Vito
I usually go there in May and the tree (stump) will have many new small branches. I'm thinking they remove all the branches in the fall for propagating?
I remember last year I did not see any fig trees for sale and they said they had trouble growing the cuttings. I thought it was just a bad year because every other year before that they would have many trees for sale.

Vito, teach them to a/l.

Hmmm.  That leaf looks a lot like my Unk Jim Dandy find.  I haven't got to see a really ripe fig to compare color but the ones I did get were that shape/size.  "Jim" brought it to Arkansas from Brooklyn some 40 years ago.  Hopefully I can learn some more this year.

Vito, those sound like candidates for grafting!  If there are unopened buds on those tiny cuttings, cut off those leaves.

Good luck!

One tiny cutting I grated 27 days ago was transplanted into a 5 gallon pot today and I'm hoping for fruit by early August.  I'm biased towards grafting. :)

Harvey.
I grafted three cuttings last year and all three failed, I didn't want to change it with these cuttings.
Vito

Vito,
I have the best luck by plating cuttings directly in the ground at an angle, leaving about 1/2" above ground. I plant them in May or June and get nearly 100% success.

Paul, the one that I planted in promix looks good, the other three in the cloner are coming out of shock. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Vito

Vito,
If you have any trouble rooting the cuttings, we can meet in the summer and I will give you a live Valoze tree.

Thank you very much Paul. I'd like to meet you even if they root.
We could meet at my house with my friend Al(Hadlock pond) and have a couple of cold ones and solve all the fig problems ☺
Vito

That fig does look special, Pino. I'm glad that you shared the story, thanks.

Anyone take a picture of the mother tree...before its gone?!

Ps: I'll be happy tobuy a couple of cuttings if and when they are available.

Oh Harvey you're kill me

Thanks Gary!  Cool climate growers have to be a little more discerning when choosing what figs to invest time in for growing in ground.  This fig has my endorsement.

Meg, hang in there Paul has said he will visit there in May and hopefully will take a photo. 
It may be too late for cuttings this year unless someone has a Valoze in a pot stored away that sees your post.  Next year you should have lots of chances to get some cuttings. 

Good luck with those cuttings Vito!

Thanks Vito. I must have missed Paul's post.

Holy crow! Albany is only about 20 min away from me. I never run into fig trees around here, so it feels like a bit of a shock to learn that any nursery that close had been selling figs for years. So sad that they stopped doing cuttings. The Valoze tree looks and sounds like a winner.

Hey Paul,
Thanks for the photo of the mother Valoze tree!
I can see a great relationship with me and this fig tree given the great taste and cold tolerance of it.

Paul, thanks for posting the updated Veloze fig tree pic!! Beautiful tree!!

Valoze is also ripening nicely here are a couple picked a day early since heavy rain predicted over night.

Great story and thread. Seems like a keeper fig, especially for cold hardy areas... Congrats!

Very nice looking fruits Pino! I hope they will become available here a day.

Hi Joe,
My Valoze fig is doing great,it even has a couple of figs on it. They won't ripen this year, but there's always next year.
Thank you for bringing attention to this fig tree.
Vito

Thanks Devin, Tony and Vito.
This tree is in a 5 gal pot.  Hopefully Paul will post a photo of his in ground Valoze and see how they look.