Probably displaying my fignorance here, but I'm trying to id a variety here which always has entire leaves.(see 'Heart' fig posts). Given that a number of fig varieties are reported as having some entire leaves, I was wondering what would happen if cuttings with only entire leaves were grown. Some ornamental plant varieties eg. Camellia, have been produced from 'sports'/mutations. I understand that a tendency to have some entire leaves is not a mutation as such, but just wondering what would happen. Anyone with any experience of this?

Hi Geoff,
There are more than 700 strains of figs - and that was before messing with hybrids and "professional/intentional" breeding programs - as opposed to fig trees being spotted in the wild... So always a bit hard to id a fig tree.
At young age, cuttings or root suckers will expose leaves with no fingers. I currently have a young ufti with entire leaves . I'm sure next year, she will expose the typical leaves.
My yearling seedlings from two strains expose entire leaves as well .
Having a tree shaded will make that fig tree expose more roundish leaves. Pointy leaves will appear in full sun.

Thanks JDS,
                 I've had some cuttings start with entire leaves then change. The fig I'm trying to id is over 100 years old and always has heart-shaped leaves. My latest theory is that it's an old Canary Islands variety picked up on early sail voyages from Europe.
Cheers  Geoff

plainer leaved figs tend to produce great tasting figs in my experience. 2 examples, Black Madeira and Preto