Hi I dug  up this 15 to 20 year old tree and planted it in the ground in my yard in Toronto last fall . The breba crop dropped all but 3 . This is one of the breba figs. The leaves on the tree are small ( 1 third the size ) compared to leaves on cuttings which I rooted from this tree over the winter . Is that normal ? Can anyone identify this fig ? The skin is very soft and the taste is sweet but not rich.

Good find John,

Looks like Saint Anthony aka White Marseilles to me.

White Marseilles

Looks like my white marseilles, leaves this year on my plant are fairly small just abit bigger than my hand if that.

John,

as the others have said, it looks like Blanche (aka Bianci, Lemon, White Marseilles). And yes, the leaves of many varietals become smaller as the tree matures. Here is what Givan says about it:

"An old, reliable variety. Medium to large greenish-yellow figs with white pulp. Turbinate with or without a short neck. Leaf: base subcordate; 3-5 lobes; margins crenate. It has a small, but open eye and will sour if left too long on the plant. Also subject to splitting, if watered too much when fruit is ripening. Well-adapted in the South where, known as Lemon, it is an heirloom variety. Slow growing. Condit calls it Blanche. (See the discussion of this name in the Introduction.) Hardy. It has a spritely sweet flavor and nutty texture (from the "seeds"). Good fresh, better dried and superb stewed."

Good luck and enjoy!

Hi all,

Thanks for your replies . It seems that its unanimous .

Robert , as far as winter protection. The tree was tipped over and burried then a plywood structure built around it in its previous location .
I also protected it but not by burrying but with the figloo setup I posted on last fall.

Thanks again , just another 10 or so varieties I need to ID now.   ..John