Hi All,

I pruned the Chico Strawberry/Saratoga fig this weekend if anyone wants cuttings. $10 donation to the Foundation for 3, includes shipping. Most are tips cuts.

http://figs4fun.com/Thumbnail_Saratoga.html

Good price Sue, I have a few already but some members need to jump on this deal!

Looks like a nice fig, Sue!  Only two figs I'm willing to add to my collection, and although this one looks great, I'm sticking to my convictions!  Besides, JD will kill me If I get more cuttings!! 
Suzi

Yea, it's a sweet fig. I love it's sweet, peachy flavor. The red ostiole is especially cool. The figs light up the tree with all those red spots, looks festive!

Looks beautiful.

Does anyone in other locations know if this fig is at all cold-hardy OR if it is rain and split resistant?

That I don't know Ed, sorry.

It is real hardy fomy climate. Mine is in a large 15g pot. The figs are great tasting. It does split a litttle but not much. Mine stays outside every year.

Thanks Dennis!

Dennis - does splitting tend to be a problem in general (not just this fig) in your area?  My area (outside of Hilo, HI) is humid and can be pretty wet at times but I am thinking of trying it anyway.  Worst case, I can always graft something else onto it & give away the cuttings to growers on the dry side of the island.  Does this fig have an open eye?

Thanks,
John

Is this same or similar to strawberry verte?

Eric, not even close to strawberry verte.

John, It does have an open eye. You can see a good pic of the eye on the link in my first post or here: http://figs4fun.com/fpix/FP823-07.jpg

Thanks for doing this Sue!  I would like some, sent a PM.
Timothy

What a generous gift! Thanks so much for taking the time to share this gorgeous variety with us Sue!

All packages were mailed out today. I didn't realize Monday was a holiday so if your package does not arrive in good shape due to the weather and the extra time in the mail, I will resend. Just let me know. Thank you for your support of the Foundation.

I do have plenty of scion left if anyone is interested. I'll wait to ship until next Tues.

Thanks!

Sue

Sue, interesting that after your offer this variety is all of a sudden selling on ebay.  Just a coincidence??

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FIG-TREE-CUTTINGS-Ficus-carica-CHICO-STRAWBERRY-Saratoga-2-cuttings-/111596265985?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19fba7e201

OMG! What a sneaky SOB! I will file a complaint with ebay. Thanks for letting me know Bill.

Sue, this is terrible!  Did you send to that seller?  Guess you can't suck em back, but I'd like to know his real name (which you should have) so I never send him any cuttings.  Sucks big time! 

I guess you can't stop people from selling on Ebay, but flipping cuttings seems really wrong.

Suzi

No, never sent to this scammer but I did file a fraud complaint with eBay. Not that it will do much good.

That kinda stuff [reselling cuttings for a profit] makes me really sad and disappointed. I would have loved to buy (and have that money donated to the foundation) and actually grow those cuttings. I'm very new and already have a few cuttings going at the moment and have zero room left. I was very, very tempted to try yours, Sue. This forum has been so crazy generous and kind to those starting out in the fig growing hobby and I would hate if one day the kindness just stopped.

I agree with you nepenthes.  We all get our cuttings either from UC Davis, trading, or paying for them.  I could see selling cuttings on Ebay once your cuttings have growin into a producing tree that you can actually post a photo of, but flipping is wrong.

I doubt the kindness will stop, but we might see some disclaimers on offers such as this:  "It is understood that any cuttings you receive from me will not be flipped for profit on any selling forum such as Amazon or Ebay."  Sad to have to put a disclaimer like that on any cutting offer, but it may be necessary.

Who knows?  Sucks!

Suzi

Unfortunately I do not believe 77peony is flipping/reselling cuttings! These are from some arbitrary fig tree s/he's fraudulently claiming as 'whatever' the current fad fig is. 77peony does NOT have Chico Strawberry.

Alma, I have 3 baggies stuffed with tip cuttings in the refer so there's still plenty left...tempt, tempt, tempt... :-) I have no idea what I'm going to do with them all. Somebody help me. ;-)

I suspect you are right, Sue.  Ebay is full of thieves and weasels.  I do not doubt that they check forums for unusual clones and look for what is a hot item in bidding and then claim that the cuttings they are offering are one of the desirables.  (Ever notice that something that just went for a lot of money often just pops up from another supplier a few days later?)  Unless the clone is unusual vegetatively in some way, no one would suspect until they grow it big enough to get representative leaves and/or fruit.  By then, it is way too late to file a grievance with ebay.  There is a guy doing the same thing with rare tropical fruits out of Singapore -- everyone knows he is a thief and he has been booted from ebay repeatedly but he keeps coming back somehow...

Ebay is really a buyer beware zone.  If I can't find a recommendation for the seller on this forum, I am no longer bidding on cuttings.

John

Sue, if I didn't already have so many trees, I'd be tempted.  Sounds like a really good variety. 

I've got cuttings on the way, and trying to find places for the potted ones to go in ground.  You'd think with 1.5 acres, there would be lots of room, and there is, but part of it is not accessible due to steepness and boulders.  Part has no irrigation.  That's the bottom of the hill where the seasonal stream is and halfway up the other hill.  Lots of native growth in that part and really hard to navigate.  I thought of trying to root some extra cuttings (fresh from my trees) under some boulders and see it they will grow in the dark dampness with no water at all.  They seem to do that in the wild. 

One day a year or so from now, if I learn to graft, I might take you up on some cuttings.

Good luck!

Suzi