Will they fall off the tree when ripe?

Only when they are over ripe but before then the birds and animals will be getting them.

Carol, your recipe sounds delish, I will save it and definitely try it, thanks!

The cracks that I am talking about are tiny and found around the bloom end of the fruit.

Ok I will watch

I would love to have a Jolly Tiger fig tree, if you sell any cutting please let me know.

patty

I am trying to get a Jolly Tiger fig tree............can anyone help me? or tell me where I can get some or cutting.

I do have different one too

I'd love one, too, Patti, to add to my collection. It seems like a nice fig to me.

If you are in the WA area maybe Paul will share one with you.

By the way, Welcome to ATP.

Shoe

here are some of my figs that I got a few months ago. But I am still looking for that one JOLLY TIGER

no I am in maryland..........and really hate it but I love my figs

Nice looking figs, those are huge! What kind are the bigger ones?

Cute pic! Your daughter/friend looks like she's holding her breath...what a cutie!

Shoe

they are celeste fig......one is out of one fig tree and the other is from another......the small ones are sweeter

As I wrote to Patty, the Jolly Tiger plants are really rare right now, so I'm putting all of my new ones to work propagating more. They are selling for a lot of money, when you can find them.

Hmmm, gotta get a fig.I've been thinking about it for years, it's just time to do it! Mine would have to be smallish, maybe growing in a 10-15 gallon pot, outside in summer, and wintered in the greenhouse or in the shop. Would spring be a better time to start one? I'd be real surprised if I could find a plant locally. I want to eat my own fresh figs!

If you are doing cuttings wait till spring. My fig tree will be going dormant(?) soon.

Can someone recommend a good fig tree for Tennessee (zone 6b). Much appreciated. I may have missed this skimming through the thread, but do you need more than one fig tree in order to have a good crop?

Modern fig varieties require no pollination to set fruit, so only one tree is needed. 6b is a bit cold for an edible fig, though, and likely to be killed at least to the ground. Brown Turkey is often cited as more cold hardy, and there are others. It's been reported by some that figs can sprout from a well established root and produce a fall crop in the same year, but I haven't had success that way. Even here in 7b I tend to protect my trees so that I keep more wood and get a better crop. I think our rapid, dry temperature swings are harder on them than in other regions, though.

I'm interested in others' recommendations for hardiness, and their experiences. It would be nice to plant a couple trees in the yard that I didn't have to move or cover every year.

Thank you, Paul. I am hopeful to find a fig that is suitable for my zone. There is an ongoing argument whether this is actually zone 6b or 7a, but, like you, I would like to find one that is hardy without moving and so forth.

I used to absolutely detest figs. Then I took a trip to California and had one freshly picked from a tree. OH MY GOODNESS. It was the best thing I've ever eaten. Now I know why they cost so much a pound!