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Originally Posted by neferset
Ok. I haven't slipped into the twilight planting zone, then. I feel better. I had absolutely no way to explain or understand a stray papaya in my area. I'm probably going to plant some in pots after this though. From the reading I did, they sound like a fun (mainly indoor) plant to have.
Edible or not, the fig is welcome to stay. Where it is, it's out of the way a bit and our goats are giving us the illusion of being under control, so I don't have to worry about them eating it.
Now I'm wondering if it would be worth using as root stock...But I want to see these fruit ripen first, just in case.
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a) Figs are not mainly propagated by grafting, but rather cutting and planting mature shoots...
b) it's a fig tree alright...
c) if it survives the winters in your area, it is one of the temperate figs, that means you will have problems in 2 or 3 years, as the fig tree likes to get massive very soon and unexpectadly and its roots might damage whatever construction there is in its vicinity (temperate figs go up to 5 to 10 meters in height and 7 in width! in my zone), so lots of space...
d) try it, if it's inedible, really, get rid of it. It's like weed once well stablished.
