Fig Families

Grouping fig varieties into “Families” has a few benefits. It is a way of putting fig varieties into categories of similar characteristics. This can be helpful when a collector wishes to diversify into different varieties with various qualities. Or just the opposite, a collector may prefer varieties with similar characteristics.

Note: Though the term “type”, instead of family, is often used in connection with fig family names (e.g. Mt Etna type), Fig Types are a technically different classification of figs. Most veterans understand this in context, but can be confusing to newbies.