Here are some pictures of some volunteer figs a couple miles west of where I live.  They are growing along a water filled drain ditch on extremely poor soil.  There are at least a hundred different trees growing at waters edge.  Don't know if any will be any good.  Lots and lots of brebas. 

Yes, I plan on doing that.  There are so many trees.  I hope some turn out good.  Some trees have no figs on them at all.  This ditch is about one quarter mile east of the I-5 exit for my city, Newman in the central valley of California.   Kern

Nice find indeed!
If those were planted by birds as stated i could use those birds for row planting in my garden.  ; )

Yes, they are all volunteers from birds.  Some of the trees look to be at least a decade old.  Kern

I see why there in a neat row then when i looked at picture again.

what ever happened with these figs? Kern I bit these figs are bearing at this time.

I went back out there about a month ago.  The few figs that were ripe were not good, and actually most were quite dried out inside.  Some others looked like they were going to mature out normally but I haven't returned to check.  Will try and do that in the coming week.   Kern

I just went out to check on these 100 or so volunteer figs that are growing along a drain ditch west of the town I live in near Newman, Ca.  Most of these trees are at least a decade old or more and are growing in extremely poor gravelly ground right on the edge of a water filled ditch that is about 10' wide.  Some of the trees are 20 plus feet tall.  I did a quick taste test of the figs and graded them in the last picture.  Taste is subjective.  All of these figs are small, but they are growing llike I say in extremely tough conditions with no new newtriants added ever.  You would have to see the ground they are growing in to appreciate how poor it is.  Hope the pictures come through.   Kern

Kern,
Thank you for the photos. Did you remember which tree produced which fig?
if so I would go back and collect some cuttings if I were you before someone decide to remove all these figs.
That happened to several trees I've collected cutting of and they were destroyed soon after.

Hi Kern,

Thanks for the photos and the taste evaluation. I'd do what Bass suggested if there are some real keepers. At least mark the great tasting trees with string or nursery tape for future reference. Take cuttings now, just in case and again when dormant. Since they have been there so long and CA being in the financial mess it's in, I think the trees are safe from the bulldoser for now. I'd at least get cuttings from the AAA and the AA rated figs.

Just a guess but I see offspring from Mission, Brown Turkey, Calimyrna, and Kadota or possibly Adriatic. Not too hard a guess as these are the prevelant trees in the commercial orchards as well as backyards here in CA.

One question, why did you rate the one fig with an F? No flavor, not sweet? Caprifig?

Sue

PS: I hope you don't mind but I cleaned up two of your photos in Photoshop. Makes them even more enticing!

Sue, the taste of the one I put down the 'F" for didn't even taste like a fig, just a bitter taste.  Thanks for making the pictures look better.   Kern

Wow Kern, what a beautiful variety of wild figs. I wish there were wild patches like that in Virginia, I'd enjoy looking for new clones to add to my garden.