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Help me to identify few figs

I got the cuttings from friend that has had this tree for years in Florida, near West Palm Beach. My mother-in-low has tasted them this year and said that the fruit is purplish, walnut size and sweet. This was first year for two of the plants and they were loaded with fruit, 30+ figs on. Most of them became sponge like and dropped off. I live in south New Jersey, zone 6b-7a. But we had very dry summer, so that could do it, right?
Can you fig tell me what variety it could be?
I am new to this forum but already enjoying what I see here.

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I am so sorry for posting such big picture, it is obvious that I am new here. :))
Let me figure out how to post decent size pictures.

Another variety is brought from former Yugoslavia (Serbia) to Philadelphia city and produces plumb like size, greenish color, juicy and sweet figs sometimes in July, if I recall correctly. I got cuttings last summer, and this is it first year that is has been growing.

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Third one I got cuttings from friend this spring and it produced one fig. He has had it for 20+ years here in south New Jersey. The fruit is ripening at beginning of September.
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Ughhh, all different sizes of pictures. Sorry. :(

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This is the fruit for last unidentified fig. Maybe some of you might now be able to tell me what type of fig do I have.
Thanks

The last one looks like Brunswick

 Very Dry Summer in Southern New Jersey????That is news for me!.I also live in southern NJ,and it was the rainiest Summer in history.
In 2011???

Herman, yes the lower part of Cape May Court House has been very dry all summer even with the 3 inches of rain from Irene. I would say we had the same summer as last year, with the fig trees producing some of the best flavored brebas and figs. I also would like to thank you for directing me in growing figs the right way to achieve the best tasting ones, thank you for the many tips and observations, and there are many, thanks and take care, Sergio in CMCH, NJ.

The_celt, thank you very much for your guess.
Herman, I live in Northfield, near Ocean City and we had half of jun, whole July and half of august dry. Than some more rain came in late August and September. I do know that much about figs, but will learn, for I love this fruit so much and want my children to experience fresh figs. I read that if tree is young the fruit could not be good or drop. Mine is only one year old. Also read that drought could cause the stress on fig's fruit. I know you from GW (or am I wrong?) as a great source of knowledge, so glad I see you here too.
Sergio, glad you had good crop of figs. Since we live so near we can exchange cuttings if you are interested. In summer time I love to go to Cape May (some emotional tides). I would love to see your figs. I love seeing others way of gardening.
All the best to all of you.
Thanks

OK Guys:Then that is how it went:While we here had the worse rainy Summer,60 miles south,from here it was just a normal,almost dry Summer.
Weather Chanel just publicized the rain amount for my area this Morning:
Philadelphia area from Aug 1=:26 inches of rain to date.
My rain gage show 26 inches of rain too.
This to me sound like world rain record,if someone will not chime in with more rain somewhere else!
If you know a place with more rain say so,I do not.
What a difference!

Vabuka, you can look at my figs, I might have some fig plants if
you like to have them, I am all maxed out  as far as figs go, let
me know, Sergio in S.J.

Herman I am 30 miles south east of youand I am at 27 inches and it's raining now and all weekend great my plants need more now. Blah

Hereman and The-celt, sorry to hear that rain is affecting your figs.
Sergio, such a generous offer. Thanks. You have an e-mail from me.
Anybody else, beside The_Celt (thank you) that might be able to say anything about varieties of my figs? I would really like to know more about them. Or should I wait to get pictures of fruit?
Thanks.
All the best.

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