This fig tree is growing on an abandoned lot in downtown Wilmington DE. It has 20 or so trunks but looks like it has not frozen back lately. Figs are a good size and squat with almost no neck on some.

edit: These have been excellent this year (2012) My favorite. Named "Tatnall Red" for distribution.

This tree is growing in a courtyard and receives very little direct sun. It has 3 main trunks and set a nice crop that is now ripening, the figs are small.

What part of willinton the Greek or italin?

How does it taste?

These are near the waterfront. Not sure where the Greek section of Wilmington is. I have plans to check out Little Italy soon though, spotted one tree already but it is fenced and looks newly planted.

Taste was OK. I know they are not what they could be with all the rain, the large one was not quite ripe enough and was on a branch laying on the ground in the weeds. The second fig had more flavor but was a little bit acidic.

Probably could dig up some suckers for pots now as long as enough roots are present.

There are plenty of suckers to dig. Good idea, the tree could be there 10 more years or be bulldozed tomorrow. The other has not been pruned at all by the owner, if I never meet them i will do them the favor of removing interior branches in the spring :)

If anyone wants to dig some I will give you directions. No-one cares about this fig, I thought there was an air-layer high up but it was a bag full of trash. Poor thing.

yes i would. i like to try. send me an pm or e-mail, thanks

Happy digging!

Second one looks like a BT to me, but I wouldn't say this is necessarily the right time for them to be fruiting.  At least not in my zone.  We're about halfway to the main crop right now, 4-6 weeks left before those are ripe.

Found another tree today. It is humongous, I will get some pics next time I visit. Loaded with figs. I found this little ripe one, it may be a breba or the branch could have lost it's leaves inside the canopy.

May be White Genoa

Brent, is that the Unknown Purple and Unknown purple - both doing great BTW. 

did visit there today, but it's in someone's yard. if you know them that would help. i don't think i'll go back. just don't seem right without asking and getting permission. that's just me, i wouldn't want just anyone coming in my yard without asking.  sorry. as always good health, luke

Luke, the first tree is abandoned, it would be impossible to find the owner I think, if you got closer you would have understood the condition it is in. If that is someone,s yard i would be really surprised, there is construction trash in the lot so i figured the business next to it might own it. If the apartments to the left of the tree owned the property I would expect there to be far less trash and more maintenance, it has not been mowed this year.
 edit: half of the lot was mowed last week- 9/18, but not in front of tree?  Probably too much trash for the mower.  Also, I noticed that there used to be other buildings on the lot (enclosed alleyway on the remaining apartment building), and the company that owns the rest of that half block used to have a fence up, but the chain link has come down some time ago. I would feel bad about messing with someone's tree, but it is being crowded out by trees of heaven and was probably chopped along with everything else years ago (all the trees there are suckering). It did ok in the rainy season by the way, although nearly impossible to pick figs that are 15 ft. up.

The second tree pictured is actually up for sale or rent, with the house. It looks unoccupied at the moment.

Caney- Nope, just found these this season. I might be able to get the owner to take some pics of the ones you got later this season.

Here are some more photos of the green fig. It looks like a splitter, what a shame.

Here are some shots of the fig I spotted in Little Italy, it is older than I thought. Could not get close, it was too early in the morning to go knocking on doors, so these are zoom shots.

The above tree seems to be a Brunswick type. I got a closer look at another one behind an Italian restaurant and all of it's ripening figs were spoiled and molded. If you look closely you can see some of the rotten fruits still hanging on the tree in the above shots.

Edit: Another Brunswick type:

So I have been out hunting again. Found this Mt. Etna fig and I think it is a bit special. The figs are larger than the second fig pictured above but have a very similar flavor, perhaps a little bit sweeter. Anybody recognize it? The leaves look much like Gino's Black to me. Also found a couple of Italian Honeys, some more Brunswicks and another Mt. Etna that is not ripening yet.

Leave looks like HC, fruit looks like Sal C.  My opinion.

I thought #1 looked like Sal C, taste is similar to what I have read about it as well; very sweet with a melon, figgy flavor. My HCs are just cuttings so I can't say about the leaf really even. I should have some other named Etna figs to compare it to soon though.

Well these do taste more like berry than fig newtons. Similar to Black Marseilles but less sweet with a stronger flavor. The skin is also very thin so I am not sure about that either. I have an extra plant for you anyway if you want it.

Brent, do you have any extra cuttings of any of these? Been looking for a Mount Etna in particular.