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Looking for some varities ASAP

Let me start with this:

I am fairly new to fig growing, but after having a two year old plant take off and tasting fresh figs.
I live in southern Michigan, so I am looking for a combo of indoor plants and outdoor.
I would am looking for growing plants, the bigger the better.
I have Negronne, Peter's Honey, Panache Tiger, Brown Turkey, and Desert King.
I am looking for Conadria, Altrea, LSU Purple, but am open to any great-tasting fig.

Anyone have any to sell?
The next week of temps is 35+ so there is a small window for shipping before the next warm up...

Welcome to the forum!  Sounds like you already have some nice figs.  Do you have a price limit?  You can often find what you want locally through Craig's list and skip shipping costs, and there is always Ebay.

I know you just registered today and this is your first post.  If you go to the control panel, and put your zone in the signature section, it will help members who have "great tasting" figs to know if they will taste just as great in YOUR climate.  They don't perform well in every climate, you know.

Again, Welcome!

Suzi

Welcome to the forum ceisenhart.

Be patient. Hang around for awhile. You will eventually end up with more varieties than you ever thought you needed :) .

For Michigan, I would forget Conadria, that fig requires a lot of heat, so unless it manages to fruit during your summer.  I do see that others have managed to have good fruit, but if I were buying figs, for the home, I would get JH Adriatic.

LSU Purple is meant for southern climes.  While it's not a bad fig, and it's nice for it's everbearing habit, it's a fig that people can do better if they are limited to top figs.  Why not a Marseilles VS?

Florea and Tacoma Violet should be strongly considered.  Also, think of White Triana from Joe Morley.

Welcome!  Conadria is one of the ones recommended for the PNW which doesn't have a lot of heat in the summer.  Florea should be good as Shah mentioned along with hardy Chicago and Kathleen Black.

There are several nice nursery's out there that will deliver. Probably for the spring.

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