Cold-Hardy Packs consist of 10 total cuttings – five (5) fig tree varieties with two (2) cuttings of each – that are ideal for growing in Zones 6-7. (See below for varieties contained in this pack.)
All cuttings contained in the pack are from fig trees that have grown in-ground and unprotected here in Lancaster, PA (Zone 6B) and have fruited fairly well for a number of consecutive years. (Protection would no doubt increase yield substantially, but we have been happy with the dependable volume we get every year.) As a result of in-ground growing, the thickness of the cuttings is much better than container-grown trees – these cuttings are large, heavy and full of energy!
Cadillac Pack includes:
- White Madeira #1 » The standard for Adriatic types. I think it is one of the best out there. There is something extra going on with the flavor that warrants an exotic berry flavor. It resists splitting well. It also ripens a little earlier than most Adriatic figs
- Black Madeira KK » This is identical to my other clean strain of Black Madeira. It was famous for being a clean strain as opposed to the FMV riddled UCDavis version. Late, but excellent exotic flavor.
- Col de Dame Gris » Intense dark berry flavor. Later variety with tight eye, grey blue skin with many layers of flavor. This is my favorite of all the Col de Dame series. It really ripens at least 2-3 weeks before Blanc. I have it in the ground and it is extremely vigorous. It also ripens a fair amount of fruit as well, despite being late
- Figoin (Bass) » This is one of my favorite figs for appearance – yellow-green with deep red flesh. It is a tiny fig bursting with flavor. Interesting as well is how early it is. I tried growing in-ground with no protection and it was the best of my new plantings with zero dieback (it was a mild winter, however). Each of the other newly planted trees had significant dieback. Interesting.
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Exquisito » This has been either top fig, or at least top 3 this year. Wow! I think it runs circles around Thermalito, in my opinion. It resisted splitting better and has a much more complex berry flavor. It ripens a little late, but the ripening window is very short, so I was able to ripen all of the fruit before the first frost. I absolutely love this fig!
» Cuttings will have at least 3 nodes with a thickness greater than a pencil (most like a marker) and are about 6-10 inches in length.
» The product image shows actual cuttings from our nursery & is meant to demonstrate the average size of our fig tree cuttings. The photo is not an exact representation of this variety.