I don't know about the steak thing although it did cross my mind.  Funny I used to be a fencer and was on-line looking to see if I could start fencing again.  At some point I will be in your neck of the woods since there are a few places I want to visit.  I believe there is a large lemur research facility located near Durham and a cool plant place (Plant delights in Raleigh) that I need to see.

did bit of foil back in college. would have loved epee, but didn't get into it. kendo was more of my thing. being a korean by birth and not very good at playing with balls, all my sports have been martial arts. did join UNC-CH fencing club sometime ago.. but i was more or less ignored. didn't find them very inviting. i was in h.s. wrestling team, but they didn't let me throw anyone and choking was not allowed. 

lemur center at duke is very nice. i go there every summer for the cub scouts in my pack. i'll probably organize a visit this coming summer also. not sure about "plant delight". but let me know if you plan a visit in summer. we can hit lemur center with cubs and i might have a tree or two for you. 

I fenced for 20 plus years plus did some coaching but haven't picked up a foil, epee or sabre in years although I still have them all.  Can't wait to go to the Lemur center and I have a bunch of stuff I've been saving to donate to them.  I've loved lemurs since Gerald Durrell's book the Aya Aya and I.

Here is the information that I have found on King Arthur fig. It is a plant found in NW GA near Dalton, growing next to the front porch of an old house. The home owners name is "Arthur". From what I can tell, the plant has been there for possibly over 50 years. It survived the mid 80's freezes- minus 10 to 15 up there. It has been sold up thru the NC mountains for years. So far I am told that they keep coming back up each spring. I am told it is a heavy fruiter and that it gets big.

Hey Plantguy, is King Arthur a black fig? What color is the interior?

I don't think this fig is a black fig. My tree looks exactly like my Desert King. The jury will be out in a few weeks!

Yeap, King Arthur is truly Desert King! I got 5 King Arthurs. These trees are not small and they are not fully grown, but they are full of brebas! One is just about ripe and I had to cover it with a green organza bag. The fig is swollen, drooping, and the color changed from bright green to a pale green. Here are a few pics. I'll take more then the fig ripens.











enjoy,

I must be one of only a few that have this fig....not many comments.

Well, CONFIRMED.....this fig is not Desert King! So, this fig is truly a "King Arthur" fig, whatever that is! It's super hardy all the way down to 5 degrees in my zone. The figs are long and brown ribbed, and sweet. One fig ripen today and here it is!
















Anybody else got this fig?

Dennis, that's a massive fig!
How would you rate the flavor?
It looks like it was perfectly ripe.

It must have been a surprise thinking it was a DK and then seeing the skin change color! Looks like a great fig. Congrats!

Wow....... Very very nice fig there Dennis........
Should get one of that variety.....
Thanks for the sharing....


Ong

Indonesia

Went on a business trip to San Diego. Got home today, and look what was fully ripe on the tree? Another King Arthur fig!







It was not figgy but very sweet! Sweeter than the first.