Well I said I wasn't going to post anymore pics here but......this fig surprised me so I just had to share.  Over the past few weeks, our weather has been crappy to say the least!  Rain, rain, Rain and more rain.  Now we are in pre-Fall with the leaves changing colors and the nights dipping down in the 50s.  Yeap, Fall is here in Charlotte!  Basically, I stopped checking on my figs because from a distance you tell if they are ripe or not.  However, here is my first Mary Lane Seedless figs in 2 yrs.  With all the rain and foggy morning and low light days, my tree gave me some sweet figs.  Totally mental!   I thought the birds would get them instead they went for the black ones, Black Ischia, Dark Port, Brown Turkey, LSU Purple,  LSU Tiger, you name it, they got it.  I got 2 large MLS fig trees in pots.  Both died back to their pot and was able to sustain last year's single digit weather twice and still put out these sweet figs.  I was completely shocked!  Mary Lane Seedless is definately a keeper!  I think it was Michale in VIrginia that rate it as one of his best figs last year.  I second that!  Not only was it hardy, but it gave me figs in wet rainy weather!  My friends in Louisanna should try growing this fig in their area.  I am glad I got 2 6' tall trees.  I think I will winterize them this year and see what kind of progress I get next year.  Here are a few pics.  Enjoy!

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Thanks for changing your mind and posting these Dennis!  Appreciate your expertise!

I love the color of the inside. Looks so delicious. Thanks for sharing.

How can something be so ugly on the outside and so beautiful on the inside?

Maybe I'll give mine a stay of execution for one year.  It is producing figs but they do not taste good at all.  But it's only in its third season, so maybe they will improve with time.  I'll give it one more season before I make the decision

Yeah good idea Rob.  Rafed convinced me 2 yrs ago to give my Peter's Honey another year and I am so glad I did!  Peter's Honey is one super rich tasting fig!  My Mary Lane took awhile to come around too.  In 2 yrs I will put them in 27g self watering pots.  It's very easy for me to give my trees liquid fertilizer in SWPs.  I like the flavor and taste of Mary Lane.  Figs are just like wine...they get better with time.

I like it. Definite keeper here. Main crop on the late side but brebas are awesome. Thanks to the
person who piggy back on my order to Jon but never picked tree up.

Italians have a phrase: brutti ma buoni, ugly but good.  And really, it's just the outside that is not aesthetic. the inside looks wonderful. Can't tell a fig by its skin? Really, if you know what that ugly outside holds, is it truly ugly?

Thanks for the photos.  I have mine in a plastic bag in hopes it will ripen a fig.

I wonder how this fig does in the PNW.  Mine grew quite tall from a rooted cutting, I allowed one fruit, but I don't think it like the pouring rain we had for 3 days in a  row. 

Those pictures look delicious, Dennis.

Thanks for the pictures and info Dennis, they look good.

MS is one of prettiest light figs I ever seen:)
Those spots on Dennise's fig are solely due to weather and excess moisture in the air (maybe rain drops...?)
here's is what mine looks like. One of our forum member greenfig donated it to me, Thank you Igor.

       
 

Dennis is more yellow on the outside than Aaron's... yellow, green, juicy, they look fantastic.   I just want mine to grow and fruit  here in the PNW.

Grasa, Aaron's figs are caprified by the wasp. Caprification completly alters a fig's size, texture, look, and taste. For those who never taste a caprified fig, it is a totally different eating experience. Which is why I would love to have the wasp in my area. Maybe one day this will happen. Fingers crossed!

Dennis,
Have you started Capries for your Harem yet?
If not I will have several extras of different varieties. All you would have to do is get them Colonized with Wasps and keep them warm in winter.

Aaron, I got a few trees coming in a few weeks. I'll winterize them inside my garage.

Sounds good 

Aaron, I am glad it grows well! The figs we tasted were quite good and as far as I remember larger than the one you are showing. Dont forget to trim it in before the Spring or it will get taller than your house, it is a fig on steroids :)

Igor,
I am thinking of experimenting Air-Layers on the end branches, but for now , they are all showing baby figgies and I don't know if they will make it...

The figs will get ripe some time in December, that what I had last year. Just make sure the squirrels do not know that :)
You can choose one branch for an air layer, it is still not too late. It will take about 2 months before you cut it off.