Beall Fig Tree is a great variety for the Pacific Northwest and other cool climates, as well as California, producing a large and tasty breba crop as well as a fairly early main crop.
Another excellent introduction from Italy, I-376 produces a good sized breba crop as well as a large main crop.
A particularly hardy bud sport of the Sweet George fig, Alpine George is in all other ways identical to Sweet George and yet another variant of the Brown Turkey fig which seems to have a multitude of varieties, (and hopefully not too many synonyms…), that was selected for its incredible cold hardiness and ability to not die back to the ground in temperatures below zero.
One of the most highly prized black figs, Ischia Black is yet another gem from the USDA collection and one that certainly lives up to the hype. Deep black, nearly blue, skin and a bright strawberry flesh make this one of the most aesthetically pleasing figs and the flavor matches it!
A great mid season fig that also produces a decent sized breba crop, Sultane should certainly be added to the list of great dark berry figs for shorter seasons.
Another gem from Louisiana State Univeristy’s fig breeding program, Jack Lily is an excellent mid season honey fig that like seemingly every other introduction, either formal or kept alive by enthusiasts, this one too resists splitting and retains an excellent flavor well into our wet falls
A brown turkey type fig that is extremely productive with very large figs. The flavor on Bayernfeige Violetta is fantastic when grown in an area with dry summers and allowed to ripen fully.
A delicious honey fig from the Middle East, Yellow Lebanese has a wonderful sweetness to it once it is perfectly ripe. Eaten too early and it might not be the most flavorful fig, but at peak ripeness it is delicious. Produces a nice sized breba crop and then a main crop in late summer-fall.
I-258, short for Italian 258, is an outstanding fig selected out of a number of varieties brought from Italy to the United States in the 1980’s. I-258 is beloved by collectors and growers for being extremely productive, incredibly delicious, early ripening and easy to grow.
An especially dark skinned fig with beautiful deep red flesh and amazing flavor, consistently rated as one of the best tasting dark figs. Galicia Negra can sometimes be shy to bear in the first few years but then becomes a very productive tree.
