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Subject: Brown Turkey Problems Replies: 19
Posted By: npolaske Views: 334
 
Your experience sounds like exactly what I would expect in your zone with an in-ground Brown Turkey. In-ground trees get a shorter season than potted trees because it takes so much longer for the soil to warm up. 

I'm in zone 8 with a few Brown Turkeys in the ground. Mine start to ripen in early August and into September, and this is with high temps in the 95-105 range in June and July. So with your cooler temps and shorter growing season, it sounds right to me that they wouldn't ripen.

Subject: $7 fig trees for spring/summer delivery, around 150+ varieties Replies: 775
Posted By: npolaske Views: 28,766
 
I know James is incredibly busy so it's unlikely he will post much other than updates on the figs in the near future. Earlier this year I sent James an email asking about his greenhouse and here's what he sent back. I know this isn't very detailed, but it gives you a general idea of what he did. It sounds like a simple, fun project!

"All my greenhouses, including the new one, have a double layer of film with the space between the layers inflated.

I get 10' lengths of metal EMT conduit, cut them in half, then sledgehammer them into the ground (not straight up and down, but angled inward); those serve as the footers for the pvc to slide onto.  The film holds everything down, as it's buried along the long sides, and no wind can move the weight of all that dirt."

There is also a description on his blog with lots of pictures:

http://www.greenfingardens.com/p/semi-pit-tunnel-greenhouse.html



Subject: Dave Wilson Trees Arriving Replies: 8
Posted By: npolaske Views: 627
 
Is your email still active? I have tried emailing encantofarms@cox.net and it keeps bouncing back.

Subject: Looking for Yvonne Replies: 1
Posted By: npolaske Views: 108
 
I'm trying to complete my collection of common figs bred by Condit. The only one (to the best of my knowledge) that I have been unable to locate is Yvonne.

Does anyone have this one? If so, I'd love to set up a trade or purchase some cuttings.

Thanks!

Subject: $7 fig trees for spring/summer delivery, around 150+ varieties Replies: 775
Posted By: npolaske Views: 28,766
 
To those who are asking when the orders will be shipped, James posted a couple times recently on here and his website addressing that question:

http://www.figcuttings.com/2016/09/fig-propagation-project-update.html

http://www.figcuttings.com/2016/10/fig-farm-update-rooting-cuttings-and.html

Subject: $7 fig trees for spring/summer delivery, around 150+ varieties Replies: 775
Posted By: npolaske Views: 28,766
 
James,

Is the Zingerella you have the Mt. Etna type, or the Richard Watts version?

Subject: Figs that are NOT cold hardy at all? Replies: 7
Posted By: npolaske Views: 238
 
Any other LSU varieties to be concerned about? 

Anyone have any experience with the CdD group in zone 8?

Subject: Figs that are NOT cold hardy at all? Replies: 7
Posted By: npolaske Views: 238
 
Thanks, Dennis!

Do you have a Smith in the ground? If so, does it freeze to the ground every year?

Subject: Figs that are NOT cold hardy at all? Replies: 7
Posted By: npolaske Views: 238
 
I live in the intermediate desert of southern AZ (~5000 ft above sea level), which tends to be a pretty extreme climate with respect to summer highs and winter lows. Every summer we can count on several weeks of 100+ °F heat, which the figs love. However, we can also get a few nights during the winter where we drop into the high teens, which the figs do not like. This past winter we got down to  about 20 °F a few nights in a row and none of my trees suffered any dieback (brown turkey, Peter's honey, white kadota, VdB, and texas everbearing). I am adding several new varieties this year, and for many varieties I'm not sure they would do as well in the ground. So here is my question:

What fig varieties do you know of that are NOT cold hardy at all? What are the varieties you have had that seem to suffer extreme dieback in the 20-30 °F range?

Subject: Please help me decide: Corky's Honey Delight? Replies: 4
Posted By: npolaske Views: 194
 
I have one and while it is definitely a good honey fig, it's somewhat similar to kadota in my opinion. If money is an issue, you can probably find a kadota on ebay for pretty cheap.

