Mara, I've had caprifigs for a couple of years but have continued to collect more with the idea that I might one day want to try my hand at fig breeding even though I can hardly handle what I have going already.  It is pretty easy to spot caprifigs around here in the winter with fruits while trees have no leaves.  If your "original" tree produced fruit, I'd say it is most likely a caprifig (some caprifig are not dry, however).  Half of seedlings are caprifigs so if it was a volunteer tree than I'd say it probably is, though in your climate I imagine some trees might over-winter some immature fruit which don't ripen very well the following year.  When the fruit are developed further, cut some open and look for wasp galls (eggs in seeds).  Probably best to start another thread for that.

Hi Ercan,

Need your suggestion which common variety with self polination that taste sweet. I really interested to buy the cutting in bulk if the price ok.

ok valquisser
pls look at your pm.

hi altadenema
I think you also grow symnra types ,and have caprifigs ,let me ask :which type of caprifig you use for polination?
1-early season caprifig
2-mid season  caprifig
3-late season  caprifig

thanks

Hi Ercan, This is all new to me. You might do a search on this forum for some threads about "caprifigs" and "caprification". Several members have been working with this for a while and could possibly answer your questions. I have had wild figs sprout like weeds and grow around my yard from my fig tree, so some fertilization is going on. I’m starting a number of caprifig cuttings and hope to learn more about this.
Here are some suggestions:

Best caprifigs for seed production and best for good tasting fruit?

How to identify a persistent caprifig?

 Is this a guy or a gal?

A neighbor of mine is in Turkey on a tour now visiting all the tourist spots. I told her to look out for figs, but this probably isn't the best season for them. She said she loves figs. 

Thank you for your suggestion.If your neighbour want to visit my nursery I can help .
Thanks

Ercan, would you tell us more about the fig variety Patlican? It’s supposed to be named after an eggplant because of its shape. On eBay, there are sales of Green, Purple, Black, and White Patlicans. One of our members here has found a tree that seems to be a Patlican growing in Pasadena: “Raspberry El Molino Unk. fig (PIX) == Patlican”

How are they different in the way they taste? Their size? It sounds like an interesting and flavor filled variety.

Sure ,I can give information about Patlican fig .Patlıcan fig widely grown in our Black Sea region of Turkey.Its name is come from its color and shape eggplant= Patlican in Turkish.

Our Black sea region is so rainy all season so this variety of this fig is resistable so much rainy weathers.Its fruit is medium size ,weighing about 60-80 grams.Its color is purple and normally harvested in August

Patlıcan fig is only one type of cultivar and called Karadeniz Patlican fig.There are no purple,yellow ,or another variety of patlican and I collect this info from Fig Research Center in Turkey.There is an information mass of patlican fig varieties because of local names .

To sum up ,there is only one patlican fig not any other type.

Regards
Ercan

These are the patlican fig photos.

I attached the photos

Thanks for the pictures. The figs look really delicious. 

yes karadeniz patlican fig is so tasty and delicious
Also self polinating variety and no need wasp.

thanks
ercan

Thanks for posting! They look like the El Molino figs

can you attached a photo of el molino fig,if possible?

Please see the link in the post 85 above

yes but patlican's shape is like pear.your attached figs shape is oval and also its inside color is different than mine.

What is the color inside? Do you have a leaf photo also?

Ercan, May I ask why you’re growing your figs in pots and not in the ground? They look healthy and productive, so they’re obviously getting excellent care.

I normally grow in the ground not in pot but I received this photo from my friend in order to show you the leaves of patlican fig and fruits.

Here is some photo of original Patlican fig

Are the extreme “egg plant” looking figs on these Black Patlicans brebas or are they variations on the same main crop? Several other figs have breba figs that are similar in shape and have more rounded main crops.

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Ficus-carica-BLACK-PATLICAN-FIG-EGGPLANT-BLACK-FIG-Seeds-Edible-Fruit-Tree-Plant-seeds-100-FINEST/1182524_1729678302.html

I don't think its Patlican fig ,it seems like Kavak fig we called.As I said the original Patlican is this.Patlican fig cannot be categorized as black ,yellow or other ,I said again and again.its original color is purple like eggplant .
Information is given from Fig research center .(not in my mind)

"Fig İncir  Also known as yemiş. Turkey’s most famous and flavorful fig is the Izmir (Smyrna) variety. There are many other varieties as well, including the sugar fig, purple fig, Sultan Selim fig, yediveren (“seven-bearer”), kavak (cottonwood), patlıcan (eggplant). The Sultan Selim and kavak varieties are cultivated in Istanbul and its surroundings; they are sweet with a purple skin." http://www.turkish-cuisine.org/english/pages.php?ParentID=6&FirstLevel=95

 "10.10.14 -The purple skin of the Kavak fig is so thin that the fruit can be eaten whole, without peeling — and so fragile that it cannot be transported long distances. One of the few places this Istanbul delicacy is grown is a small market garden (known as a bostan in Turkish) in Rümeli Kavağı, a windswept waterfront settlement near where the Bosphorus Strait opens into the Black Sea."  http://zesterdaily.com/world/market-gardens-istanbul/

http://arastirma.tarim.gov.tr/incir
The link of our fig research center ,but you can translate it into English to click on Eng button above.