Hi all,
when i was a kid, my father had 2 fig trees in the back yard.
i was not a fan of them at the time,
but now, i have a new-found appreciation for the fig.

I did find one from a property that was abandoned after Hurricane Katrina.
The guy had several fruit trees, it was obviously a hobby for him.
Last year i took a cutting, and now have a 5ft tree.

if anyone can speculate on the variety, it would be better than my guess...
i have very small fruit on it, so, i guess i will know at least how it tastes when they ripen...
i will get some more pics then...

I am interested in trading. (or buying)
i have lots of subtropical type fruits
and am in the process of turning my yard into a permaculture food-forest.
you are welcome to look at some pics here...
http://s98.photobucket.com/user/911review/library/?sort=3&page=1

i am looking for a berry flavored - great tasting, reliable fig, 
that can do well in the south - zone 9a/ 9b
occasional light freezes. rarely ever under 28F.

any suggestions as to varieties would be welcome...
Breba crop and/or long fruiting period very helpful

here are some pics of my mystery fig.

summer
 

  

last week, with fruit...

Welcome to the forum

Hi and welcome. I live on the other side of the lake ( northshore) you have a celeste fig. What part of the city you live in? Lived most my life in slidell moved to hickory 15 years ago. Its outside of slidell. What kind of fruit trees do you have for trade?

Richie - Help me out, how did you determine that the fig is a Celeste?  Not saying that it isn't but I am trying to learn as much as possible about identification.

Welcome, you are in fig heaven!

My Celeste in the back yard looks more like my HC than Celeste, far as leaf patterns go.  Ya'll identified this as Celeste for me last year.  This is on a co-workers tree, not mine.

Welcome to the forum. Here is my Celeste leaf and fruits to compare.  Mine was a cutting from a 50+ year old tree in Louisiana.  

 
 

Welcome to the forum! I have no clue as to your mystery fig.

Welcome to the forum greenman!! =)


~billy

Welcome to the forum!

Hello, and welcome to the forum.

Suggest you join/read "Dan's Cajun Figs"  It's a fig blog that discusses/critiques the very topics that you mentioned.  Your biggest problems will be rain, humidity, splitting/souring, and winter protection.  All of these topics are covered in postings on this forum, and on Dan's fig blog.

Happy growing.

Frank

Sorry for the long delay on response to this. Phobe,issues
Anyway. That leaf pattern is very very common celeste in Louisiana. There are trees all around my area look exactly like that. I have pics i will post. Guess different types of celeste. None of the celeste trees in my area have leaves like yall posted. Richie from louisiana

Here is the common celeste tree in Louisiana

Welcome to the forum!  Sorry I can't help you out with the fig ID, though (I'm new here myself).

Welcome to the forum greenman. You live in great fig country.