Can anyone tell me the variety of this fig?

[nakulv1]

What variety of fig is this?

[starch]

Hi nakulv1,

I posted this question at figs4fun (see: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/fig-id-7756524) and they said it was too early to make an id. When the figs swell and are ripe, take a pick of the outside of the fig and then cut in half and take a pic of the inside. That will help with the id.

[nakulv1]

Sure will do that. Thanks.

[nakulv1]

Here are the pictures of the fig. This is the smaller one after ripening. Its diameter was about 35mm. The larger one was damaged as it burst open after ripening on the plant itself.

[forumfool]

Is it growing next to that large tree in ground?

It may be a seedling from bird droppings...

[nakulv1]

Is it growing next to that large tree in ground?

It may be a seedling from bird droppings...

The large tree was a banyan tree which was cut last year and only the bottom 4 feet trunk remains. It tried to regrow a few shoots but I guess the shock was too much to handle  and it died. The trunk is drying slowly. I purchased the fig plant from a local nursery and only got curious about the variety when couldn't ID on the internet.   

[sapote]

The fruit's photos were not too clear for id purpose -- you're not a good at taking photo. The fig tree is interesting with non well defined lobe. Never see a fig tree with this type of leaves.

[nakulv1]

Maybe this variety is only cultivated in India and hasn't been that well documented. Most nurseries here sell this variety and simply call it anjeer(fig).

[fyliu]

I don't know my figs, but for ID, it's good to show the most typical features and the range of morphologies. So something like
- typical first leaves of the season
- typical normal leaves
- young shoot
- typical fruit
- atypical fruits in a lineup
- how heavy the breba crop is
I'm not saying these are all necessary or someone here can ID based on all these. It's just some characteristics I think might distinguish fig varieties. But maybe the one you have is a good variety that's not been named by anybody.

I'm sure there are good fruits out there that are better than the named varieties and that the rest of us don't realize we should care about them. We're trained by the "marketing" around named cultivars to be skeptical of anything unnamed.