Hello everyone.  I have a large amount of cuttings available from my Unknown Dark for postage or trade.  I wanted to prune and cover my baby for the winter before going on vacation 2 weeks ago.  I decided to cut it back and start training it a little differently.  The branches were cut and stored in the refrigerator while on vacation for 2 weeks.  Got back on Sunday and they have to go.  The tree has been in the ground for 5 years in Staten Island, New York and this will be the last year that I cover for the winter.  The mother tree belongs to a neighbor across the street and it is also in the ground.  It is originally from Italy 35+ years ago and has grown to two stories high.  It is very hardy and has never been covered for the winter.  I will try to get some pics and post as it is quite impressive.  The trees produce a small to medium dark fig that is very sweet.  The pictures are of my tree and fruit from this past summer.

    

The cuttings will be mailed on a first come, first served basis.  I will be using Priority Mail legal size flat rate envelopes and guessing that 8-12 cuttings will fit in each envelope.  I will cut the branches down to fit in the envelope and seal with no further protection.  If this is okay, let me know.  If there is a better way, also let me know.  Have been reading other posts stating that PM fills up quickly so email me at nyloghome@aol.com.  Use same address for PayPal.  The flat rate postage is $6.  Trading would be great as I am starting my collection and have become addicted.  Any variety will do.  Let me know in the email if you want to trade and I'll send the address.  Can't wait to see pics of my baby growing all over the country!

Edit 12/04/2013:  The packages have been cut down to around 6 per package.  This is the first time that I'm doing this and I am taking the advice of some F4F members.  I'm learning and more members will be able to enjoy Sweet Diana!  Thanks all!

Edit 12/09/2013:  No cuttings left.  Thanks for the response by everyone!

Hi Danny, just sent an email to you about a trade.  One question:  is the tree inground at your upstate (zone 5b) location, or your NYC (zone 7a) location?

Mike   central NY state, zone 5a

I'm full, but just wanted to say this is very great of you and I hope you end up with some good figs in return.

looks like an open eyed variety, no good for south LA.  Looks great though, best of luck getting your addiction fed and thanks for the generous offer!

regarding open eye figs. yes, they will spoil in south where it's humid. however, if weather cooperates, they can work. Paradiso Gene is an open eye variety that can go bad in a hurry. but this yr even with amount of rain we have had, they turned out rather nicely. they didn't blow up like last yr, and didn't sour as bad. it actually improved in taste over last few yr (it was good to start with) and it was best in my deck this yr. 

i would give open eye varieties a chance if you have room. 

Email sent. Thanks for your generous offer. Do you have a name you use for your 'baby'?

Ed - No formal variety name.  Wish that I did, but I love her just the same.   

Danny,  Thanks for your generous offer. ....Email sent, also PayPal Shipping sent.

Thanks so much!

Hey Danny

Email just sent, many thanks for the offer.

Hello Danny.   I love the unknowns, especially from Italy.  I'm so glad people like you will take the time and hassle to keep these varietes going and spreading around the country. 
 If you have any left I'm sending my request
Soni

Greg - The tree is in Staten Island, NY.  I've edited the original post.

I think all the cuttings are now spoken for.  Let me process the rest and I'll let everyone know if there are any left.  Thank you for the great response and the trades.

OOPs!  Just saw this.  Do people really need 8 cuttings?  2 or 3 should be enough for most.

Also, you have to name it something so you can discuss it as the years go by.

Danny, I would be happy with 3-4 of your cuttings so that others can enjoy them too

Thanks so much for your offer!

Agree with the above post re: name. Just so we can reference it here. Danny's Staten Is. Unknown or something - named after former owner or the original importer or street name or whatever. It's your baby, give us a temporary name :)

if there's any left i would also love to have some for trade.

Thank you all for the reply's and the advice.  The packages have been cut down to 6 per package.  I've filled all the requests (except 1 for UK) and have 12 packages left over.  Next 12 emails to nyloghome@aol.com will get shipped in the morning.

Didn't know that I had to name it.  That's wonderful!  It will be Sweet Diana.  Packages will be marked as such.

Thanks again for all the reply's, advice and trades.

Ok, is Diana the neighbor across the street? Just curious.

Looks like a Celeste?

Hi all.  Diana is not the neighbor across the street.  My neighbor loves figs but does not share the passion that everyone on this forum does for the different varieties.  To my neighbor there are two varieties of figs, a white and a dark.  He has both, he is happy, and all is good.  We, on the other hand, have an insatiable appetite for the advancement of our collections.  The excitement of finding a new variety.  The patience involved in producing new fig trees from sticks.  The labor of potting, re-potting, up-potting, nurturing, shuffling.  And the agony of gnats, mold and overwatering.  I've loved figs all of my life and never realized how many different varieties there really are.  I've eaten lots of figs from my tree and neighbors' trees and never even gave a thought as to the variety or origination of the tree.  That is until I came across F4F.  As I sit here and write this there are 25 cups directly behind me, all filled with with 6 different varieties of little fig plants in their plastic bin home.  There are two other varieties growing in one gallon pots in the kitchen.  My living room is covered with cuttings and boxes and ziplock baggies.  I'm battling gnats with peroxide and yellow sticky traps.  I'm monitoring and trying to control temperature and humidity for the figlets in their bins.  There are 60 other cuttings with good roots living in smaller containers with moss and waiting to be cupped.  I can hear the mold clock ticking away and I'm fresh out of Perlite!  

I love it.

Diana is not my neighbor, but the woman that puts up with my enthusiasm for figs.  She also loves my baby in the yard and we share the delicious sweet figs that it makes.

Hi Danny ... Thanks for sharing
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Ong

Jakarta ,Indonesia

I've never described the flavor of a fig before.  This one is sweet.  Sugary sweet.  Compared to others it is sweeter.  Not as juicy as some that I've had, but juicy enough.  When the fruit is ready it droops and the skin becomes very soft.  It is easy to bite into and it is hollow.  Very delicious.  You could easily swallow a dozen without even thinking about it.  I'm sorry, but I wish that I had more photos of the leaves.  I only have pics of the whole tree such as the one posted above.  Here are a few others from this past summer.

   

The fig that I cut open could probably have used another day or two on the tree.  Very good nonetheless.