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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Feb 23, 2009, at 8:19 AM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:

> > > James are you growing any figs?????
>
> Yes,  I'm growing a few called Chicago . . . They are not reliable  
> and at best they are not remarkable, insipid until they are  
> thoroughly dried.  You have to add a lot of spices to the jam or it is
> tasteless.

Don and I tasted some at a neighboring place this summer that were  
good. The trees do not die back in wintertime. We are in 6a zone. I  
have sent an e-mail to the friend there and asked for varietal name.

Gene GeRue
www.RURALIZE.com