When will you start offering worldwide postal services for fig cuttings? I’m from India, where we have a limited variety of figs available, and I’m eager to explore more.

I grew up In the bay area califor ia and we had a 40 ish foot fig tree with a huge platform my dad added on the center branches for the base of what we hoped later would be a tree house. It was wonderful fun, never forgot the lovely fig tree leave scents and the memories

I hope this varieties cuttings will be available this season

Is it more Petite than Violette de Bardeaux? I have a few spots that I can grow 3' only trees

Nice tree

is it possible to prune in late winter?

Perfect timing cant wait til cuttings become available

Hi. You mentioned Jiro variety as also a good option for hoshigaki. I would love to buy a Hachiya, but I don't have much space in my garden and can't afford to have a very tall tree because of neighbors.... But I really want to be able to make hoshigaki. So if you say that Jiro makes a great dry fruit, then maybe that's what I should buy. Would really appreciate for some recommendations.

I've seen very nice fruiting fig trees when they're pruned similar to grape cutting back to spurs. What I mean is create the scaffolds (3 or 4), cut back to promote two or so more for 6 or 8, cut those back for to promote 12 or 16 final shape. Once shaped, all branches cut back to a node or two every year. An alternate is two really long scaffolds with nodes all along it (grape spur style) where all new growth is cut back to a node or two every year. The tree shape I'm going to do is for a select few long-term container grows. The trunk and scaffolds will thicken quite a bit each year, will be manageable, and it looks really good. My goal for the rest are in-ground. They'll spend 2025 in 5-gallon pots, establish, and go in-ground 2026. I think that'll be better than planting out small plants directly in the ground, 2025. I've seen several people start orchards, with smaller plants, and lots of the plants don't make it. My objective in-ground is managing them. I don't need max production 'cause we can't eat them all and I want solid trees that can survive zone 8a without cover. Tomatoes are my passion. I've learned that if I want lots of tomatoes not to coddle a single plant, but to grow lots of plants. There's also security in that. So, I'm growing lots of figs of us. I've watched many in your area cut back all branches near the ground and cover so they can survive. They grow the following year a produce pretty nice actually. I'll try that as well the first year or so for my in-ground duplicate trial trees--let some grow unprotected and some cut back/covered. Also going to try bending branches down to slow apical growth as well as topping during the summer to see how it affects growth management and production. Figs seem really tolerant to me after my first year compared to tomatoes. It's all a plan in my head, having little experience with figs...so you know, we'll see. Best Ross!

I had a little wart on my finger knuckle and all it took was one application of fig sap to remove it. My trees are going dormant and setting green figs at the same time. Hopefully we`ll have a mild winter and the tips won`t be damaged.

Do you ship cuttings to europe?

How cold does it have to get to make the hanging fruit inedible? Will those water shoots produce fruit if you root them to make new trees?

Interesting pruning guidelines

Thank you. Planned on bringing them in the basement this Sunday when I have help. It snowed yesterday & today Nov 21. I was panicking. You have eased my fear. Temp low - 30° tonight.

Concerns for the black cover over time, raising the soil PH to alkaline levels not conducive to fig trees?

@RossRaddi Hi, could you please tell me about the fig trees 1) Coll de Dame Grise 2) Coll de Dame Gegantina 3) Coll de Dame Bordissot Negra Rimada 4) Coll de dame Noir 5) Coll de Dame Rimada I have been offered these threes and us I live in zone 8b will survive and produce fruits WHICH ONE TO BUY. I will be grateful to you for your reply and ADVICE Thanks Yannis ( the Greek 🇬🇷 )

I've purchased cuttings from Bill twice now. Since his climate allows the trees to go dormant sooner than some sellers, I can get my cuttings and start them sooner. You mentioned White Madeira. Was that in reference to WM#1?

