Fig plants tend to sprout more after a nip its up to the grower to control individual plant in certain climates. For example in cold climates like in our area sprouts are also removed as not to tax the plant as the newly formed sprouted stems develop figs that cannot ripen in shortened colder climate seasons.

This may tax a plant and or the plant may not be prepared going into winter season as it is still extending greenery and putting on newly formed figs going into late season and then coming into a abrupt halt because of the onset of cold.

Juvenile plants can be quite vigorous until cold weather hits the un prepared limbs that have not hardened off for the winter season here in our climate .

Martin

Strawberry Verte is one of my favorites

Here in W.PA, zone 6a, mine tends to start ripening about 9/6 based on 2 seasons records - that is with doing the fig shuffle with it extending the season at least 2 weeks earlier in the spring.

This year I hope to see ripe figs a little sooner - it got a head start in a pop-up mini greenhouse for a few weeks

TheyCallMeDave - your figs are ribbed, which is typical of developing SV figs, but your leaves look different, with more deeply cut lobes than I have seen on mine or on posted pictures on other sites. Leaves can look quite variable on young plants, of course.

Do ribbed figs taste different? Maybe it changes the texture of the fig? Hopefully I can get the majority of the figs to ripen. I'm going to start plucking off any new figs that may start growing.

It is just appearance-some figs look smooth, some look like that.

Looks like a Hardy Chicago type to me, Strawberry Verte has glossy leaves.

Hmm, I guess we'll find out when the figs ripen. I asked for a SV when buying and the guy said it was a SV.

TCMD,

Your fig tree's leaves are shaped just like the leaves on both of my SVs. Only one of my SVs has fruit, the younger one has not made fruit yet. The fruit on my older tree is still green like yours, and ribbed, just like yours are. Your tree is very likely Strawberry Verte. Relax!

Moses

I still think it's an SV but I guess you'll never know for certain until you have ripe fruit. There's soo many fig varieties out there that look very similar in leaves and fruit shape that it's hard to know for certain what you have.

TCMD,

To further complicate things misidentified fig trees are sold periodically. I suppose incorrectly identified cuttings are encountered, possibly more frequently. After growing a cutting for a few years, and discovering that it is not the correct variety is frustrating and time wasting. The old adage, "Know your source, and it's dependability," needs to be followed. Even then, mistakes can be made.

Moses

Here are pics from my SV There are often some 3 lobe leaves as well but i did not see any when I had the camera out today

Here is Adriatic JH, basically identical to Strawberry Verte. Leaf base ranges from acute as you can see in my pics to cordate like in Ed's.

Here is Marseilles Black VS. Leaf base is often sagitate.

HC on right, Black Greek on left.

It looks like there is already some pink showing on the scales of the ostioles Dave, Verte types stay white/green.

A few figs are starting to ripen... I don't think it's an Sv...

I picked the 2 ripe figs today.

Everyone should have at least one Hardy Chicago type. There are dozens of different names and once the tags comes off good luck telling them apart. Same with SV, you would be happy with Adriatic JH, Green Ischia etc.

I would only buy from people who have their own pictures of ripe fruit, you should use Google Images to confirm they are not taken from somebody else, no exceptions!