The owner want to build a garage, so this 12 ft tall fig tree has to go. I went there today to take down the tree. So I have lots of branches, which is more than what I can handle. I would like to offer 10 cuttings for $6.00 package & shipping. Each additional 10 cuttings is $5.00. At this moment, there is no limit of request. PM me for paypal id.

The tree was in Bronx, NY for decades without protection. So it's cold hardy to zone 6. The figs is large Green/white exterior, and white/amber flesh. Fig is very sweet, has tight opening. I can't ID this one. I don't know if I should call it Bronx White (unknown) or Anna White (unknown) or something else?

These look like st. Anthony.

Bass,
Thanks for your fast response. I wish I have the picture of the interior. Anyway, I will plant the tree tomorrow. Hopefully, I will get figs later this year.

How long did it take you to get that out of the ground? I was fighting with maple tree saplings growing in my hedges today and that was terrible.....

About 1 hr to 1.5 hr for the whole thing. Here is the Steps:
1. Cut the branch to 7 ft tall. 
2. Use shovel to dig out a trench around the root.
3. Rock and loose the root ball.
4. Tillt the tree 45 degree, then use garden hose to clean up the dirt.
5. rotate the root ball to wash away all dirt.
6. use rope to tie the tree and use my car to pull it out of the hole.
7. tilt the branch to the tail gate, and padded with a carpet.
8. two men lift the root ball and slide the entire tree into the truck with carpet.

Using a car sounds like cheating, lol.

PM sent.

To 71GTO,
Ha ha. not cheating, because between the tree and car, there is 1.5 ft deep & 2 ft wide trench. If not because of the trench, I can backup my car, and load it right on to my car.

That looks  like hard work but fun ... can't wait to see it planted and leafing out .

Reminds me of kadota.

I'm not seeing any of the white spotting that Kadota's have and aren't St Anthony's dark exterior?

How long are you making the cuttings?

I've sent a PM.
Mark

Good work Jimmy.  Digging a tree that big out by the roots is a huge chore, even with a car to pull, there is a lot of digging and cutting roots.  Thanks for sharing,  great pics.

Jimmy,  Payment sent.  Thanks, Mark

PayPal sent Thanks! B

Hi! Jimmy,

Thank you for sharing this unknown fig cuttings. Can this fig tree be a Calimyrna fig tree? Can someone please tell me how to insert photos?
Best,
Tam

A Calimyrna wouldn't produce fruit in the Bronx.  It needs the fig wasp and the fig wasp can't handle the cold and it's not smart enough to fly south for the winter.

one way to insert photos is to host them on the web and copy the url.  it should end in .jpg or another photo format.  Then in your message, click on the 7th icon from the left.  The row starts with a scissors icon.  A window will pop up.  Paste your url there, hit enter and the photo should appear.

I have to admit it's been a mess to offer cuttings for postage. I offer 10 as a pack because they are strong as a bundle, I can just wrap them and ship. So, someone wants just a couple of cuttings, I have to cut a card board to reinforce the package, and it does not really save postage and shipping material.
When someone wants extra long and thick branch, I have to use long box.
I have spend whole day answering email, and prepare packages, then a lot of payment has no shipping address. I have to send message to ask for it.
When printing shipping label, some address is reject because it does not comply with USPS address format.
If you send me payment and does not receive the package, remind me. I may missed the message.

At the end, it's a mess and very hard to keep track what I have shipped. No wonder ebay can charge a lot and still in business.
Every order has a record, and once shipped, it will be marked as shipped. And it's easy to tracking, just go to unshipped item to process the next one. Each order must have been paid and with confirmed address.
So I also put this on ebay, if you have ebay account and want to do me a favor, my ebay id is jillji, the cost is a little bit extra to cover ebay fees. But I believe it's really worth the cost.

Look at it this was Jimmy, you're being a nice guy! I have seen a lot of people on here I believe Grasa being the last I remember, offer cuttings for postage. It is a wonderful thing to do and it is appreciated.

Sorry, Joanna was the last I remember :)

SEGeo, The cutting is anywhere 5-9 inches long, but at least 3 nodes each. Will try to shape the branch so it's easier to fit into a package.

Thank you Bob for showing me how to insert photos. I am new to growing fig trees. I known Calimyrna needs fig wasps in order to ripe. The photo Jimmy posted is look like the Calimyrna fig.
Google Calimyrna fig, you will see the similarity. 

Best,
Tam

Hi Jimmy ,
I hope you have something for me too .

kind regards 
Dennis

Tam, the link doesn't end with .jpg or any other photo file format so it doesn't show.  Here's the link you entered

http://s847.photobucket.com/upload

Here's some calimyrna leaves from Wayne's Word's web site.  The photo url is 'http://waynesword.palomar.edu/images/figwa6b.gif   .gif is a photo file format, like .jpg.  When I put it in the image box you can see the photo.

