I have two fig trees. One I bought as a "brown turkey" however I am almost certain it is actually a Celeste. It's figs are awesome. I love them. They are small to medium and very sweet with a thin skin. My other fig I have no idea what it is. Taken from an offshoot of an old tree in my MOm's yard, which was probably planted in the early 70s. It has larger triangular fruit and open eye. It tastes quite different from my probably Celeste. I do not like the taste of this fig nearly as much as my probably Celeste. I have had some people tell me my mystery fig may be Brown Turkey. It's figs are triangular with a wide base. They are brownish tinged with green when ripe with pinkish flesh. The skin is thick and the flesh is not as sweet as the probably Celeste and there is something else about the flavor that is distinctive but hard to describe, but it is not a taste I like particularly. I think it may be a flavor coming from the thicker skin. So if this is BT, I'm not a big fan of the flavor. I vote for Celeste :) If anybody wants to see pictures of my mystery figs, you can see them here: https://picasaweb.google.com/shanc21/Figs?authuser=0amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCKiIrqux4KPkoQE&feat=directlink Fig 1 is the one sold as Brown Turkey that I think is really Celeste Fig 2 is the mystery fig that doesn't taste as good as fig 1. Thanks, Shannon Here is a link that might be useful: Shannon's Fig Pictures

karyn, what Herman said - but here's another idea for you, in addition to trying what folks have recommended: get yourself a cutting (or two or three) off your trees and see if you can root them in the following weeks (there's a ton of advice on how to do that). Grow the cuttings *in pots* where the roots can be constricted, and (once they're established) let them have a spot where they get plenty of sunlight (did you ever tell us how much sun your trees get? if they're in too much shade, they might have great leaves but not fruit, so that might be a factor, but yours looks like it's in full sun at least by the picture). If you can overwinter the figs-from-cuttings in a safe area from year to year, I'm guessing you'll have fruit faster (in comparison) on the potted cuttings you start, and that way you'll at least get to taste the fruit off your fig trees while waiting for the in-ground ones to get up to production speed. It's worth a try. Don't give up!! Sherry

We had big fig trees on my parents and grandparents farms growing up in California. I love them fresh or made into preserves. I had one in my back yard in Louisiana, too. So when I moved here and bought this place, I wanted one for my little farm here in Oklahoma too. A GW friend in N. Carolina sent my two cuttings several years ago. One survived, so I now have one little Brown Turkey Fig tree in my yard. :) I grew it in a pot for a year before planting it out in the yard. I set it out in the yard among other plants the first summer and then brought it in and kept it in the greenhouse the first winter. The next Spring in May, I planted it as close to the south side of my house as I could and still allow growth space. It is nestled in at the foot of my tall Garden Phlox, so gets a tiny but of shade at its feet. Otherwise it gets full sun. I harvested lots of yummy figs last summer. I was delighted. In the fall when the first light frost came, I covered it with a bottomless metal trash can and packed it full of hay...and I mean packed it full. Covered that with a burlap sack and then covered it over with a big plastic trash can. It wintered over fine. I have several little figs on it so far but hopeful to have a lot more. I would say yours went into shock from a too fast environment change. Sheltered area -> to full sun and wind. Any or all of the things Dawn mentioned above could have played into that too. Give them some shelter right away ( a sheet, some lattice panels, tree branches, boards,etc)...and be patient. You lost the fruit, but you can save the little trees. Water it by deep soaking. They like soil with good drainage, but need a good long drink in between. Don't get water on their leaves. They can get fungus, but won't if you don't get water on their leaves. They need composted manure feedings several times in the summer. Don't dig it in as their roots are shallow (close to the surface) - just spread a little around in the water base in the drip line area (do not put it against the trunks). They benefit from having hay mulch under them to keep their roots cool and help retain some moisture. Best wishes Annie

I had a mission fig tree that I gave up to my school science building in NH when I moved and it is still alive, it lost and regrew all of its leaves at once and was never put in the cold. Unfortunately I live in an apartment and don't have any cool place to put this poor thing. Thank you for the advice. Can a plant go dormant when its in warm temperatures all year?