Afigfan,
The tree is recovering well as are most of my winter damaged fig trees. As I write this message, I do not recall if it has any figs on the tree right now.......but it did recover nicely. That picture was not taken this year.
Noss,
What characterizes this fig to me is its large size and its "juiciness". If you like juicy figs, than this is your fig. You can slurp it with a straw or must wear a bib when you bite into one. I do not recall its rain tolerance....probably because it did not rain at the same time these figs were ripening. I'd definitely remember if it were a splitter. And I would remember if it handled heavy rain real well. This is at the very core of my fig research and I pay lots of attention to that fruiting characteristic.
So, as your read my posts, keep in mind that whenever I state that a fig is rain tolerant it is because I have "actually witnessed" its performance during light and heavy rains. I do not state that it is rain tolerant because other people have told me so. Any information developed is always independent of others. Accordingly, I have no information until it actually rains during the time that it fruits. In some years fruit ripen only during dry periods.......and I have to wait yet another year to learn about its rain tolerance. Some figs ripen only for a short period of time and it must rain during that time to know. That is why fig research and the development of reliable information takes sooooooo long......
Thank goodness for fig forums where information sharing can speed up the learning process. You cannot get this type of information from retail nurseries.......
Dan
Semper Fi-cus