Hi this plant came from Sal ( 2007_giants)
i tell you us both being Italian he said Marty i will take no for an answer.
Well Marty did not refuse Sal (not want to disrespect) no no
Thanks Sal.

Its a lovely cutting of his plant that Sals uncle Sal brought from Italy.
Sals uncle was very dear to his family and i will cherish and enjoy this plant.
Here are the pictures, one day this plant will grow nice size and i show the fruit it will produce along of course with the picture of plant itself.
Much thanks to Sal.

Thanks for sharing this Martin.  A great plant and a wonderful family story with it.  One of the things I love about figs is that they are the perfect family heirloom plant, passing the exact same fig down through countless generations of family and friends.

I am growing a really interesting and very promising fig from Lebanon, and as it matures I will keep everyone posted as well.  My friend's father brought it with him as a long stick he cut from their family home in Lebanon.

Hope you are well my friend.

John
North Georgia Piedmont
Zone 7b

 Martin First thanks for that nice post. I just want to say that when I sent this it was no more than 6-8 inches tall and was in need of TLC and I knew just the right guy. Martin it looks great and what nice growth in a short time

John you are right, as this tree has a special place in my heart and is what got me interested in figs again. I hope your Lebanon fig does well for you also

All the Best To The Fig Nuts Around the World
Sal

Thank you Sal.

In truth, we are here but a short time compared to what we can leave behind, including some great figs for our children, grandchildren, and all the kids present and future.

We are having great fun growing the figs, but the most fun is getting the kids interested in gardening, and teaching them to grow their own food.  I have found that if kids grow it, kids will enjoy eating it, even brocolli.

And the kids that try them love figs, so when the figs are ripe, we get every kid in the area out here to try them, and then hopefully some of them will want to grow them as well.  More good food and more good health for everyone.

For my grandparents, if they didn't grow it, they didn't eat it, there was no supermarket and no food factory/mega-agri-business.  It may be for our grandchildren this could also be the case, but if we prepare them now, no matter what happens they will be happy and healthy.

In the meantime, we are having some great fun growing the figs with the kids.  And it's even better when I have a story to tell them about where the figs came from, and the people who got the figs from there to here.

Best wishes to all.

John
North Georgia Piedmont
Zone 7b

We shall patiently wait for the bearer of more happy fig news.