Found a fig tree!

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chrisw

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Posted 1415142149	Reply with quote #1

So I came here several weeks ago for the first time for help and was gracious to receive more than I needed and for that I am thankful. I will let everyone know how my cuttings go. In the meantime, I travel for a living and spend about a third of my nights in hotels. Here I was at a hotel in MS and there is a small pond out back with this fine gem next to it. I remember people saying that once you start growing figs you will notice fig trees everywhere you go and this is the first time I have actually seen one. Here she is. Not the biggest thing in the world but I would be lying if I said I wasn't excited anyway. Didn't find any fruit though.

ADelmanto

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Posted 1415142381	Reply with quote #2

Nice job. Soon you will be driving along looking over fences and along the sides of houses all the time. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/From-The-Ground-Up-403313193085649/

cyberfarmer

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Posted 1415147013	Reply with quote #3

It is true. Once you catch the bug, you start finding figs all around. I have lived in my home for about four years now. I go for a lot of long walks through my neighborhood, including cutting through my neighbor's orchards and fields. Only within the last year have I noticed that there are at least twenty wild figs within a ten minute walk growing out of any place that has been left alone. This weekend, I found this one growing out of the street! __________________ Paul the Fig Tree Destroyer in Fallbrook, CA (Zone 10A )

chrisw

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Posted 1415149387	Reply with quote #4

Wow that's amazing. Hopefully that means my fig cuttings will grow like weeds!

lampo

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Posted 1415150440 · Edited	Reply with quote #5

Paul, Nice tree, healthy and growing strong An ideal candidate to be taken home with all its roots, be potted or grounded and be ready to accept a known scion by next spring ... and be showing a fig or two a bit later in August or September ! Francisco Portugal

Charlie

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Posted 1415151340	Reply with quote #6

I bet you were like "hey! a fig tree!" I was there just a few weeks ago, great feeling for sure. Congrats. __________________ Zone 7A ~ Fort Smith area Arkansas

drphil69

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Posted 1415158986	Reply with quote #7

Looks like it froze to the ground last winter. Most of those shoots look young, and the gray ones don't appear to have leaves as far as I can tell. __________________ Phil - Zone 7A - Newark, DE Newbie fig lover just trying to learn.

cyberfarmer

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Posted 1415165467	Reply with quote #8

I assume there are no fig wasps in Mississippi. So, this tree was planted by somebody, correct? __________________ Paul the Fig Tree Destroyer in Fallbrook, CA (Zone 10A )

chrisw

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Posted 1415180531	Reply with quote #9

Quote: Originally Posted by cyberfarmer I assume there are no fig wasps in Mississippi. So, this tree was planted by somebody, correct? Yes it was. I asked at the hotel and they said a former employee planted it as well as some other trees. Not sure how or where it came from or how long ago.

jdsfrance

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Posted 1415193779	Reply with quote #10

Hi chrisw, Nice find. Did they tell you how the figs were ? Is it an honey fig ? in the family of kadota ? ... from the leaves shape, could be ... Taking cuttings in those conditions can be tricky :) . __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

chrisw

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Posted 1415215412	Reply with quote #11

Quote: Originally Posted by jdsfrance Hi chrisw, Nice find. Did they tell you how the figs were ? Is it an honey fig ? in the family of kadota ? ... from the leaves shape, could be ... Taking cuttings in those conditions can be tricky :) . The guy I asked didn't know what kind and he didn't know if it produced fruit yet. I believe this was its first year in the ground.

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