Hi warriorant,

I have a "Brown Turkey" fig, and have been happy with it over the past 10 years. Tasty, and gives two crops a year. Brown Turkey is supposed to do better at higher elevations, but I am in a cool area of Phoenix. If I was planting another, would use "White Kadota". I love the taste of the fruit.

Thanks! Any one have experience with "Black Mission"?

Black Mission is one of the old standby varieties. It does very well here in our climate and soils. For details take a look at the publication from the U of A on deciduous fruit. The pdf version has a chart that shows ripening times. Like jimdaz, I like the figs with white flesh like Conadria or White Kadota.

Here is a link that might be useful: Deciduous Fruit for the Low Desert

Thanks for the link!

Oddly enough I like figs for the gnarly way you can get it to grow with certain pruning, and for the leaf shape. MY family recently watched a PBS documentary about ancient figs and David Attenborough illustrated how the fig wasp pollinates the fig from the inside and now they don't want to eat the fruit!

Thanks for telling me about the wasp! I have several in my yard but don't know the variety. They struggled for the first few years and now give fruit readily.

Well I just picked up a root cutting of a Kadota fig! Hopefully I can get it going!

Figs do very well from root cuttings. You will love the fruit of the Kadota.

I have a Black Mission that's doing extremely well and have some rooted cuttings if interested for trade...
Brittany

Darn! I have a blank backyard and have nothing to trade!

I was wondering if anyone would be willing to send me about a 4" piece of root stock off of one of their white Kadota Fig trees? Many years ago, I cut a 3 or 4" piece of root stock from my grandparents Kadota Fig tree in Kingman, AZ. I planted it as an indoor house plant and kept it pruned to about a a four foot height. I had that tree for approx. fifteen years, and had figs on it pretty much all year round. I loved that tree. Unfortunately, I moved and a friend loaded the tree in the back of his pickup for a five mile drive, and the poor tree took some heavy abuse from the winds hitting it in an open pickup. It did not survive the move. I really miss having that wonderful tree around. I would be more than happy to pay for another piece of root stock to get a new tree started, and any shipping and handling charges if someone would be gracious enough to help me out. Regards, Rod McIver 1613 N Potomac Lane, Spokane Valley, WA 99016 (775) 450-8071 (cell).