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americanfiglover

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Posted 1372042161	Reply with quote #1

I was interested to see who was selling figs on the web so I decided to search around on CL. I found one seller that lives a few minutes from my house. I decided to search my hometown of Houston, TX and I sound so many owners selling trees. The attached picture below is what I found from one owner selling 2-4 foot cutting in three gallon pots. Heck I'm sending that guy a email, just to see if he would ship some cuttings. I would be so awkward if that person was a active member here. However with a tree that big they would've posted about it. So just try looking next to your city to see what you can find. Might find some interesting trees. Attached Images 3E43K93Fe5Lb5Mf5J4d5v68af3732a5491967.jpg (63.13 KB, 70 views) __________________ Jarrett Spokane, WA ZONE 6A Proudly Serving in the United States Armed Forces, 2009-Present Everyone should have a green thumb Figs: Nero600m

greenfig

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Posted 1372046083	Reply with quote #2

I tried searching the cl some time ago also and discovered that their search engine is kind of dumb ... The keywords "fig", "fig tree", "figs" would produce different results. What words do you use for searching? __________________ wish list: Violeta, Calderona. USDA z 10a, SoCal

americanfiglover

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Posted 1372046667	Reply with quote #3

Yeah the engine isn't the smartest. I just used "fig", "fig tree", "figs" in the gardening section or the for sale. If I could get that tree on the left for just $10 then I'm down. The leaf looks interesting, he said it goes by the name of "Alexandria" but I couldn't find it in the database. Most likely just renamed. However if he is from Europe then I'm golden. I also check every surrounding city that I wouldn't mind traveling to also. Attached Images 3G53F23H55G95E25J4d64c85916ffbc81186d.jpg (48.74 KB, 38 views) __________________ Jarrett Spokane, WA ZONE 6A Proudly Serving in the United States Armed Forces, 2009-Present Everyone should have a green thumb Figs: Nero600m

greenfig

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Posted 1372047581	Reply with quote #4

Cool! I emailed to 3 people a couple of weeks ago and only 1 replied that the fig he was selling was a BT :( Usually the sellers reply much better, maybe their system was misbehaving... Who knows, I'll try again! __________________ wish list: Violeta, Calderona. USDA z 10a, SoCal

Dave

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Posted 1372100901	Reply with quote #5

try this you can search all of CL at one time http://www.searchtempest.com __________________ Connecticut - Zone 6B Wish List - Bordissot negra rimada

greenfig

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Posted 1372101940	Reply with quote #6

Holy cats! I need a case of a nice beer to go through all the search results! Thanks, Dave! __________________ wish list: Violeta, Calderona. USDA z 10a, SoCal

fespo

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Posted 1372120690	Reply with quote #7

I use searchtempest all the time. I had someone ship me cuttings from WA to IL last spring.

americanfiglover

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Posted 1372122796	Reply with quote #8

And here I can't find anyone to ship. __________________ Jarrett Spokane, WA ZONE 6A Proudly Serving in the United States Armed Forces, 2009-Present Everyone should have a green thumb Figs: Nero600m

hoosierbanana

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Posted 1372124773	Reply with quote #9

I got one tree from CL. Most of the time the trees are junky and common though. Like this one. fig tree - $45 (hatboro, pa) serious cash buyers only __________________ 7a, DE

americanfiglover

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Posted 1372124872	Reply with quote #10

Yeah that is true. Right now I'm searching cities that might have European immigrants. Maybe one can be lucky. __________________ Jarrett Spokane, WA ZONE 6A Proudly Serving in the United States Armed Forces, 2009-Present Everyone should have a green thumb Figs: Nero600m

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fig tree - $45 (hatboro, pa)