travisman1994
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Posted 1400699360
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Hi I am new to growing figs. Can anyone suggest me good varities to grow in toledo, ohio? Also maybe some cuttings i could possibly get that i can root i could pay shipping. I would like a variety. From other posts I read that Chicago hardy, celeste, violette de bordeux are really good ones, opinions? Do each different variety have a large difference in flavor?
DesertDance
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Posted 1400717418
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Toledo.. LOL! Reminds me of Mash, Klinger! Toledo! OK. This is not the time to ask for cuttings, because everything has been pruned. But Hardy Chicago, Ronde de Bordeaux, and Violette de Bordeaux are good choices. Desert King might be a good one too. Hey! You are lucky! Go to the UC Davis website, figure out which ones grow in your zone, place an order (free, but you pay shipping), and next year you will have a lot of cuttings to root.
Frankallen
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Posted 1400718285
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~ yes,chicago hardy ,there is a guy on ebay who sells these cuttings,he lives in ohio ,he cuts his trees level with ground in winter and says they grow back 6 ' tall every summer and produce a crop,i bought some he was selling 5 at a time a good price too.mine rooted in under two weeks in a plastic bin with lid with only damp,(ring it out tight after soaking in water place in bin loosley)peat moss and put on top my freezer ,just type in on ebay chicago hardy cuttings and look for him in ohio,his description on add says about what i told you about cutting every year they stay outside all year ,i'm new don't know much ,but it's true what i'm telling you,and chicago hardy is a hardy fig tree.
This is very good advice! I bought some CH cuttings off eBay from him and they rooted like Gangbusters:)Frank from Bama - Zone 7-b Alabama ...................................................."Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever". Mahatma Gandhi
RichinNJ
1374784282
Posted 1400721377
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I have a Red Greek (Callipoe's) that's been growing in ground for 80 years north of Detroit It has figs every year I've been told by my father.
musillid
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Posted 1400721589
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Do they have distinct flavors? Yes. In addition, the green figs and yellow figs are sweeter and syrupier (if that's a word) than the dark, which have a thicker, richer flavor, especially when allowed to shrivel on the tree. I am in Mansfield and others on the forum are in Columbus, Cleveland and Strongsville. Rafed is in Detroit. Some members are in Ontario and upstate New York. Everyone will tell you it is possible to grow all sorts in pots and carry them over the winter in unheated garages. I am growing Troiano Calabrese, Salce, Stella, Violet de Bordeaux, Hollier, Italian 88, Longue d'Aout, Vista, Sal's EL, Italian Honey, Chiapetta, Flanders, Desert King and Green Ischia as a sampling of what is possible.
