Hardy Chicago from Hirts already bearing

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stefpix

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Posted 1373829158	Reply with quote #1

this is a small 'Hardy Chicago' fig (originally from Etna volcano in Sicily). I wanted to sell it on ebay as it is a duplicate (someone from here gave me a larger one I have in a 2 gallon pot). But I saw that this 12 inch tall plant in a small pot is already bearing figs... I will keep it. Originally bought from Hirts gardens ( a mericloned plant), last year. It was really small I was disappointed but seems fast growing, with their LSU purple I bought this with. __________________ -- stefano

americanfiglover

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Posted 1373829401	Reply with quote #2

Congrats! Nice clear photo also. __________________ Jarrett Spokane, WA ZONE 6A Proudly Serving in the United States Armed Forces, 2009-Present Everyone should have a green thumb Figs: Nero600m

susieqz

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Posted 1373849555	Reply with quote #3

yup, i got a chicago from hirts bazck in janurary. it was just a twig. i got 4 little brebas by late may, size of grapes and not tasting like much. the interseting thing is at that point they hadn't left my kitchen window. susie __________________ susie wish list: nothing. i can't grow cuttings . right now, i have 6 trees showing no signs of fmv. i'd like to keep it that way' i was told that if i couldn't deal with fmv, i should grow peaches, so i got a peach tree to live with my clean figs.

garden_whisperer

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Posted 1373850119	Reply with quote #4

I got mine four years ago from hirts but mine I don't think was a microclone as it was a single stick a foot tall with a single termanal bud at the top. Looked like a rooted cutting to me but I orderd it in feb and it was dormant when I got it. Its four foot tall with about 100 figs on right now. I just posted pics in another topic about shade talerant figs. __________________ Dave Zone 6b Illinois "Be the change you wish to see in the world"

farowyn

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Posted 1373853998	Reply with quote #5

I got a Hardy Chicago and Magnolia from Hirt's this year. They were tiny, but healthy. They have grown a lot and look great. Can't beat the price either. __________________ Jeff Central OH- Zone 6a Wish list-anything that will ripen in zone 6a.Souadi(obsessed with this one), Takoma Violet, Col de Dame anything -currently rooting: MBVS, DK, RdB, VdB. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ― Margaret Mead

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