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Say Hello To My Little Friend...


Well, maybe not so little.

Just picked up a beast of a fig tree.
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MARSEILLAISE,  aka Pope's *******  or Fig of Naples.

It's in it's first year and over 9 and a half feet tall!

No fruit yet.

Past owner swears he did not over- fertilize the tree.

And of all the fig trees he has ever grown, this one was by far the most 
vigorous tree he has ever seen.  

Not much info out there on this French/ Italian tree, and the info that I have found can be confusing.

Some sites state it's a small rounded yellow fig with amber flesh , others state it's a larger green fig with red flesh.

Oh, the joy of fig collecting...

P.S. thanks to the forum members that have helped me sort this fig tree out.










Hi Nick
Did you put money in the parking meter?
Great looking tree,good luck with it.
Vito

Thanks, Vito.


I put money in the meter.

But, I think it's a Fig No Standing Zone..

Hope it doesn't get towed.

hey nick,

 

if it keeps growing this way you will need a extension ladder to pick the figs. looks healthy.

Hello to oldghost's Little Friend.

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Hey Nick, meet Mr. Big.

Mr. Big is a whopping 3 inches tall with big balls! Well...one big ball. He lost one to a Mockingbird but I can assure you that that bird is no longer mocking anyone.  Fuggedaboutit!

I would like to introduce Mr Big to your. high and uppity Ms. Marseillaise. With her wandering ways, she looks like she could use a strong presence in her life. Mr. Big will take good care of her, if you catch my drift, capish?


Frank

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