Occasionally I get asked how many different fig varieties I've collected since the full blown addiction set in  07/13/11 (my first F4F post), and I usually guesstimate somewhere around 40 or 50 with the understanding that there are many repeaters planted in the orchard and hedges.

I finally decided to do a formal count (have I been subconsciously avoiding it?) and man-oh-man was I off! 

Frankly, I don't know how to feel about this. All sorts of existential questions arise, but I won't bore you with any of them.

How about you all? How many unique varieties do you have in your collection? And how long have you been an addict? 
Finally, has anyone been able to get this monkey off their back? :))

60 even unique varieties. 

Frank,

I have coined a term for these phenomena... "Fig Math". 

Have to get back to you on that - still waiting for a lot to green up - hopefully .

If it makes you feel better, I went through my database and realized I've had over 300 (I might be pushing 400 since I have not updated my database in a while) fig trees which I do not have anymore due to death or distribution.  I think I joined the GW Fig Forum in 2005.  I do not have an accurate count, but I should be close to 110 +/- 20

More than I thought,
Counted as I drug them out of Winter storage,  41 different counting a handful of UNK.
Have several with duplicates.
Anyone want to buy MBVS in 1-3 gallon containers?  ;o)

I don't want to publicly say as it probably could be used as evidence against me at a mental competency hearing.  

I started on Feb 27 th of this year. I'm proud to say I have 16 different varieties growing right now.

just have to meet the right judge and prosecutor.. someone who collects fig. 

I've been guessing 125-175 lately and yesterday worked much of the day updating my list.  I got very close to 200 and still have some more counting to do.  I think I'm going to pull a Martin and get rid of some.  There are still some more varieties that I'd like to get but not so many these days so I certainly hope this is slowing down.

Over the winter I narrowed it down to 25 varieties, and about 36 plants.  Realistically, I shouldn't go over this amount in order to maintain them properly.  As I get to TASTE these in the upcoming years, I may decrease more.  If they're all that delicious, I guess I'll need more winter storage space!

I see a lot of decreasing in everybody's collection in future, because, not every fig variety is supposed to be for the given owner's zone and situation.
It's only logical, I mean...what's the use of having something you can't fully benefit from.
Grow, Taste then Select the onesu really like. Let the rest find a good and proper home.
I'm new to this and thanks to all of you guys out there I acquired so many wonderful varieties and it feels great, they are all doing great , so far, but...which one I really want to keep is going to be the big question in a year or two.
As it is, I already have 60+ varieties and I haven't even received my last order from UCDavis, I guess they decided to send it next year.
But really, will they all be worth keeping?
Grow, Taste then Select the ones you really like. Let the rest find good and proper homes.

If my Fig Math is correct, after factoring in the dead loss from this awful winter, and adding the ones still left to break dormancy, I'm in the neighborhood of 150 varieties. (13 months)

about 36 for me, I will have a tough time to try and bring it down to 12 or less, the fig shuffle is too much work for less desirable varieties, besides potting into 20+ gallon containers makes my winter garage tough to navigate.  I was at roughly 55 last year so I am getting on with it.

Still over 90 varieties. Getting rid many as I find more yummie ones. Also, variants with almost
similar taste are to go. No more keeping repeats except for DK as I prune hard in alternate years.

All I wanted was One Black and One White variety, LOL

2012...1
2013...33
2014...105
2015...?
I'm hoping to keep about 15 varieties in pots, and another 20 or so in ground.
I should mention that my wife is a sweet, understanding woman.

LOL @Ruuting

Congratulations, Frank, on starting your collection.  When you have 1,000 plants you'll graduate from the Novice stage.  Isn't it The Celt who has 800 varieties starting with the letter A?  I'm hoping to have 3-5 plants of each of the best 12-30 varieties here and call it good.  But I haven't tasted most of the varieties I have and there are many I want to try.  This year I should get a taste of a lot of my current varieties.  I'm greatly looking forward to it!

Funny, I dont even know if I really like figs, but Im hell bent on finding out. Ive only tasted 4 varieties and 2 of them were good, the others I could do with out. Of those, only Celeste is the variety I can confirm and it was very good. My son and I ate a whole gallon ziplock bag in 20min. That being said, Im only a year into my fig adventure and to date and Im growing 11 varieties with duplicates of several for a total of 16 plants. Not counting the ones Im rooting right now and some of those should make it aswell.....I say that but my track record to date isnt great for the cupping stage but its definatly getting better as Im on the up swing of my learning curve! Im glad you posted this because I just realized I dont have any green skin varieties!!! I need to work on that ASAP..... Martin would be proud;)

Newnandawg, I also have some friends that feed my habit quite nicely ;)
We're all a bunch of enablers around here!

Thanks to Rui my collection is growing as we speak!

There's one of my enablers right there!
Every time I give away cuttings I end up with more than I started with.
Blue, when I met Attilio, he was interested in ( I think ) an improved Celeste.
I left his house with the green and purple figs, bitter orange, ponderosa lemon, two types of peaches, and oleander.
The next time I brought him some plants, he gave me two big bags of escarole from his garden.
This year, I'm gonna drop off some plants under the cover of darkness, hopefully I won't get shot!