If you like honey figs, this is your go-to fig family.

This family of fig varieties is well known for its cold hardiness and often peach flavor.

The Kadota (or Dottato) fig variety, the namesake for this family, has a long history in California commercial production. Unlike the Black Mission and California Brown Turkey varieties that are grown largely for the fresh and dried market, Kadota is produced primarily for canning. Also different in that it is more of a honey-sugar fig….

This family of fig varieties is one of the most numerous and tasty of the fig families.

A great overall fig family, that is widely grown, and valued for breeding new varieties.

A quality family of figs that includes many good beginner varieties.

The Mt Etna, or Hardy Chicago, Family of figs is one of the most discussed within the fig community. It’s cold hardiness, earliness, good flavor, ease of rooting and growth, and high availability make it suitable for just about any fig lover.

This cold hardy, breba-producing fig family is known for its quite large, early, and tasty figs, making it a favorite among northern fig growers.