Hello all, My name is Art and I live in Western Pa., I've been reading this awesome forum for a while now. I ate my first fresh fig last year about this time and been hooked ever since. I have 19 trees already ranging from 1 ft. to about 6 ft., plus i have 6 cuttings that have rooted but not put in soil yet. My wife thinks I'm crazy but she sure loves to eat them. I mostly have unknown italian varieties that look like hardy chicago. My white fig plants haven't fruited yet but the the mother plant is loaded and taste great. I already gave my wife my wish list for Christmas. Can't wait.

Hi, Welcome to the forum. :)

LOL, I don't know how many times I've read "My ______ thinks I'm crazy."

It's not 'crazy', it's fun.  :)

Welcome to the forum Art.

Wait till you have about 100, 150 or 200 varieties like most of us have.
Then they will begin to wonder.

Welcome Art. That is similar to my beginning but I only have 15 trees so far.

The nice thing is I live near an Italian community and have access to a bunch of trees for cuttings. I've been pretty successful so far with my cuttings. But I wish i had waited a couple months.  Looks like i will growing under lights this winter.

[QUOTE=rafed]Wait till you have about 100, 150 or 200 varieties like most of us have.
Then they will begin to wonder.[/QUOTE]

LOL, at over 100 varieties, they will be way past 'wonder', ....and you'll have to make sure there are two ways out of every room you go into - so they can't sneak up on you and take you away to the funny farm.  ...Unless there is good soil there...

welcome to the figgy farm, sounds better that looney bin, or funny farm,LOL

This is a fine example of a good introduction from a new member!  You get an A+++!  Welcome, and looking forward to your posts!

Suzi

Yes nice intro. Welcome I was gonna have 5 or 6 trees, now over 60, they grow on you, lol. Hope you enjoy the ride.

Welcome to the self confessed Figaholics support group!

Hello Art,

Welcome to the forum.  You have come to the right place. 

There is hope.  My wife thought I was crazy too until she tried one of the fresh figs off our tree.   I have found there to be some very knowledgeable people on this forum who are willing to help.  Welcome!

Art,

     I'll bet you know this already. About a hundred years ago a bunch of immigrants started to come over from a little village named San Pietro Avellana in Abruzzi. Many came to the area around Youngstown, including New Castle. You probably know some of my distant cousins. Welcome to the fig dimension.

Welcome Art,
   Your not too far from me. I'm in southern Butler county. I'll have cuttings of a yellow/green fig this fall. If you're interested send me a PM.
Tony

Dale,  I also know a lot of people in Ellwood City that are from Italy                                                                                                   

Welcome! If you have cuttings for sale, trade or gifts you'll be the most popular guy on the forum.

Ellwood City for sure. A fellow out in San Diego runs a website for descendants of San Pietrese immigrants. I think his mother was from Beaver Falls. Somehow Somebody got a railroad job and then everyone got hired and they just followed the rails to Akron, Cleveland and points west to Colorado and then California.

Welcome Art. My wife has so much (Italian) family from Ellwood City and New Castle she calls it "The land where everyone is my cousin."

Hi Aaron, I bet one of her relatives
got me started with my first tree. Or should
I say got me hooked

It is entirely possible. The tree in her mom's yard here in Pittsburgh started out up there. I live in an Italian section of the city and have found four trees within a block of me I'm hoping to ID and take cuttings from soon!

Aaron, I know of 30+ people that have figs
around me. Mostly the same varieties I think.
I know of 3 trees in ground that are unprotected.
They look similiar to my Hardy Chicago. The trees
die back in the winter, but grow close to 10 ft
each year. I have starts to all of them.

Aaron, I know of 30+ people that have figs
around me. Mostly the same varieties I think.
I know of 3 trees in ground that are unprotected.
They look similiar to my Hardy Chicago. The trees
die back in the winter, but grow close to 10 ft
each year. I have starts to all of them.

Art, put your wish list in your signature.  There are lots of members here who have cuttings to spare, and would be happy to send them to you!

Suzi

Suzi, thanks for the advice. Tonight I will
try to post some pics of at least one unknown
Small darker fig. I would gladly send out cuttings
to whoever