Hello Fellow Fig Lovers!

Has anyone gotten the above mentioned variety and grown them out? I purchased a few to try and practice rooting of fig trees before spending too much. 

Chris

Welcome to the forum, Chris! Do you have a link to the ad so we can see what you are talking about?

Here is a link to the eBay listing that is currently running:
Old Brooklyn Fig


Chris

ah, yes. Calling it Unknown Brooklyn Italian-Dark for now. I started those 15 Feb. They started rooting after 7 days. Vigorous rooters. They started forming main crop figs early this month. It does appear to have a mild case of FMV.

Your picture shows some nice color on the plant on my screen. Yes, from my reading it appears the FMV is pretty much everywhere including the wild populations. 

Good to hear they are fast rooters. I will be giving my cousin two of them for her yard. Her little one (pot belly pig) loves figs. Of course all she has every found are dried on and this way well that pig is spoiled anyhow. 

Chris

Figs and pigs go well together ;=)

They sure do, in more ways than one...... ;)

I have to admit the little gal is a sweetie and full of personality. 


Chris

I have worked and lived in Brooklyn for many years and have seen this fig a lot.  I would call it Sicilian white.  The closest fig I can relate it too is probably Italian honey or lattarula but I don't think they are the same.  It's the first fig I ever ate.

Ed,

Is this your first fig or IH? Any pics of the ripe fruit? Probably not a white fig. The seller said it was dark.

I just saw this on Ebay!  Is this what this post is?  http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-Mature-Old-Brooklyn-Italian-Fruit-FIG-TREE-Cuttings-GROW-YOUR-OWN-PLANT-/370634502775?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item564b89b277

Oooops!  This is what it's all about.  Pass~!

Suzi

Suzi,

Yes same type of fig I linked to earlier. 

Chris

Chris,

She has the same 12 cuttings scheduled later.  She is just working the system.

Suzi

>>She has the same 12 cuttings scheduled later.  She is just working the system.<<

Suzi,

So what kind are the? The seller foes not say a specific variety for them and posted several pics. 


Chris

It's the internet.  She may have stolen the pics.  She probably has no clue what kind they are.  They could be Brown turkey for all we know.  She wants money for her cuttings, which she does not say are rooted, green, dormant... nothing!

I would not be one to suffer "buyer's remorse" on this one.

Suzi

Suzi,

I went into this purchase as I am just learning to root figs. Not real worried about the variety as they are heading for pig feed for my cousin if they make it to be a tree and fruit.

Having a proper name would just be extra fluff for these cuttings, so really not to worried about being "burned" on the variety.

When I do order proper varieties I am most likely going to be looking for pollen producers.


Chris 

Dan,

Go get yourself a hardy Chicago from Lowes.  They will grow in ground and are good to air layer. You'll have figs in no time. 

It's 25 dollars for 12. I was sent over 20, but went moldy in the fridge. They do not match the typical leaf patterns of BT's or Celeste

If you don't take a chance you may end up with a great fig that nobody knows about or your out 25 dollars. It's not horrible. People are spending double or triple for other figs that may need pollination.

Even though a lot of the figs in NY are standard BT's Celeste and the like, there are still rare unknowns to find especially with the large ethnic enclaves encompassing NY to this day.

Don't be too quick to poo-poo what you see on e-Bay. You'd be amazed at what you can find.

Amen to that, Dominick. I know it's not a BT from it's characteristics. We'll know before this season ends. No reason to suspect intentional fraud since he did not post pics of the ripe fruit. The seller's name is Kevin Lessin.

So far I can say I have been pleased with Kevin's customer service. Was nice talking to him through eBay as well as being updated as he cut the branches and shipped them out. 

Has never said a variety name other than that listed as Old Brooklyn and  thats just a cute name for the eBay listing. Will see how they come in and how they do. As I have said before, this is an educational experience and if I get some trees out of it I am ahead of the game. 


Chris

Dan,

What happened to the two plants you received from me three weeks ago?

Dan,

In your post #23 you said you only have on fig plant. Period. Wanted to make sure you still had the ones I sent you. I had asked you at the time I gave them to you to let me know if you have any problems with them. Not hearing otherwise, I assumed they were doing okay. Now I know better.

According to the postal service my cuttings will be here tomorrow... aka sitting there since Friday as they are too busy. 

Will see how they come in tomorrow. 

Have ready for them some "aspirin tea" to soak them in for an hour or so as well as plenty of newsprint and zip top bags. Going to try one or two with a "stick it and forget" method I use on other trees just to see how they go. Humidity here never really drops below 70% so safe on that front. 

My single most concerned question is when to introduce the plant lights? 

Ruben, how are the ones you got coming along? Was your suspicion of FMV correct? 


Chris

Chris,

I move my newly rooted cuttings to flourescent lights once they appear to have sufficient roots to tolerate room conditions. Of course, I have grown cuttings right from room conditions with normal humidity with good success too.

As for my Unknown Brooklyn Italian Dark plants, they have not canged much since the start of this thread. They are doing well. Here is a pic of what appeared to be FMV. Like I said, it could just be a very light case.

Ruben, 

I would agree, there appears to be only one leaf with various shades of green. Personally have seen other plant species do the same.

Have always just removed the discolored leaf and burned them in the BBQ pit to be safe. As long as the remainder of the plant looks health and is growing well I would not sweat it, as many have said most grow out of the disease. Having read a few research reticules this weekend I am pretty confined all figs in production level farm/distribution centers are carriers of the disease and as a result there are very few individuals with FMV free stock. 


Chris

Update Time:

I ordered the fig cutting from Kevin on eBay as listed above. The package arrived today and the cuttings seem no worse for the trip and the delay from the USPS. I removed the leaves that were  still attached (3 total) on the cuttings.

There is a mix of current growth, some older growth from this year and some mature wood. Over all one would be happy with the condition of the shipping package and the quality of the wood.

I would rate their condition currently as a 9 out of 10 from previous experience with cuttings.

The stems are still moist and are not dried out. In the last several hours the cuttings have absorbed about an inch of water out of a pint class. There are no miss colored pieces of tissue that is detectable to my eyes.

Will update in a bit with pics and notes. 


Chris