Madeleine des deux seasons
Madeleine des deux Saisons is a traditional French fig variety of the Ficus carica species , known for its excellent taste and great winter hardiness . She is a double-bearing house fig.
The variety was cultivated under the French King Louis XIV (1638–1715) in Versailles and described as early as 1667 by the gardener and botanist Jean Merlet under the name "Angelique" or "Incarnadine". It is also known under the names "Figue d'Or", "Early Lemon" and "Madeleine of two seasons".
tree
Madeleine des deux Saisons has a medium-strong, upright and sturdy growth and in Central Europe usually reaches a height of about 4 m and a width of about 5 m, in Southern Europe it becomes somewhat larger. The leaf is usually five-lobed and deeply incised.
fruit
The flowering figs of the Madeleine des deux Saisons variety are teardrop-shaped, golden yellow to brown, often with vertical stripes. These figs, which appear very early - in June - are very large and usually weigh between 100 and 120 grams, record fruits up to 250 grams. The autumn figs ripen in Central Europe from September to October, are golden brown to purple and weigh 70 to 80 grams. The flesh is pink, slightly darker in autumn. The fruit tastes sweet and has an excellent aroma.
Winter hardiness
Madeleine des deux Saisons is considered to be very hardy and is successfully grown outdoors in Germany.
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
- ↑ Jean Merlet: L'Abrégé des bons fruits, avec la manière de les connoistre, & de cultiver les Arbres , Paris 1667, 3rd edition 1690, page 54.
- ↑ Christoph Seiler: Figs from your own garden , Stuttgart 2016, page 76.
- ↑ a b c Pierre Baud: Le Figuier: Pas à pas , Aix-en-Provence 2008, page 83.
- ↑ Christoph Seiler: Figs from your own garden , Stuttgart 2016, page 76.
- ↑ Christoph Seiler: Figs from your own garden , Stuttgart 2016, pages 76-77.
- ↑ Christoph Seiler: Figs from your own garden , Stuttgart 2016, page 76.
