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Subject: Favourite in ground figs for cold climates Replies: 63
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Sorry, I wasn't trying to derail the thread - I've just been having a hard time tracking down some of the cold hardy cultivars. Thanks for the suggestions about where/how to get figs.


I'll be planting Hardy Chicago and Marseilles Black Vs outside this Spring so hopefully they'll do alright for me.

Subject: Favourite in ground figs for cold climates Replies: 63
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I've noticed a few of you are from Canada... where are you getting your figs? I'm having a hard time tracking down cultivars.

My neighbours have Italian honey in ground which gets really sweet and a portuguese plant that is loaded with figs, but doesn't seem to get as sweet.

We're zone 7 generally...

Subject: Florea Replies: 6
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Thanks for all the replies. Yeah, it definitely seems to be harder to track down cultivars in Canada.

I guess if I can't find any this spring, I'll get in touch and see if anyone has cuttings in the fall. I'll try to get in touch with Harvey C - it's been hard to find people who ship internationally.

Subject: Florea Replies: 6
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I'm starting to put together a cold-hardy fig collection thanks so much to tylerj and sammy, but I'm still trying to track down florea figs. It's a bit harder because I'm in Canada and none of the online sites here seem to sell it.

Does anyone have florea figs that they'd be willing to sell me?

Thanks for your time.

Subject: Cuttings in Canada Replies: 5
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Thanks for the suggestions and the welcome. I hadn't been checking ebay so that's something I'll keep an eye on. The brugmansia website looks good - it has a couple mount etna types that look interesting... And, I e-mailed Adriano a few months ago, but I never heard back.

Tyler, I'll send you a PM. Hopefully I can figure out how to root the figs. I've noticed a few topics on here explaining successful methods.

Does anyone know a source of florea in Canada?

Thanks!

Subject: Cuttings in Canada Replies: 5
Posted By: marc0 Views: 228
 
I'm new to the forum so hopefully this posting isn't off-base. I'm impressed with all the info. on this site, how helpful people are, and how willing people are to share their experiences so I'm hoping someone may be able to point me in the right direction.

I've been reading a lot on here, but many of the figs that seem most interesting don't seem to be available in Canada...

Are there any Canadians that are selling/shipping cuttings? I'd love to add some other cold-hardy figs to my collection (so far I'm only growing hardy Chicago). I've read through a bunch of topics on here and Florea and Marseilles Black Vs seem very promising. Any recommendations on those varieties or other cold-hardy varieties? And, where in Canada would I find those cultivars?

Thanks in advance!