What is this NOT Black Madeira?

oat

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I got a “Black Madeira” this year from a local nursery that most of my friends think it’s a NOT. I also think it’s a NOT, since it looks nothing like my Craven Craving. BM type usually has no stem but with neck. This one has almost no neck but some has stem.

I didn't have that much time this year, so the rooted cutting is still super tiny, chopsticks sized trunk. I was surprised that it managed to set three figs and ripened them. The figs are nice and big too and it has strong berry taste.

I'm really into the mystery of unknown fig. I will up-pot this one and maybe graft it on a rootstock to see what it really is.
I know that it's not a mislabeled tree from the source since I got picture from them that looks exactly like mine. My best guess is that it's Brogiotto Nero type. What do you guys think?
 

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I’m wondering if those leaves look a little Mt Etna-ish? One of the figs is definitely reminding me of a variety, I’ll have to think on it.
 
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I’m wondering if those leaves look a little Mt Etna-ish? One of the figs is definitely reminding me of a variety, I’ll have to think on it.
It’s definitely not a mount etna. By the way I forgot to mention that the nursery didn’t send the wrong tree either. This is what they think as their “Black Madeira” I’m even wondering if it’s a seedling. It’s from far northern ca.
 
Would love to hear what you think it might be.
I think it was reminding me of Bayernfeige Violetta, which also goes by Violetta I believe, but I’m not sure if that one is a strong berry fig.

I wondered if it was one of those cases where Violetta with two t’s was confused with the Violeta with one t, which is considered a Black Madeira synonym.
 
I think it was reminding me of Bayernfeige Violetta, which also goes by Violetta I believe, but I’m not sure if that one is a strong berry fig.

I wondered if it was one of those cases where Violetta with two t’s was confused with the Violeta with one t, which is considered a Black Madeira synonym.
I have red Lebanese. Isn’t Violetta also an EBT type?
 
I think it was reminding me of Bayernfeige Violetta, which also goes by Violetta I believe, but I’m not sure if that one is a strong berry fig.

I wondered if it was one of those cases where Violetta with two t’s was confused with the Violeta with one t, which is considered a Black Madeira synonym.
I look at the Bayernfeige Violetta and the outside of the figs look similar. The inside is not like that at all though. The tree is so young and the figs didn’t ripen properly, but it was a dense berry fig.
 

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