Hi,
at the end of June a Sicilian lady gave me 3 cuttings (one I gave away).  One is rooting slowly in soil, a smaller one rooted faster in sphagnum moss and now has a first leaf showing. 

Any ideas of what it could be? many leaves looked tri lobed, I took photos of the figs when they were not ripe yet. The Sicilian lady from Ragusa did not know the variety, just that the tree was there 30 years ago when she moved in that house. On the whole block there were many fig trees in front of almost every house.

Stefano...

Hope you be able to get your new treasure identified. 

Love to see the pride showing on the owner's faces, and I'll bet that dear lady was thrilled to give you a piece of her family's history.  I'll also bet her meatballs and gravy are delicious too.  I just thought fondly, and tearfully, of my poor, dear mother.  Miss her badly.

Good luck with the ID.

Frank

Frank - thanks of your message. I am glad it brings you thoughts of your mom. I lost mine a long long time ago. definitely premature..

I am wondering what it could be. If both of my cuttings take off I can give you one... 

Looks a little like sals corleone

Love getting to met people with the fig or any plant for that matter. For those collecting it makes the value of the cuttings even better. Who cares if it is a common type you can get down the street, when you have spoken to the owner of the tree for the past 30 or 40 years!

Thanks. the lady was friendly but her daughter looked annoyed (and she spoke no Italian). I guess maybe there are many names for varieties from different regions. The lady was from Sicily and I guess probably so was the rest of the neighborhood ( Italians from the same town / small province migrated to the same area of Brooklyn:Carroll Gardens -> Puglia, Williamsburg -> Irpinia and si on - I do not know about Bensonhurst).  So I guess it must be from Sicily, maybe not Corleone, but I guess other town of Sicily may had similar trees). I was checking this page and the trees from Liguria / Genova look so different: https://sites.google.com/site/mediterraneanfloragarden/my-fig-tree-varieties

I remember a thread with families of varieties and that was useful. SOmetimes rather than the exact variety it is more useful to know what family. anyway these figs of this are more pirifirm than photos I have seen of Sal COrleone

Stefano...

The friendly offer was very touching and very appreciated. 

I would love to raise this small piece of Brooklyn history, but I will have a full schedule after this coming Friday.  My dad is returning back to live with me, and I will have to be on my toes, 24 hrs/day.  I will not be able to give this treelet  the TLC that a cutting would need.

Thanks so much, and good luck.

Frank