Fruits and Nuts: A fig question , 1 by pbyrley

pbyrley wrote:
Terri, maybe get a couple started in pots right now and transplant them in Nov. If you use larger pots than seem to be needed, you can leave them in the pots longer if needed. I haven't had good luck with bare root figs. Most of my trees here are rooted from a friend's cuttings or were rooted from a tree I had before I moved here. (e.g., the black mission fig and the Celeste fig). My LSU Gold was shipped potted and has done well.

I was curious why you selected 10 Celeste fig trees instead of an assortment. There are so many varieties and they do have different figs, some ripe at different times of the Summer. If you go to Home Depot right now, you may find several varieties in pots.

This web sit looked interesting to me. You may want to read it too:
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/pljune99.htm#fighybrid

The main thing is you probably won't get weather again like you described before and when your trees get well rooted, you will have good luck with whatever figs you plant.