Deanna remains the largest and one of the most delicious honey type figs in my collection of over 50 varieties(never really counted them). Having moved it to a 25 gallon pot early this year, was'nt sure of what I would get.
Today I tasted my first of the season. It had this deep yellow color and a wonderful honey flavor that I can safely say, it would be hard to beat. The size is a major advantage too. One Deanna = Four Celestes. Had to cut it into four pieces and really enjoyed this snack.
When compared with many other varieties, is productive also. It produces every season without interruptions. I cannot say anything about this variety except that it is outstanding and glad to have it. I give this one a Ten.
If I was to keep one yellow honey type fig once I start culling, it would have to be Deanna.
I would like to add that in a previous year this tree got stressed due to being root bound or lack of watering on schedule. This Resulted in figs that were relatively dry and had no flavor. Even the color on the inside was different.
For those who get discouraged whenever you get poor results in pots, you cannot always blame it on the fig.
After tasting this one today my wife goes "wow!", "this is what you want in a fig ", "this is the real thing"...

It sounds like a great fig, Sas! I bought "Deanna 2" cuttings from a member here and they are growing well. How does iDeanna 2 compare to your Deanna, do you know?

Hi Meg,

Mine came from a nursery in your neighborhood. It was in a three gallon container if I recall correctly and fruited the same year.
As to Deanna 2, I have no ID what that means. I don't know if Ira Condit had two of them. It could've been that someone had two packages of Deanna and yours was number 2.
Perhaps your source could shed some light on this.

Hmmmm, wow, my neighborhood? Which nursery would that be? I need to go back to look at my records on my purchase but I do know it was an F4F member. Now I am really looking forward to mine fruiting!! Thanks for sharing yours. It sounds line a winner.

There is no sign of FMV on this one.

Looks like a great honey fig variety! Is the Deanna considered a late season variety/ does it take longer to ripen?
Becky

In TX where we have lots of heat, it just started to ripen, I would consider it early to mid, definitely not a late variety. In your zone, if I had to guess, it will probably take longer.

Beautiful tree you have glad she is rewarding you with delicious fruit.

Thanks Don. I did not have a chance to taste the Hollier yet, but this one in TX is a sure winner.

Yes, beautiful tree and fruit you have. I rooted a cutting of Deanna I got from Richard Watts and it went to a large nursery pot this year. I sure hope it turns like yours.

Great review! Thanks for sharing.

Hey SAS will u be selling cuttings this year from this tree?
If so keep me up n mind please, would love one!
Justin

Here's our largest one so far. It's a meal by itself.

Wow! What is the weight of that monster? 200g!? Also how large is the eye when it ripens?

That is the largest fig I have ever seen!! Is it cold hardy?

Holy crap, Sas. That's a god damn orange.

Huge and delicious looking!! Your post are why I have decided to add Deanna to my fig trial here in the Houston area.

Well, after reading and seeing this, I'm sold.  Found one on Ebay and bought it.   Although the seller is only around 2 hours away, I'll opt for it to be shipped.  I'll be looking forward to the day when I can get a super sized fig like that.

Just when you have yourself convinced that you don't need any more varieties...... a post like this comes along lol..

Nice looking fig Sas!

Tyler

If you don't mind, who was the E-bay seller? I want to see if he has any more for sale:)
Thanks

P.S. Which nursery did the original come from, might be worth a road trip:)

That is a huge fig! And, I have one cutting growing :-)! I also have "Deanna 2", which i dont know much about.

Beautiful fig! As if I needed another reason to want this fig, Deanna was the name of my all time favorite German Shorthair! She was such a sweetheart that I have been meaning to procure this fig in her honor; the fact that it is such a good fig seals the deal! Now as to sourcing...

Tony

The eye is closed but opened up on a fig of this size and after four days of rain. This is a large fruit producing variety, but not all fruit are super sized. On average the size is four times the size of a Celeste.
It was a decent size tree when I got it a couple of years ago from
https://rollingrivernursery.com/component/virtuemart/fruit-trees/figs-ficus-carica and has been producing without any interruption which I cannot say about many of my other varieties.

Congrats Sas!
Looks very nice and impressive size!
Easy to pick and fill up a basket fast!

Don't know if I could eat a fig that size..lol 
My Dalmatie is also huge and super sweet so I can only eat a fig when there is someone around that will eat the other 1/2.
I prefer regular size figs not too big not too small that way I can eat a dozen at a time:)