Delicious fresh figs twice a year? Yes, and you’ll cherish the distinctive sweet, rich flavor. Store-bought figs never taste this good. Violette de Bordeaux is a productive variety. You’ll get two crops of juicy figs a year.
Grow your own Fig tree for the most delectable experience. It’s easy with a natural dwarf tree, just like Violette de Bordeaux Fig Tree (Ficus carica ‘Violette de Bordeaux’)! You may hear this variety called the Negronne Fig, a historied variety that offers so much for the home gardener. Violette de Bordeaux is widely considered by experts as one of the very finest Figs.
This productive variety boasts an irresistible fragrance and extremely flavorful small to medium-sized fruit. Violette de Bordeaux has the darkest strawberry-red flesh of any Fig.
Enjoy the fruit freshly picked or dried. Use it in gourmet recipes and impress your friends! Pick your ripe figs when the texture turns soft. Use a sharp pair of garden shears to snip through the stem. You can also hand-pick your crops with a gentle tug upward.
You and your family will love the complex, candy-flavored taste of Violette de Bordeaux and this variety’s endless possibilities. Eat freshly picked right off the tree or spread ripe, high-sugar fruit on toast for a fast and healthy breakfast. Some say it is the best jam they’ve ever had.
For a mouth-watering fish dinner, ditch the foil. Wrap the fish in fig leaves for cooking, instead. This will keep the fish juicy and give it a delicious, coconut flavor.
The early Breba crop comes in late spring and is borne on dormant buds from last year’s old wood. New wood produces the main crop, which is harvested in the fall. With a closed eye, it easily tolerates high heat and humidity! Plus the tree itself is gorgeous! Featuring funky, deeply lobed leaves that hang on light gray branches!
Gift yourself one or more Violette de Bordeaux natural dwarf trees and leverage them as an accent tree for a small space. It is by far one of the first choices for those desiring to grow a Fig in a container on a patio or deck. Exceptional Violette de Bordeaux performs well across a wide geographic area. It’s blissfully resistant to pests and diseases throughout USDA growing zones 7 to 10!
Planting and Application:
Take up one of the most productive hobbies that you can have. Grow your own Figs for incredible flavor!
If you have the room, plant them in the ground, you will enjoy all the perks of planting an edible landscape. They’ll provide a wonderful garden feature, with large, tropical-looking leaves and fragrant fruit. Create a cute mini-Orchard by planting several trees ten feet apart on center. Measure from the center of one to the center of the next.
Violette de Bordeaux Figs are beautiful ornamental trees growing 6 – 10 feet in height and 6 – 8 feet in width, plus can be pruned smaller as needed. The lush, large, tropical-looking foliage can screen out ugly views for you with the lower branches providing wonderful screening and boosting your privacy. Working great either in the ground or in large containers!
Keep the lowest branches on to let the lush, large foliage screen out ugly views for you. Grow this tree in outdoor containers on your deck or balcony. Today’s food gardener is all about saving space with container culture and high-density planting techniques. Use Violette de Bordeaux figs fresh for snacking, baking and cooking. How nice to know exactly what was sprayed on your tree, and when.
Add Violette de Bordeaux to your Kitchen Garden, or create mixed fruit tree hedgerows for double-duty landscaping. Grow one near your kitchen door to have fresh ingredients at hand for hors d’oeuvre, smoothies, tarts and more.
- Heirloom Variety Considered One of the Very Best
- Sweet Figs with Rich Flavor – Excellent Fresh or Dried
- Purple-Black Skin & Deep Red Strawberry Flesh
- Closed Eye Early Breba Crop & Main Crop in Fall
- Stays Compact – Perfect for Container Culture or Small Spaces
Tips for Care:
Violette de Bordeaux Fig grows best in full sun. Give it at least six hours of direct sunlight a day. Morning sun is optimal, as it will quickly dry the foliage.
When planting easy-to-grow Fig Trees, take a bit of care with the sensitive roots. Gently place the root ball in the planting hole. Apply an even amount of water on a regular basis. Consistency is key to avoiding splitting fruit. Make it easy, and use a 3-4 inch thick layer of mulch between your trees. A three-inch layer will cut down on surface evaporation and keep the roots nice and cool. Pull the mulch back six inches back from the trunk.
Prune when dormant in the fall after the Breba crop for shaping and size control. Decide to grow it in a traditional goblet shape, or keep it as a shaggy, shrubby plant with lower branches. This is one of the best to Espalier; a pruning technique that has been popular in Europe for generations.
For container-grown fruit trees, add sharply drained soil mix. Over time, the roots become densely crowded. Ensure proper drainage and drill a few extra holes if necessary. In-ground and container-grown Fig trees cannot tolerate soggy conditions.
Figs are not a houseplant and will need to go dormant for winter. In cold zones, bring your container Fig into an unheated garage or shed for winter protection.
- Very Productive in Full Sun
- Well-Drained Enriched Soil
- Low Chill – Open Eye Variety
- Prune During Dormancy in Fall
- Low Chill – About 100 Hours
- Great Choice for Coastal Areas
- Low Maintenance, Deer & Pest Resistant
Savor your homegrown fruit candy! Plant a naturally dwarfed, productive Violette de Bordeaux Fig and harvest two great-tasting crops a year. People across the country are boosting their food security with backyard orchards.
