Frogleg wrote:

is it possible to ID a type of fig
tree by pictures of tree, leaves, and/or growing fruit, or do I have
to wait 'til October when the fruits is ripe (clue!) to pin this down?
These are growing in SE Virginia, USDA zone 7b.

absolutely no idea. do google search for figs and ask somebody that sells
the trees.

I *have* googled, but most images are simply labeled 'fig tree' or
'fig' and most text references that distinguish figs by name don't
provide pictures or descriptions of how to ID the different kinds.

Frogleg
Sunset Western Garden Book lists 14
cultivars of commonly grown figs. All are varieties of Ficus carica, the edible
fig.
All of these cutlivars are identified by a description of the fruit. So I
think you will have to wait to see the ripe fruit.

Emilie
Norcal