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Smith Fig

Guys I'm trying so hard to locate this variety of Fig, a place that will ship to CA....It seems every corner is I check is a dead end....

I'm new to figs and trying to grab 4 elite Tier Trees. I have grabbed Excel already, looking to grab Smith, Col De Dame Blanc, and one more. Anyone know a nursery that seels these varieties?
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Enjoy the Forum and opportunity will come eventually. It is a random process, sometimes it takes longer time to get what you are looking for and other times not that long.
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Just Fruits and Exotics sales Smith. Awesome folks to deal with too.
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Just Fruits and Exotics sales Smith. Awesome folks to deal with too.



I second this one. Beautiful plants. Don't know if they ship to California though.
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This is on the Just Fruits and Exotics Website:
"Note: We’re so sorry… but due to agricultural restrictions we cannot ship any plants to international countries, or the states of California, Hawaii and Alaska. Also, no citrus trees can be shipped outside of the state of Florida."
    It's a shame because they have some good varieties, including Black Madeira.
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Just get cuttings and root them or go with ebay
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I have a set of smith on eBay right now. Last year I sold some smith cuttings for $150 but last week the same set went for $9. Good luck and I will ship to California.

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I think I will try to find some cuttings, or maybe have someone in Florida grab a 3g Smith from Fruits and exotics.


Maybe it's me, But I find it so hard to beleive a top tier Fig, such as a 100 year old Heirloom Smith fig, arguably one of the ebst tasting has gone over a  century not being widely propagated...just amazing.
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Maybe it's me, But I find it so hard to beleive a top tier Fig, such as a 100 year old Heirloom Smith fig, arguably one of the ebst tasting has gone over a  century not being widely propagated...just amazing.


Although it's slowly changing, in my part of California, most nurseries only carried Mission and the tasteless Brown Turkey. Something like Smith? Most people would not have heard of it, but more likely because its ripe fruit is judged by many to be rather ugly.
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Gina, what part of CA do you live? I thought most of CA had the fig wasp. If your Brown Turkey figs are tasteless, then they must be Morovia BT and not caprified. The Monrovia BT here is sold by many large nurseries. The figs are large and taste like lettuce!

But caprified Brown Turkey and caprified California Brown Turkey figs are super rich and to die for! I can only imagine how a caprified Smith would taste! Smith is one of my favorite tasting figs.

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If you just can't work anything else out I'll have cuttings for sale soon.
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Thanks  guys... it seems like Ebay is in stock of about everything on my Top Tier wish list... I'm not going to go crazy in  a bidding war, definately not going to pay more than a 15 dollars for a  cuttting of a Smith when a Florida nursery has a 3 gal tree for 30 dollars, hopefully my Mango buddies at the Tropical Fruit forum will help me out.

I would like to grab a few cutting of the Cul de Dame family, I see several sellers listing these at the moment, hopefully they are true and not scamming with high approval ratings. I guess I will know after 2 years by the slim kneck of the Fig and can always report them later, and I will lol Can anyone here elaborate on the Cul De Dame Family? Gris/Grey, Blanco/white, Noir/Negro.... I see many people here have said they have the exact same flavor? although Someone here mentioned the Blanc being the best. Can anyone vouch?
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Gina, what part of CA do you live? I thought most of CA had the fig wasp. If your Brown Turkey figs are tasteless, then they must be Morovia BT and not caprified. The Monrovia BT here is sold by many large nurseries. The figs are large and taste like lettuce! But caprified Brown Turkey and caprified California Brown Turkey figs are super rich and to die for! I can only imagine how a caprified Smith would taste! Smith is one of my favorite tasting figs.


I'm coastal SoCal. But not in a metropolis. I don't think all Cali has the wasp. I've seen it live in a caprifig about 20 miles away, but I don't think the population is as large as in some places where figs are wild. We don't have figs in our native riparian yet (thank goodness). And behind us is a mountain range and behind that is a valley with horses and wine grapes for ag. That is where the prevailing winds come from- so no source for the wasp.

I think the wasp may be an occasional visitor in some of the outlying areas. Two years ago I had a zidi set, but no seeds. Also Unk Pastilliere had fruits. Last year? Fruits fell off before ripe.I also recall Dick Watts, who I think is near Camarillo, said he did not have the wasp. But who knows if it's there now. None of my other fig fruits show any indication of having been pollinated.

As for Brown Turkey.. I do not grow it. The only ones I've eaten from local trees are large and tasteless, and I didn't want another. Not worth using jaw power on.
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