Sometimes incorrectly referred to as LSU Hunt. Though used in the LSU breading program, it was not developed by LSU. It was actually a seedling fig developed by B. W. Hunt in Eatonton, Georgia.

Very cold tolerant. Hunt fig trees have large, long-necked violet brown fruit with amber / light red flesh. Fruit has a short stem but long neck, allowing the fruit to hang down as it ripens. This habit adds to it’s rot resistance, as the eye of the fig is less adapt to fill with water. Long ripening season. The trees are very dependable producer. Rich sweet flavor. Closed eye. Fruity ripens in July.

A small brown fig with amber pulp tinged with strawberry, bred by E. W. Hunt of Eatonton, Georgia in the 1920s. Pyriform with a short distinct neck. Distinctive feature is its long, slender stems to 3/4" long stems that help it shed rain. Superb flavor, sweet and rich. Not a heavy bearer, but well-adapted in the rainy areas of the South.

This is one of the best figs for home use since it is so dependable and bears a good crop of high quality fruit. Ripens about 10 days after Celeste and for about two weeks longer.

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The Hunt Fig Tree was bred in the 1920’s in Georgia and is one of the most cold hardy varieties for Southeastern growers. Hunt figs requires a long, hot season to ripen so is recommended for warmer climates, but even growers in the Northwest will receive decent crops of this incredibly delicious fig. Figs are long-necked with violet brown skin and a beautiful light red flesh. Flavor is richly sweet and amazing for fresh eating, though fruits must be perfectly ripe for best flavor at which point it has some of the highest sugar content of any fig variety. Hunt figs will produce a small breba crop and large main crops and is particularly resistant to spoiling in humid climates.