I held on to a 12-page brochure that was given to me when I went to Belleclare Nursery in the Spring of 2004 or 2005. Some really interesting stuff if you're into a bit of Nostalgia...

Page 1- 'Welcome To The World of Figs'

Page 2- a reprint of an article published on Thursday June 4th 1992 in the New York Times titled 'Growing-In Praise of the Figs Many Splendors' written by Anne Raver. An interesting article that clarifies the origin/naming of Pop's Purple Red by Chris DiPaola himself. The article was written in 1992 and Chris says Pop's tree was 23 years old at the time. Looks like it was born in 1969.

Page 3- 'Caring For Your Fig Tree'

Page 4, 5 and 6- 'Fig Varieties' including Ethnic Varieties

Page 7- 'How to Transplant a Potted Fig Tree'

Page 8- 'How to Wrap Fig Tree for Winter'

Page 9- 'Pot Culture Care of Fig Trees'

Page 10- 'Do's and Dont's'

Page 11- 'Spring Care'

And Page 12....Ernestine DiPaola's Fig Apricot Rum Cake Recipe

I have attached Page 1 and Page 2 and a picture of my Pop's Purple Red that was purchased at the Nursery that Spring

...Wanna see more?

thx. Beautiful figs. How about posting page 12?

Yes, show us more photos, especially of figs!

Some pages from their old web site are available at link 12 on http://figs4fun.com/Fig_Links.html

Don't be a stranger! ;)

Michael, here is Ernestine DiPaola's Fig Apricot Rum Cake Recipe...

Harvey, Thank you for the link.

Something to get you going this morning...
Atreano (orginal tree from Belleclare)
Italian Golden Honey (original tree from Paradise)

More photos to come.

If anyone would like the original 12-page brochure handout emailed to them, just let me know

A belated welcome and hope you stop by more often and post.

To bad that nursery was so far away from me Trif, good to see your posting.  ; )

trif1010,
Thank you.