Figs

TO SAY WE’RE A LITTLE IN LOVE WITH FIGS AT CROOKED TAIL IS TO PUT THINGS MILDLY; we have a collection featuring over 70 different varieties of rare figs from around the globe!

The Ancient Fig

Cultivated since ancient times and one of the most culturally-relevant fruits of our history, the fig has over 800 known varieties and are a favorite at the Crooked Tail Family Farm.


“Hello Figaholic Friends”

LET US INTRODUCE YOU TO A FAVORITE FIG EDUCATOR OF OURS, HARVEY FROM FIGAHOLICS. WE’VE ENJOYED WATCHING HARVEY’S TAKE ON THE HUNDREDS OF FIG VARIETIES GROWING ON HIS CALIFORNIA FARM, USING HIS INSIGHT AND GUIDANCE TO HELP US CULTIVATE OUR OWN HOME ORCHARD:

Figs at Crooked Tail Family Farm

  • Brown Turkey (Southern Varietal)
    Violette de Bordeaux
    Italian Honey
    Olympian
    LSU Purple
    Kadota
    LSU Tiger
    Verte
    Peter’s Honey
    Maltese Beauty
    Memphis Unknown
    Little Miss Figgy
    Celeste
    Black Mission
    White Marseilles #1
    Yellow Long Neck
    Black Marseilles VS
    Ronde de Bordeaux
    Italian 258 (I-258)
    Soccoro Black
    Black Madiera
    Black Madiera KK
    Figo Preto
    Adriatic JH
    Nero 600M
    Bourjesotte Grise
    Capoll Curt Negra
    Smith
    Col de Dame Noir (CDDN)
    Panache (Tiger Stripe)
    Col de Dame Grise
    Honey
    Beer’s Black
    Bordissot Negra Rimada
    Martineca Rimada
    Napolitano Negra
    Napolitano Blanca
    Rockaway Green
    LSU Gold
    LSU St. Gabriel
    Saint Germain
    Angeline’s Italian Black
    LSU Red
    Raspberry Latte
    Longe d’Aout
    LSU Strawberry
    Naples Dark
    Conadria
    Col de Dame Bordisotenca
    Col de Dame Negra
    Mutante
    Paradiso Blanca

LEARN HOW TO EAT A FRESH FIG, HOW TO GROW YOUR OWN FIGS AT HOME, AND A BIT OF HISTORY OF ONE OF THE EARLIEST FRUITS HUMANS CONSUMED