Hi,
I have a dilemma.
I have HC and GI in pots.
GI is from local sources.HC is from generos european member of F4F.
Now,the problem is,that i have to choose only ONE to put in the garden.Don't have enough space for two.
I dont know the taste of thous cultivars.GI is doing good hier.HC is new for as.
I will appreciate opinions from people,that know both cultivars.  

Hardy Chicago is a much better choice for your area, it is more cold hardy and it doesnt need as much heat.

I have hardy chicago in zone 6b usda. I love it. Very prolific producer. No winter protection. One of the best figs in my area.

Hi Pako.  I don't know much about your climate in Bulgaria, but if it's similar to USDA zone 7b (your profile suggests that?), then I think either one could do OK there.  Ischia Green would probably need more protection in the winter than Hardy Chicago (Bensonhurst Purple, Mongibello), but both would need some amount of protection anyway.  At least some kind of passive protection, and safer still to do wrapping/wind protection.  I have both, and my advice would be to choose based on which one you like the taste of better!  Do you like green figs, or dark figs?  I like both of these varieties, but if I could only choose one of them to keep I'd probably choose Hardy Chicago  (based on my taste preferences).  Both are good figs.

Mike   central NY state, zone 5a

<edit, about 18 minutes later> P.S.  I like both of these figs, and wouldn't want to have to choose just one of the two.  But in my climate, I think Hardy Chicago does better (at least so far).  

I knew it,i have to find place for both cultivars.
Michael i don't protect mi figs.So, i point on cold hardy figs.
We have hot and dry summers and cold winters.The lowest winter temperature in mine orchard was -15c (5f) in last 10 years.
And yes....i like both green and dark figs.
Ekierk,garden_whisperer,thank you for the input!

Hi Pako,
I ran across this article the other day by a Swedish figger when looking for cold hardy plants. He mentions his success with HC and even mentions a few varieties he received from a Bulgarian source (under the "2012" notes in the article). Thought you might find useful. http://planetfig.com/articles/fareng2584.html

Interesting article, Rick.  That guy in Sweden sounds pretty dedicated to trying figs... 8 years of growing and taking notes, but not clear if he ever got to eat a ripe fig.  I guess a few Hardy Chicago ripened, but the birds got them.

Mike   central NY state, zone 5a

Why not both in the same hole. It is done with other kind of fruit trees when space is limited.
It also somewhat helps in keeping the trees dwarf when they share the soil resources.
If nature does not like the arrangement then naturally the strong one will survive.

Pako,
Perhaps you can do as Ottawan suggested, or graft your GI on HC rootstok to have both varieties on one plant

damir

graft them on a single tree and keep both.

Thanks guys,
It is difficult to obtain Hardy Chicago hier,so i will give plenty of room to this fig.
No grafting,just gut single tree.I have high expectations for Hardy Chicago in our climate.
Maybe I gonna graft Green Ischia on my old Brunswick.If I fell,it is easy to have another one.

pako

So you changed the dilema to a trilema involving the 3rd tree Brunswick for grafting onto. Good luck.