I would like to see more photos of the leaves, so I can match up my trees with the ones displayed on Ebay and the Forum....... Jon in his workshop at the Fig Fiesta last year said that the leaves help to identify. He also said that some trees will grow different leaves on the same tree......What I took from that is for example: a Black Mission will probably have mostly 5 lobes and a few may be less.

This is my Friend Eduardo's Fig....it is an unknown, posting the fruit and the leaves.

Fruit looks like a Verte. Leaves look different however. Do you know if the tree bought from a nursery? 

What I got from Eduardo is that his wife brought the tree from Mexico, so it is probably originated from Spain (Spaniards)....  This is only a guess..... I have a Strawberry Verte and that has a berry flavor.....  This fruit that Eduardo has is closer to tasting like a "crunchy" Black Mission, it does not have a berry flavor.

hmm interesting...it could very well be an undiscovered variety. "Eduardo's fig" perhaps? haha 

Would like to honor his wife who passed away this fall.... if I can name it. Will hold off, may be listed somewhere...????   Just remembered that the French were in Mexico also....will look at French websites for matching.....will see Baud's Collection of France.

Hi Armando,
Those figs look beautiful.
Leaves do help, but I think that ripening time, and knowing if the tree has two crops or not does help as well.
Some strains ripen sooner so that helps to know what it is.
Just my two cents of the day : are those brebas (early figs?) ? Do you know "desert king" ? I saw some pictures around - but I don't have it - so I can not compare .

Thanks Aaron, haven't taken the time to see if it matches one from Baud's collection.....Been busy,.....I have been successfully grafting cuttings to my existing trees. I keep them in a cool room about 50 degrees. Been using this method of grafting, because I have been having better success with it. About 80pct.
 

Hello Armando,

With your experience with that grafting method, are the position of the nodes important?  In the diagram it seems like the scion and stock are cut in the interval between nodes.

Like the illustration, you have to between the nodes. If you tape over a node, it can push on the grafting tape, also around the node, there is some dry wood in that area, so it may mold. Also on the graft you want your nodes to point up, so it branches upward. I leave the dry dead wood exposed.....I have arrows pointing to the dry dead wood.....This is one area that may start to mold.  So I cover the graft slightly different than the illustration above.

You can check in about 4-5 days, if the cuttings starts to crinkle then its dead......you can make a thin razor slice and just skim it to see if it any sap comes out.

Thank you Armando for your teaching! I'm looking forward to giving this a go. Would summer be the best time to do this?

Armando
Eduardo's fig looks a lot like Desert King which is widespread on the N. west coast.

Thanks Pino, looks similar, but they say Desert King is berry flavored. Eduardo's fig is crunchy and has more of that figgy flavor like a Mission. Also his figs can get to be the size of tennis balls. Will take photos again this year to update..........Mic, if you have the tree indoors and can control the temps, then anytime is pretty much good...... I believe normally you want to graft in early spring when the temps are cool. I am going to wrap any outdoor grafts with aluminum foil to make sure they don't heat up and die.

Armando you have a winner! Very nice looking figs! The tell tale for me are the white specs on the fruit ,the dark red pulp and the drop of honey in the center! Looks a lot like Vasilika sika like I remember them from Greece! The leaf is a bit different (not as deeply cut) but I have seen Vasilika with similar leaf shape! Maybe a new strain! Well done primo! Vasilika or not, it is still an awesome tree;)!

Is this the one that you called "Giant Mystery"?
(BTW, I couldn't find the thread on your other figs, like "Family Favorite"...or anything else for that matter).

Can you PM me the threads pretty lease? :)

I haven't posted much on that fig...... here is an older posts. I believed it to be from the Celeste Family due to its sweetness and the shape of it's leaves.  Bass and others say that the Celeste is a smaller fig.
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/zidi-fig-and-friends-7053539?pid=1284078931#post1284078931

Your fig is very similar,to what Italians call Fico Santo,fruit and leaf are similar.
The leaves are different than desert King.

Great comments, yea I don't have any idea what it is, but it tastes good. Yes Aaron, I am avoiding putting a name on a fig, I am hoping to find a match before I give it a great sounding name.  When I first came to the forum, years ago, I matched up a fig looking at Jon's list of fig photos, and I mistook one for Battaglia. Those cuttings I sent to Eric in Lemon Grove, I bought that fig back from him for $35. since he did a great job of growing it....LOL   Thanks Mic, Pino an Herman.....I would love it to be in Vasilika family, that would be awesome for the fig community....... I looked at the Fico Santo, that one has a long neck, not like Eduardos.