Fig Trees"Violette de Bordeaux" Includes Four (4) Live Plants The price includes Four (4) "Violette de Bordeaux" Fig Trees with USPS Shipping. These 2 inch rooted plants shipped in a 2 inch tray pots. The plants are at least 2-5 inches tall. Also known as Negronne, Violet de Bordeaux is a purplish-black fruit with rich strawberry pulp. Considered by many the finest tasting fig. Popular in the Northwest and West. Needs protection in cold winter areas. Good for home planting as tree is dwarf. Similar fruit to Black Mission, but hardier and a smaller size tree than Mission. Fruit ripens later than Hardy Chicago, Marseilles and Celeste. Closed eye. Space 8' circle. Zones 7b-9. For starter plants I recommend growing in a 4 inch to 1 gallon pot to allow your plants to get a little bigger then then re-pot or plant. Fig Trees can be planted in most healthy soils with normal pH range 6.0-8. I recommend growing in an organic potting soil with the fertilizer and beneficials already mix in. Keep your soil moist and when it is about dried out water again.