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Loftinart
Добавлен 17 янв 2021
Throwing pottery.
Growing plants.
Showing art.
I’m an art teacher from a small town in Oregon who landed into a fig growing hobby and found that it just fits my level of zen. I love teaching and sharing about these passions of mine and I hope you enjoy the videos.
Featured grower on figlife.com
figlife.com/pacific-nw
You can follow me on Instagram @loftinart
As I have gotten several requests in comments about cuttings here’s the disclaimer: if I decide to sell any cuttings or trees, it will be via Figbid. Requests for cuttings, trees, or sales in comments likely won’t be answered. Thanks for understanding and thank you for watching.
Growing plants.
Showing art.
I’m an art teacher from a small town in Oregon who landed into a fig growing hobby and found that it just fits my level of zen. I love teaching and sharing about these passions of mine and I hope you enjoy the videos.
Featured grower on figlife.com
figlife.com/pacific-nw
You can follow me on Instagram @loftinart
As I have gotten several requests in comments about cuttings here’s the disclaimer: if I decide to sell any cuttings or trees, it will be via Figbid. Requests for cuttings, trees, or sales in comments likely won’t be answered. Thanks for understanding and thank you for watching.
Back from the dead! Trees that survived dieback in 2024
Meandering through the trees that died back hard this year.
#garden #growsomefood #gardening #pacificnorthwest #oregon #willamettevalley #figs #breba
#garden #growsomefood #gardening #pacificnorthwest #oregon #willamettevalley #figs #breba
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Mid Willamette Valley Fig Tour update 7/8/2024
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Just walking and talking. Being in the moment and showing some of the trees that I think are doing well. #garden #growsomefood #growyourownfood #pacificnorthwest #fig #breba #figs #willamettevalley #fruit #backyardorchard
Thoughts on the Adriatic type figs for the Willamette Valley
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Some varieties work better than others in our location. All of the adriatic types I’ve grown ripen in late October here in pots and taste identical. Wonderful figs but too late for me to keep more than a couple. I’m currently attempting to grow one in ground and 2 in cut out pots. The rest I’ve gotten rid of. In other parts of the country, people may have different experiences. Figs are locatio...
Pineapple guava update. 6/24/24 Hand pollinating in the Willamette Valley
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Quick how to on pollinating, a little taste test on pedals, and keeping fingers crossed for more. #fruit #garden #backyardorchard #growyourownfood #oregon #willamettevalley #feijoa #pineappleguava
Grafting #fig trees in the #pacificnorthwest
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Since I have so many pots, grafting seems to be an obvious way out. BUT… did I time it right? Stay tuned! #fruit #garden #backyardorchard #figs #growyourownfood #oregon #breba #willamettevalley #grafting
Growing #figs in the #pacificnorthwest and questions we should all ask about #breba
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After several years of growing my collection and working the trees, talking to the right people, these are the questions everyone in the Pacific Northwest needs to ask about #breba Don’t get discouraged when you hear people in other locations not have good experiences with breba. It’s different here. #fruit #backyardorchard #oregon #willamettevalley #growyourownfood #figs
Figs and Pottery
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Trying to be environmentally conscious as a ceramics teacher. Something actually unique to my sphere of knowledge. #backyardorchard #fruit #oregon #willamettevalley #figs #ceramics
Mt. Etna Figs: everyone in the Willamette Valley should have one.
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#backyardorchard #fruit #oregon #willamettevalley #figs
Pineapple Guava Update 5/30/2024
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The varieties I’m growing and their progress so far. I enjoy these plants very much. Easy to grow and maintain. Not too difficult to hand pollinate for fruit. Aesthetically pleasing and no apparent damage during our winter months. #willamettevalley #oregon #backyardorchard #fruit #feijoa #pineappleguava
Part 4 of the Spring Break update. Soil, grafts, fertilizer, biochar and microbes, oh my!
