Most fig varieties yield two distinct crops of fruit each year. Mission, Kadota, and Osborn varieties yield both breba and second-crop figs. Other varieties, such as Brown Turkey, Adriatic, and Smyrna produce mainly second-crop figs. In New Jersey, if the trees are not wrapped or otherwise insulated or sheltered in winter, fruit buds on the previous season's growth will be killed. F. One problem in New Jersey is that frost usually kills the second or late season figs before they fully mature.
Fig trees grow well in a variety of soils ranging from sandy loams to clay loams.
Consideration of the four types of figs is needed to explain the more common reasons for the failure of some trees to set and mature fruit. A small wasp will invade this fig, and carry pollen to other figs to achieve pollination. This insect, responsible for pollination, is not found in New Jersey due to cold winter temperatures. The Calimyrna fig is of this type. Figs such as Calimyrna should not be planted in backyards because of the difficulty in obtaining caprifigs containing fig wasps at the right time to achieve pollination.