JR
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On the way back from picking up a couple of free fig trees from a craigslist ad, I convinced my wife to take an alternative route so I could do my normal fig tree scouting (she drives, I scan). As we rounded a bend in an older subdivision, out of the corner of my eye (tucked halfway back in a vacant lot and almost out of sight for the direction we were going) I spotted a beautiful sight... I swear I could hear angels singing... it was a fig tree. And not some run-of-the-mill scraggly bush type of fig tree; this was a Paul Bunyan-sized fig tree that commanded attention. Naturally, I blurted out to my wife to STOP THE CAR NOW and then BACK UP BACK UP BACK UP!!! (Which she did without question) Since I make her carry pruning shears in her car for such an occasion, I grabbed them and quickly went to work, not paying any attention to my wife telling me that the local residents were starting to stare. I reassured her that nobody would care since it's a vacant, unkempt lot... then I posed next to the tree while she took the picture (did I mention I have a great wife??!!). I took a cutting and grabbed some of the ripe fruit and took off before the police showed up (just kidding). As we were leaving I spoke with the resident who lived next door to see if they had any info on the tree. All she knew about it was that it was over 100 years old; I think it's a Mission, but since I'm a novice I think everything's a Mission :)
Pattee
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Posted 1372977183
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Big time SCORE !!!
Malta Blk+purple/red, Italian + Calabrian UNK's , Catanzaro, Malone, Sucrette(Baud) "We may have our private opinions but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts?" - Gandhi
jtp
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Posted 1372977284
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Awesome find!
americanfiglover
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Posted 1372977608
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Looks like someone trained it for pot culture and left it there. OMG you should've taken those suckers!
JR
1359306591
Posted 1372977731
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My wife draws the line at carrying a shovel in her car...
Paul13
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Posted 1372978886
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Great story and pics ,thats an amazing tree.
americanfiglover
1236649731
Posted 1372982059
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well since you know where it's at you can always go back. Hopefully no one cut it down.
Dieseler
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Posted 1372983100
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Thats a big big tree and its appears to have a lot of age judging by you standing next to it.
JR
1359306591
Posted 1372984423
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Yeah, I'm about 5'11" tall, so that makes that tree pretty big. The fruit I tasted was the breba crop, and since you mentioned it I'm going to have to taste it again right now to refresh my memory :)
javajunkie
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Posted 1372984736
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That Sir was an awesome find. I drive around all the time and never see any.
Smaritza
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Posted 1372985570
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Two thumbs up!!!
Gr8Figs
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Posted 1372997392
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Nice looking tree!
rcantor
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Posted 1372998720
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Congratulations, great find!
jenniferarino83
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Posted 1373000663
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Nice
greg88
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Posted 1373027660
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Heck of a tree!
, Kathleen's Bl, Hunt, a great UNK or anything anyone wants me to have???
FiggieFive_0
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Posted 1398358082
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Aloha, Ralph! Isn't strange how they almost call out to you? "Look at me, look at me." Fabulous find!
greenbud
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Posted 1398365785
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What a beautiful tree! I hope it continues to thrive for many more years. You are blessed to have such a good navigator/partner as your wife.
GeneDaniels
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Posted 1398367611
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Wow, what a huge fig tree. The fruit look good too. How did they taste?
Seven trees in the ground : Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?