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A few observations on #figs in my #backyardorchard. Some of this is specific to growing in the Willamette Valley with a lot of winter rain, but very dry summers. Hope it helps! #fig #fruit #orchard #oregon #willamettevalley #gardening #biochar #fertilizer #growingfruit #breba
Spring 2024, PART 3!!!! Late #figs getting a #greenhouse start. Growing for NOVELTY
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Growing #fig trees in a short season, northern climate presents a few challenges. These are the trees I’ll be selecting my final late trees from. #backyardorchard #fruit #orchard #oregon #willamettevalley
Backyard #fig tour: Part Deux!!! March 2024
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Second part of the walkthrough. Lots of #figs along #feijoa pineapple guavas, Saskatoon, #elderberries #pawpaw and more. #oregon #willamettevalley #backyardorchard #orchard #fruit
Backyard #fig tour. Part 1!!! March 2024.
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A walkthrough the #backyardorchard to see how the #figs are doing coming out of the winter. #oregon #willamettevalley #fruit #gardening #orchard
Winter backyard fig grove update 1/19/24 Willamette Valley, Oregon
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Update on in ground and potted figs and other fruit in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. Big cold front this last week and colder than normal weather. A lot of issues we need to be aware of during our winters. No cookie cutter approach with this hobby. #backyardgardening #backyardorchard #figs #fruit #oregon #pacificnorthwest #pnw #realreview #diygreenhouse #diygreenhouse #fruitcutting
Unghiarolo main croup 9/27/2023. In Ground Willamette Valley Oregon
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Unghiarolo main croup 9/27/2023. In Ground Willamette Valley Oregon
Lussheim Main Crop 10/4/2023 In Ground Tree
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Lussheim Main Crop 10/4/2023 In Ground Tree
Giuda Main Crop. 9/16/2023 Greenhouse start. Similar to White Madeira #1
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Giuda Main Crop. 9/16/2023 Greenhouse start. Similar to White Madeira #1
Dolce Cuore main crop update. In ground 9/12/2023
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Dolce Cuore main crop update. In ground 9/12/2023
Mig Paratjal MP main crop 10/8/2023. Willamette Valley Oregon
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Mig Paratjal MP main crop 10/8/2023. Willamette Valley Oregon
Tia Penya main crop 10/8/2023. Willamette Valley Oregon
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Tia Penya main crop 10/8/2023. Willamette Valley Oregon
Martinenca Rimada main crop 10/8/2023 Willamette Valley Oregon
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Martinenca Rimada main crop 10/8/2023 Willamette Valley Oregon
Noire de Barbentane main crop 10/8/2023
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Noire de Barbentane main crop 10/8/2023
C’est Bon main crop 10/8/2023. Willamette Valley Oregon
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C’est Bon main crop 10/8/2023. Willamette Valley Oregon
Roja Grossa. Main crop 10/8/2023 Willamette Valley Oregon
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Roja Grossa. Main crop 10/8/2023 Willamette Valley Oregon
A real treat. Israeli Black main crop 10/7/2023. Willamette Valley Oregon.
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A real treat. Israeli Black main crop 10/7/2023. Willamette Valley Oregon.
De La Roca. Main crop 10/7/2023 Willamette Valley Oregon
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De La Roca. Main crop 10/7/2023 Willamette Valley Oregon
Vincenzo Main Crop 10/7/2023 Willamette Valley Oregon.
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Vincenzo Main Crop 10/7/2023 Willamette Valley Oregon.
Rosa Esmeralda IN GROUND Main Crop 10/7/2023 Willamette Valley Oregon
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Rosa Esmeralda IN GROUND Main Crop 10/7/2023 Willamette Valley Oregon
Izbat An Naj Main Crop 10/4/2023 Willamette Valley Oregon Figs
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Izbat An Naj Main Crop 10/4/2023 Willamette Valley Oregon Figs
Try Rockaway Green. The guy that found this one is from Long Island,NY. You will like it. As for White Madeira #1 imo is not an Adriatic. I happen to like jh adriatic. I have many of the Adriatic figs and I really need to get it down to a couple 😊
Fellow Oregonian here. Are you planning on selling cuttings or rooted liners for this variety at all? Thanks ✌️
Thanks for the great video,what will you consider your best tasting figs and must have varieties,
Do you think if putting a basket around them filled with straw or wood chips would get them through the winter and a chance to lignify
What was your lowest temperature this winter?
have you considered strategically planting anything to reduce the wind and frost strain?
