Top ten is hard maybe top 10 in every class that ill have to think about

Hi Womack,

I'm not sure how hardy I can say it is. It's in the ground now as of last fall. Until then was in a pot on the deck since 2009, I think. I know it has survived 20 F in a pot (just for a matter of hours)--if it was going below 20, I would usually slide it in the garage. I wanted it to get pretty big before I put it in the ground.

I haven't had a problem with loss of figs due to cold temperatures here (yet), but we haven't had a cold winter in a while--I'm north of Atlanta, but not too far. This winter wasn't much of a test, though even the 2 foot CdD I have in a pot on the deck never went into the garage. I have been known on really cold nights to string in the ground trees up with Christmas lights and throw a tarp over them.

Scott

Re (nice-guy) Dan (The_celt):
A while back, somewhere here in this FF, I had predicted
that he will be one of the new younger-generation fig-gurus.
Just wait till he gains some more experience and his big fig collection matures some more.
Some fig variates do start with the 'A-B' letters, but many more also start with 'C ... Z'.

I have a lot!

Too many to list.

Dan ,
If you did have a chance  , your top ten in each class would be really interesting especially for another east coast fig grower.

Dan, let me second Kerry - I would also love to hear your top 10 in each class.  It would also be helpful to know whether they are in-ground or in containers.

How many varieties its a good question.
the answer gives me headache so.....

Ok on to c-d? Maybe more if I find the time
Calamyrna
Caples
Capoll llarg
Castle Kennedy
Calvert
Cal de rona
Calderrona deminer
Carlina negra
Caucus 3
Celest jr
Celest
Chico Malibu
Chico strawberry
Citratula
Col de dame blanc
Col de dame Blanca/negra
Col de dame brun
Col de dame bordissotenca
Col de dame ciutat
Col de dame giganta
Col de dame Gris
Col de dame noir/negra
Col de dame rigata
Col de dame roja
Colar
Colar d'alberta
Colistani dark
Colistani white
Conadra
Cosme manyo
Corragio
Cuiro de bou
Cucurerla
Dalamite
Dauphine
Dall osso
Deanna
De la Gloria
De la roca
Del sen jaume gran
Desert king
Dien pieres
Diredo
Dongenal
D'or
Doree
Dotatto
Drap d'or

See I only collect a b c and d named figs lol

I think we should charter a bus and visit The Celt with clippers ;-)
 

I'm trying to root this cuttings:

Vdb
LSU Gold
LSU Purple
Green Greek
Greek Unknown
Kalamata White ( maybe)
Greek Black
Greek unknown Bronze
Italian Red
Italian Green
Italian White
Italian Black
Kathleen'Black
Marseilles Vs Black
Atriatic
Hardy Chicago
Purple Unknown
Dow's Celeste
Celeste
Patrick's Super Giant
Atreano Gold (tree)
Atreano
Atriatic
Adriano

I've trialed a lot of varieties but here is my current list.

A lot shorter than most but I grow a lot of fruits besides figs.

Violette De Bordeaux

Paradiso

Conadria

Panache

Janice Seedless Kadota

LSU Gold

Soon I will have a Black Madeira

what other figs besides Desert King have you discarded?  What tree fruits are your figs competing with, THISISME?  As for your DK question, I thought Atreano is what you'd want.

shah8 I have discarded so many over the last eight plus years it's become somewhat of a blur. I used to have a list but lost it in a computer crash. Word to the wise. If your list is on your computer print it out and put it somewhere safe.

Anything with an open eye is gone. I pulled the LSU Gold too and put it in a pot. Could not stand seeing stink bugs going in and out if the eye. Here in Arizona many varieties do not properly ripen fruit due to our heat and low humidity. I like VDB because it has a closed eye and the fruit ripen properly and it produces over a long season. Everything else is still under trial. Though I like the flavor of Paradiso and Conadria. I will have to wait and see how productive they are before I call them keepers. The JSK and Panache where just planted in the last few weeks.

In my yard there are....

Loquats
Pears
Asian Pears
Almonds
Apricot
Mulberry
Lots of plums
figs
Not to mention a vegetable garden.

I got rid of all the apples and peaches and nectarines too. I want easy things to grow that produce lots of tasty fruit. Like Dave I too got rid of Black Mission. It looked good but produced not one single edible piece of fruit in four years.

As far as figs go I have these in the ground:

Desert King
Hardy Chicago
LSU Purple
Barnissotte
Unknown from NJ
VdB
Black Madeira
Atreano (1st year)
Maltese Falcon (1st year)
Scott's Black (1st year)
Black Mission (1st year)
Kathleen's Black (1st year, might not make it)
Conadria (1st year, might not make it)

I have duplicates in the ground of a few varieties
I am still trying to root a few cuttings

I have a Desert King in ground and a few varieties here in there in pots. All was good and I was a 'normal' fig grower. Then I got the fig fever and cracked out. Now? Now I have a full blown addiction and have expanded my collection to an obscene amount. Well, at least for me. I see a couple here that I can aspire to grow to, lol. I still got some more space...

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Scott,
I missed your reply to my question a few weeks back. How did your in ground col de dame do this spring after its first winter. Also do you pinch your trees.

Here is my variety list.
VDB el
VDB centurion
Vista
Celeste
O'Rourke (probably improved Celeste)
Salce
Troiano calabrese
Paradise Nero Mario
Adriatic JH
Col de dame noir
Bourjasotte Gris
Brogiotto Nero
MBVS
Gino's black
Malta black
Nero 600
Italian honey
Ronde de Bordeaux
Several unknowns
Figo preto

Most of these are small but I hope to taste several varieties this summer

Hi Womack,

The in ground CDD was just fine this spring and is leafing out well. Occasionally, I will pinch trees if it looks like the figs are still too green in late fall. I don't routinely pinch everything. The Hardy Chicago on the southeast side of the house will put on figs till a hard frost, so it may need pinching.

I just started this year I have:

Sumacki
Lebanese Red
An unknown Iraqi
A mystery fig from bass

I started off trying to acquire mainly middle eastern varieties. I don't really have a good reason for it though. Now I find myself wanting everything.

I probably have more now than when I first replied to this thread half a year ago. ;)