Nero 600M Fig Tree in a 25 gallon nursery pot * * PICKUP ONLY * *

This listing is for a live and healthy Ronde de Bordeaux fig tree growing in a #25 nursery pot.  Very Large tree standing 5+ feet tall with lots of branching.   Beautiful, open structure.  10+ year old tree.  There is no shipping available.  This fig tree is a PICKUP ONLY ITEM LOCATED IN STATEN ISLAND, NY.

Nero 600M produces 2 crops of black, small to medium sized high-quality figs.  Very prolific, heavy mid-summer main crop.  The skin is a little thicker than others but easy to bite into.  When cut open there is no cavity in the dark red colored pulp.  Very juicy with a pleasing texture and no seed crunch.  Wonderful fig flavor with hints of berries.  Sweet through and through.  Small eye.  No souring or splitting.  No pollination is required.

About Fig Mosaic Virus (FMV).  Most of the fig trees in our orchard show signs of FMV.  We don't consider FMV to be a significant issue and believe all fig trees have the virus.  As fig collectors, it's something we have to accept and shouldn't worry about.  When a fig tree is afforded proper care, sunlight, and nutrition, FMV appears to a much lesser degree or not at all.  We've also observed as fig trees age the virus will appear less frequently.  We love eating figs and don't treat our beautiful fig trees with any chemicals other than Neem oil which is a natural product.  So figs coming from a tree with signs of FMV taste just as delicious as figs coming from one that doesn't.

About NYCfigs

Like many children of Italian immigrants, I grew up around a wonderful fig tree.  We shared a building with our extended family in the Westchester Square section of the Bronx, NY and the fig tree was my Great-Grandfather Pietro's.  In 1942 Grandpa brought a small piece of that tree with him when he emigrated from Bari, Italy.  I have many childhood memories playing with my brother and cousins under the canopy of that massive fig tree.  Grandpa's fig tree never failed to provide a delicious summer snack for all of us.  Although everyone has moved away and the building has since been sold, Grandpa's fig tree continues to grow in the same spot today.  I started growing my own fig tree on Staten Island in 1995 and collecting in 2012.  Today I consider myself a horticulturist, fig collector, and hobbyist with approximately 60 different fruiting varieties in our collection, including Great-Grandpa Pietro's.  My family enjoys propagating and raising figs in potted culture here in New York City with no help from a greenhouse.  Our goal is to find the many wonderful varieties of fig that grow well in NYC, USDA Zone 7b, with the minimal amount of fuss.  It is a wonderful, healthy activity we share together with friends and neighbors.  I am a member of CRFG, NAFEX, BYFG and a regular contributor to the Ourfigs and former Figs4Fun forums under the moniker nycfig.  I'm a contributor and administrator of one of the largest Facebook Groups dedicated to figs, Rafed's Fig Group.  In 2016 I was honored with the title of Fig King at the Staten Island Fig Festival, New York State's only event encompassing all things fig.  I am also the founder and owner of figBid.com, the internet's only open marketplace dedicated to figs.  

If you are the slightest bit interested in learning about fig trees I highly recommend joining www.ourfigs.com.  There are also several active Facebook groups that you can check out.  Just type "Fig Tree" in the Facebook search bar and click the link for 'Groups'.