My RL(Bass) died to the ground, too, and I'm really sad. I love that tree. The stump feels solid like it's still alive. It's July so I m ready to give up, too, but yours just strouting encourages me to hope
I added a backup this year, one of a small handful of new trees. I really want this one to work out. I had main crop my first year with it and was really impressed.
What were the lowest temperatures you experienced during last winter?
@@davydwalker8554 we had a very mild winter up until a hard freeze in the mid-upper teens and twenties for an extended period of time. I think my lowest was 15 degrees or so.
Eric, the great Lou Monti says, "If given a choice always plant your fig trees on your highest ground." It seems that your experience has proven this to be true. Great video as always!
@@georgehigdon4974 thank you George! Hope your trees are doing well!
I put Verdolino in ground last year and it proceeded to go downhill at a rapid rate. I fertilized with Jack’s triple 20 at 1/2 strength and it came back nicely. No issues overwintering and it is loaded this year. I think this will be a great variety for the PNW. Thanks to both you and Mario!
@@oregonfigs3314 amen! Mario really was a blessing
The tree that's a beast around 9:30 - what type is that? Don't think you mentioned it or I didn't catch it.
It’s a new variety from CA that I’ve been testing for a few years.
You still didn'tmention what variety name... perhaps it's an unknown.
@@bosquebear1 it’s a seedling that I’m trialing. No name.
For your black air layer pods, I would cover them with foil. Perhaps they are getting too hot. Thanks for your update.
Felicitaciones yo tambien cultivo higueras un noble e historico arbol desde siempre con la humanidad..
Can you graft now?
@@BlizzardBurrr where i am, I’d be concerned with the grafts dying in the heat or in the winter due to them not being solidly established. Just depends on where you are.
Nice.
Is Green Michurinska not an Adriatic? Would you consider Stella an Adriatic or similar?
@@JohnDurso82 I don’t consider either of them to be in the same family group as the green Ischia adriatic varieties. Stella is in the dalmatie group. Green Michurinska is it’s own thing.
@@Loftinart Well geeze I guess I've never had an Adriatic fig then.
@@JohnDurso82 lol. Not a bad thing. You’re doing well with Green Michurinska. If you want to mess with an adriatic get a cheap one and call it good. Strawberry verte or green Ischia are usually pretty easy to get.
I really do not know much about the Adriatic figs. Thanks for helping me learn about this group. I had a Texas Strawberry Unk on 10/21/22. That is super late for me. We were extremely lucky to have a great October in 2022. This is not typical for the Willamette Valley!
Glad I could help!
I have Green Ischia and Mercedes Gem. The Green Ischia died back to the ground but, has recovered nicely and is about 12 inches tall and growing fast. It will be interesting to see if they are so much alike that I will cull one. The Valle Negra that you gifted me is doing great. It gave me Figs last summer and looks to be doing ok this year as well! Thank you for doing the work you do, so the rest of us don't have to.
Thank you for the vote of confidence George! I’m really glad your valle Negra is doing well for you. It’s a great fig.
What style of grafting did you do your persimmons with?
@@yochanontheseeker1942 same as the figs and apple. Cleft or modified cleft.
I need to learn this. My trees grow vigorously in Louisiana and I`d like to add some Celeste branches to my much larger Brown Turkey to see what happens. I need to get some LSU Purple and Olympian trees but I`m running out of room because my emergency solar panels will need open space not only for frequent storms but greatly reduced costs of summer air conditioning, cooking and winter heating. Or I`d have 8 more trees right now.
