Our friend the writer and fig lover Alstair went bike riding in the Turkey and crossed over to Georgia last September and met with Malli from ucdavis. Malli was collecting different fruit trees including more varieties of figs. These figs are very interesting. The good thing is we will have these varieties available for us in about four years.

that squatty little black fig looks amazing.  i'd eat that in a heartbeat.  the others look good, too, but ... man.

I see a black madeira, a yellow neches, a celeste a stella, and others. Theyre just the Georgian cousins.

When we were riding our bikes, we saw a turkey here in Georgia, but that's not nearly as exciting as this story my friend!  ;-)

These look amazing Bass.

Special thanks to you, Alstair, and everyone who helps make these unique figs available to growers in the U.S.

Very best wishes.

John
North Georgia Piedmont
Zone 7b

Bass,

If only I was "fig crazy" back when I lived in Ankara!!!  I would have these and others now!  thanks Bass!