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Comments (14)If I witnessed any cat even trying to use one of my fig trees for a litter box it would soon become Opossum food! Same goes for any other critter, 2 or 4 legged. Opossums make nice little garbage disposals and have never had a problem with them in the garden unlike other pests. Sorry to get off topic. I too am not bothered by the odor of my trees except when they break dormancy early and I have to bring them out of the basement and into our sun room, can get a little strong in an enclosed area. Woody....See MoreHow do I get a real Christmas tree smell with an artificial tree?
Comments (31)Wow -- I want to thank everyone who recommended Thymes' Frazier Fir diffuser. This is our first year with an artificial tree and I really missed the smell. Knowing GW, I did a search and found this perfect thread (!); going to the Thymes' website I found a local (I mean a seven minute drive, door to door) charming shop I'd never seen before. It was incredible! And for whatever reason, they sold it to me for $30 (it should've been $60); I protested but they said "no, that's the price." So I bought a few other bibelots to ease my conscience (and it wasn't hard because it was one of those incredible shops where you want to just move in!). Right down the street from this shop a man was offering hay wagon rides, so my four and two year-olds, husband and I all hopped on and had an incredible ride around this sweet and historic downtown. Then we found an outdoor skating rink, so we rented some skates and pulled each other around. On the walk back to our car a man was handing out homemade candy canes from his candy shop. My four year-old loves candy canes! And all of these wonderful things happened to us today because the generous people here on GW shared Thymes Frazier Fir diffuser. So now I have this gorgeous smell, know about this wonderful local shop, and had a wonderful, serendipitous Saturday. Thank you!...See MoreDo young fig trees produce smaller figs?
Comments (2)Yes ,they do produce smaller fruits when young. If in pot ,it matters how many fruits you let grow,if too many formed,then the young little ones need to be taken out,to help tree ripen the rest. It takes about 80 to 90 days of Summer to ripe the fruits ,counting from when you notice them....See MoreThe reason nurseries are selling Fig Mosaic Virused fig trees is me!
Comments (4)If a tree is grown from Tissue Cultured apical meristems, it is possible to have a 100% virus free variety. However viruses can be spread by fig mites and unless someone is scrupulous about only growing tissue cultured figs and keeping the collection free of mites, it is only a matter of time before that variety is also infected. Most collectors don't seem to care too much about viruses because nearly all fig varieties seem to produce reasonably well despite having strong evidence of various types of viruses. A commercial grower on the other hand might prefer varieties that are completely virus free for maximum productivity. This is where tissue culture might have huge benefit. The technology isn't particularly novel or difficult so I am wondering why the demand isnt there. I am hypothesizing that perhaps the productivity of trees isn't that badly affected at least for the commercially successful varieties. Now if I could only get someone to culture a virus free Ischia Black - USDA for me. I am happy to provide cuttings!...See Morebjs496
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