striveforfreedom
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Posted 1346272905
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Thought this was neat and I'd share.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/29/dining/in-brooklyn-an-abundance-of-fig-trees.html?_r=1
DesertDance
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Posted 1346273608
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I loved the part about giving up, lopping off branches to stake tomatoes, then seeing them leaf out! Best never to give up on a fig tree!
eden13
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Posted 1346274187
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Nice I enjoyed reading this article. Thank for sharing.
Dieseler
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Posted 1346275061
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Also enjoyed article thanks for posting it.
Pattee
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Posted 1346275160
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Thanks good article !
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
james
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Posted 1346275264
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LOL @ "... the trees doesn't know it's in Brooklyn."
2016 Wish List: Dārk Pōrtuguese, Grānthāms Royāl, Lātarolla, Negrettā, Nōire de Bārbentāne, Rockāway Green, Viōlet Sepōr , Viōlette Dā uphine . Iranian figs are always welcome.
Gina
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Posted 1346276774
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Yes, and : "Biagio was so invested in the figs that once they started to ripen, he would sit in the backyard with a can filled with stones. When birds came near the tree, he’d shake the can to scare them away."
http://www.Ourfigs.com (and blueberries)
striveforfreedom
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Posted 1346281057
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@ James. Yes they do! :-)
landscapewitch
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Posted 1346285175
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That was really nice. Thanks.
BronxFigs
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Posted 1346287299
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Notice all the articles? Almost no one mentions a smuggled, Apple tree, or, a precious heirloom Cherry tree. It's always the FIG tree that gets the poignant, sentimental story. Fig trees give back all the love we put into them, year, after year....without fail. We can also share our beloved trees, with others, in the form of cuttings, air-layers, etc. A gift from the Middle-East.
dawgdrvr
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Posted 1346300983
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wow very nice read , Thanx for sharing .
Rewton
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It has always struck me how many on this forum have Italian roots. This article helps me to more fully understand the connection between Italian-Americans and figs. I have no ancestry to the areas famous for figs, and no family history of fig growing, but I have gotten the "bug" anyway for all the reasons that we are all familiar with. However, so far my family just doesn't get it but I'm doing my best to start a new tradition. I need to get the midwesterners to visit us when the figs are getting ripe!
stefpix
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Posted 1346434289
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But I wonder about the Spaniards, the French, the Greeks, the Croatians, The Turks and the Lebanese, Israelis, Palestinians. Some have large populations of immigrants in the USA and they may like their figs a lot.
Womack
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Posted 1346434629
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I enjoyed the article.
striveforfreedom
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While I'm a pasean I too would like to learn more about figs from other origin. We all know a fellow figger that maybe does not a know about our community here so I'll do my best to bring more good folks onboard.
