blindesign
1430092539
Posted 1471631452
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Why has UCD/USDA discontinued fig cutting orders to the general public?
Longue d'Aout, Long Yellow, Genovese Nero (AF), Smith, Strawberry Verte, Mr. Francisco's (Lampo's) scrumptious looking Bebera Branca O.o
pitangadiego
1188871011
Posted 1471644250
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Haven't heard an official reason, but more than likely because of budget constraints.
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rcantor
1309799312
Posted 1471665633
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Specifically hordes of people wanted free cuttings and didn't put any way to pay for shipping. The dept was overtaxed in manpower and money.
smatthew
1423266323
Posted 1471699789
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The issue is manpower. They have enough wood to fill orders on 99% of the varieties they have, but no way to package and ship the volume of orders in a timely manner.
Blackberry & Fig Farmer in East Bay San Francisco - Sunol.
Wanted ( 4) : Emalyn's Purple, IT-258, Pastiliere and Milco Caprifig.
snaglpus
1244258188
Posted 1471715767
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Hey Jon, Howard said this was going to happen. It makes sense.
Frankallen
1371842383
Posted 1471724383
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I appreciate what I got from them! Very Nice! : )
Frank from Bama - Zone 7-b Alabama ...................................................."Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever". Mahatma Gandhi
garden_whisperer
1353347580
Posted 1471757672
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Wasn't it a few years ago Dennis that there were rumors flying around here that ucd was going to be shutting down to the general public along with a few other places. Da ja vu , but just can't put my finger on it. Guess age is catching up with me.
Bluemalibu
1448153498
Posted 1472671940
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collecting, preserving, evaluating, and distributing the crops assigned to them as a repository of the US National Genetic Resources Program. Thus, the decision was made to limit the orders accepted to those from research facilities. (With an exception made for scion provided to the California Rare Fruit Growers' scion exchanges)Fig Heaven. No fog, no snow; just lots of sunshine!
blindesign
1430092539
Posted 1472676988
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That's really too bad. UCD/USDA was my real introduction into the fig world. I went from getting a ho hum Kadota at Lowes to learning about free UCD cuttings through Youtube to lurking on this board for a year or two and then joining in and learning about buying from trusted members of this forum. From what I see, that's a common progression into this world. It would behoove those currently profiting from fig sales here to sponsor continuing public access as a catalyst for growth in consumer interest.
Longue d'Aout, Long Yellow, Genovese Nero (AF), Smith, Strawberry Verte, Mr. Francisco's (Lampo's) scrumptious looking Bebera Branca O.o
