I wonder what causes this kind of aberrant growth (is it aberrant?). Some virus? Or maybe it's a parasite? I know these are wild speculation but it looked definitely out of place. I found several similar growths in the same stand - most were very similar, one was greenish and smaller and one was wilting. There was also one alike growth in the stand located approximately half a mile from the first stand.

Steve, you have me scracting my head and thinking more now going back to what i was trying to ssy but have hard time finding proper way. So DNA can change ? I go back now to wonder say a Mission fig if could be traced to be from its roots oversea's and then another growing here that was brought here and can be said for absolute what would the DNA markers say there realted close or maybe exact match? I go back and copy and paste what i said about this as if i try to type it again it might mean something different so .... i tend to lean this way-- DNA may say 2 types are very close and related but not the same, could tree have evolved elsewhere and somehow change to that climate making some markers not exactly alike as if grown i different area's same tree accimilated to the soil and therfore fruit color and leaf color are different-Example as its often heard here that 2 same types grown in different area's have a different leave or slightly different fruit color or even shape. I will be able to see if this is true along with others here as have sent 1 particular tree across country and up as far as Canada, so maybe in 3 or 4 years they can be compared to 1 another, a DNA test of that tree and mine i wonder what would show up in say 50 years from now if both trees survived just a thought that i wll never know answer too. END So i truly wonder if we are now seeing this in the fig world where tree's are very close match as UCDavis studies have found in some types, there was a discussion about how Dark Portuguese and i believe but could be wrong as its been a while since i read that post and Sals were very close i think it was Sals but not sure which. Perhaps this is slowloy happening or maybe just hogwash on my part of thinking? Martin

I agree with this suggestion. It is not helpful at all that you can only see United States as the person's location. Which is why I have mine showing 7b NC. I used to frequent the building a home forum a lot and another thing we needed to know there was what kind of climate the person had for answering questions about building envelopes and energy useage, etc. That is why mine also shows Mixed-Humid, which means we get very hot as well as cold and we are in a high humidity area. One of the most challenging building climates. https://www.eecbg.energy.gov/buildings/residential/climate_zones.html

Thanks for that Tony. Uncle Remiggio says he hasn't forgotten the order you sent him, but he hasn't been the same since the last Yowie incident and hopes you understand.