Here is Pixes of them Today,In my backyard.
Hardy Chicago,is twice as old as Sal,and in a better sheltered position than Sal,wich is planted in the open,at the end of my backyard.
Yet Sal,is way ahead,in growth,and allready formed Fig embryos,while Hardy C,did not.
Pixes of them are worth a thousand words of explanations,so here they are:

Hi Herman
what nursery did Genes orginal tree strain come from , i have heard the Genes strain mention in past.

Hi Martin - The Sal's fig came originally from Edible Landscaping.  Mike, the owner of EL, saw how similar his Sal's and Hardy Chicago looked and decided to lump them together and now sells them both as Hardy Chicago.  There's a lengthy tread on the GW Fig Forum discussing it:  http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fig/msg101415465988.html
(You've made posts to this thread yourself and mentioned that you have Sal's from EL)

Here what I have in my variety notes regarding this Sal's variety:

A tasty fig that does well on the east coast; similar to Hardy Chicago, but more productive. Mine originated from Edible Landscaping Nursery, which now considers it to be identical to Hardy Chicago. I disagree based on my own observations -- also, preliminary DNA testing by the National Germplasm Repository at Davis indicates that Sal's is closely related to HC, but not the same. Research by Byron Wiley indicates that Paul Traceski obtained this fig many years ago from a fellow named Sal in Huntington Station, Long Island. Paul gave the fig to Belleclare Nursery who added it to their inventory as #39. He also gave one to Hanc Matthies who in turn passed it on to Edible Landscaping. Note also that the UC-Davis DFIC 243 originates ultimately back through Edible Landscaping, and is not Sal's Corleone (BC #31).

Gene
thanks for explaining your Sals backround .
You and Herman are so very right.
I did post in past about my Sals for E.L. your right.
I did post in past about hardy chicago and sals difference as to me i could tell in a blind taste test the difference if i had to each time.
To me the sals is just sweet and the hardy chicago which i enjoy more as it has less sweet but a rich figgy type taste which i enjoy more than the sweetness.
The leaves do look kinda similar though for both plants but it seems that sals are a little shorter and fatter mostly .
Im sorry if i sound like a broken record repeating myself.
Oh 1 more thing before i forget my sals outperforms my others each year its a very good producer.
Thanks for posting Gene and Herman.

With My taste buds,I find both cultivars very tasty and Flavorfull,but not exactly, the same flavor,and taste.
Both cultivars are cold hardy no doubt,with the Sal,a little hardyier than HC.
The Hardy C,retards grow,more than Sal,when confronted with long cold winters,resulting in late ripening of fruits,and may be that a part of the crop,will never ripe,in some years.
Sal tend to ripe 90 percent of fruits ,year after year.
Happy Gardening
H2

I agree, Sal's is shaped a bit differently I've noticed as well. I also noticed that Hardy chicago doesn't bear a lot when it reaches a certain size. So there are different in many ways.