Fig growing out of Palm tree trunk in Porquerolles France

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DallasFigs

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Posted 1377626786	Reply with quote #1

My wife has family in the South of France (Provence). She told me about the island Porquerolles, near Marseille, that has an orchard with over 100 varieties of Fig trees. I hope to go there in the next year or two. Here's a picture of a fig tree growing out of a Palm tree trunk. Figs will survive! http://www.diomedia.com/public/;jsessionid=F2370C9F3212F65228B091AA975F2A9E.worker1en/7021069/imageDetails.html __________________ James - Irving, TX - Zone: 8a Follow me on EBay Wish List: 187-25 · Ice Crystal · Maltese Beauty · Maltese Falcon

javajunkie

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Posted 1377628894	Reply with quote #2

WOW! I wonder if it will eventually kill the palm. __________________ Tami SE Texas

jdarden1963

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Posted 1377635486	Reply with quote #3

Cool picture. It's amazing how fig trees will survive almost anywhere except in my backyard...lol. Y'all keep your fingers crossed that my newly transplanted LSU Tiger survives the 100+ days for the next 2 weeks. __________________ Jules Zone 8a NE Texas Wish List: LSU Thibodeaux, LSU Red, Kathleen's Black, Lebanese Red, Jolly Tiger, Black Madeira, Purple Passion, Zingerilla (sp?), Martin's Purple Black, BA-1, White Ischia, any red fig, any dark fig or unknown

JustPeachy

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Posted 1377638613	Reply with quote #4

That looks like the work of some thieving bird! lol __________________ Sophie~ Sophies Choices: Sultane, Sal's , Hardy Chicago and varieties suitable to z7b...not too picky at this point since we are still a fig growing virgin!

indestructible87

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Posted 1377665330	Reply with quote #5

There is a conservatory there, found this on wiki, neat stuff. "Today the conservatory manages 180 hectares of agricultural land, as well as three vineyards, and preserves several collections of rare varieties of olive trees (more than 500 trees), fruit trees including stone fruit and citruses, mulberry, fig trees, and palm trees, with a particular emphasis on heritage varieties that serve as a gene reserve. It also conserves some 2,000 plant genes in its seed bank." __________________ Travis Pittsburgh, PA

Liza

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Posted 1383214825	Reply with quote #6

Quote: Originally Posted by indestructible87 There is a conservatory there, found this on wiki, neat stuff. "Today the conservatory manages 180 hectares of agricultural land, as well as three vineyards, and preserves several collections of rare varieties of olive trees (more than 500 trees), fruit trees including stone fruit and citruses, mulberry, fig trees, and palm trees, with a particular emphasis on heritage varieties that serve as a gene reserve. It also conserves some 2,000 plant genes in its seed bank." Hi Travis, just came across your post and I was hoping you might have the link please thank you __________________ Liza https://www.facebook.com/Fig.Farm?ref=tn_tnmn Growing in the UK and Portugal:

DallasFigs

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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=wiki+Porquerolles __________________ James - Irving, TX - Zone: 8a Follow me on EBay Wish List: 187-25 · Ice Crystal · Maltese Beauty · Maltese Falcon

Liza

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Quote: Originally Posted by DallasFigs http://lmgtfy.com/?q=wiki+Porquerolles Dear James, thanks for posting the link........so clever of you.........I am rubbish at this stuff......... __________________ Liza https://www.facebook.com/Fig.Farm?ref=tn_tnmn Growing in the UK and Portugal:

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