Subject: another variety I.D. request, pls Replies: 6
Posted By: npolaske Views: 199
 
I think a big clue is that whoever planted it obviously didn't care about the fruit, so it's unlikely to be a rare or exotic variety. Italian honey and Kadota are the only light colored figs with amber flesh I have seen for sale in southern AZ, and those leaves do not look like Kadota.

I am a little surprised that the main crop didn't taste better, though, if it is Italian Honey, since you said it was untended in Phoenix. I would expect a stressed out tree in that hot, dry climate to produce incredibly sweet fruit. Although I wonder if the tree actually gets watered a lot due to the grass that people for some strange reason insist on growing in the some Phoenix neighborhoods?

Subject: OT - Mulberry Cuttings Replies: 14
Posted By: npolaske Views: 309
 
My weeping hasn't produced fruit yet, but I was told the fruits are similar to others. It's really more of a "conversation piece" tree for a garden. If you want loads of good fruit I would go with Illinois Everbearing in your zone. 

Subject: OT - Mulberry Cuttings Replies: 14
Posted By: npolaske Views: 309
 
I have a weeping mulberry that is still dormant. I could send you some cuttings of that if you want.

Subject: Plant multiple rooted cuttings in a single hole? Replies: 5
Posted By: npolaske Views: 164
 
More cuttings than I expected have rooted for me this year, giving me an excess of certain varieties. Once they are mature enough to plant in the ground, I am thinking about putting 2-4 plants (of the same variety) in the same hole about 1 foot apart. Since I let my figs grow into bushes with several trunks, it seems like this approach would end up giving a larger bush, faster. However, I could also envision each plant growing slower as a result of competition with the others planted so closely, leaving you with no real advantage versus a single planting.

Has anyone done this with their fig starts?

Subject: OT Plumcot & Pluots & Apriums Replies: 4
Posted By: npolaske Views: 131
 
I have an aprium, peacatum, pluerry, and a few pluots. I can't recall the varieties right now but it you're interested I can look at the tags tonight and let you know. I haven't pruned them yet so I will have tons and tons of cuttings coming up soon.


Subject: Update on ebay scammer sgtwardog95 Replies: 5
Posted By: npolaske Views: 233
 
Hi,

Last month I bought a bunch of cuttings from ebay and some ended up being from scammers. One seller in particular (sgtwardog95) was very mean and angry when I asked him to confirm the source of the cuttings, since another forum member had revealed that this seller had stolen the picture from elsewhere. I ended up filing a dispute with ebay, which I won, and was asked to ship the cuttings back to the seller.

Today the package I sent was returned to me because the address he gave me to send them back doesn't exist! So in case there was any uncertainty, sgtwardog95 was absolutely scamming.

Subject: Fig Recommendation Please Replies: 15
Posted By: npolaske Views: 424
 
I'm in Oracle, which is obviously a bit cooler than Phoenix (~10-15 F during summer), but our sun is possibly more intense during the summer since we're at 5000 ft and the air is thinner. As others stated earlier, I have noticed the leaves drooping a bit during the days we get over 100F, but they always perk back up in the evening and the fruit quality does not seem affected (although I admit I have not tried a VdB from another climate).

Personally, I would stick with it. It's an excellent fig that is early in the hot desert climate. As an added bonus, I find that the figs ripen faster than most, meaning the birds have less time to get them!

Subject: Fig Grafting Fun Replies: 30
Posted By: npolaske Views: 626
 
Excellent detail! Thanks very much!

Subject: Fig Grafting Fun Replies: 30
Posted By: npolaske Views: 626
 
Can you give some specifics on how you performed the cleft graft? This seems like a really good option for those of us that have relatively mature trees. Personally, I have a few Brown Turkeys that have a ~2" trunk I would like to cut down to about 3-4" above the soil line and cleft graft in some different varieties.

Subject: Corkey's Honey Delight/ Uncle Corkey's Replies: 9
Posted By: npolaske Views: 941
 

Does anyone have an update on this topic? I recently bought a tree from a nursery in Tucson and they told me it absolutely yielded fruit for them without the wasp. Other than GreenFin's claim on this thread, I can not find another reference on this variety needing the wasp...

JohnnieB, did your fruit abort like GreenFin's?

GreenFin, are you still confident that it needs the wasp?


Subject: Grantham's Royal cuttings??? Replies: 2
Posted By: npolaske Views: 127
 
Thanks Iowafig!

