At least twice, I thought that a fig tree was stolen from me.
Only to find them out later in a remote backyard corner ...

Tony, sorry to hear that. I will be happy to send you cuttings of RdB in the fall.

Maybe your wife was jealous that you were paying more attention to the RdB than to her and she tossed it out. 

Sorry for being quick.
Gorgi-nope there's no where else it could be.
Mike-Thank you very much for your offer I will Def take you up on it.
Cyber-Definitely not the case LOL

Sorry to hear that! I had a Lattarolla stolen from my front porch about a month ago. We were having flooding rain coming our way so I moved all my newly potted up cuttings to the front porch area to get out of the rain. We ordered some delivery food and when he came to the door he asked if these were all figs. I told him yes and gave him a Atreano rooted plant to take with him. He told me he just helped his friend plant 3 fig trees last week. Im not sure it was him that took the Lattarolla, but some one came back either that night or the next day and took another one. That was the only Lattarolla I had. Between loosing a lot of cuttings to gnats, mother in laws dog and thieves its amazing I have as many plants as I do.

I would blame the dog, when something comes up missing here that's the likely suspect. 

Grow them big and strong, put in 30 gallon pots, a lot of work to steal a heavy 30 gallon pot, very noticeable too.

not much worse than a plant thief, that stinks. I had a plant stolen from the Philly Flower show boy did that tick me off

Anthony,
If come fall you still need cuttings I can help.

That really sucks. You should post flyers around the neighborhood like its a missing pet!

I posted a thread about my concern for plants being stolen last year. Several people have had it happen. I do not label my trees or group them just for that reason.

TonySac - really lame. Sorry to hear it. I have to wonder if people know what they're actually stealing. I mean, was it someone who knew your fig and, if so, familiar with the variety? So run-of-the-mill klepto or a true fig thief?

Rich - how do you keep track of what you have without labels? Not grouping them is a great idea, but for watering it makes it so much easier. 

lol great idea

Thats nuts, people stealing figs or plants. the world is in a sad state. get aholde of me in fall.

We are quick to blame a fig-addicted human here. I would bet a dollar that some no account critter is the more likely culprit! I hate to admit it, but my dog Woofy would be among the first to do such a dastardly deed if given the opportunity. There is a down side for fig thieves: Pictured here is the remains of a possible fig thief (later identified as the WW of the East) who had been caught in a Munchkin fig trap: 

I heard many fig theft stories from Chris DiPoala of Belleclare Nursery.
Common event according to Chris, 
happened at his nursery and his customers homes.
I remember one story where he told me someone stole 6 fig trees
from one of his customers in a single night, 
trees were in 25 gallon containers.

Also related stories about customers coming to the nursery and
taking their own cuttings from his trees while he was not looking.

He defended against this by either not labeling certain trees,
or labeling a highly desirable variety a different name.

I've seen people many times walking on to private farm land
to harvest what they want from the fields,
seen people in orchards with pruners taking cuttings,
numerous times.
Stealing a potted tree  fits right along with this behavior.

Working in a garden center & growing plants on my own I've learned some, maybe most, people have little appreciation of what effort goes into raising plants. They are often viewed as low value regardless of what it is..."It's just a plant." Kind of crosses into Mike's thread of strangers begging for stuff.

That said, sorry for the loss! I would offer aid if I could, but it looks like others have your back!

Got it. I thought you tattooed a map on your body or something. Or maybe a treasure map buried in a pickle jar.

Well it didn't turn up anywhere it was surely stolen my dogs def didn't get it and ive been here for 5yrs and have never seen a dog off leash so I have to say it was stolen all I can do is hope something comes my way and with all you guys im sure something will thanks everyone.

Sorry to hear that. I'm practically giving mine away and finding it hard to get takers.

Ill be a taker :) well not a taker but an excepter if that's even a word just say the word... lol im shot..