I do have it, "Desert King", and yes, it sets one main crop early in late July here, but the tree seems a bit excessively vigorous for me. The Magnolia is a much smaller tree and 'suckers' less.
The Brunswick has very large figs, but is not all that productive. It is by far the most attractive fig tree though.
Latterula, from what I remember, appears closely related to Desert King, my favorite.
One I wouldn’t suggest is “Neverella†– after nursing one back to life after a hard freeze (potting it up and ‘babying’ it for three years before planting it out), when I finally got fruit I nicknamed it “the cardboard fig.†No flavor, and texture like cardboard, I quickly replaced it with another Desert King. An older friend of mine had a Neverella fig, too. She could hardly give them away; a massive tree, they went to waste.
I propagated her most ‘desirable fig,’ I’m certain it’s a Brown Turkey. Outside Yamhill, Oregon, at around 600 feet, she had a yearly clientele driving out from Portland to buy her figs; Brown Turkey was their favorite. It comes on later than Desert King (my only varieties), which is perfect. They’re a bit more ‘meaty’ and less juicy. The trees are far less vigorous than the King. I’ve started and given away a dozen or so and get wonderful feedback!
Nothing lately has made me yearn for Summer like that fig photo… I live for that time of year, and with seven fig trees - eat a dozen a day, and dry the or give away the rest 
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I cut down a Desert King, and have a lot of rooted one year old shoots from the base.
No, they are not a - 1 quality plants, but with some root formation, they will root much easier than a raw cutting.
If anyone likes this sort of Breba Crop fig, contact me off list.
It is a great fig for jams and preserves, but pretty soft and sticky when ripe.
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