I thought it would be fun to see pictures and hear about unknown figs you are currently growing.  I have several unknown cuttings rooting but won't have figs for some time yet. 

The other day when my husband asked why I'm into figs so much I said, "a fig is like a surprise that you plant then wait for it to grow, then you wait again for its fruit then you wait some more for the fruit to ripen...AND THEN one day you get to open it up and eat the treasure inside!" 

Had this unknown and last year it surprises us with its awesome taste. Will look for pictures
and post if I find them. It sure rank amongst my best. It is hardy, neglected and left in 1 gal
pot for years, barely grew but man, the taste is just awesome. It will have a brand new good size
pot before month's end.

Paully22, I would love to see pictures!  Isn't that something how even neglected as neglected as it was it had some great fruit?!

Unknowns are like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.

Maybe I have been fortunate.
All the unknown figs I have known have been grown and well take care by someone else before me for a long time. 
They all turned out to be pleasant surprises and some really dazzled me and are now my favourite figs.

A very very good unk from last year. "Loganville library fig". Most likely a common variety, I'll let you guys and gals deside but the figs are awesome.

Pino, you make a good point. Some of these unknowns have been cultivated for many years and then passed down to us. That is very fortunate.

Chris, your unknown fig looks beautiful and deliscious. And, you have taken nice care of it. The shape of your fig bush is very nice! How would you describe the flavor?

More and more, the discovery of a new fig tree in a different city has become a sort of "treasure hunt" for me. The beauty of the find is of course its fruit. And also, that it will always be, to some degree, your very own unique fig. An unknown forever! How cool is that?

Hey Meg. This is the actual tree outside the library. I do not have it in my yard but I tasted plenty of figs from the mom tree.It's been there for a long time but I only noticed it last summer for the first time. All that growth are root suckers . Now that the tree is dormant you can clearly see that it has either died back or was cut down over the years. I will stop a take a few pics tomorrow on the way home from work.
The fruit looks a lot like a Celeste or SE brown turkey ,both of which are very common on this part of the country, the leaf however looks a lot different than the traditional three lobed and five lobed Celeste/ SE turkey. Sweet figgy flavor, not peachy like the CHardy but more melony I guess. Very small eye and even though we got lots and lots of rain ,no sign of splitting or bag spoilage.

Chris, that is one nice bush! Yes, do take a picture of it to share with us. Very nice!

I have been diligent about collecting cuttings from around my area and beyond. I have eaten some very good figs from trees nearby...i wish I had a fig now!

Hi, Joy! So glad that the Un BT are going well. I have all my unknowns going right now too! I have Daisy's, Amber's, Sheepshead, and I also bought an Unk Louisiana yellow vatiety that has ONE huge leaf, which is so much bigger than all the others. I'll post a picture tonight. Not sure, should I cut off that humungous leaf since it has no roots yet? Please tell me what you think I should do.

found the pictures in my cell phone. Would get my son to help post

Hi Meg, here's photos of my favorite unknown. I've told the story before, I got it from Harvey C as Italian 376, a dark fig. Haven't yet figured out what it is, one of the other numbered Italian varieties maybe. Amazing flavor in my climate, and beautiful to boot.
   

Gary,

That looks like a very special fig.  Very unique colors!

OH MY GOSH!!! What a different looking fig, Gary! Wow!! It almost looks like an avocado as far as the outside goes. But its beautifully speckled! And the inside looks like it melts in your mouth. Whats the flavor like? Is it a berry or a honey flavor? And, should you consider selling some of these cuttings, I would be the first in line! Its funny because the more I see unknowns, I want them. I mean obviously I love the beautiful & deliscious known varieties but you have ONE unique fig!!! Amazing! Does anyone else have this one?

Paully22, Our cell phones....what would we do without them?!

It is, Frank. Those pics are of the brebas, taken July 7, last year. The main crop looks very different, but still taste amazing. Here is main crop, taken in early October.
 

Meg, I'm starting some cuttings to spread it around, I just wish I could find out what it is. Harvey started it from a cutting that he got at a CRFG scion exchange, labeled as Italian 376. So someone has it.

The "Italian 376" looks very interesting.   I have a Navid Unk Dark Greek and an Unk,. From Turkey (Navid) that I am excited about. 

Gary, you are right, the main crop does looks totally different!  Yes, I'm sure someone else has it.  Really a cool looking fig.  So glad you have a piece of this variety!

Mario, do post some of your unknowns if possible.  I think this really makes the unknowns so cool.

I'm a sucker for unknowns. I've got 60+ of them. When I find them I always try to get the story behind them. Usually it is something like "my grandfather brought this over from the old country. It was the best fig in the village." Yeah, I want that one! Happy Hunting!

Hey, Aaron!!  I love unknowns!  In fact, your unknowns are very good ones!  Getting the background on them is good.  A story behind it makes it even better.  I would love to know the stories behind some of your unknowns and, if you have pictures please post!

I've posted on many of them. If you search my name you can find them. As they grow, I'll post more.

Okay, I'll search for them.

Another unk that I tasted a fig from. "Folly beach dark unk"" that I found on winter 2014 while at work in Folly beach ,located a few miles off of Charleston SC.
Looked like a very old tree almost Bonzai looking in stature and shape but almost ten feet tall. It survived some very cold temps with no die back and it was a surprise to me considering that constant frozen Atlantic breeze . We had actual temps in the teens there throughout the winter with wind chills way below zero.
I took three cuttings. All three rooted and grew very quickly. Two of them produced at least a dozen very late figs that I took of. I kept one and gifted the two other trees to friends .
The one that I kept produced only two tiny figs with a huge flavor this past season. The leaf is very Celeste looking and that would also explain the cold hardiness . As for the fruit! Maybe!!!! Looking forward to tasting more this year.

@Meg.
Still owe you the pics from the L.L. Fig! I ll shoot for tomorrow .