This year I'm selling the following varieties. These varieties I've collected myself. (Except for Jolly Tiger and Lake Spur) These varieties are local, hardy, unknowns collected in NJ and NY. They are packaged 3 cuttings per variety $6 per package. Shipping is $7.50 no matter how many varieties you order.

What I like best about the unknowns, besides eating them, are the stories. Sometime, often many years ago, someone thought so highly of a fig variety to bring it from their village and plant it to remind them of home. I have the privilege to gather those stories. I have varieties from Greece, Italy, Portugal, & Croatia. These are also proven to be cold hardy varieties having survived the Polar Vortex in NJ and NY zone 6. Unknowns are often great figs who's name just got lost.

100% of the proceeds from this sale and all other of my fig sales will be going towards my missions trip to Swaziland this January. http://www.bulembu.org/

Please PM me your order and include your shipping info. I'll give you my PayPal info. Thanks and Happy Figging!



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Name Description # of Packages
U. Greek Dark Old Bridge         Medium / Dark         4
U. Greek Yellow Old Bridge         Medium / Yellow         4
U. Italian Dark Sayreville CS         Medium / Dark         5
U. Italian Yellow Sayreville CS. Large / Yellow 3
U. Naples Dark         Large / Dark         5
U. Prosciutto         Medium-Large / Green         5
U. South River         Medium / Dark.         5
U. Spadafora Dark         Medium / Dark         20
U. Spadafora Yellow         Medium / Yellow         6
U. Mt Aetna Dark Chicago Hardy Type 20

Updated 12/17/16

What a terrific offer, and what a noble cause! Aaron is the man.

PM sent Thanks for the offer!!!

very vigorous variety's here. i had a good success rate last year rooting some of these.

Aaron's finds have produced healthy vigorous plants for me the past two years...how can you go wrong with those prices and for a great cause? You can't! What fun it will be as folks start posting about the fruit from these unks- thanks for making them available to the community.

I would like to take this time and personally thank Aaron for locating and offering these great find. A forum friend and I have been talking about Aaron's finds. The neat thing about these Figs is they are growing wild in New Jersey which means they will grow in many zones in the US without winter protection! So, I plan on planting these trees in my orchard in Charlotte.

Again, thank you Aaron!

Hey Aaron, For those I don't have based on your list and those I ordered, I will get them later from you in either cuttings or air layers!

So, newbies, jump on these cutting now! You will be kicking yourself later if you don't .

I have several of these varieties, and the cuttings they grew from were really good.

JoAnn, your unknown fig is a keeper too!

Thanks everyone. I'm always spotting new varieties because there are a lot of old neighborhoods around me. I have no problem knocking on doors. These are absolutely cold hardy in my NJ zone 6. Wheather you are a seasoned grower or a newbie, these are great varieties for you. If you are in zone 5 I'd like to know if you were able to grow these in the ground. Everyone else should have no problem. I'm constantly amazed with the stories of people bringing these varieties with them when they immigrated here. Why would anyone grow a Brown Turkey when these are available. Thank you for supporting me and this trip. 8 weeks from today I'll be in Swaziland.

There are still plenty of cuttings. Don't miss out.

If you have ordered and paid for cuttings, they will go out tomorrow. Please make sure you have given me your address. There are still many more left so it's not too late to order. I will update the availability.

There is still time to order. If the varieties are listed at the top of this thread, they are available. Some people have paid and have not given me their address, others have not paid yet but the order is ready. To make things easy, please include your address with PayPal payment. I should have said that in the beginning. Sometimes you have to be part detective to figure out who is paying for what. First shipments went out today. You should have them on Friday.

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Beautiful cuttings!

Is there an autoroot on these things?!

Second day in water and I can see root nubs growing!

Very impressed, can't wait to grow them out, and a great cause to boot.

Thanks for many things, Mike.

You're welcome. You may not want to root in water. Although they do produce roots in water they are not the same as the stronger roots produced in soil. I would transition to another rooting media.

3-7 days keeping the water fresh.

Not long term in any way. I have found this, along with Paradigm "M" specifically, has significantly increased the percentage of cuttings that have started, versus cuttings that have succeeded.

