Martin,

Hi Remis,
i know but then there is something to look forward to in future  !    ; )
My favorite has changed since that post started 2 and 1/2 years ago.
Im sure it will in future again as some of the others i have start to mature.
Now for all this snow to melt and the eventual arrival of spring.

In just a week or two, the Purple Martins will be arriving in my yard. The males come first to inspect the bird houses that I have set up for them. They arrive several days before the females arrive.  At dusk, the male Martins will be flying up high in the sky and sending out his special chirps to attract his mate. When he finds his female, they do a little dancing flight over their new home. They are some noisy little birds; but. are real fun to watch as they raise their family. They are real good at keeping the bug population down.

Yep, when the Purple Martins arrive in my yard..........that is my Que to fertilize my in ground fig trees. Their buds should be opening up real soon here in South Louisiana.

Dan

Hey Dan if you dont mind me asking whats your source for the Bourjosotte Gris? A few members that have grown this fig told me they had high fruit drop and read yours does not.

I have had many fig trees and have many fig trees.
But have not been fortunate enough to taste many of them, Just some.

If I were to pic only one of my favorite tasting figs I've grown myself would have to be the Melanzana Merdascola ( where's Maggie, LOL ).

Was a little over ripe but sure tasted good. Had a little hint of creme to it.

I winner in my little fig book.

Rafed I am certain MM is Longue d'Aout. Also, overhere it is known as Slocan. It is a very nice tasting fig. Definite keeper & hardy in my zone. Its grown outside, in-ground. I have both MM & Slocan and they have fruited for me, ripening at the same time for comparison. Sometime in Nov or Dec last year, Leon had a thread on MM where I mentioned my good friend MB had id Slocan as Longue d'Aout.

Its getting very challenging for me to say what is my favourite fig as there are so many high quality figs plus some years they don't do so well and so years they are exceptional. Also, I don't get to eat as many as my son & wife. Hence every good one I am spared counts. I am looking forward to this season as many of my newer figs from last season would be allowed to have figs. My wife & son current preferences are towards the smaller dark coloured figs.

Nelson,

My BG came from a trade that I made several years ago with a very generous fig collector. That person is a member of both fig forums and can ID himself if he so chooses. He has not posted any info on BG that I am aware of.

I am well aware that others (Gene and I think Leon) had experienced fruit drop with this cultivar and I always expected to see the fruit fall from my tree.  However, they did fully ripen and were very good tasting for the last two seasons.  They ripen rather late in the season and last year they barely had enough heat when they were ripening here is South Louisiana. In my area, the climate is usually sufficiently long and hot enough to ripen any fig.

My tree is planted in the ground....maybe that makes a difference regarding fruit drop. BG does want to grow into a large tree and may not fruit well in pots because of that property.

BG is a VERY good tasting fig.......but, like I've  said, its productivity is still in question.  My tree is a good 7 feet tall and has not produced near the amount of figs that many of my other cultivars routinely produce. I will definitely keep it in my collection for a few more years of study because I am searching for some good tasting LATE SEASON figs for my growing area. Our fig growing season starts in early June and can extend into late November. My goal is to find the best performing cultivars that are rain tolerant and cultivars that ripen over my long extended season. A five to 6 month fig season can be had in South Louisiana....if you know what varieties to plant. My hobby is trialing many cultivars and finding the right ones. 

Dan

Hi Paully,
just wondering where you got your MM, as I have recieved a few cuttings from a forum member, who got his from Adriano.
 slow to root but seem to be doing OK. Just wondering if they would be the same as yours.

Grant
z5b

Dan_la...

Thank you for the listing of types.  I can't recall seeing that particular list before.  It seems I am missing one type entirely.  (lol)

Strangely you list Col De Dame as your favorite, but don't mention it in your 5 types listing....so what is it?

Care to highlight your favorite in each of your 5 types too?  (I know my climate being much different from yours means they'll likely end up being different, but I'm still curious)

Thanks

~Chills

My Favorite tasting fig of all time was Maltese Falcon,from Malta from George M.
Too bad,this cultivar is not very easy to grow in my cold climate conditions,but I managed to get a dozen of ripe fruits a couple of years ago.
This year I protected it much better and expect to have a large harvest next Sommer.
Here is a pix of my Maltese Falcon fruits!