PM sent

Jimmy 

Just wanted to thank you for all your hard work and generosity to share with all of us.
goss

I have sent my payment for my 10 unknown Bronx White.  I have some land in zone 6 western mountainous VA that will test this fig's tenacity.

How bout some pics and some play by play of the mama tree going back into the ground over at your place?  If your second job as a post master hasn't kept you from it. . .

I sent my payment via mail

Hey Jimmy.....any cuttings left?

If yes, PM a figure and where to send, also I see you nabbed this tree from the Bronx, not sure if you're also from their or????  I mention it only because I'm in NNJ and would be willing to pick it up if easier.

Bob, thank you for showing how to insert photos again. I will try again next time. 

Best,
Tam

PM sent ;-)

This is the mama tree's new home.
No cheating this time, and I did it alone.
Just dig a big hole, slide the tree on a carpet right into the hole. A 20 mins job.

PMed and payment sent. Thank you!

I will be watching this one with open eyes that's for sure! That thing is bound to go bushy now. 

Your soil seems to be mostly clay, will that be a problem for drainage?

Jimmy,

Sent you a PM and paypal money.

Do you have any other cuttings currently available?

Impressive transplant. Thanks for the pictures.

That is fantastic Jimmy, You're going to have figs coming out your ears, it's really big. Thank you for the pictures, please keep posting them. It will be a treat to watch it fill out and thrive.

Nice! Keep us posted. I'm always curious how transplanting trees like this works out.

NICE!!!

like the others said, keep us posted

Sure, will keep update how the tree doing. She seems a bit lonely in the big yard. Going to find her some companion soon.
In the past two days, I've shipped out about 60 packages, and run out about 50% of branches.

Do you consider it a transplant, or just a really, really big cutting? ;)

Gina,
should be transplant. It has root ball. It does not need to go through rooting process...

Jimmy, Did you get the memo with the PayPal payment? Chris

Received the cuttings today.  Thanks a lot Jimmy.  Hopefully my brown thumb can get at least 1 of them to grow into a tree.

Thank you very much Jimmy.  The cuttings arrived today in excellent shape,many with leaves and none wilted. Well packaged and care labeling was a helpful too.

Thank You Jimmy.  I got mine today and all looks good.

Thanks a lot Jimmy , I received the cutting and they look great.

My cuttings arrived in great shape. Thank you.

Hi Jimmy,  My cuttings  arrived Thursday.  I was going to try to graft some to my cherry tree, but the authorities in the know burst my bubble.  I'll get them rooted and planted and keep you posted.
Thanks, Mark

Jimmy,
  I got my cuttings yesterday -- they arrived in great shape.  Thanks for going through all the effort.
Jim

Got mine today, thanks.  Have you decided on a provisional name?  I have to label it something  :)

For now I'll label it Anna's Bronx white.  Good thing I have 6" tags   :)

Got mine today! Thanks!

The cuttings are already starting to get white dots, and one of the bigger ones has 2 tiny roots as well. That didn't take long.

Got mine last week. Thanks Again. Let me know what to name it.

All,  I got my cuttings started yesterday.  There were more than I expected.  I put some in a plastic box with Spaghnum, three got their own 1 liter bottom watering container and four got put into a Forsythe pot.  The race is on.  Bets, anyone?  
I plan to get these rooted, potted and wrapped up for Christmas gifts.  
I moved my other potted figs into the garage last night account crappy weather.
I hope to taste my first EVER fresh fig this year.  

The ones I received from you have started to push roots. So hopefully the legacy of that tree will continue.

Thank you so much for the healthy and thick cuttings.  I already see a root thru the plastic cup. We really appreciate all your time and work!

RinaFromOhio

I had roots within three days, longer than all my others at 2.5 wks.  And, the ones I just potted up straight away and the ones I grafted are all doing well also.  This one's a fighter!!

Nice strong tree, nothing like spring time cuttings to push fast!

What great gesture! I'd love some cuttings of Hardy Chicago!

Special thanks from europe , thank you so much dear Jimmy !!

kind regards
Dennis

several of mine are rooting nicely!  Thanks again,,

Anyone nail down what they think this is, I have been tagging mine St Anthony UNK

Got your cuttings about 2 weeks ago,and removed the leaves,and put them in rooting boxes.All are already in cups,I am calling them Bronx White, Plan on planting one at my house,and one at my moms.the rest will go to friends.Thank You great cuttings,Vic from NJ.

My Bronx Whites are doing very well. All but one has multiple leaves. I have extra if anyone near King of Prussia,PA wants one.

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my cuttings aren't doing so well. I can't get them to root to save my life. I dipped in rooting hormones and put into bag of moss. :(

How's the transplanted tree doing Jimmy? The cuttings I received are doing great .

