This year is my first year of getting into figs. After going to the grocery store and finding out how much a pound of fig costs I decided to grow my own especially after buying two pounds and throwing them away for not being ripe. They looked great but had no taste at all. It happened a second time this spring when I bought a bunch made in Chile that looked like Magnolia Figs but again threw them away. They were very photogenic and again had no taste.
I will no longer purchase figs from the store. So my plan is to have my own figs in my yard and on my river property and to never have to worry about my fig supply LOL.

After reading a bunch of messages on figs for fun I decided to purchase many kinds of figs from different sources and try to sample them. Before all this, I had naively believed that there was only white and black figs and that some whites tasted better than other whites etc..., but I had no names for them.
Now that I know a little more I had to get the tastiest ones or at least some of the tastiest ones.

Very quickly I found myself overwhelmed with about 50 or 60 5 gallon pots with different figs in my yard and now instead of spending my money on figs, I'm spending it on Osmocote.

I know that in the end I will end up taking all these pots and moving them to my country property and plant them among the trees up there. I thought that one day it might be fun to go picking figs on my land.

This is how my first three planted trees looked like in the wild this past week.
They are in order 1) Brown Turkey, 2)Unknown and 3) Kadotta. I'm using no Irrigation at this time.

March 15 2013, was the approximate date when I planted my First tree, which was Brown Turkey to be followed a week later by the Kadotta and a month later by the unknown Cutting.

The Brown Turkey Came from Lowes,
The Unknown was a gift from a local in Texan who had a huge tree in his yard.
The third is a Kadotta purchased from Walmart.

I kept the beautiful Celeste that I also purchased from Lowes in a large pot in my yard and it looks ready to make some nice figs.

I wish my walmart and lowes had figs. 

Last week my local Lowes had 50% sale on all fruit trees. So I bought two Super sweet plum trees, One called Sweet August sensation and the other Santa Rosa for $15 each I also Bought an Asian Pair tree for $10. I went up to the property and dug three holes and put them in the ground. We'll see if they make it. Each Lowes store has its own way of running things.

I went to the other store and they did not have a sale!

Best of luck with them.  have you seen the thread, 'best varieties for your area'?  It's in the "start here" post pinned near the top of the topic list.

The following figs were purchased from different nurseries this past winter:

Sultane ,Madeleine des deux saisons,  Nordland, Dauphine, Pastillere,, Tashkent ,Petite Negri, De Delmatie,Flanders, Neveralla , Atreano,Desert King,Lattarulla ,Italian Honey, Danny’s Delight,Peter’s Honey,Stella, Verns Brown Turkey, STRIPED TIGER FIG (Panache), Improved Celeste, brown Turkey, Kadota,Alma Fig,Champagne, Delcon Fig,LSU Tiger,Marylane Seedless, Violet de Bordeaux,  Negronne, Texas Everbearing, Black Mission,LSU Purple,Ischia and Magnolia.

I also received Col de Dame Blanc Black Madeira and Yellow Neches from UCD.

The CDD Blanc and BM look like they are doing ok. Still waiting on the Yellow Neches.

Lost Figs so far: Sultane , Madeleine des deux saisons, Peter’s Honey,Stella, Champagne, Delcon,LSU Purple and Magnolia. The majority of lost figs was due to rabbits or rats.

I also have other varieties that I purchased on eBay and will not include in this list since the source or the variety is always subject to doubt.

Wow, you got some good figs.  Would you mind telling us where you got them?

Really nice collection . Were they on line nursery purchases or local nurseries ?
Good luck with them .

You can find a bunch of mail order nurseries at the following links:

 http://www.dwnbeta.com/home-gardens/growing-fruits-and-nuts/buying-fruit-trees/where-buy-dwn-trees/mail-order-availability

 http://www.dianangelov.com/EFA/fruits/fig.html

Many varieties that I purchased online were no longer showing at the site after my purchase.
I guess they probably had a limited supply. I prefer not to use names in order not to hurt anyone's business. Many nurseries show the quantities that are available.
You could call the names that are on these lists and ask.

Best Wishes

Sas

Thanks.  Those are great links.

I recently purchased 5 Organic Fig Tree Cuttings, Negronne - VIOLETTE DE BORDEAUX on eBay after I had purchased Violet de Bordeaux from a very well known nursery.
I just found out that they are not the same and here are the pictures to prove it.

The first picture is of the organic cuttings of negronne purchased on ebay and the second picture is of the Violette de bordeaux purchased fro the nursery. The third is of the Tag that came with it.

The shape of the leaves are not even close!

Sas,
There is a variety "Petite Aubique" which has single leaves and 5 lobed leaves on the same tree on different branches. It is said to be similar to VDB.
 
