Marseille . . . Again
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Comments (7)Thank you Martin - nice pics! My tree is in a very large pot, but it's also a good 5 feet tall and it's a tree form, with a single trunk. I can just imagine the mass of roots that's in that pot! So if I prune the roots, do I also need to cut back the top to make up for the missing roots? I can't help but think it would be so shocking to the plant to cut back the roots AND cut back the branches, but as fignut pointed out it's going to be a lot of work to support all those leaves with a good chunk of your roots gone! I just want to make sure that cutting back the branches - which will in effect cut off all the leaves - won't kill the tree. It will sprout new growth again even tho it's already leafed out now? I don't care if I don't get any figs this year - my main goal is to have a healthy tree I can care for for many years. Thank you all for sharing your knowledge with me! Lisa...See MoreBlack Marseilles VS Cuttings
Comments (21)To me there is no such thing as a hard to root cultivar.....at least I have never seen one. I'd love for someone to send me some cuttings they find hard to root. Lords knows I don't need any more fig trees....I just would like to see for myself if they are really hard to root. I do research on various fig propagation methods, including single node rooting. I attained >100 success rooting Marseilles Black VS cuttings that I obtained from Herman2......not bragging....just reporting the facts which can be helpful to others. I had posted the entire experiment with pictures in the figs4fun forum. There are two purposes for the cleaning procedure which is highly recommended to be used for ALL cuttings. (1) Not only does it kill mold, mildew, fungus, yeast, bacteria, and spores..... but (2)MORE importantly, it removes most of the FOOD source for these microorganisms.....remove the food source and there will be no problems with mold. Also, do not miss the part where you put the baggies and/or rooting cups in a CLOSED plastic container (aired out dailly)......this is very important to stabilize the temperature and prevent condensation on un-hardened roots and/or emerging buds. This may sound silly, but trust me it is not....it is based on sound scientific principles. You will attain a higher success rate if you follow this simple advise. I do not see any difference between paper towels or newspapers. I have not tried spag. Moss. Dan...See MoreBlack Marseilles VS Origin
Comments (16)Yes demondmh, This particular strain was originally brought from Europe to USA by a Maryland (MD) WWII veteran in 1943. Here is a description by two other famous fig experts: ROBERT HOGG: BLACK PROVENCE (Black Marseilles; Reculver; Noir de Provence). Â Small or below medium size, oblong. Skin, dark brown. Flesh, red, tender, very juicy, and richly flavoured. Tree bears abundantly, and is well adapted for forcing. Ira Condit: Marseillaise Black (syns. Black Marseilles, Marseillaise Negra, Black Provence, Ficus carica phoceana Risso, according to Sauvaigo). Described by Sawyer (1824), Hogg (1866), G. S. (1869), Sauvaigo (1889), Barron (1891), Eisen (1901), Starnes (1903), and Starnes and Monroe (1907, with illustration). The following account is after that of Eisen, which differs somewhat from the short one given by Hogg. Figs medium, pyriform, with distinct neck; stalk long, about one-third the length of the fig; ribs distinct, especially on neck and body; eye medium, closed; scales large, red; skin waxy, with thin bloom; color black; pulp red. Quality good in Provence and at Nice....See MoreDD’s In Marseille
Comments (9)The studio was cute enough, the kitchen decent, the owner very nice, and DD was making a good impression. But the reason Martine’s partner got ordered to run upstairs is because his name is Chinese and the studio’s owner was Chinese and yup, the time had come to play the Asian card. I mean, DD is half-Chinese but let’s play the whole deck, she’s been looking for three weeks with not a nibble. Or so I gathered was the idea. After DD got selected for the apartment, I told her about how SWMBO and I looked for an apartment for a month when we moved to Berkeley for my MBA program. Every apartment was mobbed, people were offering a full year’s rent upfront, SWMBO and little toddler DD were living with my dad 90 minutes away and I was living in a nasty motel in the seedy part of Berkeley. One day we went to see a beautiful place, the entire upstairs of a classic wood shingle duplex in the super-desirable Gourmet Ghetto area. It was mobbed too, crammed full of desperate people waving checks and resumes at the owner. SWMBO took DD to the garden so she wouldn’t be trampled and to enjoy a few minutes in this perfect place that we wouldn’t get. The owner came and found DD. She was a Chinese lady, married but childless, and she was so excited to see this little Chinese girl in her garden. We got the place and the lady and her husband are now some of our oldest friends, though they live in Melbourne now. DD signed the lease today. Neither the owner nor DD understand French legalese well so the owner’s little sister, who lives across the hall, helped them out. She moves in later this month, and I think it has all worked out well. I don’t have photos of the place but maybe I’ll get some later....See MoreJohn Liu
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