hi -I am new to this forum guess I am I the right place anyway here it goes -I was wanting to know HOW TO TALK TO SOMEONE A[ NUMBER] at uc.davis to see about ordering some different fig cuttings and maybe some other stuff .I know it would be a few months till I get the stuff but would like to start the ordering. I have been reading different things on here for awhile about you guys getting cutting fROM them.i live here in northwest fl and would also like to know what figs you guys think would do good here.thanks for any help in this matter also. we have lots of fig trees around here but like to try some we don't have.also I have 1 arce plus of land to work with.again any help in this matter would be great.if you need to you can P M me.

You have to get your order in by Nov and they ship Feb - early April.  Go to this page, formulate your search on the first line (I check only "by name") and click on the List button.  On the page that opens click on the link next to the name and if you want cuttings from that fig and it's available click, "request this germplasm" and you'll see a confirmation screen.  Go back (2 pages) to the page listing all the varieties and keep going down the list, selecting the ones you want.  When you're done follow the directions on the confirmation screen to submit your order.  If you don't see "request this germplasm" on a variety's page it's not available.  You can ask about availability but they'll just tell you why it's not available so it's a waste of time.

http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?16801

[List] all available (and unavailable ) NPGS accessions. Include images and historical accessions sorted by number or name .

i don't think they take order on the phone. if they do, i haven't heard about it. it's free service. you have to provide fedex or ups account number. sometimes, they will charge you for shipping. ask for ground shipping and the cost will be less. 

you need to go to following link. 

http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/tax_site_acc.pl?DAV%20Ficus%20carica

above is their fig holdings. you click on the fig that you want, and go down to "availability". if the cuttings are available for distribution, they will have a hot link you can click on. verify that the fig is on the list and you click on back button until you are out on above link again. keep adding things as you need then after the last one, you fill out the form completed and submit the order. 

it's not hard, but it's not straight forward either. 

thank you for the reply will go there and try also some one said I need to make a account with I think fed-x and if so do I need to do that first before I order my cuttings from -uc davis and when will I have to put out the money.thanks for any help guys.

When you set up your Fedex account you will have to furnish a credit card number. Your card will be charged when order is shipped. Set up your account first and when ordering put your account number in the remarks box.

hi jake I see that you and me are I think in the same part of fl I live here in bay county in northwest fl.what would be some good figs to maybe start here where we live that would be good to eat and to take the time to grow .I know this is a fig forum but I also like a real good persimmon.just got 2 of them over at walmart just above Freeport very nice and tHEY HAVE grown about 5 or 6INS IN like 30 days and it is a JIRO SEEDLESS ORIENTAL  PERSIMMON you can eat them when they are hard and the older lady that lives around from me had got 3 trees about ten years ago and this past summer she give me some to eat and let me tell you that was one of the best fruit that I have eaten and she must have had 200 or more on them 3 trees they was about big as a apple and you just eat them hard right off the tree.mine was 6 or 7 feet tell when I got them.also got a very nice HIRADO BUNTAN PUMMELO FROM LOWE"S ON SATADAY 7 OR 8 FEET TALL.GROWN ON SWINGLE ROOT STOCK.ANYWAY THEY HAD SOME VERY NICE FIGS AND DIFFERENT TYPES WILL BE GETTING SOME OF THEM THIS WEEK.AND WON['T TO THANK ALL YOU PEOPLE THAT HAVE WROTE ME FOR ALL THE HELP ON GETTING CUTTING FROM UC.DAVIS WILL BE TRYING TO SET THAT UP. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.KARL ALSO JAKE LOVE YOUR SAIDING THAT IS RIGHT ON SPOT.WISH I WOULD HAVE PUT THAT IN MY POST-LOL

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Jake