It is with great pleasure that I have the opportunity to release cuttings of a tree with a historic cinematic heritage and extraordinary provenance. After trimming the tree last fall, I felt that I needed some time with it  before I released cuttings so I could trial it and see how well it would root. Having propagated a large number of cuttings now, I can tell you that this is a terrific rooter,  eager to grow and  very healthy looking.
        This guy is 3 months old:
   

You can check my original post for the story here:

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/the-fig-tree-from-the-godfather-movie-7801937?pid=1290144800

http://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-home/50031-the-fig-tree-from-the-godfather-movie

The one thing I  would ask anyone who decides to grows this tree  is to

 PLEASE NOT SELL ON IT eBAY. If you are looking to buy it to sell it please don't buy it . That was never my intent for this tree, this is a tree for the enjoyment of the collectors.   I would love to keep it in our forums based fig enthusiast world and then we can all have something special between us. If you grow an extra one and would like to give it to a family member or a  good fig friend, that's fine, just let them know what this plant is all about. 

 It is a wonderful story of where the tree came from, how it was used, as well as how it is being saved and immortalized . I would love to make these cuttings available to all who will truly appreciate this tree for what  it is.

Cuttings are $10.00 each plus $7.00 shipping per package , with a maximum of 4 so everyone can get a shot at it as they are somewhat limited.  The cuttings are quite nice with at least 3-4 nodes on them . I also waxed the ends last fall and they have been properly stored since then.

NO PM's Please

My email and Paypal name is:

 gobohead0951@aol.com  

Please send payment as "GIFT"

Important:

Include your name, address and forum name (and which forum that name is associated with) in the notes section with your paypal payment.

SORRY, NO INTERNATIONAL  SHIPPING AT ALL !!

Done ;)

Great offer! Thanks for making this available!

Sent you a PM.

Great deal! I am out of space to root more cutting at the moment but I would be interesting in rooted cutting if any one ends up with extras. I will have some extras of my own to trade in late spring. 

Sent!
Thank you !!!

I think someone is already selling them on ebay. Seen them a few days ago.

Richie,
I sold a tree on eBay the other day as a gift to the person who owns the tree.
There are no other cuttings from this tree anywhere

Hi Coop. Thank you.

Sent an order through Paypal with the message as requested.

By "gift" did you mean to send under "Friends and Family"?

I did not notice a "gift" tab and used that tab.

  Mike

Thank you so much for such respect for the trees and the relationships here Coop.  PM sent.  I am honored to share in this tree and its history.  Best, Jodi

Is this the same fig tree of Sal's Of Corleone Godfather City # 1? Thanks

Garden,
There was a suggestion from a very well respected  member of of the fig community in one of the threads that it is a Sal's Corleone. Is that what you are making reference to.

It's not even close to Sals c

wish i was good at rooting, im not a pro and would prob ruin the cutting.

Coop, thank you again for offering these up.  It will be cool to get a chance to have a little piece of the movie growing in the back yard! 

I'm very excited about getting this wonderful tree out there. I have never made any presumptions on what variety this is. What I do know is that the production company brought the plant in from Sicily Italy, and it was used in the movie. 
I think some of the fun of all this is finding out what it may be.
This is why I've only referred to this tree as "The Fig Tree From The Godfather Movie"

What a wonderful offer for this historical fig tree. Thank you for making this available Coop.

Do you know which movie and what scenes the tree was in?

I am not a "The Godfather" movie expert, the only trees I remember is when Marlon Brando was in his backyard with his grandson playing, he was eating an orange before he died.  I can't remember what the trees looked like.

Just watched it - he was among his tomatoes, no fig tree in that scene:(

JoAnn, i believe thats the scene where you can see the trees.

Jo Ann
Check my original post. There is a discussion on that scene
Coop

I think this is the link   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IRYpjj2_gw 

I see pine trees and oak trees along the back fence, I don't see a fig tree.

I just might HAVE to watch it AGAIN - I've seen it least 20 times - I lost count LOL LOL

Coop, i always think of "unknowns" as a treasure to be discovered. This one has some wonderful history, which makes it that much more special.

Thanks - just read the thread.

The poor trees scene was most likely left on the cutting room floor! 

Well then, I want some of the cuttings from the cutting room floor!

I just sent a payment. I'm in a hurry, (I was supposed to put the wash in the dryer, and I forgot, now we are leaving to go away) I wasn't sure how to send it as a gift so I just added another $3.00. Hope that is ok. I'll post more tomorrow when I get home. A great big Thank you!

A Big thanks to everyone who participated on this distribution.
Cuttings will go out Priority Mail on Monday morning.
Enjoy!

Thanks, Coop!!!

My cuttings came in today, they are beautiful! thank you! If these take, this will make me happy the rest of the year :)

Hey coop951, do you still have cuttings available? The history behind this is really interesting!

  Coop, you've outdone yourself!   Thanks so much.

    PM me with your current wish list, so that I might return the favor...   Blue

Thank you Coop! You are very generous.
Val

Hey Coop...Thanks so much! You are a very generous person! Hats off to you! : )

Hey Coop...Cuttings received today!They look great.I can't wait to root these bad boys!This fig tree is going to be a real conversation piece.

Hey Coop - hope you still having cuttings. I just sent you a Pay Pal payment.

Does anybody have any growth yet? I put one cutting in water and got growth within a few weeks. The other cuttings I put in dirt and I saw growth on one a few days ago! How is everybody else doing? Thank you again Coop! If I ever have cuttings that you want, just let me know. Don Corleone never forgets his friends!

Nothing yet, I have two in baggies and one lying in Coco Coir in a Tupperware. I am in NY and the weather is not helping

Two out of three have rooted and are potted up and growing good. The 3rd cutting is still looking good but is stuck in fig limbo.
I'm going to give it another week then if nothing starts then I'll recut it to see if it will trigger it into sending out some roots.

Has anyone seen the fruit from this tree?  I am more interested in the actual fruit that it produces than it's movie star status.  If it produces great figs then the movie star status makes it an excellent tree :)

I don't believe anybody has seen pictures of the fruit yet

My cuttings are in water, they have tons of initials and I think I'm starting to see tiny roots. Hopefully I will pot them in petite and put in the shade outside when it warms up. I promised one to my dear friend who lost a lot in hurricane Sandy. I'm looking forward to sharing our Godfather fig stories.

after reading some stories here, I pulled one out of the baggies yesterday and put it into water. This one I am very interest in rooting, this will be a showcase fig tree ;)

Sandy destroyed my whole landscape Valerie.

Mine are doing good, the tallest one is almost 6" tall.
It is in the ground from the very beginning and the happiest cutting of all.

Peter C, sorry your landscape was destroyed by Sandy. The water came up from the beach and stopped about 3 blocks away from our house on our street during Sandy. Good luck with the Godfather tree!

Thanks, life is much better now and the future fig trees look promising :)