Ronde de Bordeaux

A top choice for cold climate growers, Ronde de Bordeaux (RdB) is an excellent French variety who’s name translates to "Round of Bordeaux". It is the likely the hardiest French variety. The name refers to it's very round fruits, of course. It also has nice, long finger like lobes on its leaves. 

RdB is amongst the earliest main crop varieties, around the same time as Improved Celeste and Malta Black (70 days, which puts it mid-August in mid-Atlantic). It is able to ripen good fruit even in cool summers when other varieties may not. A very vigorous grower (up to 6' per season!), it can be affected by FMV but seems to outgrow it easily. Some have stated it may be hardy through zone 5. Certainly able to be grown in ground to zone 6, but it will likely die back most years. It will fruit well (50+ fruits) even after being killed to the ground.

Very good, jammy sweet figs that are small. Purple skin with red flesh, it's taste is a favorite of many. 

Baud notes that some years RdB will set brebas, but it is uncommon and they usually fall off.

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