs, and they tasted great - particularly for the first fruiting (I think I picked about 10 figs).  I am very optimistic about this one and look forward to next year's fruit.  Mine were definitely NOT ANYTHING like Celeste.  Again, I don't know about the spelling, but I had also heard and read about Natalino (with an "o") ripening very late.  However, my Natalina from Grimonut ripened in August here in the deep South.

Henry