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Just take an extra suitcase and pack it with any and everything you can find!!!
Last edited by COGardener; 12-09-2016, 02:24 PM.Scott - Colorado Springs, CO - Zone 4/5 (Depending on the year) - Elevation 6266ft
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As mentioned earlier privately, don't do thatOriginally posted by COGardener View PostJust take an extra suitcase and pack it worth any and everything you can find!!!
Ben Gurion airport is one of the most secure airports in the world and their security checks are super intense, trust me i know! Send them back via mail.
You should reach out to Eli on the other forum, he's from israel and can probably give you pointers on local "common" varieties.
May the Figs be with you!
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When i was departing from tel aviv when i went, it was 11pm at night on a weekday and the airport was EMPTY. It took well over an hour to get through security. They opened up all our bags, even disassembled my dslr components (lens/flash). Its one of the most secure airports for a reason.
Doubt they would care about cuttings, but if there's a high chance they are going through your bag, not worth chancing it
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As with any country, for those of us in short seasons, whatever figs are growing around the base of the tallest mountains. It seems that Mt Etna gives us Mongibello (the Mt Etnas), Mt Vesuvius gives us Brooklyn (Naples) White, the Alps give us Nordland (Longue d'Aout) - three productive and relatively early ripeners for their flavor, pulp, and skin color profile. A lot more mountains and mountain ranges out there.... And if a fig other than Florea (Michurinsk-10) looks like it should be growing at the base of the high mountains in Bulgaria, I don't know what it would be.Tony WV 6b
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Safe trip. I wouldn't bring any figs back.Sas North Austin, TX Zone 8BComment
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Bring back memory's to shareNothing in the world takes the place of growing citrus till figs come along. Ray City, Ga. Zone 8 b.Comment
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Sbayi is supposed to be really good. I ordered some Sbayi cuttings on eBay but they didn’t root. People have said good things about Khurtmani as well. Have a great trip.
The Figs of Israel: http://www.raysfigs.com/israel.htmMara, Southern California,
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Marius has previously posted on a Nazareth fig:
I have no idea whether this is a well known variety in that town though or how one would find it.Steve
D-i-c-k-e-r-s-o-n, MD; zone 7a
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Looks like Sbayi is supposed to be a real winner. Does anyone in the US have it?Zone 7A - Philadelphia
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Have a safe trip... traveling to Israel and the holy lands during the holiday season must be both exciting and scary... I hope your trip is all positive enjoyment and rewarding and you have a safe return...Tony - Zone 6A
WL- Good Health, a 60 lb Striped Bass, a Boone and Crockett Typical Buck, bushels of ripe Black Madeira figs, bushels of ripe Hachiya and other tasty Diospyros Kaki PersimmonsComment
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Try the fresh figs in the open air market in Jerusalem. Near the huge cakes of halvah.
Those figs are what turned me onto figs in the first place. Israel is an amazing country, I hope you have a great time!
But yeah, as Matt said, the airport is super intense, the most secure I've ever seen. You don't want to mess around with that. My power adapter set off their alarms and I was put in a room containing just a metal table and box of gloves as they went through every item in my luggage. Something in my fiance's luggage also set off their detector and he was strip-searched in a similar room. So I caution against trying to bring back anything discreetly you shouldn't (in your luggage at least).Sarah
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take the cuttings, glue them into a creshe, and get some figurines to go with it. Then you can tell them it's a manger scene you bought at a marketplace.Hi my name is Art. I buy fig cuttings-so I can grow more figs-so I can sell more figs-so I can buy more fig cuttings-so I can grow more figs....Comment
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I should be alright mailing cuttings!Zone 7A - Philadelphia
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Here's one way to bring them in.
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I think f4f member bigbadbill had pics of sbayi figs In his facebook... have a safe fun tripComment
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