If it was Violette de Bordeaux,it would have made edible fruits,every each one of them.

I suspect,you got a hybrid of Violette,made from pollinated fruit of such cultivar,in California usually.

Whoever sold plant to you,ask for your money back plus for pain and suffering,taking care of such bogus tree.

FYI: The seeds from a single pollinated fruit will produce 100 trees or more,and not one is worth anything as a fruit tree,but can be used only as ornamental.

They grow very strong and fast when grown from seeds.

Msnano - post above is spot on as VDB does not do that but a plant grown from seed will.

Vasile happy to see you posting and wish you good health. ; )

Martin

Thank you both for the information! It is a beautiful shade tree... but no figs??!? I am disappointed. I'll see if the nursery will compensate me somehow.

If they will not reimburse you, it will make a great rootstock. You can graft other varieties onto it. Several good videos on how to do this.

Great idea, Jason. Thanks!

Thanks Martin!

msnano ; If the tree grew 8 foot tall and 8 foot wide in 2 years, it tells me it did not suffer from lack of water.

Especially ,this large size is unheard of when one grows a Violette de Bordeaux.

People buy this cultivar for 2 reasons;

Small size tree,and very good tasting fruits,on both,Breba and main crop.

My Violette de Bordeaux, when it produced first fruits,it was in 5 gallon pot and ,made 20 breba and about 20 main crop,the second year.

All got ripe ,and the tree was only 30 inches tall.

Got the tree from George M, who got his from Edible Landscaping.

But Vasile growing in the desert is different. Even if the tree is getting enough water to grow well in the spring and the fall it may not be enough water to properly ripen the figs in the summer heat. Dried out figs usually means heat stress and not enough water. And VdB gets to be a good size. They definitely get 8+ feet tall and usually grow wide and bushy.

OK Joe,I do agree ,that in the hot Desert,fig tree have a hard time.

And Also Agree that Violette is not a tough cultivar,that can take it.

Your suggestion is good ,about giving it more water,at least for one year,and if not,then try growing another cultivar,like Malta Black, or whatever you found easy to grow in the desert.

Also a planting position,with shade in the afternoon,could help the tree,in a hot desert climate.

Thanks for the additional comments! We are increasing the water to see if the next crop of figs is edible.

As some mentioned, this could also be the result of the tree having been grown from seeds, not grafted. The trunk has the usual lumpy-fig texture, but shouldn't I be able to see the graft line if, in fact, it was grafted? I don't see an obvious graft line... but could be missing it.