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Hi, I would like to introduce myself to the figs4fun community. My name is Nick and I'm new to the figs4fun forum but a long time fig enthusiast, residing in Burbank, California.
I have a few fig trees growing in my backyard and one of them has been with our family for over 40 years, brought in when my late uncle immigrated to the United States and brought the cuttings with him from Lebanon. 
We named it "Lebanese Black/Purple Fig" for its skin color.
I believe this tree was originally growing in the mountainous regions of Lebanon, where snow and cold weather is common in the winter.
I planted my first "Lebanese Black/Purple" fig tree over twenty years ago and it has grown over 15' tall and 15' across, all the while keeping it under control. It's a heavy producer that produces a large breba crop (up to 97 gr.) in early June, followed by the main crop in mid-July, August and early September.
The fruit is very sweet, meaty, intense and the skin cracks when it's ripe, the pulp; ruby red. Of course it's a constant race with the birds, parrots and the squirrels.  #02Figs©.jpg  Fig Tree Blk #01-2014.jpg  Leb Breba 6-2-2015-94+97gr.jpg  Leb Breba 6-2-2015-97gr.jpg  P1060996 copy.jpg 




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Welcome...beautiful tree and fruit
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What a beauty!
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Welcome Nik. Beautiful tree and Breba figs. Thanks for sharing!
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Welcome Nick! Very beautiful tree! Congratulations! I hope to eat your figs one day:-)
Hopefully lots of them...Please, let us know about your other figs too..
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Congrats! A nice tree and very tasty figs!
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Welcome! That looks like an awesome family tree! When ever your ready to trade let me know, I would love to see how your fig does in south Louisiana.
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Welcome
This is a very nice fig - Congratulations

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Nick, thanks for showing us your heirloom tree!  Do you know if it needs the wasp?  I assume the wasp is probably present where you live.
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welcome to the forum Nick   what a beautiful fig and tree.  You are so lucky.  I  know you will enjoy being part of this community.   Joyce
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Welcome Nick. I actually bought some of your cuttings on ebay, and can report that they were very healthy and rooted easily. I'm glad you joined the forum.
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Cool tree NIC ,  Nice family story .

Nic you said you thought  this tree was from a colder region or mountainous area , have you shared this tree with any growers in colder zones like 5 , 6 or 7 ?
 If so does it still give breba and does the main crop ripen early ?

Have you or someone you shared with tested this cultivator to see if it is suitable for pot culture ?
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Nick welcome here and that is a very beautiful variety. Have you contacted Bass at Trees of Joy? I am quite sure he would be very interested in this fig.
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Welcome Nick.  Any idea how cold it gets in the mountains where it came from?
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Welcome to the forum. I'm wondering if this fig came from Baskinta.
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Welcome!
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Hello Nick, glad to see you on the forum. 
I've been collecting different lebanese varieties. I've got.

Lebanese Red
Red Lebanese (Bekaa)
Black Lebanese (little John)
Souadi
Lebanese yellow
Baskinta brown
Beirut white 
Koura black
Lebanese Shtawi
Shmaili
Aida

and recently: Lebanese black/purple
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Nick, thanks for showing us your heirloom tree!  Do you know if it needs the wasp?  I assume the wasp is probably present where you live.


Hi Steve,
To the best of my knowledge, this variety does not need the wasp to pollinate.
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Cool tree NIC ,  Nice family story .

Nic you said you thought  this tree was from a colder region or mountainous area , have you shared this tree with any growers in colder zones like 5 , 6 or 7 ?
 If so does it still give breba and does the main crop ripen early ?

Have you or someone you shared with tested this cultivator to see if it is suitable for pot culture ?


It is only recently, (No more than 6 or 7 months ago) that I began sharing this cultivar with the fig growers, some of whom live in colder zones, namely Bass, but it is too early to know how well it will do in those areas... 
Bass should be the judge and the bearer of the good news :-)
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Nick welcome here and that is a very beautiful variety. Have you contacted Bass at Trees of Joy? I am quite sure he would be very interested in this fig.


Bass is one of the first people who got interested in this variety, almost two years ago, way before I had it on Ebay, but I wasn't ready at that time.
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Welcome to the forum. I'm wondering if this fig came from Baskinta.


Hi Sas,
You are not too far from the source of this variety. It's either from Baskinta or Beteghrin, which are villages not too far from each other.
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Hello Nick, glad to see you on the forum. 
I've been collecting different lebanese varieties. I've got.

Lebanese Red
Red Lebanese (Bekaa)
Black Lebanese (little John)
Souadi
Lebanese yellow
Baskinta brown
Beirut white 
Koura black
Lebanese Shtawi
Shmaili
Aida

and recently: Lebanese black/purple



Hello again Bass,

Thank you for the warm welcome.
Please keep me posted on the progress of the cuttings from my Lebanese Black/Purple" fig tree, because many growers are interested in knowing how well this variety can and will do in colder zones.
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What is your eBay username?

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It's nixtoy2014
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great looking figs sign me up for cuttings when they become available. =)
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Greetings and welcome
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great looking figs sign me up for cuttings when they become available. =)


Thank you. 'Will let you know.
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Greetings and welcome


Hello, and thank you.
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Welcome Nick. I actually bought some of your cuttings on ebay, and can report that they were very healthy and rooted easily. I'm glad you joined the forum.


Hello Gary, and thank you for your support.
Glad to know that you're happy with the cuttings and that they're doing well.

Enjoy!
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Welcome Nick! Very beautiful tree! Congratulations! Hope to taste  some one day
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Welcome!  Awesome looking fig, and pretty good looking photos to boot!
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Welcome!
Looking forward to Bass' cold variety evaluation!
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Hi nixx...please help me to identify this fig from lebanon / lebanese my by you can send pm to me ...thanks

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Welcome,

I have bought some cuttings from you that are growing well.
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Hello Nick.
Welcome to the forum. That's a beautiful looking fig.
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Thank you. 'Will let you know.


I'm interested too, so let us know when you have cuttings for sale or however you do it. I live in Michigan, and it's pretty darn cold here! So any mountain figs appeal to me. And yours are so beautiful!
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Hi nixx...please help me to identify this fig from lebanon / lebanese my by you can send pm to me ...thanks


Hello Bangbib, 
I don't consider myself a fig expert, so I would like to invite fellow members to chime in on your inquiry.
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Welcome,

I have bought some cuttings from you that are growing well.



Hi Robert,
Thanks for the update. I'm glad the cuttings are growing well! Another year or so, and you'll be tasting them.
Good Luck
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I'm interested too, so let us know when you have cuttings for sale or however you do it. I live in Michigan, and it's pretty darn cold here! So any mountain figs appeal to me. And yours are so beautiful!


Hello Drew and Vito,

Currently I'm completely out of cuttings till November. If I fail to connect with you at that time, drop me a line to remind me.
Here are some updates on my figs; the picture of the tree is current with a 6' ladder underneath, the rest are from the summer of 2015!

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welcome to this forum   I can vouch for his wonderful products.   and he is a really nice guy to boot.  :)
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welcome to this forum   I can vouch for his wonderful products.   and he is a really nice guy to boot.  :)


Thank you Joyce...   :-)
I am humbled.  
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