Axier:I do agree, I Condit taste finding is not what I find.
I think his goal was to find cultivars ,for industrial comercial use ,and not to find exceptional tasting cultivars.

Grant  --  My MM source is Adriano. I got it as a tree. I have taken cuttings and they have rooted with little problems and grew well. Axier
is correct that this fig(Longue d'Aout) deserves more attention. It does taste better than many, many figs. Its breba is huge. I have pictures(breba & main crop)
of them but I need help to have them posted.

Maltese Falcon seems to like the climate here. My tree is from GM(thanks) and it grew and branch out very well. I am giving it lots of TLC after seeing it had a score of 10 in taste test. Hence I hope this year it will be a bearer of good news.

Herman, since the Maltese Falcon fig is to late for us growers farther north, what would be a good cold hardy substitute that would come close to the Maltese Falcon in taste??????????????

Robert:You are getting it wrong about Maltese Falcon:
It is not late to ripe,for our conditions.
It dies to ground too easy,and so that is why is late.
If one manage to protect it in such a way that it will be in one piece in the Spring,with no branches or buds Damage,then it will be ripe in July(breba),and August Main crop.
That is what I am doing now,by overprotecting it.
When it dies down,it will be late to ripe next year because ,it must grow up again,past middle of Sommer, and then fruit,in wich case they will not get ripe.
This is what has Happened to my inground tree for the last 2 years,but this next year because of my extrafrost protection,I have high hopes,it will come out in one piece and fruit normal.
One other way to achive the same good result will be if it is kept in a large ,15 gallon pot,and bring it in a sheltered place to winter safe from the extreme cold.
But personally with my 4 fused vertebraes,in my lower back,and spur bones in my both shoulder,+son with no interest in fruits growing,I just can't transport it in and out my Garage. However I have a Desert king I ,somehow managed to pull in my Garage,but it was not easy.

Paul and Axier,

I was given some Long D'aout cuttings recently by a member.
I will compare it with the MM when the time comes.

It's all up to nature now.

Thanks for the info Paully22,
seems I have something wonderful to look forward to.
and if all my cuttings make to tree size, I can put them all in a row and call each one by a different name. :-0

Grant
Z5b

This is my best tasting fig for me here in Michigan.Ripens around August 15th this fig is from Italy.Sometimes has breba figs  awesome tasting fig with lots of berry flavor you have to let it ripen though all the way and not pull them early.The guy who gave it to me gave it the name St.Rita because it is from a town called Cascia where the Saint was from.Cuttings will always be free if intrested.My tree is clipped pretty good so there won't be any cuttings available till next fall.I have shared with a few members already hopefully if they succeed with the cuttings they will share with everyone.Thanks and God Bless you all.
Robert
http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee418/rob-0520/StRita.jpg

Sorry reposting pictures.My good friend Rafed showed me how.

This fig also does well for me in Mich.It is Conadria from Paradise Nursery that shut down.Awesome fig.I do pinch back like Herman says to and get so many figs every year here are a few pictures.
http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee418/rob-0520/conadriaplant.jpg
http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee418/rob-0520/pileofconadria.jpg
http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee418/rob-0520/conadriawithicecream-1.jpg

Here's my fat butt eating a plate of Conadrias lol.
http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee418/rob-0520/conadria.jpg

My Peters Honey another winner for me very sweet and delicious.
http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee418/rob-0520/petershoney.jpg

Sorry for the huge pictures did'nt mean to scare anyone.I'm just getting so excited next week were getting a few 40 degree days and it's getting me into the fig season.I know it's early lol.

The dark figs look nice . Keep posting the dark ones !  ; )
Its nice to see a persons face also.
Thanks for the pictures.

Thanks for the photos Rob, The St. Rita sounds and looks like a really good fig.

Your welcome guys.Thanks for your intrest.