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!
Tastes of the Middle East Pack includes:
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Siblawi: This fig has not been super productive for me, but the figs are really sweet and delicious. It is mid season ripening.
Byadi: This is a good honey fig from Syria. It seems to be similar to White Marseilles.
Macool: Syrian dark berry fig that is a great utility fig – tasty, hardy, productive, resists splitting.
Nick’s Lebanese Purple Black: This is a Bordeaux type fig. It is very shy to produce ( like a good number of bordeauxs). It is mid to late ripening.
Tuvia Shehora: This is a Middle Eastern fig that can range in skin color depending where it is grown (sunlight exposure intensity) and has an amber pulp. It is a small fig that seems to resist splitting.
» 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.