GoodFriendMike
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Some Afghan seedlings sprouting and A larger Ficus sycomorus seedling. 
ISO a most elusive ficus.
- Thread starter Timmypeapod
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TorontoJoe
Administrator
Some Afghan seedlings sprouting and A larger Ficus sycomorus seedling.
So the idea here is to grow out both male and female, and do some pollination I guess?
GoodFriendMike
Moderator
The Afghan's just have really neat leaves.
I am sure I will have male and female's.
The dried figs where really good so I guess the fresh will be as well.
But just like Carica some will be better than other's.
I bought the sycomorus seed's because I want to try other types of fig's.
Also would like to create some hybrid's.
I need more room.
I am sure I will have male and female's.
The dried figs where really good so I guess the fresh will be as well.
But just like Carica some will be better than other's.
I bought the sycomorus seed's because I want to try other types of fig's.
Also would like to create some hybrid's.
I need more room.
TorontoJoe
Administrator
The Afghan's just have really neat leaves.
I am sure I will have male and female's.
The dried figs where really good so I guess the fresh will be as well.
But just like Carica some will be better than other's.
I bought the sycomorus seed's because I want to try other types of fig's.
Also would like to create some hybrid's.
I need more room.
Definitely need more room..... always need more room
ktrain
Moderator
@GoodFriendMike You're going to have to rent some property from the neighbors if you keep growing all those seedlings. lol
GoodFriendMike
Moderator
Right now I am picking and choosing. If I grew all the ones I sprouted there would not be a yard in Louisiana with out a fig.
Figless
Well-known member
So beautiful
GoodFriendMike
Moderator
Thank you
GoodFriendMike
Moderator
The seeds that are just starting to sprout are in straight coir.
The sycamorus is in straight peat.
I’ve used straight peat the most.
But this year bought some coir to try on cutting’s. So figured I’d try it with seeds as well.
Hey @Timmypeapod - you messaged me via email, thought I’d share here as I just joined this forum. Thought I’d share that there is another tree in the collection I acquired that was labeled “FJA China (B)”. It’s likely not the one you’re looking for - but in reading this thread and comparing the pictures I took just before dormancy, I realize it’s probably a Ficus Johannis Afghanistanica of some sort, from China. Pic attached.
I have a couple of varieties from the collection from Iran that I’ll be watching to see if they turn out to be the one you’re looking for. Additionally, there are a few that have reddish branches that you see in pics of the ficus johannis.
I’ve got a couple of cuttings going of both of these that just broke buds. I’ll keep you posted on these and the others as they start leafing out in a few months!
To the readers - the member that @Timmypeapod mentions was a private collector that sold off his collection of 100s of trees that were collected from his travels around the world. I recently acquired half of the collection. I’ll make a separate post in the main forum as an introduction about it!
I have a couple of varieties from the collection from Iran that I’ll be watching to see if they turn out to be the one you’re looking for. Additionally, there are a few that have reddish branches that you see in pics of the ficus johannis.
I’ve got a couple of cuttings going of both of these that just broke buds. I’ll keep you posted on these and the others as they start leafing out in a few months!
To the readers - the member that @Timmypeapod mentions was a private collector that sold off his collection of 100s of trees that were collected from his travels around the world. I recently acquired half of the collection. I’ll make a separate post in the main forum as an introduction about it!
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GoodFriendMike
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It’s amazing what some people have in there private collections. Looking forward to hearing and seeing more about this collection.
LaFigGwr18
Well-known member
Agree will have keep an eye out for this one.