With all the scamming going on, it's certainly good to have someone to vouch for you!

Subject: Grantham's Royal cuttings??? Replies: 2
Posted By: npolaske Views: 127
 
Does anyone have extra Grantham's Royal cuttings I could trade for? I have some fig cuttings to offer (brown turkey, violette bordeaux, panache, peter's honey) as well as a wide variety of fruit tree scion wood (many varieties of apple, pear, asian pear, peach, jujube, persimmon, plum, and plum hybrids) and some very well-rooted triple crown and chester thornless blackberries I could offer.

Thanks!

Subject: off topic, looking for pear cuttings/rootstock OHxF 51 Replies: 9
Posted By: npolaske Views: 174
 
Raintree sells rootstocks. I've ordered a lot of trees and berries from them in the past and they are a quality nursery. They have a couple pear rootstocks they claim to be fireblight resistant:

http://www.raintreenursery.com/Pear_Quince/



Subject: What low temperature will kill breda crop? Replies: 3
Posted By: npolaske Views: 93
 
Rather than highjack the Desert King thread, I'll just ask this as a new topic because I've been unable to find any info on this.

How low can the temperature get during the winter before the breda crop of Desert King is killed?

Subject: Dall'Osso cuttings on Etsy Replies: 5
Posted By: npolaske Views: 198
 
Has anyone ever ordered cuttings from Etsy? There is someone selling two Dell'Osso cuttings for the very reasonable price of $50. They also have a Black Madeira which for some reason is more expensive at $60.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/251803068/dall-osso-fig-tree-2-cuttings-rare-fig?ref=pr_shop

Has anyone tasted the fruit? I did some searching and found a lot of discussion over how rare this variety is, but nothing on the taste!

Subject: Trade fruit tree scion for fig cuttings? Replies: 2
Posted By: npolaske Views: 112
 
I have sherwood and sugar cane. They both are great, especially when dried. Both of them were purchased several years ago from Raintree.

Subject: Trade fruit tree scion for fig cuttings? Replies: 2
Posted By: npolaske Views: 112
 
Hi everyone,

I've been collecting fruit trees for many years and recently have been expanding my fig collection beyond the typical varieties that can be found at local nurseries. I've ordered some cuttings from many of you through ebay, as well as some plants through greenfin's generous $7 offer. However, I'm still trying to track down some cuttings of a few of the "rare" varieties you all gush over... Black madeira, italian 258, planera, and calderona. I know these can be probably be obtained this winter for the right price, but I was wondering if anyone who has any of these varieties would be willing to trade them for some fruit tree scion.

I have many varieties of cherry, apple, pear, asian pear, pomegranate, jujube, plum, peach, nectarine, apricot, almond, pecan, and prunus hybrids (pluot, apruim, peacatum, pluerry), and persimmon, as well as blackberries. Many of the varieties I have are different from what you'd probably find in a local nursery. For instance, I have sherwood and sugar cane jujubes, not the typical li and lang pair sold locally. All of our nursery stock was obtained through reputable online or local nurseries and I have actually tasted the fruit from any tree I would trade so I can guarantee it's the variety I'm claiming.

Please let me know if you are interested in a trade!



Subject: e-bay dealer Replies: 38
Posted By: npolaske Views: 1,162
 
I've been conversing through email with sgtwardog95 throughout the day and they seem to be a very angry person. I am now 100% convinced they are a scammer. They claim to have taken screenshots from this forum where someone said they were going to claim the cuttings were dried out to get a refund.

I'm going to ask for a refund on the basis that the pictures on the item description were found to be inauthentic.

Subject: e-bay dealer Replies: 38
Posted By: npolaske Views: 1,162
 
Hi everyone,

I just recently started expanding my fig collection beyond what I call the "Home Depot Varieties" and have bought some cuttings from many of you so far this winter. I ended up placing the minimum bid and winning the Calderona cuttings from sgtwardog95. I fully realize there is some potential for fraud here given the lack of track record of this seller, but I figured for $20 it was worth the risk to obtain this rare variety.

I will hopefully root the cuttings this winter and let everyone know how the leaves, and eventually the fruit, compare to a true Calderona.

--Nate

Oracle, AZ
USDA Zone 8a