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where is the fig heaven in US?

I had one rose I took care of very well.
It was pink and I swear that thing was the size of a dinner plate when the flower was in full bloom.
Had a hard winter a few years back and it died.

I think it is David Austin or Parks Roses but try to add "Ice Burg" to your rose collection.
It is a floribunda with tall canes. The center flower will grow about 6" wide or wider with several smaller ones around it. The thing is so white it glows in the dark.
If memory serves me it had a scent of lemon citrus. Not sure though, had it a while ago.
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Funny, I was thinking fig heaven would be the place that fig trees go after they die.  So along those lines I thought maybe Italy, Greece, Spain?
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that sort of fig heaven is everywhere.. and martin keep it inside of 50 gal drum. :)
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For the ones that fail to please.
One way ticket to Fig Heaven from an Illinois backyard.

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i heard heaven is where your friends are. i'm sure next one going in there will have a lot of company :) 
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Originally Posted by bullet08
not just the weather. counting fig wasp, cheap land, affordable houses, cheap water... where is the fig heaven in US?


Well, maybe not fig heaven, but Arkansas is a great choice for cheap land, affordable houses, cheap water and a pretty good climate for figs. There are many old figs in the ground around here that grow without any tending. We have long hot summers and usually mild winters. Here in Central Arkansas we are zone 7a, just a couple miles south starts 8b. This year is particularly cold, and the overnight low at my house so far has been 5F.

Land and housing are dirt cheap here compared to places like CA or FL. In fact, I am mulling over the idea of buying an acre or two and starting a small fig orchard. I have not yet done a business plan, but I think it could be viable for the farmer's market's and maybe "U-pick" crowd.

So welcome to Arkansas, the "Land of Opportunity!" (according to our state motto) 
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Do green figs go to heaven? If so, Martin won't want to be there.
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I stuck 9, yard long fig shoots in the ground this year in Jan 10-15, (just for the heck of it) they are starting to develop plump eyes... Good ole Los Angeles.
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