I have desert king too in the very hot desert.  I rooted cuttings this winter and put them outdoors in January 2013.  As newly rooted cuttings, they are quite vigorous and have survived briefly freezing temps with no protection the last 2 months.  Already moved them to 5 gallon container.   I will know this year if it can survive our extreme heat.  Summer starts in a few days with forecast in the 80's.  Just the other day, it was freezing.  We'll have a couple days of spring, and then the long, hot, summer begins.   

Dan796,

Breba crop Figs are borne on last year's growth (1 year old wood) while Main crop Figs are borne just above the leaf petiole on current year's growth.  I haven't seen any Brebas formed on, nor have I seen any mention that they can form on two year old or older wood.  Desert King (aka King) is clearly a San Pedro type Fig but as Condit noted in "Fig Varieties: A Monograph" (downloadable as a PDF from my website), it sometimes ripens the Main crop without caprification!

Here in the Pacific Northwet, we only get Brebas to ripen and Desert King is our "workhorse" with its abundant Breba crop.

Happy Growing,   kiwibob   Seattle

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Thanks for the info Bob!

So, if I'm understanding you correctly... :)
The best time then to prune a DK is right after it produces Breba fruit on last years wood?
Since, it will not produce on that wood again?

Dan,

No.  I customarily prune my Fig trees just as they are starting to come out of dormancy in mid-April when I take cuttings for propagation.  The pruning is done to maintain trees at a manageable size, take cuttings, but more importantly to stimulate new growth below the pruning cuts which will become one-year-old wood the following year.

I'm not sure it really makes a difference but if I prune right after fruiting, any new growth that starts then will be very tender and could be lost to freeze damage during the Winter.  If I pruned then, my cuttings would be significantly less viable as I don't have bottom heat.

kiwibob,   Seattle