I dont have one, but I have VDB / Negronne from Edible Landscaping.
 
Pictured is a sucker that was removed this spring from the roots of the mother plant. I have never seen all leaves non lobed on VDB.

Petite Aubique is said to be very good.

The second one may have been labeled VdB but those leaves look nothing like VdB.  Sometimes recent cuttings will make unusual leaves at first.  If a few months go by and the emerging leaves still look like that it's not a VdB.  It may be a great fig.  Time will tell.

These are better pictures of the VDB that I purchased from Edible landscaping this past winter. The rabbit bit off the top part of it after I put it into the ground. It looked totally dead and for a while I almost gave up on it. That's the main reason I decided to buy cuttings on eBay as organic Negronne/VDB. Then this plant came back to life from beneath the soil and the leaves are totally different than the Negronne purchased on eBay. I guess I'll wait and see what happens if and when I get figs.

Too early to tell.

Sas,
I am with rcantor on this. The second pic does not look like a VdB.
I think it was mislabeled. Some nurseries allow an exchange if your bring it back.
But again, that may be a great fig on its own! If you have room, just wait and see, that will be your "surprise" fig!

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Originally Posted by Sas
I recently purchased 5 Organic Fig Tree Cuttings, Negronne - VIOLETTE DE BORDEAUX on eBay after I had purchased Violet de Bordeaux from a very well known nursery.
I just found out that they are not the same and here are the pictures to prove it.

The first picture is of the organic cuttings of negronne purchased on ebay and the second picture is of the Violette de bordeaux purchased fro the nursery.

The shape of the leaves are not even close!

Thank You for your input.
When I purchased this fig it was supposed to be one of three figs that I'm pursuing, namely Violette de Bordeaux, Yellow Neches and Col de dame Noire.
What is funny is that I currently have about 70 other fig plants sitting in containers outside my house. I guess I'll use them to start my orchard by the river when I fix the property a little.
If you say it's not VDB then at least I hedged my bet by purchasing the other VDB on eBay from member kendtv . Out of 5 cuttings I've succeeded in rooting two. The others never made it.
Outside my house I now have in the ground The following trees. Panache, Black Madeira, Col de dame Blanc, Violette de Bordeaux an this other fig that I just found out is mislabeled.
I might have room for one or two more trees but not sure as they will get to be too many for my lawn Mower to go around them. Not to mention the home owners association rules about native trees.
If you say it's not VDB then I'll live with it and hope to see some figs on it someday. I'll keep you posted. The Panache was purchased from Burnt Ridge nursery and the Black Madeira was received from UCD along with the Col de dame and yellow Neches. I only received one cutting of Black Madeira from UCD and it looks like it has leaves but also lots of yellow on the leaves. I don't know if it will make it through the summer. All three cutting of Col de Dame Blanc are doing great and only one out of three yellow Neches cuttings made it so far and is still in a container.

Yesterday I bought a whole bunch of fresh figs from a local store. The owner said that they were the product of CA.
They were so ripe, sweet and delicious, I had to take pictures. I must say that I do not have much experience when it comes to tasting figs, but they were some of the best figs I ever tatsted.
I do not know what kind they were!

My First Texas EverBearing Ever!

The progress of my Col de Dame Blanc is surprising. I have it on drip irrigation daily for 15 minutes daily in the am with a 2 gallon head.
I am surprised as this is the first year for this cutting from UCD and it is showing 2 mini figs. It's 100+ degrees outside and this tree is happy!
The other one planted in a self watering container is also doing well but no signs of figs yet.
I cannot wait to receive my Col de dame noir and gris thanks to one of the members.
I'm hoping that they will also do well in the Texas sun.
I will not take any chances with them the first year and will keep them in a container.
As to the CDDB, I had the luxury of planting one cutting in the ground and two in different pots. The one in the self watering pot appears to ne doing better than the one planted in a regular 5 gallon pot.

Here's a recent picture 07/12/2013 of my Negronne - VIOLETTE DE BORDEAUX I planted in the ground this spring!

All my fruit trees that I planted in the wild without irrigation died this summer except my three fig trees. With less than 100 feet to the river, they are still struggling to survive in very fertile black soil.
Amazingly the one that was started from a cutting from an unknown fig tree this past spring is doing better than the other two purchased from Lowes.

I will have to do some serious work and spend some time in order to develop this land into an orchard. Perhaps some day....

I will post some pictures ASAP.

It looks like most if not all of my collection will stay in containers for now.
 

Here's a photo of my first De Dalmatie fig in a container. I only have two figs on this first year tree so far.

Photo of my Black Madeira which appears to be a very productive cutting started this past spring.

In which part of Texas are you?