General
- Variety
- Nero 600M
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- NPGS ID
- AKA
Nero 400m,Valle Calda,Valle Negra, Vallecalda, ValleCalda di Borgofornari
- Variety Strains
- Description
A dark fig, bifera, discovered by Sergio Carlini in the Italian alps. Also known as Nero 400m. Main crop has a rounded shape. Recommended by Herman2 as one of the most rain-resistant figs appropriate for the humid Northeast sector.
Very cold tolerant, fruit quality excellent even with rain and humidity if properly ripened and tree is mature. Highly recommended. Some may be the same as Valle Negra and/or Valle Calda.
Robert Harper in Connecticut: From the foothills of the Alps in Italy. Its breba crop has survived upstate New York winters, in a pot inside a detached, unheated garage. It is said that it is very cold resistant, and tolerant of rains during the time it ripens. Some fig collectors think it could be comparable to figs like Madeira Black in taste. There is a lot of great hope that this extremely cold hardy fig will end up being the best outdoor fig that can be grown in the northeast. Hardiness unknown at this time. But, it may be a fig that can easily handle the cold through zone 6a. We are presently testing it now. One gallon pots should be ready maybe around 2016/2017?
Planet Fig as Vallecalda: This fig tree was discovered in the Apennine Mountains (Italy), in a place named Vallecalda di Borgofornari, at an elevation of 550 meters. Despite the cold winters of the Apennine Mountains, this fig tree bears a significant and successful crop of brebas and a very large main crop, which usually doesn’t ripen.
In its natural habitat, Vallecalda reaches an important size, bears finely dissected leaves and produces many root suckers. This fig tree has an excellent resistance to cold.
Breba crop production is good and the fruits resist very well to sudden temperature changes, they usually don’t drop. The fruit is very palatable, melts in the mouth, is very sugary and has a very good perfume. The skin is quite thin and sweet. It is an excellent fruit.
In its natural habitat, the main crop fig does not ripen, but in Haute-Savoie (France), at a lower elevation (about 440 meters), fruits usually ripen. They are smaller than the breba fruits, but more numerous and have the particularity of being exceptionally resistant to bad weather conditions. The eye remains closed despite the autumn rains. This fig must not be harvested while being excessively mature, because as the skin is thick, it becomes hard when ripening, degrading the organoleptic qualities. However, when harvested ripe, it is a sugary fruit of very good quality.
Finally, Vallecalda is particularly adapted to cold areas, even in unfavorable situations, thanks to its natural resistance to cold and its excellent fruits.
- Pedigree
- External Links
- http://planetfig.com/cultivars/fcveng8595.html
- https://youtu.be/h7iRypHcor0
- https://youtu.be/m1D2hmQRTos
- https://www.ourfigs.com/forum/variety-test/6861-nero-600m
- Condit Monograph
n/a
- Family
- Violette de Bordeaux
- Sub Family (New)
- Type
- Common
- Collection
- Planet Fig
- Non-Carica
- N/A
- Availability
- Excellent
- Beginner
- Excellent
- Origin
- Italy
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Main Crop
- Main Season
- Mid
- Main Yield
- Average
- Main GDD
- Main Ripening Days
- 80
- Main Primary Flavors
- Bordeaux Berry, Complex Berry
- Main Additional Flavors
- Main Primary Flavor (New - In Process)
- Main Secondary Flavor (New - In Process)
- Main Flavor Notes (New - In Process)
- Main Fruit Size
- Main Seed Crunch
- Main Skin Thickness
- Main Eye Opening
- Main Eye Description
- Main Fruit Drop Resistance
- Average
- Main Split Resistance
- Main Rain Tolerance
- Excellent
- Main Uses
- Main Additional Notes
Breba Crop
- Brebas?
- Yes
- Breba Yield
- Breba GDD
- Breba Flavor (Difference from Main)
- Breba Primary Flavor (New - In Process)
- Breba Secondary Flavor (New - In Process)
- Breba Flavor Notes
- Breba Ripening Days
- Breba Fruit Size
- Breba Seed Crunch
- Breba Skin Thickness
- Breba Eye Opening
- Breba Eye Description
- Breba Fruit Drop Resistance
- Breba Split Resistance
- Breba Rain Tolerance
- Excellent
- Breba Uses
- Breba Additional Notes
- 7/6, 44g
- brebas quite hardy
Climate
- Vigor
- Average
- Cold Hardiness
- High
- In Ground Zone
- 6b+
- Produces After Die-back
- Excellent
- Rooting Ease
- Average
- Container Adaptable
- Average
- RKN Resistance
- Average
- FMV Resistance
- Average
- Additional Notes