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Thursday, August 13, 2015

Fig of the Week. #5 Negronne

Negronne AKA Violette De Bordeaux | Nero 600 

Hardiness: Survives Seattle's Winters
Type: Bifere
Fruit Ripens: July and Sept
Fruit Color: Black with red Interior
Taste: Thick strawberry jam very sweet
Fruit Weight: 25grams
Leaf Structure: 5 pointy fingers
Note: Semi easy to root with enough nodes. 3-4 weeks 


Negronne/Violette De Bordeaux Fig is an excellent mission-type fig for cooler areas. Small jet-black fruit with dark red flesh. Rich flavor, good fresh or dried.

Negronne fig often produces a breba crop, very hardy. Good for container culture or small spaces due to its naturally small size.



My Air layered Negronne


6 comments:

  1. What do you think of Negronne vs Olympian for compactness? I know both are relatively short, but I'm also thinking about canopy spread. Now that I own a house it's time for a fig tree, but my yard is tiny. I'm another Seattleite so your adventures are particularly useful.

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  2. Negronne for sure stays smaller. But the beauty of figs are that you can just prune to keep the size and shape. If you kept it in a container that will also control the size.

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  3. Thanks!
    If you're still looking for pineapple guava and don't mind a bit of a wait, I can get you seeds or a cutting. My mom has a highly prolific one in California.

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  4. That would be awesome to get some cuttings and see if they will root

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  5. I'll be going there in July-August, though from some browsing it looks like the December trip might be a better time to cut.

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  6. I have pineapple guava cuttings for you! A side trip took me to my parents' house earlier than expected. I also have a tiny volunteer plant that came up from dropped fruit.
    I'm messaging you on FB so as to not broadcast my contact info.

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