Updated June 7, 2016 hot figs current standings;

97 Fig cultivars nominated so far;

1st place - Italian 258 maintaing the lead
2nd place - Ponte Tresa, Figo Preto
4th place - Black Madeira, Galicia Negra, Black Ischia UCD , Genovese Nero AF
8th Place - Pastilliere, Martinica Rimada, Grantham's Royal, Panache

see pdf attachment for details.

There is no official Top 10 hot figs for 2016 list. 
This topic hopefully will give us an idea on what is hot for F4F members.

Pino, I think Genovese Nero AF should in that list and so does Black Madeira

I have a g.n.so far It only produced a few figs but, the I-258 is a great producer and great tasting!

Thanks Newbie and Ross.

I agree that GN AF and Black Madeira are great figs.  I didn't include them because they have both had their heyday already.
They were in the Top 10 hot figs in previous years and already present in many fig collections.  

This list was my initial recommendations I am already thinking of other figs that could be on the list.

Begs the question what does Hot figs mean? 
- figs that people are seeking to add to their collections?
- figs present in many current hot discussions?
- figs with the most dedicated base and most accolades? 

Based on your and Ross's input I think post should change to list of  Top 10 hot figs 2016 candidates. 
In a month we can tally the scores and see the 10 chosen.  Votes should be accompanied with a reason for your choice(s).

Other Top 10 hot figs 2016 candidates;

Genovese Nero AF
Black Madeira

Thanks Exoticplants1 great to hear of people's actual growing experience!

Inchário Preto is the all-time best

Thanks for the suggestion helike13!
Can you give the reason you like this smyrna type fig?

Raises the question on whether to limit this topic to common type figs since so many fig collectors don't have the wasp and so figs like this are just a dream.

I would add two that I would like:

Grantham's Royal - lot of demand for that one in past year due to productivity and quality of brebas; yes it is San Pedro but we are in the North and early means something important here
Gallicia Negra-most striking interior I have seen photos of.

1. UC.Davis Black Ischia. Very difficult to root and grow. Many fake varieties and very few have the real deal. Flavor supposed to be amazing.
2. Bass's favorite. Looks like an amazing fig and will be in limited supply.
3. CDD"Gigantina". A Pons variety with a cool name and very rare.
4. Ponte tresa. Although I don't have this variety yet( I have my personal opinion on this) it looks delicious and would probably do well here in Fresno Ca.
5. Albacor Comuna. Wow this fruit looks spectacular from Mr.Pons, can't wait.
6. I 320. One of the numbered figs from Todd Kennedy's lost Italian fig list.From the description it sounds similar to I 258 and so far the leaves are almost identical. Seems to be very rare.
7. CDD Rimada. From Mr.Pons this variety is supposed to have a distinct berry flavor with the color of panache. It is very difficult to root and extremely slow growing. A highly sought after fig.
8. Princesa fig. This comes from Mr. Pons as well and looks to be a delicious yellow fig.
9. The Enigma fig. I received a cutting of this variety from Marius last year. It is in a 3 gallon growing rapidly with really cool shaped leaves. I believe he didn't share many of these. I look forward to the fruit as it hasn't been seen yet.
10.Victoria fig. Comes from Mr. Pons in Majorca. A big black fig with great flavor and a vigorous grower.
Picture is I-320.

Thanks for the valuable input Ed and Brian!

Brian what is Bass's favourite fig called? 

I am keeping a spreadsheet and tabulating will add to the 1st post soon.

Pino that is the name of it. He just listed it with the story of it on eBay.

Pino it is literally called "Bass' Favorite".  It looks a lot like Black Madeira.

So who had all ten already?

Hi,
10 ... That would mean owning at least 30 different strains to chose from ...
For me any good producer will do. I'm no collector. I want fruits.

For now my list would be:
1. Healthy longue d'aout.
2. Dalmatie
3. An unknown... Look at the pic ... By the way, it might be a caprifig ... So I'll be checking it out  later this year to see if those do ripe to something edible.
The tree is a depot ... not cared for ... Any one an idea ? An Italian one ? Look at that load ...
 

 
I'll go ninja cutting on that one... Some branches should be easy to reach from the outside... Hoping it is NOT a grafted tree as I could end up with some cuttings of the rootstock ( I really hate grafted tree ... for that reason )

4. Panaché for the fun ( Damn tree dropped the lonely breba she had !!! )
5. Dauphine - hoping mine is true to type ... or better ... Mine seems to have more brebas than the other Dauphine. But mine is cared for ...
6. Another unknown from North Portugal. It has some 15 brebas and is not even 2 full years from cutting stage .

wow Bass's "BFF" cuttings are getting a hefty dollar with a few days left still. is this a brand new release, haven't heard much of it?

Yes, Bass sold the first tree on Ebay about a week ago. Now these cuttings.

My top 10 because these are ones I have now or lined up:
Black Madiera
Galicia Negra
CdD B/N
I-258
Figo Preto
Ponte Tresa
Martinica Rimada
Negra de Arganda
BFF
Luv

I know most are past hot but maybe still warm.

Thanks to everyone for posting your favourite fig choices.  Keep them coming 29 days to go!

Pino, Martinenca Rimada and Col de Dame Rimada are very different.

I haven't fruit most of my list. Shoot I don't know how to spell some of the names. I'll know a lot more in a couple of years.

Thanks for clarifying the Martinenca Rimada and BFF!

Fignutty discovering what we can do with these figs is part of the fun!

@jdsfrance -- awesome productivity. 

My top producer for breba's this 2016 is Granthams Royal. Beats Latarrula, Desert King and Osborne
Prolific in terms of productivity. Another good producer for now in pot culture is Ariane. I need to air layer
Ariane as spare before putting it to ground to realize its full potential.

Thanks Paul!
Your vote for Granthams Royal has put it in a tie for 3rd place. 
Ariane is a new fig for the list.  Haven't heard too much about this fig?

At this time Italian 258 and Ponte Tresa are tied for #1.  There are 7 figs tied for 3rd.