Lindhurst White is the Most Cold hardy ,WHITE,cultivar that passed all my requirement,here in Zone 6B.
It is the absolute winner of cold tolerance,for whites.
I highly recomend it as a no care figs,toghether with Marseilles vs Black ,for dark figs.
It is Not "Col de Dame when about taste,but is good enough to be a keeper,and is a sure win,win for new Gardeners.
Herman2

Thanks Herman

I will get one next season. Oh what the heck, I'll start looking for one now!

Anyone has one for sale?

Thank you for sharing this good news Herman.  It solds like a great variety to try.  If you might happen to have any cuttings to sell in the future please let me know.  I would love to try these.

Hope all is well with you.

Best wishes.

John
Georgia Piedmont
Zone 7b

I had lynnhurst white for the past 4 years. It produced a nice crop of large light green figs. The figs were watery and I didn't like it at first, but last year it was one of the best tasting. I guess it's one of these varieties that need time to produce good tasting figs.

I rate it as good as Brooklyn white and Latarolla from Ed Powers. LSU Gold produces a good tasting white figs, but they tend to be watery.

Here's a fig from last year's crop of the Lynnhurst white.

Georgia fig:I will have a few cuttings next year,but not many.
I have a three year old fig only.
My assesement was not made in the goal to sell plants.
I am assesing it for six years but my tree is only 3 yrs old,Why?.
Because initially I sold my original tree for ,reasons of not liking the taste enough,and having better whites.Also my space is limited
Yet I kept a cutting,and rooted another one.
That another one as young as it was went trough last winter (second,for the plant),with no winter protection,of all,inground,and there was not Damage at all.
Also as small as it is,outside inground and managed that it has 2 breba that resisted the winter without to freeze out and fall,wich is a lot for breba buds wich are formed in the Automn,and go trough the winter green on the Branch.
This is a honest assesement and not made to atract customer to sell the cultivar.
I do not have any plants growing now that I intend to sell in Nov.,after leaf Fall,and no interest in exagerating its qualities.

Hi Herman.  I greatly appreciate your sharing your research, and greatly respect your knowledge and experience.  I am trying to find a few outstanding cold hardy varieties for my mother (Zone 5).  She always wanted to grow figs but didn't think it possible.  She was very happy to learn that it is.  I am starting a few of the most cold hardy figs for her here (Zone 7), and I will pot them up and take them to her when they are ready so they can be moved inside (her garage in Zone 5) as the safe figs.  But if we have an extra plant to try she has a very nice south facing protected brick wall area that would be perfect to really test out some cold hardy figs.  With some protective wrapping some very cold hardy varieties (such as Chicago Hardy; she lives near Chicago) might be just fine there in ground.

I'm always very interested in hearing about your findings with the fig varieties you are testing.  Thanks.

Hope you are having a good season Herman, and very best wishes.

John
Georgia Piedmont
Zone 7b