Jimmie, you have an incredibly large and varied collection. And they all look to be very productive and healthy. Great job!
We will need to go over your "secrets" again soon, like do you keep them all in full sun; do you have a watering system set up; how many are potted vs in ground.
Good to know that if you do right by figs they do right by you, in Tallahassee.

Frank

looks amazing JD - enjoy

JD,  Great looking figs.   Enjoy the reward of hard work.  I'm a year or two behind you and can't wait for.........well I'm getting misty eyed and poetic. 

BTW what camera are you using?  Any post processing.  Reminds me of the old Velvia and Provia film.  Outstanding pics. 

Thanks Eli. Will do.

Frank,
The rust is taking its toll on the leaves and many are dropping but it is what it is.

Nine (9) trees are in ground and the rest (90+%) are in pots. The pot orchard resides in a re-purposed flower bed along an east facing wall of the house. Thus full sun until about 3PM after which they are cast into the shadows. Yes, I do have a watering system. This post (http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?A-Peek-Progress-In-4834051) provides a visual. I am leveraged the lawn irrigation system by converting the zone for my back flower beds to drip irrigation. I also had another zone installed that is strictly drip for the raised beds and trees (see attached photo). The number of trees I have is due to the addiction and I will thin these between now and the coming Spring so be ready for the giveaway.

When I was sent my first cuttings ever, I recall having read this forum for several months knowing that cuttings, rooting, potting, and watering would be nice but budding, fruiting, and eating figs was the goal. Also with the great information on the forum, of those first 15 cuttings (8 cuttings from Martin and 7 cuttings from Dan), all of them rooted and all of them grew into trees. Six of them still reside here and the others have new homes.

Great info, Jimmie. Thanks.

Rust! , huh, yeah
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing

Say it again, y'all

Sorry, I couldn't resist. Have you ever resorted to spraying?

BTW, I have about 10 of the Europeans + 3 of Jim's  in ground in the new orchard. They look awful right now but am confident that by frost time they will be revitalized. The problem was going from shade to full sun despite attempting to acclimate them.

Frank

Caney, Using a Sony Cybershot DSC-H5.

Frank, When you have a minute, please post some pictures of the orchard. I like that...Rust!

JD,
What a fabulous overview you have presented.  It gives a beginner, such as me, even more hope that one year my figs may look as good as yours. (If I am so blessed).   I know you have worked hard to reach the point you are at now. You'll have to let us know how the ripe fruit tastes.  

JD, you are the man!!!!  Your plants look so healthy. Great Job!    What is a Kilmartin Celeste?  I got a few small Celeste trees in 2 gallon pots.  I know how sweet Celeste figs are but my wife does not.  I let several get ripe on my trees and let her taste one.  She fell in love with them!  She still thinks RdB is the best tasting black fig in my collection. 

I've got to get my hands on a Socorro Black.  From what I hear, it is a good fig.  I've never tasted a Strawberry Verte.  I have a Verte planted in the ground and for 3 years now, no figs!  So it will get dug up this fall and replaced with another.  I have room for about 25 more fig trees in my orchard.  Over the past month, I've been picking a lot of Alma figs.  I am amazed in the flavor and taste of that fig!  I will be planting another one of those in my orchard come Spring, along with Smith and Hollier.  cheers,

Sara, Thanks!

Dennis,
After reading about your recent fig travels to a few of the esteemed North American fig holy lands, I say thanks but beg to differ. You sir...

Meanwhile, Kilmartin Celeste is a very good Celeste from a owner who lives on
Kilmartin; the name of a street here in Tallahassee. I will add "unknown" to the name. I chose it because it is one of the sweetest and most prolific Celestes that I have tasted.

Check your PM (Re: LSU Gold) about the SB; it posted on 29 August. Next, take a look at the 1st and 3rd images in this post. Do you see the green 'tape' with your name on it and those unripe SB figs on that branch? I have not forgotten about you. If the weather, roots, tree, and shipping cooperate, then maybe you get to taste one.

Ooops!  You are correct JD!  I guess I've been eating too many figs and they warped my brain!  Same here, I have not forgotten about you.  Fall is coming fast here in the Carolinas.  The leaves are starting to fall.  I wish we had 90 degree weather like last year this time.  Another fig year coming to an end.

Although the morning dew and humidity have wreaked havoc on all of the trees, still very fortunate to have the prospects of tasting Atreano, Fico Preto, and RdB. Despite the coolness, rust, and slowing down of the season, I will likely need to pinch again and yet again in order to ripen several green figs very soon. Meanwhile, Fico Preto is almost ready. Atreano is large. RdB is starting to turn. And the birds are back...so please say a prayer.