Now that several of my trees have had a few years to grow, the fruit of some varieties is getting larger. Left to right in pan are Tena, Black Mission, Georgiafig's White Hybrid Unknown, LSU Purple (4 small dark), Excel, and LSU Improved Celeste (small brown in lower right corner). In plastic box are Conadria and a single Kadota. For scale, the tablecloth grid is 3" x 3".

Sob.  They look great!  How do you protect them from critters?  How do you like the Tena?

I should move to Tucson

Bob, I have a big cage that keeps out most of the big birds, but I still have to wrap each fig in newspaper to foil the little birds.

I'm not wild about the Tena, although they're better this year than last. They're prone to sunburn and splitting, but they're quite productive.

I'll take a dozen of each, please.
I have some of those varieties, but I have some years to go. How's the Excel?
How about the unknown? They look larger than the Conadria.
Enjoy!

I like the Excel but don't think it's as good as my Black Mission, Black Mission NL, or Violette de Bordeaux. The unknown is quite good and the largest variety to ripen so far this year, although LSU Gold may rival it later in the season. The unknown took a few years to start bearing but looks like it will be prolific. The skins are very soft and easily damaged; even the newspaper wrap seems to bruise them.

Very nice Ken.  I have the same problem with the tiny birds that squeeze through the net.  I wish I could find 28' X 28' netting with 1/2 inch mesh.  I can only find 3/4 inch mesh everywhere I've looked.

dang.. it's lunch time already? i'm really hungry now.. lol great looking figs there :)

Ken, very nice and thanks for sharing.

Congrats on a nice harvest and thanks for sharing.

Nice harvest Ken Thanks for sharing. Georgia wight looks delicious.