I have some White Genoa cuttings available.  Send me a Private Message

Source: a tree in Ocean Beach (part of San Diego, CA), collected last week.

The man who owns it has lived onsite for more than 50 years and planted it a few decades ago.

He says it ripens well in his rather cool "one block from the Pacific Ocean" climate.

Send me a Private Message, it will be several hours before I can check the message list.

Paul

DaydreamFigs sent me White Genoa cuttings and it's a really good rooter.  All cuttings rooted and all are now showing many roots and leaves in their plastic cups.  This is a good one as far as easy to root.  It will be some time before I can taste the figs, but this seems like a really good offer for those who don't have this variety.

Suzi

Very nice of you to offer.  I sent you a PM.  Thank you!

I have a couple of these, very good performer

Hi Paul,
Just sent you a PM.  Thank you for the generous offer.

Hi,
I have finally had a chance to get back online and will look at the private messages sent to my inbox.



Considering all the comments I have seen on other threads relating to communication issues, I will relate what happened when I experienced in acquiring these cuttings.

The husband and wife invited us into the backyard to see the tree [my great uncle and aunt lived next door to them from the mid 1940s, so there is a happy longstanding family relationship here].

The husband said "it's the time of year to prune, so take all you want", but of course I know that's not a license to slash away, so I cut just a few. I was very careful just to take cuttings from branches that were rubbing each other, growing the 'wrong' directions, etc. 

He kept insisting I take more, so hesitantly I took a few more each time he told me, with him encouraging me at every cut. Still I didn't want to be greedy so I just stopped cutting, despite his encouragements.

Well, as we left, his wife made a comment to members of my family, I guess she was aghast that I had selfishly taken so many.  (Last year I was there, next door at my uncle's house when they pruned it, and they just tossed the cuttings in the green recycle bin.) I didn't hear her say that, and only found out later.

As you can imagine, I felt about 3 inches tall [even though my family assured it was just a misunderstanding between the husband and wife...she was very hard of hearing and didn't hear her husband's instructions to me].

I thought I had done the right thing...not taking his 'take as much as you want' literally, only taking branches that would be pruned away anyway, etc. Plus, all I wanted to do is share the cuttings with others (I MIGHT keep one for myself). 

I guess I am really glad I hadn't heard her say it. I have known her nearly all of my life [I am 54], and value the 60+ year relationship she has with my immediate and extended family. I respect her far too much to say anything, so I probably would have silently walked out of the yard, tossing the cuttings in the nearest trash can.


Anyway, my point  [and I do have one] is that communication disconnects happen even when we have the best intentions. Best that we all think before speaking, use tact, and give people the benefit of the doubt.  Peace.


EDIT: I'm pretty sure things are fine Grasa [I heard husband and wife had a discussion after we left], but I like your suggestion, thanks!

Once you have a cute plant in a cup with roots all over,you should bring them a gift. it usually mends all. I was given a bunch of Adriatic from my manager, and I asked him what could I do in return..he asked for a rooted one for him to make a gift to another...and when he saw those roots all over the starbucks cup, he was impressed! And very thankful, so that was a good pay back.  Seriously, they can always say no thanks, but at least you mend a little.  

Paul,
  Thanks for the nice offer -- PM sent.
Jim

Pm sent thanks Paul

Don't know if there are any left, but I'm sending a PM, with fingers crossed.  Thanks.

Thanks for the responses everyone [got lots of them], so I have to close this now. I've gotten more responses than cuttings so I will determine an equitable way to draw up a list of recipients. Thanks.