Here is some update pics of my Salem Dark rooted this year.

Pics taken in April




Pics Taken July 24th

This is one of the most vigorous variety I've seen..

Bass you are right in the last 2 and half months it grew 4ft. Seems like a good producer too thanks for sharing.

Bass, I have not been growing figs long enough to be any type of expert on identifcation. But, doesn't this leaf picture of Salem Dark remind you of either Hardy Chicago or Sal's (Gene strain)?

It is a bit similar but not exactly. The fruit shape is very different.

Nelson, the picture shows about 1-gallon pot. If it was my plant, I would up-pot it to the next size. I just up-pot mine after seeing your pictures. I had started it in early May and it shot up after quick rooting but no fig embryo which is better for this year.
I thank the donor.

Hey Akram, believe it or not its in a 2G pot, but its definately outgrown in it. I recently got a bunch of containers from a landscaper we deal with so I will definately be putting this bad boy into a bigger pot this week. Plants have been watered twice a day and soil is still drying out too fast.

Hi Bass.  My Salem Dark is doing well also.

Also, the growth of the Brooklyn White you sent me has been very impressive for a new plant.  The Mavra Sika is doing well too.

Best wishes.

John
North Georgia Piedmont
Zone 7b

Thanks for sharing these great pictures Nelson.

Thanks John, the Salem dark is a pretty easy fig to root I must add. 

Sounds like a real winner Nelson.  Hope all your figs are doing this well and that you are having a great summer there in Toronto.

Best wishes.

John
North Georgia Piedmont
Zone 7b

hee he hee......Got a good future "young Adriano". Time is on your side. Nice pic's. Its really great you have your Dad as your fig buddy. Hope your wife & your little girl likes figs when she grows a little bigger.

Thanks Paul its been allot of hard work but worth all the effort, still a newb in the fig world but have learned allot in the last year did some grafting yesterday and taught the wife how to do airlayers this weekend. Although she hates figs so she says shes never had a fresh fig only dried. Little Jasmine just stares at my fig trees and I tell her FIG can you say FIG lol wife thinks im nuts shes probably right. 

Hi Nelson.  I'm pretty new at this too, and yes it's been some work.

But this morning, I went down to the fig orchard, and there were lots of BTs, Italian Honeys, and Chicago Hardys super ripe and ready to eat.

And as I tasted the Italian Honey (which was unbelievably good) and picked a bunch to take into the kids (we have three boys ages 7 to 11), I thought: "This is definately worth the effort!"  ;-)

Can't wait to get home!