The aspect of rooting in water is correct to the effect that the roots, developed further in water, would be set back adjusting to the different growing medium.

Stagnant water, as in sip pots, can set anything back.

Mike

I got my cuttings in safe and sound. I doubt there could have been anymore added inside that package, haha.  I look forward to growing these and thank you again for offering this unique collection.

Mike

Garlic Mike, those are almost certainly lenticels, not roots, forming in 2 days.  They look like that whenever the plant is in a low oxygen environment.  Sometimes roots will emerge from the center of lenticels, sometimes they don't.

What do lenticels do?

Aaron, 

I received my cuttings today and they look great.  By far the thickest cuttings I have received thus far.  Blessings on a fruitful trip to Swaziland!

They help the plant get oxygen.  Google it for more info and pictures.  Sometimes they're little white dots but on figs they become these large, fluffy things.  There are photos on this forum if you search here.

Alright thanks for the info, I've seen them form before but wasn't certain what they are.

I received my cuttings today. As previously, great cuttings, rapid shipping and more than i have requested. A pleasure purchasing from you. Thank you.

Some of the best discoveries in the fig world come from Unknowns.
If a tree managed to survive for several generations then it must be special.
We sometimes underestimate the magic that comes with an unknown fig.
When I started collecting figs, I was focused on the big names and wanted something really special, not realizing that the big names managed to find their way into the haul of fame from behind barns and old houses in many places from around the world. In the end the Unknowns are big name figs with lost tags and discovering a jewel among them would be a much more rewarding feeling especially when the money is going for a great cause.

Thank You Aaron and Thank You to the fig community.

Happy Holidays!

[QUOTE=Sas]Some of the best discoveries in the fig world come from Unknowns.
If a tree managed to survive for several generations then it must be special.
We sometimes underestimate the magic that comes with an unknown fig.
When I started collecting figs, I was focused on the big names and wanted something really special, not realizing that the big names managed to find their way into the haul of fame from behind barns and old houses in many places from around the world. In the end the Unknowns are big name figs with lost tags and discovering a jewel among them would be a much more rewarding feeling especially when the money is going for a great cause.

Thank You Aaron and Thank You to the fig community.

Happy Holidays![/QUOTE]

LOL! So you're saying, "Don't be a fig snob".

http://www.grow-figs.com/fig-variety-names/

Joe, If I had known that the most expensive varieties in Europe are the no-name ones, I would've done my collecting little differently. Here we are blessed with a great supply of unknowns that may have come from just about anywhere, and I did my collecting in reverse. The whole game is about adaptability. Find the ones that are best adapted to your zone and you will be very happy. I may still get the occasional Big name variety such as Calderona out of curiosity rather than a must.
I should've read your book before I started growing figs.
  

Sas, I'm 100% on the same page with you. I have a few that I want for specific reasons but moving forward it'll be those well-adapted family owned that will get most of my attention. I've acquired a lot of unknowns as of late and look forward to sharing images and stories of their past as they grow.

What's the opposite of fig-snob? "Fig-social"? "Fig-friendly"?

I prefer "Openly Figgy"

The difference between the figs I collect and the figs on let's say the west coast is that "my" figs are intentionally planted by someone who knew THAT fig, regardless of the name. It was so special to him that he brought it with him, most of the time by boat, and planted it at his new home. Now not all of them have that story, but many of them do. They do not grow wild here. Not many are hit or miss. They are all good, special, and unique. They are intentionally planted and shared with friends and neighbors. Have you ever met an old school Italian? They don't waste time or effort. They don't mess around with food. It has to be the best. If the fig was bland, or did not fruit well it would have been trashed a long time ago.

I have listed my extra cuttings for sale on EBay but they are still available here as long as they last. Above you will find the updated list. I'll try to keep it as current as possible.

I just added "Openly-Figgy" to my computer's dictionary so it no longer does a spelling correction. It's officially a word for me now.... I may contact Webster's

I am the son old-school Italians and I get back to that little bit of the "off the beaten path" Italian south every chance I get. I know this behaviour well. Homemade preserves in re-used jars and tomato sauce canned in old soda pop bottles. It's great.

Much respect for what you've done. I think we need to consider taking one of your unknowns and declaring it the "Delmanto"