Are these two figs the same? I was wondering if I should get a rattlesnake island fig but upon hearing it's the same as Brunswick I'm having second thoughts. I have many Brunswick cuttings growing and I heard that it's not the greatest fig.

I have eaten magnolia figs at a known fig field and they were,delicious but you dont want,all the,same,figs. I dont know,what rattle snake fig is.

Matthew..I gave some info that I found for you on another thread. I really do not know about this variety at all except that I have one...I think. I purchased it from a grower in Iowa that sold hundreds of fig plants last year, I guess they were selling everything. Anyways, either RI is not a Brunswick type or I have a mislabeled fig plant. If mislabeled I hope it is a Figo Preto because that is super high on my wish list. Again, do a search on this forum or hopefully more growers will comment and show some leaves and fruit. I only have leaves to show, they are new leaves but consistent in shape, the plant went dormant and is starting to wake up, crazy South Florida weather. Here is a photo, unfortunately not Frank A quality:


 
Definitely not a Brunswick shape leaf. Hopefully other members will post some leaves and/or give you some information.

That's the exactly same leaf on the plant I'm looking at. How quick of a grower is it? And how nice are its fruit? All info you know about it would be helpful. Thanks.

I've only had it over a year and its growth is average but no figs this year. I am hoping that it is an okay fig, time will tell.

Susan at the fig trial was out weed eating not long ago and a snake struck at her so she struck back with the weed eater, missed the snake that got away but cut a fig tree off near the base.  Upon close inspection, the ID tag was covered in dirt.  You guessed it, Rattlesnake Island. :)

How much has the plant grow in the year in your opinion?

[QUOTE=Smungung]How much has the plant grow in the year in your opinion?[/QUOTE]

It had a rough start as a single node cutting that survived my newbness, then survived too much spring rain and finally got set in the ground on July 11, one of the hottest days of the year.  It was probably around 18 inches tall when it got slashed but it had a couple of nodes below and will probably be ok, given it survives the first winter outside in the trial. 

[QUOTE=Smungung]Are these two figs the same? I was wondering if I should get a rattlesnake island fig but upon hearing it's the same as Brunswick I'm having second thoughts. I have many Brunswick cuttings growing and I heard that it's not the greatest fig.[/QUOTE]

The two Brunswick figs I had this year were very good.  It's said to have trouble with moisture when ripening but I have noticed several varieties do.  

The genetic testing indicated that Rattlesnake Island and Brunswick are the same.

Here's a link to the image showing relationships. Brunswick is in the G3 grouping.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/core/lw/2.0/html/tileshop_pmc/tileshop_pmc_inline.html?title=Click%20on%20image%20to%20zoom&p=PMC3&id=2860561_10709_2010_9442_Fig1_HTML.jpg

Apparently Rattlesnake Island is grown in Hawaii. Here's a link for more info.
http://www.hawaiifruit.net/figfinalreportV2.htm
You will see a couple of additional links on the page from there you can get to images of the various figs including RI if your interested.
Depending on how much moisture you get apparently has an impact on this variety
I have two Brunswick trees and have not any splitting problems (yet).  For me it's a keeper.

Herman2 is also in NJ but has reported spitting on several varieties. So who knows how it will do for you. They are sweet enough to probably pick a day or two early to reduce splitting if it's a problem in your local.

Matthew, hope this helps