I finallly worked through my notes from taking pictures last season. I didn't keep all the notes, so early weeks in August aren't represented. Some were young trees, bearing their first figs, which typically are later to ripen than a more mature tree. So, this list represents the day that I had the first ripe fig from each variety, as best as I can reconstruct it. I did not intend to use these notes for this purpose, but plan to make a more concerted effort this season. Hopefully others will do the same, and we can begin to develop a good ripening chart.

08/28/2007

Barnisotte

Black Spanish

Black Tuscan

Brown Turkey

Brown Turkey HD

Celeste JN

Celese SD06

Dark Portuguese

Deanna

Flanders

Galbun

Golden Celeste

Green German

Jurupa

Kennedy

Lisa

LSU Gold

LSU Purple

Monstrueuse

Monstrueuse OC

Negronne

Nero Caesar

NSA No.1 Green

Peter's Strawberry

Red Italian

Sal's

Shih Berdy 3

Stella

Sucrette

Trojano

Unknown OC

UCR 291-4

Ventur RW

Violette Soleis

Vista

Walker

White OC

White Texas Everbearing

Yellow Neches

143-26

152-4s

184-15

09/01/2007

Adam

Dark Sultane

Italian Golden Honey

Unknown Pastiliere

09/03/2007

Alma

Beall (BT)

Black Jack

Black Madeira

Blue Celeste 3-

Desert King RT

Giant Amber

Gulbun

Mad 007

Marseilles VS

Rattlesnake Island

St. Jean

Verdal Longue

White Greek

09/06/2007

Celestial

Falls Gold

Natalina

09/07/2007

Black Provence

Brown Turkey US

Celeste SD06

Conadria

Ishia White

Reverse

09/12/2007

Brown Turkey 5-

Celeste 4-

Danny's Delite

Double Header

Excel

Igo

Malta

Marseilles VS

Osborn OC

Tena

09/14/2007

Brown Turkey

Calvert

Capitola Long

Celeste PM

Encanto

Diredo

Khurtmani

Magnolia

09/15/2007

Blue Giant 1-

Brooklyn White BS

Janice Seedless

09/17/2007

Adriano

Atreano RR

Blue Celeste JN

Capelas

Ruby 3

09/18/2007

Black Mission Q

Brunswick

Hollier

Hunt

Violette de Bordeaux RT

09/19/2007

Abeberiera

Chico

09/22/2007

Bournabat

Long Yellow

Mary Lane

Portland 4

Rimaley

09/24/2007

Archipel

Very Dark Greek

Violette Dauphine

09/28/2007

Abruzzi

10/02/2007

Allegro

Santa Cruz White

10/03/2007

Adriatic

Barada

Bifara

Marbout c Smymay

10/06/2007

Chater Green

Paradiso

187-25

10/10/2007

Lebanese

Nazarti

10/17/2007

Brown Turkey SD06

10/26/2007

White KIng

10/30/2007

Vernino

11/03/2007

Popps Purple

160-50

11/03/2007

Hello
Should one expect the same APPROXIMATE order of ripening in all temperature zones? Minor variations can be expected even in the same zone with different micro-climates and horticultural practices.

This is a thing of beauty Jon!
Altho' it does make me miss SoCal.
I am keeping similar records and will be glad to share come Labor Day.

Jon,
Have these figs been in a ground for at least 2 years?
I notice that figs will not get into their normal ripening schedule until they've been in ground for at least 2 years.

"Some were young trees, bearing their first figs, which typically are later to ripen than a more mature tree." Not all are in ground, and not for two years. This is only a very crude beginning based on observations which were not initially made for this specific purpose.

This is sooo great - comparative ripening times from figs growing in one place! 
I love the one Axier posted, but it's pretty limited.
God bless you Jon. 

Hi Jon,

I suppose the ripening list refers to main crop figs as you do not care too much about brebas. How lucky.

Paully

Paully,
It's a tough job, but someone has to do it. Yes, main crop.

I hope to have a little data on brebas this season, which form despite my best efforts to prune my trees into oblivion. Took some nice pix of KAC-11-30E brebas today.

There are brebas and main crop, but what do you call this one forming on the side of a breba?

I think, in Italian, it is the "bizarrone" crop. Old wood would make it a breba, but that is a little weird. I have seen two figs per "node" like that before, but they were the same age and size.

There are suposedly varieties which have a 3rd crop (maybe that is only caprifigs) but I have never seen a clear delineation of a variety that behaves thus. It will be interestng to see if this "new" little fig ripens at the same time as the other brebas, or with the main crop, or after the main crop.

Caprifigs usually bear three crops a year named profichi, mamme and mammoni. Edible figs bear two crops a year called the breba and main crop. Frm Ray Givans site. http://home.planters.net/~thegivans/figsex.html

I like bizarrone. Maybe it's just a slow breba--but it formed after the main crop was pretty big. This fig often throws doubles for the main crop.

For a long term project Jon, maybe you could work on something like Dave Wilson's maturity chart.  I believe the visual aspect of it is very helpful. Check it out at http://www.davewilson.com/homegrown/promotion/chart.html

Harvey