(Cutting) Violette de Bordeaux Fig

Violette de Bordeaux Fig is a celebrated French heirloom variety prized for its exceptional flavor, compact growth habit, and dependable productivity. Widely regarded as one of the finest-tasting fig varieties, it combines outstanding fruit quality with a naturally manageable tree that performs exceptionally well in containers and smaller gardens.

The small to medium fruit features beautiful deep violet to nearly black-purple skin surrounding thick, smooth, intensely jammy flesh with a stunning dark strawberry-red to ruby interior. Its rich, concentrated dark berry flavor is balanced by honey notes, and allowing the fruit to remain on the tree until fully ripe—or even slightly shriveled—further intensifies its exceptional sweetness.

Despite its compact size, Violette de Bordeaux Fig is highly productive and may produce a light breba crop followed by a much heavier main crop under suitable growing conditions. Its tight eye, resilient skin, and relatively short ripening period provide excellent resistance to rain damage, fruit splitting, and souring, making it a dependable performer across a wide range of climates.

Whether you're growing figs in containers, making the most of limited garden space, or searching for one of the world's finest dark-berry figs, Violette de Bordeaux Fig rewards growers with exceptional flavor, beautiful fruit, and reliable performance.

Why You'll Love It:

• Widely considered one of the finest-tasting fig varieties
• Rich, concentrated dark berry flavor with honey notes
• Thick, smooth, gooey, intensely jammy texture
• Deep violet to nearly black-purple skin with a dark strawberry-red to ruby interior
• Naturally compact growth habit ideal for containers and smaller gardens
• Light breba crop followed by a heavy main crop under suitable conditions
• Excellent resistance to rain, splitting, and souring
• Tight eye helps reduce souring and insect damage
• Highly productive despite its compact size
• Self-fertile (no pollination required)

Growing Information:

What's Included:

• Three (3) healthy Violette de Bordeaux Fig hardwood cuttings
• Approximately 6–8 inches (15–20 cm) long
• Multiple viable nodes on every cutting
• Freshly prepared from healthy, disease-free mother trees during the appropriate dormant season
• Ready for rooting using your preferred propagation method

Shipping & Care:

Cuttings are shipped without roots and carefully packaged to help ensure they arrive in excellent condition. Plant in a well-draining rooting medium and allow the cut end to callous before watering, if appropriate for your propagation method. Rooting success depends on proper care, propagation techniques, and growing conditions.