I live in Port Coquitlam BC and im just trying out fig trees, and my tiny 1 year old fig tree I bought from the garden store this winter, I up potted it in the spring and im about to harvest its first braba in about a day or 2 im really letting it get nice and its on my balcony where it does not get the best sun since I have massive trees in my backyard. Is early because I had it indoors early in spring and did not take it out untill early June, its even just starting to form double bumps which was surprising since its still really young, I have many other varieties im trying out but so far this one has been doing the best, my celeste and LSU purple had a ton of winter damage from late which set them far back, also ive heard you can plant fig trees close together and still have good success if you prune them, ive heard a fig grower Ross Raddie who has a chanel and he planted his fig trees only 2 feet apart which he i thought was crazy but hes having success.
@@evanborge494 sounds like you’re starting out the right way. Giving them an early start is a good way to get a jump on things. I’m only planting the trees this close together out of necessity. I don’t think it’s a good idea long term for me because it’ll be too much maintenance and our trees tend to get big over time without much dieback usually.
Good job! I'm hoping to take up grafting figs, too. Mine will all be potted as i'm in 7b and most years in ground figs die back to the ground.
@@bosquebear1 good luck! With as many as I have this just made the most sense.
Hi, so this is a mystery. I h 0:05 ave a supposed cold tolerant fig I bought from Lowe's. The first year, no figs, all the stems died during winter, I thought it was dead, but the next year, it grew like crazy from a stump, and we had multiple fig crops, 5 to 7 at a time, off of new stems. They tasted wonderful.l!! So this year, I kept my fig tree in a green house, about a small 3 gallon clay pot , and it grew vigorously in the winter after solstice , but It seems more leggy, but grew more new branches, and has produced about 20 figs this year to date, none ripe, slow to rippen.. I'm in Missouri, and it's hot and dry, so I water the plant every day, and it's full sun, 90°F+, full sun but doesn't get full afternoon sun, shaded by then. But now I'm considering shade, at least for the pot/roots due to your video. Many fruits, but seem slow to ripen. Very long stems, with a large number of leaves and fruit at the ends of each long stem. I'll try to find out what the genus of it is. Thanks! Dave
Hi, so this is in store bought cheap potting soil. I do fertilize with simple vegetable fertilizer. I think it is 4-5-4 Pennington rejuvenate fertilizer. The plant takes forever to ripen, but the fruit is delicious!!
@@HiDave0016 hi Dave. I can only make assumptions based off what you said. I’m far from Missouri and we have way different climates. I would assume you have leggy growth for a couple reasons: The pot is too small , it’s not getting enough light, it’s got FMV, or it needs fertilizer. I have some trees that just naturally grow leggy no matter what. Sometimes that related to what I assume to be FMV. Time and fertilizer usually allows the trees to grow out of it, but it takes time. Good luck!
sounds like your shady portion of the day is typically in the morning and then sunny in theafternoon? Do you have any growing that get sun early and shade late afternoon? I have some breba fig trees that get late afternoon shade and have had a rough time with them and am wondering if that's why.
Nah. My backyard is full sun by mid afternoon.
I'm in Seattle. My dessert King has 5 or 6 breba (first time). I have about 10 other various varieties...I don't see figs developing on any of them yet. All my figs are in pots. Our weather has mostly been cold this year so far.
Ya. That cold snap in the spring really set things back. One of these years maybe I’ll get some good breba production. So far it’s been one to a handful on most of the trees.
My Stella dropped all breba also, but has tiny figlets that sometimes will ripen in time. My DK is absolutely loaded, but is also probably 25 years old and, therefore, very stable. Others doing great so far this year in Salem, OR are my Atreano, Olympian, and Souadi. My surprise of the year so far is my one year old Red Lebanese Bekka Valley. No breba, but biggest main crop figlets yet this year. I've not gotten Smith breba yet either in the pot.
That’s great to hear Eric. I up potted a souadi this year to a 15 gallon. Very productive for a small tree. RLBV and the other Etna trees are so reliable. Great choices for us. Have you joined the PNW figs group on Facebook yet? If not you should.
Stella drops breba. Sets tons then they drop
I love your dog, every time you come out, that's your faithful lil companion ❤️ it is a beautiful dog..
