"Bubbabob" > wrote in message
. 3.30...
> llanite > wrote:
>
> > Have pear trees and figs. Cuttings from both are OK, if light, sorta
> > like apple. Haven't tried plum yet, but will soon, as my ornamental
> > (!) (it bears tiny sweet plumes anyway) is up for pruning.
>
> Plum works great, even the ornamental varieties. Try lilac on chicken
> sometime for a treat. Lilac and fig is a good combination, too.

Fig?
Are the fig tree you mention the same than the one we have in Southern
Europe?
Please check "my" fig tree at:
http://www.jardin.ch/Dossiers/figuier.html
and kindly let me know, thanks in advance.
I always believed that fig was purely Mediteranean...
Just curious ;-)
Cheers
Daniel