I was interested in this and did some checking and the plant is widely available in Australia and best I can tell seeds are legal to import but not cheap to ship. Called the Sandpaper fig there. Some guy was growing one and other types of Ficus for research and had an Oppostia from seeds in FL. Should be a good place to start.
Figs are tiny but flavorful from what I read. Can't help but think with nematode resistance one of the goals in LSU fig program they did not look into it, was not like it was a secret fig, LOL! LSU did tout the resistance of the LSU Purple fig.
Strangely the Florida State Horticulture Society has been around since 1888 and has not a single reference to Ficus Opposita in their entire searchable archives, even with a detailed search for years 1924-1926 for Ficus Opposita. Hmmmm.....I love mysteries!
The seeds I found were $40 AU just for shipping! Not me!
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