Dauphine (fig)

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Dauphine is a traditional French fig variety of the Ficus carica species , which was cultivated in Versailles for the king and in Argenteuil for the Paris market in the time of Louis XIV . It is known for its very high yield and its winter hardiness . She is a double-bearing house fig.

Synonyms in France are "Adam", "Boule d'or", "Dauphine Violette", "Grise de Tarascon", "Grosse Violette", "Grosse de Juillet", "Mussega Negra", "Pagaudière", "Ronde Violette Hâtive" "And" Rouge de Argenteuil "and in the USA " Golden ball "," Golden button "and" Big of July ".

tree

Dauphine has a medium-strong, dense and bushy growth and in Central Europe usually only reaches a height of about 3 m, but a width of up to 8 m. The leaf is usually five-lobed with a serrated leaf margin and incised a little deep.

fruit

The Dauphine variety is very productive, which makes it attractive for commercial cultivation. The flowering figs are almost spherical, short-stemmed, and yellow-green to green-violet. They ripen in Central Europe as early as June, are very large and usually weigh between 100 and 120 grams, with very good care and fertilization even up to 200 grams. The autumn figs ripen in Central Europe from September to October, are dark purple and almost black when fully ripe and weigh about 60 grams. The pulp is amber to pink in color. The flowering figs have no special aroma, the autumn figs are sweeter and slightly more aromatic.

Winter hardiness

Dauphine is a hardy variety and is successfully grown outdoors in Germany. If the soil is very wet, the tree suffers and becomes susceptible to disease, especially for botrytis .

See also

literature

  • Christoph Seiler: Figs from your own garden , Verlag Eugen Ulmer , Stuttgart 2016.
  • Pierre Baud: Le Figuier: Pas à pas , Aix-en-Provence 2008.
  • Pierre Baud: Figues , Vaison la Romaine 2005.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christoph Seiler: Figs from your own garden , Stuttgart 2016, page 68.
  2. ↑ a b c d Pierre Baud: Le Figuier: Pas à pas , Aix-en-Provence 2008, page 78.
  3. ↑ Christoph Seiler: Figs from your own garden , Stuttgart 2016, page 68.
  4. ↑ Christoph Seiler: Figs from your own garden , Stuttgart 2016, page 68.
  5. ↑ Christoph Seiler: Figs from your own garden , Stuttgart 2016, page 68.