Not that I’ve ever tried. Sometimes the second crop is edible but I have tried any persistent figs that were any good. They’re just used for pollinating common figs and or breeding new varieties.
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my Hollier fig is supposed to be cold hardy to at least 5F but it appears to be dead to the ground (no green underneath when i scratch the trunk) from 15F and snow this past winter. i never protected it because it was fine the previous winter when the coldest was around 20F. it’s coming back from the roots. the trunk is at least 2.5 inches thick. i’m really surprised.
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My figs will get knocked to the ground if they’re starting to wake up and we get a cold snap. They’ll handle pretty cold if they’re fully dormant.
As far south as you are, they probably already had sap flowing
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never heard of it, i’ll check it out
I am in 8a, coastal sandhills, hot and humid.
This is an excessive list of figs, but they have all done well here.
Calderona
Col de Dame Noir (Prusch)
Col de Dame Gegantina
Figoin (Bass version)
Hative d argentile
White Madeira
Verte
Bordissot Blanca-Negra
Cavaliere (Baud)
Figo Preto
Figoin (Bass version)
Harry’s Crete
LSU Purple
Noir de Barbentane
Vasilika Sika (Belleclare’s strain)
Vasilika Aspra Syka
Violeta
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I think a lot of us are in the same boat. Even here in 8A we’re “zone pushing” to expect fig tops to survive every winter.
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i’m in 8b/9a coastal Florida panhandle, i didn’t expect this to happen in my area
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i think i’m going to give up on figs, my other fig, a brown turkey, was growing fine after winter then lost all its leaves and started growing from the base of the trunk, i examined the trunk and there was a hole! borers! i cut the trunk down almost to the ground. i am wondering if i need to dig the whole thing up, including the new shoots?
Unless you have root knot nematodes figs are some of the highest quality and lowest maintenance fruits to grow in your area
The roots and new shoots should be fine
Borers typically attack stressed/unhappy trees so perhaps they needed more fertilization, figs are heavy feeders
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i have sand for soil and root knot nematodes are pretty common here, i think i have to start adding crab/shrimp meal, cinnamon and neem oil to my fig trees to deter them.