Violette de Bordeaux Additional Information

Excellent mission-type fig for cooler areas. Small jet-black fruit with dark red flesh. Rich flavor, good fresh or dried . Breba crop, very hardy. Good for container culture or small spaces. (057)

Medium sized dark skinned variety. Very good fresh or dried.(063) Purplish-black fruit with rich strawberry pulp. Considered by many the finest tasting fig. Popular in the Northwest and West. Needs protection in cold winter areas. Good for home planting as tree is dwarf and prolific in fruit production. Closed eye. (071)

(Negronne) Purplish-black fruit with rich strawberry pulp. Considered by many the finest tasting fig. Popular in the Northwest and West. Needs protection in cold winter areas. Good for home planting as tree is dwarf and prolific in fruit production. Closed eye. Zones 7b-9. (003)

[sold as "Elegant Violette Black"] Violette de Bourdeaux, also called Negronne is a delightful fig - a robust bearer of dark, sweet fruit. Each fig is a deep purple, almost black. The interior is a juicy, light pink. The flavor is similar - perhaps better? - than Black Mission with deep maple sugar undertones. We consider this the best fig for cooking, using it in compotes and Chicken Marbella or anywhere that a deep, rich fig taste is called for. Perfect eaten fresh as a wonderful complement to sharp cheeses and red wine. The leaves are dramatic, with long slender fingers. The fruit is borne up the length of each stem. We find that this is an exceptionally hardy fig, resistant to drought and cold once established (down to the 'teens). Violette is a reliable fruit producer and generally yields one large crop here in Virginia Beach, ripening early fall. (016)

Violette de Bordeaux
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USDA / UC Davis Accession Data
Excellent mission-type fig for cooler areas. Small jet-black fruit with dark red flesh. Rich flavor, good fresh or dried . Breba crop, very hardy. Good for container culture or small spaces. (057) Medium sized dark skinned variety. Very good fresh or dried.(063) Purplish-black fruit with rich strawberry pulp. Considered by many the finest tasting fig. Popular in the Northwest and West. Needs protection in cold winter areas. Good for home planting as tree is dwarf and prolific in fruit production. Closed eye. (071) (Negronne) Purplish-black fruit with rich strawberry pulp. Considered by many the finest tasting fig. Popular in the Northwest and West. Needs protection in cold winter areas. Good for home planting as tree is dwarf and prolific in fruit production. Closed eye. Zones 7b-9. (003) [sold as "Elegant Violette Black"] Violette de Bourdeaux, also called Negronne is a delightful fig - a robust bearer of dark, sweet fruit. Each fig is a deep purple, almost black. The interior is a juicy, light pink. The flavor is similar - perhaps better? - than Black Mission with deep maple sugar undertones. We consider this the best fig for cooking, using it in compotes and Chicken Marbella or anywhere that a deep, rich fig taste is called for. Perfect eaten fresh as a wonderful complement to sharp cheeses and red wine. The leaves are dramatic, with long slender fingers. The fruit is borne up the length of each stem. We find that this is an exceptionally hardy fig, resistant to drought and cold once established (down to the 'teens). Violette is a reliable fruit producer and generally yields one large crop here in Virginia Beach, ripening early fall. (016)