The Best Tasting Fig Trees

Black Mission Fig Trees

• Black Mission figs, originating from Spain, are pear shaped with purplish black skin and crimson flesh. These are the best figs cultivated in California and perhaps the world. This fruit packed with edible seeds ripens from summer to fall. The tree grows rather large unless stunted by harsh climates; in this case it grows as a shrub. Black mission figs are the most widely grown fig as they will easily adapt to many regions.

Brown Turkey Fig Trees

• Brown turkey figs, most-liked figs of the South, are winter sturdy figs that survive single digit temperatures. These figs are medium-sized bell-shaped fruits with a purplish brown skin and light pink flesh. The brown turkey fig tree produces flavorful sweet-tasting figs in the summer. The tree is normally a secondary crop during early fall.

Celestial Fig Trees

• The celestial fig tree, also known as the Celeste fig or sugar fig tree thanks to the sugary taste of the juicy fruit, grows medium-sized, purple- to brown-skinned fruit with white flesh varying to pink in the center. Owing to its excellent quality, the celestial fig is the regional favorite of the Gulf Coast.

Green Ischia Fig Trees

• The green ischia fig tree produces medium-sized, nearly spherical, pale greenish to yellow, thin-skinned figs with strawberry flesh. The tree is suitable for areas with short summers ideally along the East Coast and is perfect for even the home gardener because of its small size. Because of its color that blends with the foliage, the figs are resistant to attacks by birds. They also do well in the harsh cold weather.

Negronne Fig Trees

• The Negronne fig is nearly black with a deep red pulp and has a very flavorful, pleasant taste. The medium sized fruits are almost spherical or pear shaped without necks. This fig tree originating from Spain does well in even harsh cold temperatures and is best suited for South and Southwest regions; these figs are considered to be the best tasting figs in the South and Southwest regions.

Marseilles Fig Trees

• This type of fig is a large-sized, lemon-colored, thin-skinned fig with white to yellow flesh. The tree is well suited to the southern regions. This fig tree grows well in extreme climates. The figs from this tree are mouth watering and have a very high sugar content.

King Fig Trees

• The king fig is a medium- to large-sized, greenish yellow fig with an intense reddish purple pulp. The crop, originating from Madera in California, survives in areas with cool summers and is ideal for northwest regions and cool southern regions. The pear-shaped fruit has a sweet pulp and tastes delicious whether consumed fresh or dried.