Ampersand it woke up later than some others but fruited too late to ripen here. Inground Hardy Chicago died to near ground and came back and fruited and ripening as of last week. Bought around 2003 and put inground several years ago for curiosity. Coldest outdoor temp was between 18-20 below zero with stretches of days hovering at 0 . Outdoor thermometer Jan 6 .14 8:46 am Hc inground Jan 6 .14 Its spare grows in container. For many years mid March when i start fig shuffle when temps allow then back in garage in evening. This season was not the case. Snow and cold March 12th lasting into April . Stay Well Martin

I don't have Martin's two varieties either, but I'm not so much a collector as a "I LOVE to eat good juicy figs!!" All of mine are in ground, and I add some new ones now and then. I like the shade those trees provide. Weeds don't much like shade!

Congratulation:That is a beautiful fruit,i see. Congratulation ,Beautiful fruit,and i am sure it will have delicious taste,just like my tree produced in 2014! You make me want to start planing Winter protection, on my plant ,immediately,so i make sure my tree will have live branches next Spring,Because any fig tree can be protected as long as it is done right.

Its quite simple by yearly limb pruning and 2-3 year root pruning which i do with all my fig trees. They are grown in 30g containers and moved with an old type hand truck that elderly neighbor gave to me, nice thing about its wheels is they that have ball bearings. Martin