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nkesh099

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If anyone is around or in Birmingham, AL, check out the fig trees there. They are locate on the right hand side of the greenhouse.

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tennesseefig

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What varieties are they?  
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Back in 2011, I was told by a gardner at Botanical Gardens that they were Celeste, Alma, Black Mission, LSU Purple and few others that I do not remember. There are around 10-12 trees and all should have tags. When I was there last week, it was getting late and did not check the tags. Some of those trees are 15+ feet tall and wide.

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The first one you show leaves of (going from left to right) looks like a Celeste.
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I'm there now. I cant find tags on a lot of the trees, but two that are labeled are LSU purple, and Blanche.  I'll take some pics and post again later. Some good brebas setting in here already.
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Ok. Update time.  I counted seven trees. I found three labels.  Only two had the variety names.  LSU Purple and Blanche. I inquired at the garden's offices as to how I might find out the rest of the varieties and am still waiting to hear back. I will update again once I do. Pictures are below, in no particular order, although I will say that all of the large brebas are from the Blanche tree.
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oldoneeye,

Nice photos. Thank you for posting them. If you get a chance, make a trip to Petal FromThe Past in Jamison, AL (30 miles South of Birmingham) and visit their fig orchard as well. You'll be pleased.

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oldoneeye, Nice photos. Thank you for posting them. If you get a chance, make a trip to Petal FromThe Past in Jamison, AL (30 miles South of Birmingham) and visit their fig orchard as well. You'll be pleased. Navid.


I just visited Petals a few days ago actually, and yes, they have a nice little fig orchard.  I purchased a few trees while I was there. I recommend anyone in the area visit there.  The figs are just a small part of their offerings.
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Hmmm...seeing as i live here in the Magic City, I might have to "visit" the garden in mid July or so.
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dont forget that Petals has a summer fig seminar and orchard tour every summer.  Check website for date.
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4 (local) Celeste, Papa John, LSU Purple, Green Ischia, Brunswick, italian honey,  BT,
Panache, Deanna, LSU Black, O'Rourke

Wish list: Chicago Hardy, VDB, RDB
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Hmmm...seeing as i live here in the Magic City, I might have to "visit" the garden in mid July or so.


Fair warning, while I was at the office one of the staff members told me a story about what happened to a couple of poachers who got caught harvesting the figs.... Let's just say they didn't get home with them.
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they wanna keep 'em all to themselves I guess, for "research", I'm sure.
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4 (local) Celeste, Papa John, LSU Purple, Green Ischia, Brunswick, italian honey,  BT,
Panache, Deanna, LSU Black, O'Rourke

Wish list: Chicago Hardy, VDB, RDB
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they wanna keep 'em all to themselves I guess, for "research", I'm sure.


Well, I doubt they would care if anyone sampled a fig here and there, but the poachers in the story tried to make off with a couple gallons of them.
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Hi,
It is a general rule at botanical gardens: you can only touch with your eyes, and being not too close.
If every visitor took a leaf and/or one fruit, their trees would be leafless the whole year ...
Here nearby there is a Dauphine in the botanical garden, but they don't sell nor gift the cuttings nor allow to pick leaves,stems nor fruits. So I bought one tree from a nursery on the first (and only) occasion that I had.
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