Any educated opinions on what fig this is?  It came from a 10' tall x 10' wide tree growing in a suburb in northeast Philadelphia (Zone 7a-ish).  The tree was relatively well protected between two houses spaced about 20' apart, but it seemed very hardy despite this.  A neighbor said the tree was about 10 years old, and it had a number of nice, thick trunks (2-2.5" diameter) with signs that it had been pruned back on more than one occasion. (It was actually very bushy...multiple trunks coming up over an area of about 2'x1'.)
  The fruit was large, the biggest (not shown) being about 2.5" across.  The fruit in the picture seems not-quite-ripe.  Some riper fruit (not shown) was just a bit pinker.  Surprisingly, even the greenish flesh toward the stem seemed sweet.  The mature fruit was all pretty oddly shaped, and most of the figs didn't have much of a stem to speak of. 
  The leaves were all very deeply lobed with some pretty pronounced serrations.
  I'm a nubie, but I think this is a Brunswick.  What do you think?

100% Brunswick.

Yep!  100% Brunswick!

Suzi

Brunswiiiiiiiick!

I have to disagree on this one. I don't know what it is, but don't think it's a Brunswick. It sure does resemble Brunswick, but the skin on fruit is to green and the pulp seems to red. I'm a rookie, so don't go by my answer. Sorry for going against the rest on this one.

Would like to see a picture of the eye on the fig, if possible.


luke

I don't think it's Brunswick.  But I do think it is similar to Brunswick and close in DNA but not the same.  Sometimes, leaf pattern does not mean a hill a beans.  Awesome looking figs!  Great find.

@Luke, the figs are more green because they're a few days under-ripe.  It has the 7-finger long, skinny leaf with jags, the fruit is misshapen the way Brunswick normally is, same size/characteristics of fruit, it has a blush of red, interior that will be pinkish-tan... if the fruit were actually fully ripe, I don't think there would be an argument.

I have three and they're all slightly different, but 90% the same, just like this one.  You can see the slight variances in Jon's database:

http://figs4fun.com/Thumbnail_Brunswick.html

Difference being, the fruit he has pictured is actually ripe ;)

I have a couple of additional pictures of a few ripe (maybe overripe) ones on my cell phone -- (just have to get the USB drivers to work so I can download them!)  The clarity is not as good, but it shows some differences -- the green flesh/skin is more yellow, and the flesh seems to be deeper red tending toward hints of brown.  I'll take a shot of the eye, too.

I have a Brunswick with yellowish red as well. Skin tone varies with sun exposure, temperature, zone....

I wonder how the fig taste?   Can you descrbe it?  I'm scanning some pics from other friends.....I could be Brunswick.

I'm interested in the flavor profile as well because the fig I rescued from the short sale property is a Brunswick also.  It's a happy little fig, growing now on the drip system in the shade outside.  I have two other siblings that I took a week later and they are showing a lot of roots.  I'll plant them when I get back from Cincinnati.

Would you say it tasted rich and honey like, or kinda berry like?  Was it watery?

Suzi

Here are some pictures of the eye.  The group shot shows that the eye seems to be open on all the figs I have left.  The close up shows the open eye of the largest fig in this group.  (I had a bit of trouble with the close-up autofocus.)

    In terms of flavor profile, I just sampled a few.  Keep in mind that these don't seem to be ripe.  The few I had a couple of days ago were riper, but I don't think they were even ripe yet.  There were some ripe ones on the tree, but the birds had done a number on them and the ants were finishing the job.
    So, here goes.  I would not say they were washed-out watery.  They were not dripping juicy, and they definitely weren't dry.  They were just nicely moist.
    They were not very sweet (again, consider the ripeness factor.)  I would not say they had a honey flavor, but they also weren't what I would call "figgy."  They seemed to want to tend toward some other fruity flavor, but it was so subtle that I couldn't really place my finger on it.  I thought they were "OK" (not ripe enough), but my daughter loved them.

  So, that's probably about the best I can do right now in terms of describing the flavor.  The handful I have left are even less ripe...but they sure do look nice on the inside!