I'm willing to pay for them as well.

Herman, Thanks for your comments. This little darling, Col de Dame, is only 18 inches high. I just looked at it. It still has 2 figs. One is large and almost ripe. The other is smaller and probably won't ripen as it is getting quite cold, specially at night. It had a total of about a dozen or more figs. We had a record hot summer but NO rain. The lack of rain delayed the ripening of all the trees inspite of constant watering. They were really stressed for moisture. Once it got cooler and we got some rain those that had figs on the branches for months finally started to ripen and they tasted better than those that did ripen earlier. A young Beall was a great producer, those that ripened during late summer tasted awful. I picked a couple a few days ago and they were delicious. It still has 10 more good size ones starting to color. I also noticed the the figs that have ripened now in the cold have tough but very sweet skins. It will be fun to see what the weather brings us next year. Peg

From my own growing experience......the White (Blanc) is very rain tolerant while the Black (Noir) is not. Taste/sweetness is equal for White and Black according to this grower (Axier?).....see link below. Dan Here is a link that might be useful: Col de Dame (Blanc and Noir)

Thanks guys! I have read that Desert King is better in cool summer areas, which we definitely don't have. I'll check out the Black Mission, Marseilles, and LSU. I think I remember something good about LSU gold, but I'll have to refresh my memory. And I love the sound of the name "Col de Dame". I just looked, and it is reputed to be delicious in all its color varieties (black, green, white). It goes to the top of my list! I'll be interested in seeing about the Panachee myself. It's still a baby, no fruit yet. But it (along with the other surviving figs) has gotten through a tough year (winter, then late very hard freeze followed by record-breaking heat and drought) with virtually no care, so it's making the grade so far. Several other varieties (Osborne Prolific, Excel, Ischia Black and others) have already flunked out. We Shall See!