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New Hampshire fig trial

In zone 5a here in New Hampshire , I've gathered several different fig varieties as cuttings to trial what will do best for my situation. So far ejp's Lattarulla has been the fastest rooter and Atreano from Vasile has also been very fast to root .
Two varieties I was hoping to try this year as well are Hollier and Bayenfeige Violetta , but both were sold out before I got my order in to Jon. If anyone has a cutting or two(really one is fine) of either or both varieties , I could do a trade for future cuttings ( God Willing and the creek don't rise ) of these Varieties I am trying to root now:
Marseilles Black VS
Atreano
Sal's (gene's )
Lattarulla (ejp)
Florea
Hardy Chicago
Natalina
LSU Purple
Lyndhurst White
If anyone has other ideas of varieties I should try in this zone , my wife hopes that you won't tell me !
Best ,
Kerry
drivewayfarmer


Off-topic, but I also found that ejp's Latarrula was a fast rooter.  It has been stuck in a perpetual state of rooting, rooting, rooting though, and it doesn't seem to want to break terminal bud, while everything else did so 4-5 weeks ago.  Very weird.  I repotted one of them just to see if it will kick it in the ass, wake it up.

I would add Conadria to the list, just for the hell of it.


Are these plants going to be in the ground or in pots? 

Im not sure how cold hardy LSU Purple is. Violetta so far has been one of my cold hardy varieties. You also dont have Celeste, Pastelierre, on there.

Im can write more later.

Ed , these plants will be in pots. May try a couple in the ground eventually. Vasile tells me to put at least one Florea in the ground the first year. He feels it is capable of survival right off the bat.
Jason , thanks for the idea of Conadria, you just made my wife mad !
Los Lunas farms , Akram gave me the LSU Purple, so I guess he has found it to be useful for Ottawa. I do have Celeste GM coming from Jon , I think , but I didn't mention it because I don't have it in hand yet. My order from him also includes Mary Lane Seedless and Desert King.
I would like to get Pastelierre as well , but I haven't researched it enough and don't know too much about it. By the way thanks for your recent posts on your rooting technique with the plant spas  ; really incredible roots.
Best,
Kerry

Gene's Paradiso has good flavor even when the weather is cool when it's ripening.  I'm in 6a and Conadria hasn't been very good for me in cool weather. 

Here is the picture, the pic with the tree covered in snow is not mine. Dave F. is the owner of the tree:


Fignut ,
I have been interested in Paradiso , but unsure of which version might be best in cool areas. That is great to hear that Gene's Paradiso ripens well in cool weather. I'll put it on my list of varieties to try. My interest in Hollier is for the same reason that it is said to ripen well in cool weather
Jose , I didn't catch which variety is in the pictures . Is it Bayenfeige Violetta? That is a beautiful specimen of a tree. Thanks for the pictures.
Kerry
Zone 5

This is the Zumwalt tree. We are still trying to figure out if it is a Sport of DK.

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