Posted (well, tried to anyway) an intro thread earlier today while traveling home from a short vacation to the NC Outer Banks (Ocracoke, specifically)...but it seems the fickleness of my cell signal ate the post, so here goes again.
Growing up in Mississippi and Alabama, fig preserves from both of my grandmothers was a breakfast staple. Picking figs without permission or damaging those trees was a spanking offense! Grandma's trees were planted from cuttings from her great-grandmother's tree that was planted when the family settled the area in the early 1800s. My Mom's tree is from a cutting of Grandma's tree and my first fig tree planted on my place here in Virginia is from Mom's tree. I brought it back and planted it about a month ago and it seems to be adjusting well to this area (new growth, no wilting).
My second and third ones came home from Ocracoke with me today. One is called a "Pound Fig" because it supposedly produces massive purple/black fruit weighing nearly a pound. The other is supposed to be similar to a Brown Turkey but with slightly larger fruit (the elderly gentleman who sold me the trees and spoke with a bit of the Ocracoke "Hoi toid" accent couldn't recall the variety of the second tree). I got these trees from Annabelle's Antiques & Florist on Back Rd in Ocracoke for $10 each. Sorry...I got the last of the plants he had for the Pound Fig, but hopefully he can steer you to his source or get more.
Anyway...yeah...a fig tree newbie. I have no idea what variety the heirloom tree from my Mom's is, but hope to find out or figure it out...I just know they taste great. Looking forward to seeing what comes from the two new ones. And looking forward to learning from all you fine folks here on this forum.
Good to meet y'all!
(The one with the large 5-lobed leaves is the tree similar to the Brown Turkey. The one with smaller leaves on the long cutting is the Pound Fig. Thoughts?)