Hi all, thought I would give back a little to the group that has helped me so much in my new Fig hobby.

I just came back from my annual trip to Lebanon.  Thought I'd post a few pictures of the home town for the Baskinta purple, brown and the small Lebanese red and abyad figs. 

I had a great opportunity to drive around, chat with the locals and collect a few cuttings.   I even got a cutting from a tree growing near an ancient tomb that was dug into a rock... Fig trees tend to grow like weeds there.

None of the figs were ripe so, who knows what I have.  They are mid summer cuttings that I threw into the fridge before mailing them over. Hope I can get them to root. I am using Bass's method for a few of the cuttings for now.

Enjoy the pictures.
     
I was told this is a dark colored fig

I was told this one is an Abyad
 
Old Lebanese architecture
 
There was one ripe fig on this one, tasted like jam.
   
This is a picture of an almost ripe fig. The ripe one was hoovered before I remembered I had a camera.
This is only a part of Baskinta, lots of churches in this town.  What you see is a little orchard that belongs to a small monastery to the left.  

• Wish list: Maltese, Black Malta
• Have: My grandpa's Abyad from Lebanon, Barada, Mission, Souadi, Makedonia, Bourjasotte Grise, Rhonde de Bordeux, St. Rita, Panache Tiger, Black Madeira, Baskinta Brown and Purple, Sals EL. Raspberry Latte, All babies :( Italian 258, Galacia Negra (Bass's)

Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a

Looking for...

Socorro Blk
Wuhan 
Jolly Tiger
Lamperia Preta
Herschtetten
St. Jean
Black Ischia

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