Re: fig

I agree,

Here in Texas, where we grow a lot of figs, they are propagated by cuttings
to be sure to get a good variety. They are as easy to propagate as Nan says.
Cindy in TX

>Another suggestion:  Find someone who has a fig tree, cut off a small
>branch and stick it in the ground.  You'll soon have a tree of your
>own (you might want to do a couple just to be sure one takes)
>
>Nan
>
>>If you just want a fig tree, go to the grocery store and look for a package
>>of sun dried Smyrna or Calmyrna figs (white figs).  Scrape some seed out of
>>one of the fruits and plant it in a pot.  Keep it warm and you'll have
>>seedling figs in a few weeks.  No guarantee that any of them will be
>>fruitful or have anything good, though. Otherwise, you need to find a
>>nursery that sell named selections, since figs are commonly grown from
>>cuttings to reproduce the variety.
>>-Lon Rombough
>>Grapes, unusual fruits, writing, more, at http://www.hevanet.com/lonrom
>>
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>>>From: "Peter Laidlaw [Imagineering]" <plaidlaw@imagineering.ca>
>>>To: propagation@mallorn.com
>>>Subject: fig
>>>Date: Sun, Apr 23, 2000, 9:32 PM
>>>
>>
>>>I've started to dream about having one of those beautiful fig trees her
>>>in my
>>>house in toronto Canada ...
>>>
>>>Help ... Where can I find a seed!
>>>
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>San Diego County California
>Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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