Sumacki

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bluns55

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Posted 1471291779 · Edited	Reply with quote #1

Hi Everyone, I ordered these cuttings of Sumacki off E-bay earlier this year. One took off quickly and now is including the pot 2 ft tall with figlets starting. Does this look like Sumacki to any of you who have this plant? It seems to be a good growing plant. __________________ ______________________________________ Brenda zone 6b East Tn I have in pots Celeste, Negronne, CdD Gris cuttings started this yr Sumacki (I hope), Alma & Brooklyn White. Wish list: Rose Noire, LSU Hollier, Green Ischia, Rmali, Battaglia Green, Italian Golden Honey, RDB, Matta, Red Lebanese or any that do well in this area.

adoresfigs45

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Posted 1471292748	Reply with quote #2

be careful telling where you get your cuttings from overseas. Nice ....guys from USDA came to my house and took my sumaki fig . ebay tells them every time you buy something from non approved source out of the country. and they probably read this forum.

bluns55

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Posted 1471294272	Reply with quote #3

Thank You adoresfigs45 __________________ ______________________________________ Brenda zone 6b East Tn I have in pots Celeste, Negronne, CdD Gris cuttings started this yr Sumacki (I hope), Alma & Brooklyn White. Wish list: Rose Noire, LSU Hollier, Green Ischia, Rmali, Battaglia Green, Italian Golden Honey, RDB, Matta, Red Lebanese or any that do well in this area.

haslamhulme

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Posted 1471295089	Reply with quote #4

I bet someone at the USDA has an awesome fig collection in his back yard,sounds like the perfect crime for a fig nutter criminal. ding dong..."hi I'm 'John Figgersnatcher' from the USDA I'm here to take your super rare fig trees to be "destroyed",collector hands over a rooted fig cutting, "thank you very much,I've been looking for this one,I mean,looking for YOU for a while now,you have been very bad,how dare you bring twigs into the country,now don't do it again you hear!" ,USDA inspector Leaves,fig collector goes back inside(to make sure it was Definately the Unk.brown turkey he just fleeced the guy with) and Mr JohnnFiggersnatcher evil laughs all the way to the car __________________ Haroon,Birmingham UK,Europe,USDA zone 8 Growing:B.Turkey,Jerusalem,V.Dauphine,Pd.Dalmatie W.Adriatic, RDB,Goute D'or,W.Marsailles,Bavarian Violet,Ali Pasha,Falls Gold, Alma,W.Broggioto,Conadria,G.Ischia,Celeste,a dozen unknowns Deceased:Mission( received new cuttings from a generous member today,thank you!)

indestructible87

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Posted 1471298485	Reply with quote #5

I have one up on the bay currently. For anyone that's interested. __________________ Travis Pittsburgh, PA

figpig_66

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Posted 1471306261	Reply with quote #6

I gave some awesome pons cuttings to the USDA last year for a early Christmas present. I am very thoughtful. They are my heros. __________________ RICHIE BONI HICKORY LOUISIANA ZONE 8B WARM HUMID WINRERS ARE VERY MILD LOW 20'S BUT WARMS RIGHT UP DURING THE DAY. SUMMER IS EXTREMELY HOT & HUMID 100 degrees 100% humidity fig tree grow like crazy but some split from rain & humidity Wish list. Col de dame blanc Col de rimada Lsu numbered figs

Smyfigs

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Posted 1471307804	Reply with quote #7

Yes, they paid me a visit too! __________________ Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a Looking for... Socorro Blk Wuhan Jolly Tiger Lamperia Preta Herschtetten St. Jean Black Ischia "The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy." ~ Mother Teresa "Do not pass by a man in need for you may be the hand of God to him." ~Proverbs 3:27~ "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." ~Job 5:4

AltadenaMara

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Posted 1477408804	Reply with quote #8

Has anyone been able to ripen a Sumacki fig and taste it? Bass describes it as "one of the finest tasting figs" for his area. He's selling a number of them on his ToJ website at a premium price. Our growing conditions here are so different, I wonder if it would taste as good grown locally. __________________ Mara Southern California Zone 1990= 9b 2012= 10a 2020=?

akrouus

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Posted 1477413698 · Edited	Reply with quote #9

Mara, i am in socal, and have Bass' sumacki. excellent tasting fig. we tasted about 5 figs in first year pot. you can't really glean full taste off first year, but it is a keeper. very good grower also. remember this fig is originally from the middle east climate, so it is anticipated to do better and taste better in southern California than Pennsylvania. __________________ Nick Southern California

AltadenaMara

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Posted 1477431162	Reply with quote #10

Thanks for your response, Nick. Was it a honey fig? A berry flavored fig? Mildly/medium/very sweet? __________________ Mara Southern California Zone 1990= 9b 2012= 10a 2020=?

akrouus

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Posted 1477454114 · Edited	Reply with quote #11

i wish i can be more descriptive. but like many, i am not good in describing taste. i know its not a honey. It is more of a berry fig. here is a thread where Bass describes it, and mentions "honey" figuratively, but I am sure he would agree with me in not labeling it a honey fig. In the same thread, Bass states "It does ooz honey at the eye, but depends what you refer to as a honey fig. To me honey fig are any figs that has a pulp like honey in color and taste. Usually usually yellow skin and yellow pulp. " So, this by his account and my account, is not a honey fig __________________ Nick Southern California

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