Hello all, not sure if introductions are required but here goes. (Cross posted my intro on gardenweb forum too)

My little slice of heaven (12 acres) is in N.E. Texas. So far there's 41 chickens, 1 dog and 2 kittens. Hopefully goats and cows in the future.

The garden and orchard area is about 1/2 an acre. Fruit trees currently are:

1 x Jonathan apple
1 x Golden delicious apple
2 x Methley plum
1 x Santa Rosa plum
3 x Harvester peach
1 x Red Globe peach
1 x Moonglow pear
1 x Oriental pear
1 x Hall's Hardy almond
1 x Texas Mission almond
1 x Red Navel orange
1 x Satsuma mandarin orange
2 x Black Mission fig
1 x Texas Everbearing fig
1 x Celeste fig
1 x Kadota fig
1 x LSU purple fig

I'm hoping to add close to 40 more fruit trees this winter too, haha. I really want to expand my fig varieties as they have been vigorous growers on my land thus far. Still lots to learn and do with the project list being never ending!

Welcome!  Nice tree list.  No persimmons? :)

Nice. Address? Nah just kidding. Love the mix of fruit trees. Welcome. I'm new here too BTW.

Welcome! If you stay here too much you might find yourself removing other fruit trees for more fig room. There are some other Texans who will no doubt be able to help you.

Welcome to the forum, our Texas delegation continues to grow.  I am in Waskom, Texas, formerly Marshall.  Give me a shout.

Welcome to the forum. Nice piece of land and quite a collection you have there.

Welcome to the forum, you need to add more figs to your collection but don't cut down on all the other trees, you have a nice collection.

Thank you Otmani, the property is a huge work in progress as it was essentially run down and abandoned for over a decade.  Been cleaning stuff up, clearing brush, and preparing to build a cabin here as debt free as possible.

Good choice of fig trees, you will no doubt get some offers. Good luck.

Welcome and it sounds like you quite the little orchard. I would add some persimmons if I were you, preferably non astringent varieties, like fuyu. Well that's what I like, some like the astringent varieties.

Welcome to the forum, I grew up around Denton...happy to help as much as i can.

Welcome to the forum. I would suggest doing some grafting of your trees, to add a lot of variety for less cost. Saves room as well. Good luck with the property. Gary in CA

One of the great things about fig trees is that they start to produce fruit much faster than a lot of other types of trees.  Also they are much less prone to insect/disease.  So if your climate is right (not sure what yours is like), they can be very low maintenance and produce fruit quickly without having to spend a fortune on trees that are already several years old. 

For example, some folks in warm climates are able to start a cutting in the fall/winter, and have fruit less than one year later.  More typical, I'd say is for it to take about 2 years. 

So, if you are on a budget, you can buy a few fig cuttings in December, grow them indoors and nurture them over the winter with some lights.  Usually you can pick up great varieties for about 6 to 12 dollars each.  Then if you have a warm climate you can plant it out in the spring, or wait a year, keep them in pots for one season of growth, and plant them out the following spring.  Very budget friendly.  Or, if you are wanting to get more fruits faster, you can pay more money for a tree that is already a couple years old.  Can't go wrong either way. 

I wish I had your acreage.  I live on about 1/3 acre in the suburbs so I have to squeeze everything in and still leave some yard for the kids to play on.