You Mean,to ask ,if Tacoma Violet is adapted to cool,and or,short Summer climates.
The answer is :Yes,you can see the results in OHIO,and Ohio is not the tropics.
This fig is an early cultivar and that is what is needed in cool and short Summer season,in order to be able to ripe,in time till Winter come.

Takoma Violet is one of my favorites up here in NH.
There is something slightly addictive in its flavor and I find myself checking for ripe figs on this one more than most of my other varieties.
Good production too.

Herman,

     Where (who) in Ohio does one see the results of of Tacoma Violet?

I'm always fascinated by the stories behind fig varieties and learned about the history of Takoma Violet, Kathleen's Black and a few other varieties from Gene Hosey a while back.  I just stumbled across the old email.  Here's what he wrote:

"KB did come from a woman named Kathleen who lives/lived in Takoma Park, Maryland across from the firestation.  She and I ran around the Summer of 2001 ringing doorbells and asking to take cuttings from neighborhood fig trees.  This one was one she had ordered 20? years before (1981?) for her husband from one of these cheap nursery catalogs like Michigan Bulb.  She said as a kid she always got stuck with the bananas, and ever since disliked soft, mushy fruit--but she seemed to love to hunt for cuttings.  Takoma Violet came from an elderly German lady she knew who lived nearby.  The Paradiso fig came from an elderly Italian fellow who lived next door to a home where her son visited friends."

Others may have known this history already but because of the mispelling I initially thought TV was from Tacoma, WA rather than Takoma Park, MD just a few miles away from me!  I'm looking forward tasting TV, KB and Paradiso (Gene) for the first time this year.

is didn't know TV was found by gene. i'm glad mine survived last yr's mistakes.

Good info, strong variety for me!

Thanks for the info Steve, I also didn't know that tacoma violet was from our area. It't amazing how many figs there are around here. 

Zach, "Takoma" not "Tacoma" :)  This is what had me confused too.  Anyway, the story suggests it might have origins back to Germany and this could explain its cold hardiness. 

TV is high on my wish list

Do I remember Takoma Violet being a Mt. Etna type fig?

Dale:Nedelcu, the person that started this topic is in Ohio!
Gina:Yes T violet has similar leaves and fruits to other MT Etna type figs,but ,yes it is more violet on outside,so it is not identical to Hardy C ,which is more blackish.
Also it has a prolific breba in the Spring unlike any other Mt Etna fig,yet,In my opinion it is  from the same family,tho it might have been brought here from a different country not necessary ,the island of Sicily.
We should not think that ,cultivars are the same just because they are similar somewhat,because they can have a lot of different adaptabilities,obtained at the location they spent hundreds of years,getting used to.
As a matter of fact at present time i like T V better than any other mt Etna type fig because it makes a lots of early breba,and the others do not.
If it turns out it is just as well adapted to Winter like other Mt Etna figs,I could very well get rid of the others and keep Only Tacoma Violet in my small backyard.
This Winter my older trees are taking their test of hardiness,because it was very cold for weeks with temperature down to -3Fin some nights,so in the Spring,I will know better what to keep,for future.

Herman2, Gene also told me that he was surprised that Takoma Violet had become popular among fig enthusiasts because the fruit is small.  Mine hasn't fruited yet so I don't know how it compares in size to other figs.  Is it similar in size to Mt. Etna types like MvsB, Sal'sEL, Hardy Chicago etc?

Yes it is similar in size,and what is very strange is that the prolific Breba fruits, is a little smaller in size compared to Main crop.
Totally unlike other cultivars ,breba fruits which usually grow much larger than main crop.
And the small size breba fruits are very tasty,just as tasty as main crop,if not better if nice sunny days are in while ripening.

Thanks Steve, I didn't even realize I spelled it wrong as I was writing it, lol

Last yr, my Takoma Violet tasted ordinary. May be its because of the green house.

Yes,if fruits ripening in greenhouse,they taste far, from what they will if ripe out in the sun.
Greenhouse is very helpfull to get the plant ahead in the Spring,till it forms fruits,after that,it needs to come out in the sun ,providing the frost season is gone.
I personally described ,T Violet as it sits outside in the open,in ground all year,with no Winter protection.
I have no experience with it in pot,but I can imagine ,there are ,pluses and minuses when growing in pot.

Last year, a very generous member of this forum (no names, but I believe he farms on a driveway) talked me into getting TV along with some other varieties. In the past, growing in central Texas, being a short-season fig was not so important to me. This year, I have started planning a second orchard in an area with a much shorter growing season. TV is the first confirmed variety to be moved. All the posts above make me even less patient to try it!