Thank you! We love our dogs like crazy.
@@Loftinart the dog is how I found your channel, I always stop scrolling when I see a dog. I saw a dog and fig trees, my 2 favorite hobbies...
Breba's don't do well in Georgia at all, they all fall off.😢. What kind of buckets are those BLUE ones?? You have a lot of them, and I've never seen them? I like the sturdy handles. Much srurdie than the paint buckets?
I got them on Amazon. Somebody posted about them somewhere and I think it was a wrong price by the seller. It was less than $50 for a stack of 6 of those at the time. They’re food grade plastic, so really nice. I drilled drain holes out the bottom and use them for the trees I shuffle in and out of the greenhouse. They work great but I’m wondering how long they’ll last with the trees needing to be root pruned. I’m guessing I’ll have to do that every year on those. They’re only 10g
@@Loftinart the paint buckets at Lowe's and Home Depot are only 5g, so you get twice as long, their not under grower, or garden pots? How did you find them on Amazon??
I'm sure temperature swings and variety play the biggest role in fruit reliability but I wonder if soil type is a factor in reliability and quality as well when planted in ground
I wouldn’t doubt it. I have mostly sandy loam and river rock but all my pots are mostly wood based mix.
My 5 year in-ground Stella, which are commonly sold her in Portland, had 17 breba and dropped every. single. one. Very upset about that. Last year it ripened one and it was delicious but I think the tree has to go, it just doesn't hold.
I completely agree. Stella has never held breba for me either. I’ve started grafting over it.
I second that, Im new to figs, recently retired, but started my collection last year.. Do you watch The Millennium Gardner?? We are in the same zone, or basically similar climates, he has amazing growth, and fruit set on 100% of his trees, he didn't prune this year and his trees had hundreds of breba's.. practically overnight THEY ALL DROPPED, Just like in Georgia? Chris at Oregon Figs always preaches to me, CLIMATE SPECIFIC.. and he's absolutely right.. our climate is main crop only, but, I do envy that Pacific NW climate.. end of their season is so PERFECT for ripening figs.. Spend your time on trees that fruit!! We're not doing this to waste our time, fertilizer, and money on trees that don't fruit.. totally agree,
@@Loftinart Might entirely depend on amount of heat/sunlight and age.. I have a few stella in ground in full sun north of eugene and they've done well last two years. They took about 4 years in the ground to produce anything other than a later main crop tho
@@PodcastOnTheSpectrum we’ll see. I think this is year 5 for me on that one. No structure around it though. Makes a big difference.
@@Loftinart Yea location is key, and this year's a bit of a wash on breba for the most part because of the spring. Only thing I got a real breba off of so far was a petite aubique of all things
Just to clarify, breba trees in my yard are not grown in full shade. They still get 7+ hours of sunlight a day during the spring and summer. Breba producers will still do far better in full sun than not, but for my yard I had to prioritize location based on the shade issues.
Ha ha I got a shout out. Don't get too down on your trees not producing well this year as you got hit with late frost frying your brebas and the extra stress for your trees recovering diverts energy away from breba. I had some trees with similar outcomes. My barbillone has zero breba but other varieties have lots. I wanted to add that even in ground springtime fluctuations can cause drop then again just before ripening there will be a second drop. My granthams where loaded first thing and half dropped during the first abortion but still a large crop on the trees. Last year second abortion dropped all but a handful but that was in a big heat wave so fingers crossed this year. Also pinching your tips before bud break can reduce the amount of drop on first abortion but will remove any chance of main crop ripening unless of the earliest varieties
Thanks for the info Byron! You’ve been at this a lot longer than me and I appreciate your help with all of it.
I have LSU Hollier in ground and when the fruit is rip, the skin turn light brown color and soft texture. Your LSU definitely not rip at all. Could use another 2 weeks
Eric, I am with you about buying Peaches. I've tried several times to grow peaches in Washington, just north of you. Even the variety "Frost" was eaten alive by Leaf Curl. I gave up trying and I am better off for it!
