"Breba" means early.

Some figs do not have a breba crop that forms on last year's wood, some do.

All figs start a main crop on this year's growth, but the San Pedro and the Smyrna types do not stay on the tree unless pollinated by the fig wasp.

Breba crops are variable, sometimes not as good tasting as main crop, but often larger figs though.  Breba crops are prized for some varieties because they produce earlier in the season.  Breba crops for some San Pedro varieties such as Desert King or Norman's Yellow are the reason they are grown.  Some people knock off the brebas if they are inferior to get a larger or earlier main crop.

Hah, I am really confuse now.

PY, sorry I wasn't available to answer your question but Ed did about as well as you can.

Thanks Ed.

PY,

may be if you read this page you will get your answer and to dissipate whatever confusion ...

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fig/msg0820560215230.html?14

Good luck

Francisco

thanks for the link Francisco. I understand it a bit better. I am a very visual person so pictures of breba and figs would help tremendously. Looks like Mike read my mine, but Mike, there wasnt any picture :(

thanks

PY, that is crazy because I am looking at it now.

that is weird cos I dont see it. I only see a gardenweb logo and on the next post a dot (where you say the fruit held in hand is so big)

I search online and found pictures of breba and figs. Interesting. I thought figs are figs, above a leaf node or underneath. Thanks so much everyone for this info!