‘Desert King’ is a very good choice for the Northwest. It is early to ripen, productive, and has excellent flavor. Sweet and delicious fruits with green skin and pink pulp ripen in late July or early August.  They are ripe when very soft and a bit shriveled.  Its important to watch and get them before the birds do. They are an amazing fresh fruit - we have never been able to keep them long enough to preserve!

Figs can be a great addition to a Northwest fruit garden, as long as they have a very warm spot- south facing wall or sun trap.  They can grow up to 12 feet or more but respond wll to pruning.  We prune ours short enough to harvest fruits easily.  Some winters they will get some die back but they usually sprout back vigorously the next spring.  Fig shrubs are elegant and beautiful with open branching.