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schaplin

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I couldn't wait any longer.  I knocked on the door and met the owner of the big fig tree.  A delightful lady who told me the tree is around thirty years old (her husband bought it).  1 crop of small, black figs in August.  She said it was much nicer and bigger but another tree fell on it this year.  Trunk looks to be about 4-5 inches.  She gave me a nice cutting and told me to come back and visit again.  I've told her I will be by with a winter hardy gloxiana for her garden.   
fig leave.jpg     fig on side of house.jpg    fig trunk.jpg 

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Hi Schaplin,
Nice find. That tree looks like suffering a bit from being in a shadowy spot .
On the third photo, it seems to me that there are root shoots . I would have taken those ... with roots already .
Next time, bring her a ladder too ... Man, how does she fetch the figs ? ... She walks on the roof ?
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I've seen figs like this around here. They let them get so big there is no way to harvest the fruit. Don't understand why folks do that.
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shoulda been espaliered
schaplin

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I'd agree with you on that one.  The lady's husband planted it 30 plus years ago and may not have given it much thought
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