George! Been a long time! The leaf curl is just killer. My plum tree doesn’t have that problem so these other two will get the axe unfortunately.
Enjoyed the video
Only one? I think more! :D I have so many figs, I am not even sure what all are Mt Etnas. I know I have at least 4 but possibly more.
Lol. I’ve got more than anybody needs but with as reliable as they are here it makes sense.
why are your backyard trees in pots instead of the ground? Is it to move them inside during the winter, to make them fruit earlier or what? What are the dates you start to harvest the potted trees? the in ground trees? thank you.
Some are in pots because they’re too late to ripen in ground. Some get a head start, some don’t. I don’t protect trees during the winter, they stay out until I put them in the greenhouse to wake them up. If you follow my videos, they’re all time stamped for ripening dates and I try to make sure to mention whether they’re from in ground, potted, or head start trees.
Question ❓ I follow Chris @ Oregon Figs and he's been so helpful to me as a new fig grower.. You both are from Oregon, but, he seems to have better climate than you ? Seems you have a lot more die-back and seem to struggle a bit more ? Your state has some Wacky weather... I can follow 4 people from Oregon and the difference in climate is Night & Day?
Oregon is a big place. The Willamette Valley is the size of the state of New Jersey and only about a fifth of the state. There are a tremendous amount of microclimates here. Elevation and water table play a large part. I also have a creek behind my property that holds colder air.
I have about 8 of these in my yard.. Last summer two of them (the same variety) bloomed like crazy, so I was excited. I even hand pollinated the flowers individually more than once. I didn't get a single fruit to form. So disappointing. I have yet to taste one of these.
I think they might need cross pollination from different varieties, if I remember right. I feel like I saw somewhere that Nikita is partially self fertile but I’m not sure. Don’t give up!
@@LoftinartCoolidge is a self fertile verity that is early ripening
How much water do they need in the summer?
They get watered the same more or less than my in ground figs in that area. Pretty tolerant really
@@Loftinart Thank you!
That’s a great tip, Eric!
Looks amazing 💯
Your collection looks great. Im up here in Boring/Sandy area. Just starting my fig journey. If you want sell any plants that you don't want? I will gladly take them off your hands. Plus if you are interested in selling cuttings this winter too? Would love to get as much variety as possible. Thanks, good luck this season.
My Brown Turkey tree was just a few tiny branches and it`s growing so fast this year in Louisiana. It`s already a giant circular bush three feet tall and 8 feet wide. I trimmed it too for cuttings. I got four Celeste this year as well. Hopefully I`ll get some figs but no sign of them so far.
This is really good for people that want to grow in ground in the PNW nobody knows what other varieties are going to work unless somebody's out there doing it.
You should try Pacific Pride nectarine. I just picked one up over the winter suppose to be very curl resistant
But I read that the fig wood contains latex that can be toxic when burnt especially if not dried for months or a year.
Hi, did I missed the thumbnail part of the video?
It’s a pic of a rooted cutting from this year
@@Loftinart Did you make a video about it?
@@MrWookie21 no. It was just rooted this year.
I agree. I’m adding to my 3 in ground trees. 16 varieties in pots suck.
You are doing a lot of work feeding and benefiting microbes. Might consider moving away from chemical fertilizers. It tends to kill all your biology.
Sorry to see so much cold damage. I had a lot better luck down the hill from you in Salem. The LSU Gold I got from you a few years ago was one of the only two that had any significant damage.
I’ve wondered how you’ve been doing with that tree. Hopefully not too much damage that it’ll suffer too bad this year. I just pulled my in ground Vincenzo out today. I think it’ll recover but I’m going to do a video on it soon.
Better, much improvement. Keep on keeping on!
That's the plan! Thanks for watching!
How did you bring the CA seedling up? I got some cuttings from a couple trees planted by the birds on my fiance's grandpa's property near Fresno, and I'm curious to see how they do here in Portland.
Either people living in CA or sourced from trees I found myself driving back up a couple years ago.