My wife and I just visited the Ozark Mountain folk center in Mountain View AR. It is a great place for seeing some amazing handcrafts in the making.

But... I also saw some nice fig trees growing around their campus. One was probably Celeste, and two were Brunswick I think. Nothing was quite ripe yet so it was hard tell. But the one I think was Brunswick had huge yellow figs on it, they were going to be something when they ripened.

But what really caught my attention was that they were thriving up in a pretty cold place - for Arkansas at least.  We plan to visit with my parents in the fall. I am thinking about trying to get a cutting off the one that looked like Brunswick. If it will thrive in the Ozark mountains it will do great down here at my place.

Have you ever tasted a Brunswick Gene?  After having Hardy Chicago I seriously doubt you will like it much, if your taster is anything like mine.  I think even Celeste is way better. 

When you figure it out let us know, particularly if it taste good and isn't as Charlie just said. Looking for figs tree that grow well here in the Ozarks of Missouri. :)

[QUOTE=Hot_Stuff]When you figure it out let us know, particularly if it taste good and isn't as Charlie just said. Looking for figs tree that grow well here in the Ozarks of Missouri. :)[/QUOTE]

It doesn't necessarily taste bad to me, just not near as good as HC and I know Gene has HC.  Maybe he likes it.

Stella would be a good choice for you there in the Ozarks.  Great tasting fig and cold hardy.

I was exited about the idea of some figs growing unprotected on the Ozark Plateau since I live at such a high altitude, so I checked out the Ozarks on line.  Yeah, I live at nearly 3 times the elevation of the highest point in the Ozarks and I'm not even in the foot hills of the Rockies.

I hope you are able to get some cuttings and they do well for you Gene!!

I love to hear about figs growing in old settings..

[QUOTE=Charlie]

It doesn't necessarily taste bad to me, just not near as good as HC and I know Gene has HC.  Maybe he likes it.

Stella would be a good choice for you there in the Ozarks.  Great tasting fig and cold hardy.[/QUOTE]

Your right Charlie, I love my HC! It is an all around good tree, hardy, grows vigorously, mid-season, and best of all, a really ripe HC is fig heaven! I have even thought about removing all my other figs and only growing HC, but I like having fig that ripen at different times.

That said, I have gotten a few figs off my Sicilian tree this year, and they are larger than HC AND taste similar. If HC is 8/9, the Sicilian is 6/7, and that is only a first year tree from a cutting. If they are this good now, I am drooling about how they will taste in 3 or 4.

[QUOTE=COGardener]I was exited about the idea of some figs growing unprotected on the Ozark Plateau since I live at such a high altitude, so I checked out the Ozarks on line.  Yeah, I live at nearly 3 times the elevation of the highest point in the Ozarks and I'm not even in the foot hills of the Rockies.

I hope you are able to get some cuttings and they do well for you Gene!![/QUOTE]

Sorry to get your hopes up. What we call mountains here in Arkansas are called ant hills in Colorado ;-)

Hi GeneDaniels,
Where is the pic ? Without a pic, it did not happen :) .
If Brunswick is the same as "Goutte d'or" ... The figs look great, but they ripen too oddly. My Gdo gets me salivating ... and I barely taste a nice fig.
She's getting closer to the compost pile ...
But of course, a new fig is always fun to trial, so go ahead .

[QUOTE=jdsfrance]Hi GeneDaniels,
Where is the pic ? Without a pic, it did not happen :) .
If Brunswick is the same as "Goutte d'or" ... The figs look great, but they ripen too oddly. My Gdo gets me salivating ... and I barely taste a nice fig.
She's getting closer to the compost pile ...
But of course, a new fig is always fun to trial, so go ahead .[/QUOTE]

If I get the chance I will take a cutting this fall, but honestly my HC is such a great fig I keep thinking I should rip out the others and just grow 5 of them! I thought my HC was outstanding last year, but this year they are even better!

I got a Stella this spring, I'm hoping the taste will be worth the wait.. it was suffering from spidermites when it arrived, but I waged war on those a**holes and it came back well.