Rarest figs?

[rNexus]

Who else is growing Chaari? Mine is fruiting but not sure it will ripen in time. Has leaves that remind me of TNT.

 

[rNexus]

Figue d' Algerie hasn't spread around much as far as I can tell. Neither has castillon.

 

[MattK]

Produces an abundant breba crop that rivals—if not surpasses—the main crop in quality. The brebas, rich with honeyed sweetness, ripen by mid-July, followed by the main crop in mid to late August.

It is great producer.

 

[MattK]

Figue d' Algerie hasn't spread around much as far as I can tell.

My cutting took forever to root.

 

[rNexus]

My tree from Aaron has taken a couple years to start growing well. Grafts are slower also. Makes me think its going to be a very tasty variety.

 

[MattK]

Babylonian black AKA Bani Muslim from Iraqi.

 

[rNexus]

At the rate we are going, by this time next year there won't be a rare fig left in America

 

[Topfigs]

My FDA graft is now three years old. It fruited in its first year, but since then it sets plenty of figs only to drop most—or sometimes all—of them.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

At the rate we are going, by this time next year there won't be a rare fig left in America

There will still be a few.

 

[MattK]

At the rate we are going, by this time next year there won't be a rare fig left in America

I do know some sellers and collectors that keep some varieties to themselves.

 

[Topfigs]

My Manalapan unknown is a delicious fig. I’m not sure if it’s rare, recognized, or perhaps an heirloom variety, but so far it has been my best fig this year. Over the past two years, I’ve included extra cuttings as a bonus for people who ordered cuttings from me.

 

[rNexus]

I do know some sellers and collectors that keep some varieties to themselves.

That's ok. There's plenty of awesome figs out there for the rest of us.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

Some interesting ones on FigBid right now.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

Who else is growing Chaari? Mine is fruiting but not sure it will ripen in time. Has leaves that remind me of TNT.View attachment 12347

Love the leaf pattern.

 

[Figsee]

Who else is growing Chaari? Mine is fruiting but not sure it will ripen in time. Has leaves that remind me of TNT.View attachment 12347

My tnt was stagnant for awhile but recently shot up to the greenhouse ceiling. Sadly no figs this year. This was one I really searched for last year so I hope it lives up to the hype in my head.

 

[rayray]

With all these rare figs being mentioned and never heard of any of them--I began to wonder is there any college/university fig program anymore? Like anywhere?

 

[rNexus]

My tnt was stagnant for awhile but recently shot up to the greenhouse ceiling. Sadly no figs this year. This was one I really searched for last year so I hope it lives up to the hype in my head.

Same here

 

[Fig Gazer]

YOU should know that the fruit that adam ate in the garden of edin was a FIG and the curse we all have is the unending quuest to go back to the garden through the addition of more figs for our own gardens .THE devil toys with us by tempting us with a never ending list of rare figs ! guess i am easaly tempted ??

 

[GoodFriendMike]

I do know some sellers and collectors that keep some varieties to themselves.

Some collect and sell at high prices, Some collect to give away and spread them around. Others collect to keep them around without the drama. Just sharing with local fig lovers. Many of them not on forums or FB. Have not met one yet that keeps them all to themselves.

 

[rNexus]

Some collect and sell at high prices, Some collect to give away and spread them around. Others collect to keep them around without the drama. Just sharing with local fig lovers. Many of them not on forums or FB. Have not met one yet that keeps them all to themselves.

The only way we have 99.9% of the figs we do is because people share. (Give, sell, trade) In my opinion it is counter intuitive to hoard a variety of fruit because you don't want someone else to have it. But I'm sure some people do. Luckily not many people do that, because there would be so little fruit in the world today if that were the case. Fruit was meant to be spread around. It makes for a better and healthier world