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Fig Tree (Valle Negra)

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Valle Negra is an Italian dark fig with strawberry-jam flavour, balanced sweetness, and a satisfying bite to the skin.

  • Pleasantly chewy skin
  • Medium dark fruit
  • Breba plus midseason main crop
  • Common type and self-fertile

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What our customers say

The trees were delivered promptly and they are the biggest, best looking mail-order trees I have seen in a long time. I will be ordering more in the future.

Website customer · email

The bare roots are by far the most established roots that I have ever seen on a bareroot tree.

Website customer · email

It looks like it is at least 7 feet tall. I certainly was not expecting it to be that big.

Lisa · email

Absolutely beautiful trees, especially compared to some of the other mail order bare roots I have gotten from other companies.

Website customer · email

An extra long box for taller trees is totally worth it to me. The trees are great.

William · email

The plants look beautiful and healthy. I was impressed by the size and strength of the 3-Cherry Tree.

Jose · email

Bare root was in great condition. A lot of branching and looks ready for a harvest this year. Best fruit trees in the business!

Daniel, Lapin cherry · website review

Very nice big tree, some limbs already blooming. I've planted it and it hasn't wilted. Arrived quickly and very well packaged.

Beulah, 4 in 1 Fruit Salad · website review

They have really healthy plants, all were larger than I expected. I for sure will be ordering more from them!

Billie · website review

Arrived quickly and in great shape, larger than I had expected too.

Ralph, red currant · website review

Thank you so much for these lovely hardy kiwis. They are much bigger than expected. Will be ordering from you again.

Irene · email

Boxed perfect. Shipped on time. Excellent quality stock. About the only thing you could do to improve my experience would be to fly out to Maine and plant them for me.

Don, Maine · email

I have been buying from your nursery for years, and hands down your citrus has survived the best out of all of my sources. I have never lost a plant in my colder climate.

Returning customer · email

The packaging for those kiwis was brilliant and by far the best packaging job out of any place I ordered from this year. Your Annas are tough as nails.

Travis · email

I received my pink currant in perfect condition. I am always amazed since I live in the southeast and they are in the northwest!

Susan · website review

All 3 bushes arrived looking healthy. It's been over a month and they are still going strong.

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Description

Valle Negra combines a jammy strawberry center with good sweetness and a skin sturdy enough to give each bite definition. Its flavour sits comfortably in the dark Bordeaux style without claiming to be Violette de Bordeaux.

The tree carries a breba and a midseason main crop. A warm site with overhead shelter makes the most of its harvest.

Overview

  • Italian dark fig also called Valle Nero
  • Medium fruit with a jammy strawberry profile
  • Pleasantly textured skin
  • Breba and main crops
  • Rain shelter helps protect ripe fruit

Growing Details

Latin Name: Ficus carica ‘Valle Negra’
Site and Soil: Full sun; warm, free-draining site with shelter from harvest rain
Hardiness: Species hardy to about 10 F; protect young trees and exposed top growth
Fruit: Medium dark fruit with strawberry-jam flavour
Pollination: Common fig; self-fertile
Ripening: Midseason; September into October
Propagation: Vegetatively propagated

Additional Notes

  • Grower’s Insight: An eave or simple rain cover protects the midseason crop from its documented tendency to split.
  • Regional Insight: Humid and rainy districts should shelter the ripening crop; dry-summer gardens face less harvest pressure.
  • Explore more fig trees in our collection: Fig Trees

Planting & Care

At a Glance
• Full sun and the warmest available position
• Loose, fertile soil that drains quickly
• Water deeply while establishing and while fruit swells
• Prune lightly, preserving useful one-year wood
• Use rain shelter as fruit begins to soften

Planting & Care: Valle Negra

Plant in full sun where reflected warmth and shelter extend the season. Set the root ball at its original depth in loose, free-draining soil, then mulch without burying the trunk.

Water deeply through the first two summers. Established figs tolerate dry spells, but even moisture while fruit swells improves size and finish. Skip high-nitrogen summer feeding, which pushes leafy growth at the expense of ripe fruit.

Prune during dormancy to remove damage and keep an open framework. Make large cuts sparingly; vigorous replacement shoots can delay ripening. In marginal winters, protect the root zone and young framework.

Pick when the neck softens and the fruit hangs rather than standing out from the branch. Wear gloves and long sleeves if fig sap irritates your skin.

Keep water even before ripening, then protect the crop from prolonged rain. Harvest promptly once fruit hangs soft.

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