When I posted a while back about being so excited to find a fig tree, a blog reader wrote me about a fig tree that she has that was a cutting from her Aunt Vivian’s tree. She started the fig tree from the cutting over 20 years ago and even though her aunt is now gone, she is still remembered every time they see that fig tree.
Nancy, the blog reader, was so sweet to go out and get cuttings from her tree, soak them in Vitamin B1, then surround them in damp peat moss, wrap them tightly in plastic wrap and send them to me.
See the bluebonnets blooming in my flower bed in the background?
Actually, I could have sworn she sent me 7 trees and I planted 7 trees but I only found 6 trees yesterday when I was taking pictures. I’m so confused. How could I lose a fig tree? I looked around and didn’t see a 7th tree anywhere. Maybe there were only 6 of them to start with. All of them have new growth sprouting. Nancy told me her fig tree produces big black figs. Yum! I can’t wait. I’m thinking I’ll give one of these trees to my dad and one to my neighbor and keep 4 for myself and then I can always take cuttings off those for anyone else who might want Aunt Vivian’s fig tree.
Thank you so much Nancy for all you did to get those cuttings to me and for sharing a part of Aunt Vivian’s fig tree with me.
ga447 says
Fig trees are wonderful, when I lived in New York neighbors had them and I remember sitting in the backyard late summer and just eating them, so sweet. You have a wonderful blogger.
Becky G says
Love this post! I have plants in my yard from folks i love who are no longer with us… They are so special! You (deservedly) have some wonderful blogging followers… Good luck with your figs…. I love them sliced in half, put cut side down on grill til they get carmelized & then served drizzeled with my sister’s mild homemade floral vinegar… Yum and everytime i fix this, the men always love them! Good luck!
Hilary McDaniel says
Oh how I would love a cutting. I planted what I thought was a black mission fig 10 yrs. ago, but they are puny little things, green as a gourd. They aren’t very tasty, either. I don’t think you can get the real deal anymore unless you can find a cutting. You are so lucky. Figs are my favorite fruit. Good luck w/ them. I hope they prosper..
Ruth Anne says
I am right there with you! Maybe the generous person would sell us one real one!
Nolene says
Smart move sharing them. If, heaven forbid, something would happen to yours, you will still have access to some more cuttings. I have not been able to find a fig tree that can survive in western Nebraska that is any good. Lucky you!
Claudia Wade says
What a great story! Aunt Vivian is not only remembered after she’s gone, but she’s traveling!
Diane S. says
How cool! Figs are so wonderful–something I didn’t learn until I was in my 40s. When I was a kid, my grandma had an enormous fig tree we used to climb and stay in all day with leaves big enough to use as fans to cool us down probably 12 inches across. Figs. Good stuff!