Ross can but one whet money did the first crop ripping thx

Ross what I did insulate for the fig for the winter use the pipe insulate the bottom branches and the use fence hard wire circle around the tree Fill in with leaves stamp the leave tight also did this year for ripening fig I use mirror on fruit tree base r to reflect the sun back to tree also open center this year all my figs are ripping before winter didn’t do that last year all green fig plus 24:58 didnt stamp tight leaves it did die down to 3-4 inches zone 6b

Ross what I did insulate for the fig for the winter use the pipe insulate the bottom branches and the use fence hard wire circle around the tree Fill in with leaves stamp the leave tight also did this year for ripening fig I use mirror on fruit tree base r to reflect the sun back to tree also open center this year all my figs are ripping before winter didn’t do that last year all green fig plus 24:58 didnt stamp tight leaves it did die down to 3-4 inches zone 6b

WHAT TOWN NEAR PHILLY ARE YOU IN? GLENSIDE PA

Im suddenly craving Fig newton's cookies! 😋😂 Im not in the right climate for fig trees! So cool to be able to grow tropical stuff!

I’m kind of freaking out by what my fig tree leaves look like! We have had a couple of frosts-it has been into the high 20’s and the leaves are almost curling up, rather than looking droopy! Can I send you some pictures and get your input????? I do plan to bring it into my garage as it is in a 30 gallon pot.

With this method, 1. How to know the cuttings have rooted or not ? 2. When should the parafilm be removed ?

A lot of useless talking!

Hey where to buy?

Great orchard, have you done a video of how he winterizes them? Does he just leave them once the branches are lignitied? Thx

I hate when people call "Bourjasotte Noire" "Violette de Solliés". Violette de Solliés is not a variety, it is a name for product that is protected by the EU. Those arre the dry figs from the Solliés region in France, but the variety is "Bourjasotte Noire".

Is this suppose to be the Portuguese "Preto Torres Novas"?

Greetings, are there any cuttings available?

My genoa fig grows lush leaves and plenty of figs. I wait patiently every year to taste them. Unfortunately, after some time the leaves start to decay and fall off leaving un-ripened figs. What is happening?

Bill is hands9me!

i need to try this one in my greenhouse

Ross, send me cold hardy climate fig cuttings

I am interested on cuttings

Very nice looking fig! Hey Ross? Have you ever seen the huge fig tree in West Philly off Baltimore Ave? They told me it produces well over a 1000 figs per year.

Give to epsam salt fig tree

I love it when these two talk figs, I have questions, usually if I save them, it's somewhere in the library... One question, are these trees protected in the winter? He HAS to do some type of protection?? Awesome orchard ❤

Thank you! If you ever need a place to stay in St Pete, Fl, let me know. I'm about 10 mins from the beach and am working on a food forest. Just covered the whole yard in mulch.

Mine is lignifying pretty good for its first year. It's a White Marseilles. I regret not getting a Hardy Chicago I saw now too!

I am going to "try" to grow some Celest cuttings in the tropics. I'm hoping they can handle 50" of rain over 6-7 months.... I tapped the thumbs up button to feed the algorithm monsters.

What’s up Ross , hey I like in Northern California linden to be exact. I’m wondering where I can purchase some fig trees can you point me in the right direction or any recommendations on where to get some thanks.

Yes, picking pomegranates at the right time, can be very confusing. I have had fruit that split, so right after they split I picked them, yet they were already over ripe on one end, and stuck to the branch very well still. I needed pruners to remove them. I think that they might have had that disease, although it was not as obvious as on your fruit. The peel just seemed to dry out and change color.

This is a winner variety in Florida. Split resistant, and you can get 2 main crops on it in a long season. Very productive too.

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A real treasure trove, these videos... Thank you! What are your thoughts on De Tres Esplets? Could it take a place as an essential super early? Same caliber as Campaniere for example?

Have you ever heard of using wax to winterize fig trees?

Enjoyed the video

Even though I live in a hot area of California, I still found this to be an interesting and helpful video...Thank you. Suggestion...instead of calling the average home fig gardener lazy...maybe "not as diligent", might sound nicer. 😊

Been looking forward to this video for weeks! Thanks for all the work you do to put this together for us, it's super interesting to learn what new experiences you've had for the year