My Bronx Blondies are doing great.  I'll be gifting a few at Christmas to the in-laws that remember their grandfather's tree that he used to bury every year in the days of their youth.
Mark

I have two of these Bronx White that are doing great.  I removed all the leaves and put them in the moss and they rooted in about a week, into the perlite/potting soil mix and water occasionally with peroxide/water solution to keep gnats down.  Up potted about a month ago. They are coming along great, almost ready to up pot to 3 gallon.
 

jimmy, i'm too late for cuttings, but i wanted to say that what you did for other members was awesome.
sometimes, one loses faith in humanity, but your actions restore such faith.

my best wishes for you and yours,

susie

timgoodin, you definitely know something I don't know.  I overwatered I think and half of them died.  The other half are doing ok though.  I'm new at this.  Tried perlite/vermiculite mix and recently up potted 4 of the cuttings even though they didn't really need it yet.  I just wanted to get them out of those rocks and into some soil because I don't know how much to water the perlite/vermiculite.  The mix seems to hold a lot of water and doesn't need watering too often.  Is that correct?

Glad everyone has success of rooting. Here is the picture of mother tree I took 2 weeks ago. Some branches are 2 ft long.

I'll have more cuttings available this winter for another two unknown varieties:

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/unknown-Lyndhurst-brown-zone-6-taste-great-6436984
and 
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/Unknown-Bronx-Green-cold-hardy-zone-6-6436965

My observation is that vermiculite holds too much water for my taste.  I mix 50 50 perlite with Lowes "Stay Green" Nursery mix (compost not the sphagnum moss type).  Too much water will kill almost worse than a little wilting in my personal opinion.  I've rooted figs, grapes, roses, boxwood, etc for several years some turn out better than others.  My worse thing to deal with is those darn gnats.  Mine need to be fertilized and I would like to get them out in more sun but that will come with time.  

I was lucky on these cuttings, I've had some disasters also. 


Jimmy:  The mother tree is looking great.  Looks like she is making a great start at her new location.  Thank you so very much for the cuttings and the other trees I purchased from you.  They are all doing great.  Look forward to fall to start more cuttings.

This is picture I took this afternoon from the opposite direction. The previous picture was taken 2 weeks ago.
The temperature is around 90-100F last week. This tree seems to love the temperature and shoot really fast.

Wow, it's really thriving.  =)

Daniel,

I moved several big trees in the past, not fig though. The trick is to supply the plant enough water. Tree will loose a lot of root mass, so cut off all leaves, and water them a lot. Once the root is established, it will thrive.

I took a few picture of this Bronx White. Can anyone suggest a similar variety with such leaf pattern?

Hi Jimmy,

Wow!!! You've been a busy bee!! Great looking mama tree. She looks happy there! Just sent you a PM
Thanks for sharing !!!!

Ann
Zone 6 pepper pike,Ohio

Here's the largest of my cuttings.  They've been kept inside from the start and have been at a window and under grow lamps.  I'm glad I was able to get 4/10 of the cuttings to produce roots and leaves.  I never get my hopes up when it comes to plants because I usually kill them all.  

http://i.imgur.com/XB2NtEI.jpg

The cuttings I got from you are doing great.  That was an admirable thing to rescue and disperse a good tree.   It's a very vigourous grower but they have lighter green leaves than all my figlings.  Is that the nature of it or should I feed them something to make them darker green?      If you ran out of cuttings I have started plants to share with anyone that missed out.  Now or when dormant in Fall.  ...... What should I call it?  I was calling it Bronx unkn but now it's well known now.. Jimmy's Bronx Rescue   or do you call it something else?

I think we can call it Bronx White. I compared it with St. Anthony. They are quite different in leaf pattern. Also this fig has very long stem about 1-1.5" long, while St. Anthony has short stem. If the leaf color is light, you may need to add fertilizer with trace mineral.

Bronx White it is, but you deserve mention. 

This is so cool! Whenever you think you might have more cuttings available, I would certainly be interested. Spread the legacy of Bronx White! Never grown a fig in my life, but I tend to dive in the deep end. That's what a green thumb is for.

Hi Jimmy,

I just received one of these from a super generous forum member, just curious how the mother tree survived this brutal winter?

My graft and potted cutting both did well unprotected this winter in south LA, down to 18 deg, and many in a row to the low 20s.  THat's cold around here! 

A handful of other "successful" grafts and potted cuttings weren't so lucky/hardy.

This is a terrible winter in NJ, there are several days reach -20C. I am not sure if the mother tree still doing fine. I covered the root with 1ft of mulch. All new growth from last year seems to be dry and yellow. I am hoping it break dormancy next month. Maybe new growth from root. 

When it breaks dormance can you show us pictures please Jimmy?

Would definitely like to see some pics.

Jimmy, any updates? Looks like NY trees are starting to wake up.

JC

I din't see you reference this particular fig in your "brutal winter" thread.  Did this fig survive?  Unprotected? 

I planted a cutting this spring in mountainous western VA and have high hopes.

The graft on my fig tree in south Louisiana is loaded!


thanks