I planted the last 3 trees today, totaling 9 in my yard.  Aside from my 3 yr old tree, these are all 2013 cuttings with a few leaves.  I know I'm taking a risk this winter, but I have duplicates in pots if they fail.  We'll see what happens next year.

In the ground:

• LSU Gold
• Dark Portuguese
  
• Longe d' Aout
  
• Carini
  
• Negronne
  
• VdB
  
• Bari
  
• Atreano
  
• Marseille Black VS
  

Congratulations!  I hope they do well for you and that this winter is mild.  Will you protect them the first few years?

Thanks Bob.  Minimal protection.  Especially with the ones facing the main road.  I don't want to look too trashy.  ;)

Your house and yard are beautiful.  Soon you'll be tearing out your front lawn to make more room for figs.   It's only a matter of time. 

I have forgotten where you're from and what zone you are in.

Here in Arizona we are getting day after day temps into the 100's.   I planted two trees a couple of weeks ago, and both are doing quite well, but both are still under 50% shade cloth in the afternoon.

Something to consider if you're getting high temps.

Nice layout Frank.  Good luck with those trees.  The good thing is you still have plenty of room to plant more if you want to.  You know how that fig bug works.

Very nice collection and you don't know if you don't try.

goss

Frank that's great! I would have put them in ground too especially if you got backups. The only one on that list I know is borderline hardy is VdB/Negronne so maybe wrap them up a bit this winter with burlap if they're not against wall. Either way I think it will make it through with just some dieback, especially if it can put on some growth this season before winter. I don't know anything about Bari/Carini--but at the least the rest are known to be pretty hardy. I put small stuff in the ground all the time zone 7a northern VA.

If they grow alot before winter then they seem more likely to freeze back, but also because their root system is stronger they will grow back twice as strong next season. Pinch them later on to try and get some buds growing at their bases and if they do freeze all the way they can still grow early in the spring. I think you will not regret planting early in the long run.

I put out a RdB cutting last June and it grew to ~5ft but died over winter, looks like there will be 4 trunks this year and I bet they all grow to 6ft.