Negronne
Negronne is a traditional French fig variety of the species Ficus carica , which is known for its very good taste and its great winter hardiness . She is a double-bearing house fig. Synonyms are "Figue de Bordeaux", "Violette du Bordeaux", "Petite Aubique", "Angélique Black" and "Figue Poire". The name "Violette du Bordeaux" includes different, very similar varieties of figs, one of which is "Negronne".
tree
Negronne is of medium growth and in Central Europe mostly only reaches a height of 2-3 m and about 4 m width. In southern Europe it becomes up to 6 m high and 6 m wide. The leaf is very different, from five-lobed and deeply incised to completely unlobed.
fruit
The flowering figs of the Negronne variety ripen in June and July and usually weigh between 35 and 45 grams. They are teardrop to pear-shaped and almost black when fully ripe. The autumn figs ripen in Central Europe from August to October, are somewhat rounder, smaller, weigh only 30 to 40 grams and are also black when ripe. The pulp is red. The fruits are very sweet and have an excellent aroma with an additional light bitter note reminiscent of plum jam .
Winter hardiness
Negronne is very hardy and is cultivated successfully 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.