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Originally Posted by fignc
Found F4F a great resource on figs the other day and have enjoyed all the shared information going around. I live outside Raleigh NC and have been growing figs for 15 years sharing with anybody who will listen how great they are. Currently I have a 15 year old Brown Turkey that produces well with three smaller tree rooting's from the main tree. I have a Mission fig that is 10 years old with one small tree rooting growing that also produces each year. I discovered the Kadota a couple of years ago and planted two trees last year. My fourth variety I believe is the Desert King based on the pictures I saw on this forum as well as somebody describing how slow theirs has grown. The Farmers Market that I bought it from 10 years ago told me it was from Texas and it has grown very slow except for a faster growth the last two years and it finally started producing this year making the wait well worth it.
I also have fig trees planted at my church and our local food cupboard garden that we will be sharing locally when they start producing.
I propagate new trees from the ones I have planted and trade them at my garden club or with anybody local that may want to trade or sell fig trees. Let me know if there is anybody in the Raleigh area that has fig trees to trade or sell.
I live in North Carolina, a heads up there will be a fig gathering for fig collectors next year, a great way to meet people, to learn, to trade, buy and maybe even win fig trees. Sometimes people even give free fig cuttings away! It will be in the Charlotte area.