Oh thanks Dennis i really enjoy taking pictures its a lot of fun. You know when i joined little more than 5 years ago people seemed surprised and would say you grow figs near Chicago? But then i was not taking pictures and by the time i did more and more members starting posting and it no longer is a big deal about figs growing in my area nor Mich or Canada. Course some of us cheat and grow in pots. ; ) My Edible Lanscaping Sals was sweetest this season but has fallen down my list in favor of some others cause i favor a more rich or berry tasting fig not overpowered by the sweet. My Sana Cruz Dark has a unique sweetness to it but thats about all the flavor it offers so i cut up for scion and put it up this winter to help offest some cost of growing my plants. This season my Violet de Bordeaux was to me my best tasting fig nudging out my Hardy Chicago . Ronde i get to taste maybe 5 days or less there getting ripe now. My Madeira Black i had figs last season no ripe but tree was young and this season when i was wheeling all my trees in and out of garage onto driveway to get a head start they all were doing well Madeira started opening its buds at 30 inches tall and then Bam they just wilted and the main trunk dies to about 6 inches so it got set back a full season or more . Main trunk did nothing and it sent a shoot from it at soil level now about 10 inches tall . Next season if it survives garage storage i wont take it out as early in the high 40s like my others. I really hope my Ronde is not all sweet and not much flavor cause its my fastest young juvenile in yard. Time will tell with that as others. So sorry for long answer el.sals sweetest and i hope not too many more i have are not going to be just like it but i keep it for all these years cause its very reliable produces very well but 1 of these is enough for sweetness for me. Martin

Thanks everyone for compliments for its always appreciated. Axier i think i mention before my wife is from Spain. I was out eating some figs of other trees today and looked at Ronde and saw several smaller leaves 3/4 up tree that look different and like yours as well Axier. Yes it only a juvenile like my Grise Olivette the leaves are big and sure to change. The parent tree of mine is from Baud. The fertilizer i use is 24.8.16 miracle grow at half strength. Oh for Rafed if you ever see Adriano again politely tell him the Santa Cruz Dark is not a breba only plant per his listing. I have a UcDavis that i propagated myself and matches descriptions on other sites i visited and now in 2nd full season is ripening main crop this year - early this season the few breba on it drop off just like my other plants do here. On other site im documenting this process and first one is almost ripe and others soon to follow. We dont have that fig wasp here to pollinate but its always welcome. I may post a picture on this site also . ; ) Martin

Since it seems that I am in the presence of experts here, let me ask you a question. I too have a Vilot Dr Bordeaux (Negronne) but I have never successfully gotten an editable fig off of it. Every year without fail it has produced figs and every year winter comes before they ripen. Now this past winter for the first time, I cut the tree back to be about 3-4 feet tall and wrapped it up for winter. I am glad to report that for the first time the tree did not die back to the ground. The tree is about 4 years old. The tree is larger now than it has ever been (about 7-8 feet tall and about 10-11 feet wide and has about 30-45 figs on it. All of these figs are still green and are showing some "ribbing". Here are my questions 1. is it normal to have "ribbing" with this type of fig 2. When should I expect to have these figs actually ripen? I live in Frederick, Maryland. The zone charts are never clear enough for me to actually determine a zone but I imagine that I am around zone 6 What is this "oiling" that everyone is talking about and how does one oil a fig? Thanks. -Jonathan

Just picked this fruit, and for those that like Violet de Bordeaux you will enjoy this one for sure. Very similar in taste. Martin Ebay Id Dieseler6z92