For 3 years I have waited for figs from a locally found plant.  (the story has been posted many times, so I won't re-hash it here...I will say that it has that all too common thread of an Italian immigrant family and a special plant brough to Michigan)

I feared that this year I wouldn't see ripening figs, that I would be left with hard green figs when all the leaves fell.  The weather lately certainly has not been cooperating (we saw upper to mid thirties this past week) but, on Friday I saw something surprising!

I have pictures (see below) and I'm hoping someone can give me a clue about what variety it might be.  Once fruit has fully ripened I'll post a picture of a split fruit as well.

<img src="http://usera.ImageCave.com/hills98/08%20Figs%20003.jpg">

<img src="http://usera.ImageCave.com/hills98/08%20Figs%20002.jpg">

can anyone (besides me) click on the links and see the pics?  (I tried fixing them and only got those little boxes with "x"'s in them.

~Chills

I can see the pics, the tree and figs are beautiful! Sorry I didnt know what tree it might be :( Im sure one of these experts on here will have an idea!

I was also able to view the pics. It is a very nice tree. Good luck with it.

Chills i was able to see it also but for me its hard because picture is to big for my screen, i know exactly what you mean about italian tree and it coming from italy. You see when i was a child i used to eat figs from grandma's tree and never any in 40 years since. Long story short though most have died but recent contact thru snail mai about making family documentation for the family left and this tree came up in conversation , anyways i will get a rooted plant in the future as they kept not the original it went with grandma but survived thru cuttings and cousins. One day i will post more about this, so i understand what you mean and its importance. Im very anxious to one day taste those figs again and hope i enjoy as much as back then now that im older. Im sorry i could not help tell you what yours might be.
Martin

Funny how similar the stories are ... my "Bella" tree has a 100+ year history in my family. I "rescued" it from one small cutting saved after the tree was torn out. I haven't had the figs in at least 20 years. Long story also, if interested I can email you a recount of the story I have shared with a few other members. Hope both of you are successful with your heirloom trees.

Yes i always like to read story's like that about family fig tree's their a joy to read at least for me. When ever you have the time Steve thanks.
Martin

I tried one today, not fully ripe, but close.  It was sweet with a strawberry-like taste.

http://usera.ImageCave.com/hills98/Our First Fig Harvest 2008 001.jpg

http://usera.ImageCave.com/hills98/Our First Fig Harvest 2008 002.jpg

I hope you don't mind, Chills, I couldn't get the links to work--are these the pictures?

that's them. 

I've really got to figure out how to post pics here.

~Chills

I just use the manage attachments link next to the paperclip at the bottom of the reply page, then browse to where the files are. It then sticks them in as a thumbnail.