If you lop off the top it should grow several branches below where you cut it.

You should be able to train the limbs into whatever orientation you want.

If the main trunk is flexible you should be able to train it to a different angle. If not you may need to disturb the roots on one side in order to cant it.

Hello Michigander's,
Hey English Gardens on Hall Rd. & Garfield has some nice 1gal Black Missions for 19.49 they show no signs of mosaic virus.

English Gardens in Eastpointe has Chicago Hardy for the same price (and they were nice enough to save me the trouble of driving out to Garfield to get Mission).

They also had hardy Kiwi, red and white currants and a number of other interesting things (none of which I need any longer)

~Chills

Hey Frmmi,
Do you know what type of fig it is that your friend gave you?Where in Mich are you from?Hey chills my Black Mission I bought from English Gardens might be a chicago it's leaves are identical to a chicago and it was labled as a Black Mission I hope it's a BM not a chicago.

hmmmm.......I hope not. I've got a well rooted cutting of H Chicago from this year already. (though its only got a couple leaves thus far).

Mission would be a better addition, though I got some unknown cuttings that (according to the person who sent them) might be mission; or a couple of other well known varieties, which roted very well for me.

~Chills

Hey Scott,
If you were to look at my Black Mission would you be able to tell if it's a mission or a chicago?

nope. But you can always look at the variety pictures at www.figs4fun.com

Just click on the varieties selection and then on the variety type along the left side of the page.

~Chills

frmmi,
What murky said.

rob5020, chills and other Detroiters,
The Royal Oak English Gardens has some ratty little BM that are loaded with FMV and some small HC. The trees were in 1-gal pots for $26.

The HC at EG had the same leaf as posted by fignut in the "Hardy Chicago, Sals, Sals Corleone" thread.

Last week Telly's had in some large BT in 1-gal pots for $25. I was told they will also get BM and Peter's Honey.

HTH, Dan

This is great. We may not have the numbers of fig growers that NJ does, but posts like this give us the ability to organize and make informed decisions about what is available locally.

Last year, Randazzo's on Gratiot had 5 gal monrovia pots of figs. They had 4 varieties (I think) the first time I noticed them. They are starting to get in nursery items already (but no figs as of last Thursday). I got Kadota last year, but I recall Brown Turkey, Peter's Honey and one other . I'll keep an eye open to see what they end up getting and when they arrive.

~Chills