I obtained a few sets of these trees, this past week. $40/set, including shipping, only to the continental US (except FL and AR). Plus $35 Ag inspection if you live in certain states (Mostly southern states, Oregon and Washington). E-mail, do not PM.

A couple sets left, and then they are gone.

On page 18 of the article below the Sequoia and Sierra fig are mentioned:

http://sbc.ucdavis.edu/files/57360.pdf

Sue

Hadn't seen that.

Will add it as Link No. 192.

Added to Varieties page.

Here is the relevant excerpt:

At UC Davis, James Doyle maintained the germplasm and crosses made by Condit and Storey until the fig breeding program was revived in 1989. Since then, Doyle and Louise Ferguson made crosses and produced the open- release Sierra and patented Sequoia common fig cultivars. Sierra is suitable for dry fig production and both are good fresh figs. They have yellow-green skin and reddish-amber pulp. This skin color is competitive with the yellow-green Calimyrna and Kadota, and complements the violet-black California Brown Turkey and Mission figs. Sierra and Sequoia produce a large second crop with large- to medium- size fruit and maintain fruit size well into the fall, in contrast to the small late-season fruit size of Mission and Kadota figs and the absence of fruit on Calimyrna. The ostiole of Sierra and Sequoia figs is very tight, reducing potential insect infestation and the fungal diseases that are transmitted by insects. The fruit flavor and quality of both are as good or better than all four of the previously established varieties listed here with the exception of Calimyrna. The increase in plantings and fresh-market sales of these new varieties demonstrates that both these figs will play a major role in the fresh fig industry which continues to grow in California.

Sequoia is patented and Sierra is not.  There is not much written about them since they are relatively new.   Here are some additional texts on this topic:

Ingevald, that was a wealth of info.  --  great find & thanks for the posting.

I purchased a couple of 1lb packages of  fresh Sierra figs this past year at Publix in FL. These figs are flown in from California and are said to hold up well I was very impressed with the flavor even though I prefer dark figs. The Mission, Brown Turkey and Calimynra figs they had were showing signs of spoiling mold ect. The Sierra were fine and probably would be better if picked at full ripeness IMHO

If you requested these trees, PLEASE e-mail me. I have one set left, but before I commit to it, I want to make sure that I am not missing someone. Most everyone wanted to wait till Spring to ship, so they are still here and I want to make sure I get this right. If you are still interested, I think there is one more set available.

If a set remains, I'm interested (I read the original posting, but waffled on whether or not I wanted it or not...and since I've worked some extra time..what the heck).

~Chills

I'll email you from work tomorrow (or home if work is as busy as today)  :)

Here are my trees which receive nominal care (figs grow wild around here so I'm not going to spoil them).

Sierra (fruit never quite made it but should be plenty next year):




Sierra (fattest branches of any fig I've seen):



Sequoia is a patented variety so please don't send requests for cuttings.

Has anyone produced fruit from either of these yet?

Harvey, what is also funny for me is that most of my Sequoias died while my two of my sierra trees grew almost over 8 feet tall with HUGE branches. No fruit this year though. I may have to keep on the tree with summer pruning.

Yeah, the Sequoia doesn't seem very vigorous.  Nothing like Sierra!  I forget now, one of these is supposed to have a breba.  I better figure that out before I prune.

Harvey,
       I had Sequoia for the first time and it was excellent.   See posting #6 here http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/Sequioa-amp-Sierrra-Fig-Variants-5555553?highlight=sequoia+ingevald

Thanks for posting your photos.
Ingevald

Thanks, Ingevald.  I may want to thrown some little greenhouse over mine so that the fruit will ripen. :)

I heard they were identical figs

Who did you hear that from?  They are not.  Their growth habit is significantly different with Sierra being extremely vigorous and Sequoia being less vigorous than most (see my photos above).  I've not had ripe fruit from either of my two trees yet (kept them in pots for too long) but Sierra is supposed to have a little to no breba crop while Sequoia does.  Sequoia had Tena and Calimyrna in it's pedigree and develops into a dark fig when dried which limits it's marketability for this purpose while Sierra (parentage not apparent) dries well and is a dual purpose fig.*

* For source of information, see:
http://westernfarmpress.com/new-fig-cultivar-comparison-report-released-uc-kearney-rec
http://figs4fun.com/Links/FigLink251.pdf

Okay, it was driving me crazy that nobody has posted any photos of either of these fruits yet so I looked at mine a little closer.  I wouldn't say these are a big help, but better than nothing.

My Sequoia still has fruits on it in good shape but I can't imagine they'll ripen up with the cold weather we're having now and the time of year.  But they are still in good shape, so who knows?  This is the largest fruit on my Sequoia:




I found the tell-tale signs of bird damage on one of my Sierra fruits.  I gave it a try (on the other side) and it was sweet and pretty flavorful.  Pretty good overall, the best fig I've had this week! ;)  We've had about 4-5 inches of rain in the past few weeks but the fig wasn't really watery like I would have expected.


(Note, the tip of this branch is not more than an inch above the top of this photo but the branch is nearly 1" in diameter.)