I am super excited! It looks to be the last fig on my young trees:) I purchased this as a cutting from Ruuting last winter.

MBVS is a great reliable fig.  You'll love it!

Well, from what Rui said he doesn't think it is the Vs variety. He did say figs on both were very similar though:) either way I am pumped! As of last year I had only tasted one fig variety fresh. Every fig this year has been something new.

Nice plant, Mike!
Good to see it producing already.
The first year of its mother plant, I got one tiny mummified fig.
Last year and this year I got several dozen fruit. This is a reliable variety.
It came to me as Marseilles Black only. This past Winter I received a nice gift of MBVS cuttings, to compare. So far they don't look the same from the leaf.
I'll report on the fruit similarities/differences next year (hopefully).
I've sent out many cuttings of this Marseilles Black, but I'll be holding on to a handful for extra plants this Winter.
It's that good!
One of the best in my collection, good for 40-60 fruits in a 17-gallon pot.
The skin cracks when almost ripe, so it tends to attract ants, but I haven't seen it split from rain.

If you wait for the neck to shrivel a little, they gain a fantastic flavor.

All I can say Rui, is thank you so much! Last year was my first rooting experience and this is one that survived the un-sifted perlite era:) Yikes! Rotting cuttings is not a confidence booster.

Hmm...We've all committed that kind of massacre.
If you're up to trying again this year, let me know, I'll send you a little bundle.

Yeah, man I am definitely going to try again. See if I can do a little better now that I'm a little wiser;) its super exciting to see what looks like a dead twig turn into a beautiful tree!

Congratulations!  And a great one to get that is supposed to be hard to root to boot, good reason to feel proud.

Thanks Don! Now I just need patience to see it fully ripen:)

Also, Frank I don't know if you noticed but that is one of your Unk Carini in the background of the first picture! I had all my cuttings root amazingly! (They made me feel like a pro:)

Very good looking plant and fig, Mike. Nice!

Nice!

Finally ripe! And amazingly delicious! Probably the best fig I have had so far. ( or at least a tie with a very good local unknown)