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tmc2009

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Now that I have my first airlayer of Negronne EL under my belt, there's no stopping me now.  I started some Ischia Black airlayers today and threw in another Negronne just for the fun of it.

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You're in deep now.  Gone over the edge.  No hope for salvation.  Enjoy!

PS:  nice job.
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Please keep us posted on the Ischia Black airlayer. If IB is difficult to root from cuttings, perhaps an airlayer might also be difficult. I wanted eventually to try doing that with my IB too.

Tmc, how old is your IB tree?
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Depending on the progress, I might just leave them on until next spring. 
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Please keep us posted on the Ischia Black airlayer. If IB is difficult to root from cuttings, perhaps an airlayer might also be difficult. I wanted eventually to try doing that with my IB too.

Tmc, how old is your IB tree?
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I'm waiting to see a fig person show up on one of those shows on hoarding with fig trees all over the place.
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You're in deep now.  Gone over the edge.  No hope for salvation.  Enjoy!

PS:  nice job.
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Posted Reply with quote  #6 
I can truly tell by first picture thats not Jons nor R.Watts and no one except
 UcDavis cultivar . To me its a thing of beauty.
Thanks for pictures.
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This is the third year.  I ordered the cuttings from UCD 8/09
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Please keep us posted on the Ischia Black airlayer. If IB is difficult to root from cuttings, perhaps an airlayer might also be difficult. I wanted eventually to try doing that with my IB too.

Tmc, how old is your IB tree?
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I can truly tell by first picture thats not Jons nor R.Watts and no one except
 UcDavis cultivar . To me its a thing of beauty.
Thanks for pictures.


Very true. Those leaves are quite different from my young IB rooted cuttings/plants from Jon.

I wasn't going to seek any UCDavis cuttings this year, but I might have to give them a try.

Thanks for the info, tmc.

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I'm waiting to see a fig person show up on one of those shows on hoarding with fig trees all over the place.


LOL, I think a number of people here would qualify. But I'm not sure having many figs would fall under something that would have 'life-damaging consequences.'  :)
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You go!
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Question on the Negronne EL.  Does the EL stand for Edible Landscape?  Thanks.
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EL = Edible Landscaping.

Gina - there is no such thing as difficult airlayering.  Airlayering is a thousand times easier than starting cuttimgs with 100% success rate for me so far, whereas I'm lucky to have 50-60% success with cuttings
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So TMC tree is from uc Davis three years old and quite tall.  I thought from what I've read on this forum.  These cuttings don't grow so well do to FMV.  Maybe TMC has a secret.
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Last year it grew quickly.  This year it has very little new growth and the leaves are smaller.  It does have more figs though.
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So TMC tree is from uc Davis three years old and quite tall.  I thought from what I've read on this forum.  These cuttings don't grow so well do to FMV.  Maybe TMC has a secret.
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Correct, EL is ediblelandscaping
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Question on the Negronne EL.  Does the EL stand for Edible Landscape?  Thanks.
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  I thought from what I've read on this forum.  These cuttings don't grow so well do to FMV.  Maybe TMC has a secret.


Shawn,

My understanding is, some trees are heavily affected by FMV, some are not at all.  It depends on the variety, and the environment it grows in.
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Posted Reply with quote  #16 
I had one airlayer not take but that's because the ear wigs ate the roots on me.
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Posted Reply with quote  #17 
Here are pics of the second tree.  I'm trying to ID source.  I thought I had a cutting survive from Encanto Farms order.  This plant started off weaker of the two but the more I look at it this year the more it's looking better to me than the other one.

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Posted Reply with quote  #18 
Tom that one looks more like Jons to me.
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