Best fig I've had this year.  I had one 2 days ago but it wasn't quite ripe enough.  It really pays to wait that extra day.  Tonight's fig was drooping and very soft.  This one was tiny but amazing.  The inside was nearly all jam.  Intense berry flavor and didn't have a figgy flavor at all.  Really blew me away!  This was planted in ground June 2013, died to the ground last winter and rebounded to 6 feet tall this year.  No fertilizers used.  I have a few more ripening at the moment and they're larger than this one.  I hope they taste just as good.



   

Looks yummy. Thanks for sharing, Frank.

Frank, I've been impressed with mine this year too!  I'm comparing MvsB, Takoma Violet and SalsEL and when everything is taken into account MvsB wins this year.  That could change next year though.  MvsB is definitely a fine tasting workhorse type of fig in this area.

That's good to hear, Steve.  I haven't tried the other ones you mentioned.  I'm very happy to see it lives up to its reputation.

Wow! Nice! Hope to get one off mine by next year.

Looks awesome! Very nice!

Nice to know, I have 3 different sizes so I should have quite a few next season, something to look forward to. Thanks for the photos and info.

Beautiful fig, Frank. I've had one so far, and it was great also. MBVS was one of the fastest to root and grow from cuttings for me. Only Smith outgrew it, and Strawberry Verte was close. MBVS is a keeper for me.

Congratulations.  You did a great job of waiting.  :)

Very nice fig.
Congrats
Francisco

That's all good to hear still hoping for one of mine to ripen this year but getting late and still not one.  Thanks for sharing

Goss,

A lot of mine look like they wouldn't ripen, BUT...literally overnight, I'll get a few that swell up.  A few days later, they're ripe.  I hope you get to try them.

Frank,

Your MBVS looks great! I collected mine today, it tasted very nice too but looked totally different. 
Is the elongated shape of yours is typical for your tree?

same here greenfig  mine is from cuttings purchased from herman off ebay and looks just like yours

No, the elongated shape is not typical.  Most are shaped like yours.  I will post a pic of the tree later today.

I just picked 3 more figs.  They're all shaped differently.  Perhaps due to such a young tree?  Last two pics show different pattern leaves from the same tree.  My 5 year old daughter devoured her fig!

 

 

 

 

Thanks, Frank.
The neck of yours looks so long, and the color is different.
Are you sure it is a MBVS?..

Yes,They are all Marseilles blackvs.
Some has long necks some has short necks,it all depend of local climate,where it is ripening,and the climate when is getting ripe dry or rainy.
Very variable shape,same good taste.

Thanks for replying, Herman.  I was about to post a link to a thread on GW you made several years ago, comparing the leaves and fruits, which looked identical.

Also, the smaller figs get the jammy texture, while the normal sized ones have a more stringy texture.  My Gino Black does the same thing.

Thanks, Herman.
I am curious now. If those two figs are both MBVS and for me they do not look alike at all.

I have a Gino’s Black and Sal’s EL that looks almost like my MBVS. 
How do you tell apart the Gino’s Black, Sal’s EL, and MBVS in this case?
They look very similar, taste very similar, getting ripe almost at the same time, etc.
Is this all the same fig?

Thanks!

 gino black has smaller leaves,and Sal Gene rounder fruits.
The are all Mount Etna type but not Identical.
You need to observe them for many years not just when they are baby figs to see the difference.
Marseilles black vs is the most variable from year to year and from location to location when about shape of fruits.
It is also the most productive under all climatic conditions.