A fig that performs very well in the Northwest with cooler summers, Negronne is also generally more compact. It can grow over 15 feet but is happy to be pruned for ease of harvest. These figs ripen in mid-late summer. They have deep pink flesh and purple skin and taste delicious and sweet. Sometimes you can get two crops a season if you are lucky.  You may also know this variety as ‘Violette du Bordeaux.’

Figs can be a great addition to a Northwest fruit garden, as long as they have a very warm spot- south facing wall or sun trap.  They can grow up to 12 feet or more but respond wll to pruning.  We prune ours short enough to harvest fruits easily.  Some winters they will get some die back but they usually sprout back vigorously the next spring.  Fig shrubs are elegant and beautiful with open branching.