Anybody familiar with the "Fig Man"? It seems it has about 50 local varieties. Also he has written manuals and gives seminars. Too bad he does not list his varieties.

http://www.landofenfigment.com/

Also his place is for sale because he his retiring.

if I lived near him, I would definitely be interested in trialing his top5

I had a few back and forth e-mails with Lloyd, but I never went further with it.  He mentioned to me that 3 years ago figs in Socorro got minus 19 and figs in silver city were colder than minus 21 degrees F.  Very enticing, but wished I could get more information.

I send him an email asking the varieties he has. Curiosity.....

You might want to read this thread: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=6477348

In post #6, things don't sound to positive.  In a later post, it's said that the nursery was being sold.

Harvey
Thanks for that red light at post #6. Exactly what I was looking for.

this guy doesn't answer  emails. screw him.

Susie
Please don't "screw him'.
Each email creates work for him and right now he is in retirement mode with business for sale. Give him benefit of all doubts and forgive him.

re. susie

yea, Dalton doesn't answer his e-mail at Durio Nursery.  Do I "screw him"? NO, I call and speak to someone person to person.  Imagine that in this day and age..........talking to a person.

Just give him a call. He will be happy to talk to you. But he has no names for his figs. He will tell you that. They are all just unknowns he collected or received from people around the world. Which is fine with me....I love unknowns.

Many people have not crossed the new Information Age of emails and computers. They just simply prefer the telephone.

I haven't spoken to him but have gotten a good impression of him from reading others experiences. If I lived nearby, I really would visit in person and try to pick healthy looking specimens of all his favorites. I wouldn't care about the names as long as they are amongst his preferred plants! Names of course don't confer the quality. The villagers that grow some of the best figs in the world in the mountains in southern Iran don't answer my emails either :).

I agree that names mean nothing but it is a way to communicate and understand if we are talking about the same product. A large and tasty fig appeals to our senses and nobody cares what it is called but when I try to buy a fig tree online it is nice (and reassuring) to know if it is a Black Madeira or a Brown Turkey.

I do know he charges $300 for some of his favorites.

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The fig man in New Mexico is not easy to catch up with, he did give talks about figs a farmers markets.  He is selling out now though and yes he make claims that his figs are super cold hardy, even colder than celeste as he has said. He gave some home made name to some of the figs as in the place name where he acquired them from. I purchased cuttings from him that was dried out, He replaced them with some what fresher cuttings but that also died. He was always hard to catch up with.

As for Dalton I think his father has been very ill for some time now, and he's been spending most of his time taking care of his dad. Dalton is a great person to deal with. I met him in person a few times and he usually just takes phone call as Dennis has said. I can say of all the fig trees I purchased from him they have been really great fig trees, the one he recommended for my area grew just as he said, and they were super healthy fig trees when I received them also.