Water bottle air layer figs

My best ,hardyest ones,are unknown local plants;

My best is one I found at the 3rd. Oldest house in charlston Wv.
The McFarland -Hubbard House
It had a cannonball shot through the roof in the civil war.
So iam calling it " cannon ball"
It is a mt. Etna type, very similar to ( and may be ?) Hardy Chicago .
The original plant I believe is gone.?
If it freezes to the ground (-5…-10F?) it will come up from the root and still produce figs.
Right now I have a few of them over 8’ tall some 6’…"still trying to assess winter damage, as it has been 0F here a few nights
I have a few cutting of this for trade, ( that were harvested befor the cold)
And possibly plants , depending on winter damage is my barely protected nursery.

My other best is ;
One I found in the historic town of Matewan Wv…in bloody Mingo Co.
Site of the Hatfield -Mcoy feud. …Matewan massacre
Mine wars etc. and a community called little Italy ( i.e. figs)
This plant was in the back yard of the Historic Matewan house, the front porch of wich served a the morge after the massacre.
I was staying there and admiring the fig .
One day the owner asked me if I wanted that old fig bush , as they were going to start construction on a new building there tomorrow .
I dug the whole thing up , a large bush,in July “after” a day of hard work at my job, and brought it home .
You could see the bullet holes in the wall from where the fig was.
The original plant is not there , it’s in my front yard.
Sorry if iam rambling here,I think it is a good story,and needs to be recorded somewhere that will out live me ( here ) as I have distributed these plants to NAFEX members and others.
Had no intentions of posting this here, but now glad you asked.

So Matewan is ; a yellow fig , not as hardy as my cannon ball , but second in line, also Mt. Etnna type ( I think) very hardy, " if" it freezes to the ground it also will produce a late crop of figs.

I have a few other unknown in ground locally acquired varietys,some do ok.

Also many newly acquired varietys ,I can not vouch for the hardyness of here.

Iam not selling fig plants !
But may consider trade.

Mostly just want people to know that the bottle method is a fool proof method to propagate figs,
If you are having trouble rooting fig cuttings, try the bottle ! :champagne::dizzy_face:
And after that, put some bottles on some figs !

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