Ripe figs in Germany in May

[All the fruit]

Hi,
due to the mild winter now we have a lot of out of season fruit here in zone 7-8 in Germany. But what blew my mind were the ( not very good) ripe figs on two trees in mid May.
https://youtu.be/Nkqj7hXodg4
 Here the fig season does not start before August in normal years.

[ammoun]

Interesting! Does the variety have anything to do with it? Do you know the name of this one? Thanks for sharing.

[All the fruit]

Hard to say. Could have been a Pfälzer Fruchtfeige, Bananenfeige or Brown turkey. Fruit were not too well developed or sweet. Both trees with fruit grow at a south facing wall. All other trees i checked have either only big unripe fruit or a few "ripe" but abortive fruit.

[achetadomestica]

The sun/heat is important for flavor to develop. There are figs that have
two crops a year if grown in warmer areas. The second crop always tastes
better. You might consider removing the first crop to make way for the good
summer crop?

[All the fruit]

Here in Germany the first summer crop is bigger and tastes better. Then, starting in October there is a second crop. By end November the new fruit are of inferior quality, just like those early fruit i discovered.

[lebmung]

Some here. I think it's brown turkey, they make early fruits, especially under heat. other figs don't behave like this.

[Jct]

In areas with short growing seasons, it's best to focus on the breba crops.  They'll get enough sun to ripen and develop a lot of sugars while the main crop, pushing into the late Fall/Winter months will not get enough sun to ripen properly. 

[All the fruit]

Yes, most people around here do not harvest the late figs. Many do not even know they are edible, even the good ones.