With many of the *special* figs out there, there's often something that doesn't jive with my personal interests: certain growing or fruiting behaviors, certain tree health, hardiness etc. I would rather sacrifice a bit of taste for a healthy, productive tree. In years past, I had one tree that was so productive I was able to pass out preserves to just about everyone I knew. That was great fun! Hope to eventually have a diverse group of trees that would afford me the chance to do that every year. Otherwise, CdD holds fascination for me because I've heard such good things about its ability to adapt to East Coast environments. My new HC cuttings have absolutely taken off like crazy...really stoked about that. The other tree I think about a lot is Bass's Red Lebanese...the pic on Bass's site is so memorable, plus the ethnic-neighborhood finds always carry with them some human interest that I really enjoy.