Favorite fig cultivar

[Anonymous]

I want to put three figs in my backyard, and I can't decide on what I want the third to be. My current plan is one Brown Turkey, one Violette de Bourdeaux, and one [???]. What's your favorite cultivar for this area, in terms of disease-resistance, taste, ease of care and abundance of produce? Which types have you had little luck with, due to climate or pests or just disappointing fruit? Thanks in advance!

[Anonymous]

I have a Peter's Honey fig which has done well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a Peter's Honey fig which has done well.

Just looked at the tags. The other one is an Italian ever bearing fig. Check out Edible Landscaping in Afton, VA. They have all types of fruit especially suited to this area.

[Anonymous]

If you haven't already thought of this...I suggest that you plant the trees a good distance from any doors or play structures. We ended up planting too close to our basement door and would have thick swarms of black flies once the fruit started ripening. It was a super prolific tree and while I loved the tree and fruit, the flies were just too much so we ended up cutting it down.

[Anonymous]

Chicago Hardy -- its a yummy fig and one of the few that will fruit on new wood, meaning if the winter destroys your fig tree (like last winter) than the Chicago Hardy will grow again and fruit in one season.