Hi everyone, this seems a bit of a silly question on it's face, but I have to say, that while figs are the most exciting fruit for me, I don't think anything beats a really outstanding yellow peach or nectarine. You know, when they are big and fat and soft on the tree? Super sweet and tangy too? 
But for me figs are really close, even though I've never tried the ones everyone talks about as being the best. They are no chill, unique texture and appearance, really varied from one type to another, a beautiful tree and no one really knows about them in society at large! They are like some secret thrill... And they have this really pleasant hefty feel in the hand, that je ne sais quois I could say.

I think I just love fruit in general- don't get me started on Kent Mangos or Bing Cherries!

what about you?

Most fresh fruits are excellent, but my absolute favorites are fresh off the tree, sun-ripened, orange and juicy Royal Blenhiem apricots. No doubt about it. 

Hope this is an excommunication-free zone.  ;)

Favorite fruit is cherimoya. But figs are second and willactually fruit in Canada .

I love black cherries, Mexican cream guavas, keitt mangoes, camaito and soursop besides really good figs which are so hard to come by.

Out you go, Gina!!

Seriously, as much as I love to eat figs, much of the fun is in the growing. There are other fruits I'd prefer to eat; really good mangos or persimmons are currently at the top of the list. I hope some of my fig varieties will change my mind as the trees get older, but for now....

I think it is a 3 way tie betweeen fresh peaches, Jonathan apples or figs. It seems like whichever is in my hand is the best

Figs generally can't compete with the best fruits.

Good mangos?  Durians?  Cherimoyas?  A proper pineapple?  No

At best, they're in that grouping of White Sapotes and Sapodillas, etc, etc...

It's good that I got to know that there were better figs than the traditional sweet 'n bland Southern figs.

I'm not sure I would compare them to apples/pears, though, since the experience is so different, and the same could be said of the tropicals I mentioned.  I think I *could* compare them to various stone fruits, and while peaches/nectarines/apricots (the fresh kinds) should win, I'd rather figs than plums, cherries, and their like.

I need to move somewhere warmer, but still coastal. Maybe northern Cali will be in my future some day. So many fruits I want to grow but can't (like citrus, mangos). This is my first season growing many things. Apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, cherries, various berries, and of course... figs. I've never had any of the above fresh off the tree (except some poor quality apples). Of the berries I have sampled, all were far superior coming from my own garden. I can only imagine the fruit trees will blow me away.

I've never had a fresh fig.

For all the fruit I grow. I would say figs are my favorite to eat. They are easy to grow here and while in pots they don't take up much space. I do believe to a certain degree they are rarity in our McDonalds society today. However, I do know they were once very common in the south. If I didn't grow them myself, they would only be available to me for about two weeks out of the year. This is when figs hit the supermarkets and here they are a specialty item. I am sure Mangos, Oranges, Blueberries, and Guavas are specialty items elsewhere, but here there not. In fact they are quite common. Everyone has their own tastes. For me nothing beats a dead ripe Fig. 

For me it's Mangos, Fresh Pineapple, and Fresh Blueberries.
Suzi

I love most fruits such as mangos, Guava, Cherimoya, Persimmons, pawpaw, jujube, etc.. and so on. but I think with different varieties of figs there are different tones of flavors, which makes the figs unique. 

Figs are definitely on top of my list unique and healthy, it is hard to find some food as healthy and good testing as figs. Simple super food.

Nothing has topped a fresh pineapple for me yet, but the fig is a darned close second and I can actually grow it.

Some of my favorite fruits;

Lychee
Mango
Persimmon
Pomegranate
Cherimoya
Plouts
Cherries
Figs
Apples
Grapes

The best fruit is obviously the one which is the most ripe, is organic, and has had great growing conditions.

fig is the only 'fruit' i have grown myself.. so i don't know.. i wouldn't mind growing some white peaches and persimmons. i eat what is available more or less. i rarely go to store thinking i'm going to eat watermelon if it's the last thing i do..

I enjoy different fruits yes.
but
top of list is

Mulberry's - the chicago strain -  dark type
Figs - dark types

Wow! You know I almost never post topics because I feel certain no one will respond, so this is a nice surprise indeed.

Gina: I have always wanted to try a Blenheim like you describe! Are you in San Diego? Where do get them?

Figfinatic... You really prefer Keitt mangos to Kents? You are the first I've ever come across who said that.

I can't believe Shah said durian! I've tried it twice and I have to be honest... Worst food experience of my life, or maybe a tie with a mature Cabrales blue cheese. 

Hi Nichole, I used to live in Fall City, a little town near Issaquah. It must be so beautiful there right now! Do me a favor, next time in west Seattle, go for a walk in Lincoln Park (by the ferry). I used to walk there often and I miss it, and the view across the water to Vashon and Bainbridge. And maybe visit the Kurt Cobain bench too. I agree, moving somewhere warmer would be great, maybe one day we'll both be living in that magical zone 23.

Hey dieseler, if you like Mulberries now, just wait till you try a good strain of Morus Nigra. You'll forget the albas in a second.

You know, reflecting on my fav fruits I realize that I'm really not a fan of the crunchy texture. Very rarely do I eat an apple, but I love a big soft Comice pear anytime. I even let my fuyu type persimmons get soft. Also, melons! Honeydews and canteloupes are outstanding-wish they grew in tree form. 

Forrest interesting about that type mulberry .

As for Illinois everbearing
We grew up my brother and i eating them all the time in Chicago they were everywhere, course figs at grandma's house were also a treat.

Here in this picture if you look close you can see them all over the sidewalk , picking them off the lowest branches was a treat.

The one fig tree that has the strongest mulberry taste for me is Pastiliere the few i had this season tasted just like one unlike any other fig i have tasted.

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I have an out of control Morus Nigra 'Persian Black'... it decided to root itself into the ground in the last year or so.

I love fruit of all kinds.  I eat at least 5 fruits daily.  My very fav is peaches, especially the white flesh types.  The taste is heaven.

In the fall, I consume large quantities of Gala apples......yum!


Oh, and peaches preserved in brandy are sublime......eat a peach, then drink the brandy.

Gina, we had the first really wonderful Babcock peach this morning and I can't remember ever eating a peach that good. Unfortunately, the tree set almost no fruit this year--if we get 8 good ones we'll be lucky. Next year!!! The Blenheim apricot is amazing too--but we rarely get many here. I'm not sure what the problem is, but have assumed it's a combination of too little chill, late frosts, and maybe too few honeybees.

Martin, I've never eaten a Mulberry of any kind, but your rave review makes me wonder what I'm missing. Will small trees produce fruit, and can they be kept small by pruning?

I love figs, but definitely think that homegrown yellow/gold raspberries are better, and possibly a ripe peach that drips down your chin as soon as you bite into it. 

Ken i never grew mulberry tree but been around them in younger years then discovered some last season that were large older ones.
They were very abundant in Chicago but been away for many years south of city.

Not sure about there habits though just that i always liked them a lot.
There very messy trees this i have seen as they stain the sidewalks .
I would read up on them as much as you can .