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Trying to identify a fig variety...

I am trying to learn what variety a fig tree I have is. Here are some pictures:
Above is a picture looking down at plant

This one is a single leaf


Two breba fruits

Inside of the breba fruits,


And finally a closeup of the eye of one of the breba fruits from this currently unknown fig variety. There is a tree in Salt Lake City planted outside that has survived for several decades, and I have a few starts growing from it. The figs are quite tasty in my opinion, but I don't have a lot of experience to compare them with others yet.

So, if anyone has any ideas what kind this might be, please let me know.

Thanks!

Tom

I forgot to mention that there is a "main crop" still on the big tree (none on my small starts this year) and my recollection is that the main crop figs I had last year were somewhat pinker on the inside than these brebas. I will share pictures of those figs when they are ripe.

I hope someone with experience in IDs will help with the identity question.

You mentioned the tree survived outside in Salt Lake city. What is the temperature hardiness zone of the location?

At a first look, my first guess would be kadota, the leaves and figs are a match.

The USDA hasn't updated their zone map for a while, Salt Lake is listed as 5-6 by them. The Arbor Day Foundation has recently published an updated zone map, and it places Salt Lake in zone 6-7.

Tom

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