Hi, I'm trying to find a True O'rourke, not the three lobed leaf Improved Celeste variety. I had two cuttings this year and both did not make it. If you are sure you have what I am looking for please contact me. I have many recently rooted cuttings ( a lot from UCD ) and can trade. Let me know what you may be looking for. I also had my only McCool and only Maltese Beauty fail and would like one of each of those.

Jake

If all else fails, Durio carries O'rourke. It says improved celeste behind it in parethesis, but he describes it as 5-7 lobed leaves.

Previous posts here say it's not O'rourke

I purchased O'Rourke from Petals from the Past (online nursery) last year in a 1 gallon container. The figs and leaf pattern matched the LSU publication. It produced alot for such a young plant. Most of the figs were pinched but a few were allowed to ripen. I had also ordered LSU Champagne, LSU Purple and LSU Tiger. The Champange and Tiger also matched the LSU publication. I'm actually looking for the 1-3 lobed Improved Celeste.
Good Luck.

<Edit> Just found the only picture of one of the three (3) O'Rourke fig plants from last year. Its center frame in white bucket, with one figlet, it was the smallest of the three plants. They never produced 7 lobed leaves, only 5 and 1 or 2 of the earliest leaves were 3 lobed.

I too have one of the O'rourkes from Petals from the Past, one of the reason I am still looking. No 5-7 lobed leaves. Three at best.

Good info on O'Rourke including description, pics of leaves and fruit.

http://www.horticulture.lsu.edu/new_figs.pdf

I have the o'rourke from lsu directly as well as the one from James robin, now that the leaves are coming out, I will need to have a comparison.

Bass,

How does one go about contacting LSU to order cuttings?

They don't sell or distribute cuttings, I have a contact that deals with them.