Very Important to know here on east coast,to be succesfull with growing figs in this climate.
Getting ripe late is not critical here if the figs will ripe fast.
Getting ripe slow Means it takes a long time from When the fig start swollowing,till is ripe and ready to harvest.Some figs takes up to three weeks to get ripe.
We here in the NE,need cultivars that get ripe fast,in a week time or less.
Fast Ripening Cultivars I have:
Sal's Gene Strain
Hardy Chicago
Marseilles vs black
Unknown #11
Gino's fig
Celeste
Malta Black
I could have more but they did not show do to age.
If you have others please post?

Herman, that list is of great help to a fellow North Easterner. Thanks.

Herman my edible landscaping ripens fast along with hardy chicago, the italian unknown that a friend brought back in its 3rd season and drop all fruit again this year but gave me first ripe fig ever was ripe within a week but you know well its still early to tell how it will perform, i have 8 others but there all to small and were rooted this year so time will tell.
Martin

Herman,
I hope that you managed to take a picture of the Malta Black fig!
I have never seen one before. Again you beat me on the fruit production,
congrats!