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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

I grew several varieties in Philadelphia. One was Brown Turkey; I don't 
remember the others. My garden was a protected zone 7 and they didn't die 
back. I hear that one is now as tall as the 3-story house. Here in zone 4/5 
they only grow in the greenhouse (unheated, but about 2 zones warmer than 
the outside).

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene GeRue" <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Fig Trees


> 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
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