I am very new to this forum and in light of what I am reading here, I confess to being a newbie.  This year I have planted a few rows of fig trees.  I have Celeste and Brown Turkey.  My great aunt has a huge fig tree in NC, it is the biggest I have ever seen in my life, the trunk is larger than pics I have seen online.  I am almost certain however that it is Brown Turkey due to the fruit.  Anyhow I have cutting from her tree growing as well.  I would like to ask how cold hardy are these varieties in general?  I have seen weather in my area get to -5 F.  I am basically in 6b-7a growing zones, hard to tell exactly due to different maps I have viewed.  I am primarily wanting to grow figs that are very cold hardy without having to provide major protection.  My plantation is far to large for such efforts as I have seen on this forum.  I would prefer sticking with varieties that would do great with just a thick mulch.  I read Hardy Chicago is the most cold hardy variety you can easily obtain.  Does anyone know an accurate difference in cold hardiness between Brown Turkey, Celeste and Hardy Chicago?  I have read the sites that sell them and they have their exact numbers of cold hardiness but I tend to not believe these general numbers.  If someone has experience with these trees or other cold hardy varieties that will do well in my area please let me know.