General
- Variety
- Bellone
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- AKA
Antibes, Bellona, Belloune, Black Nice, Ficus carica bellona Risso, Fig of Nice, Figue de Nice, Nice,Noire de Nice, Sultana
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As Bellona: (syns: Bellone, Belloune, Ficus carica bellona Risso). See Rolland (1914) for synonymy. Described by Bernard (1787), Duhamel (1809), Bory de Saint Vincent (1824), Risso (1826), Couverchel (1839), Hogg (1866), Sauvaigo (1889), Colby (1894), Eisen (1901, after Sauvaigo), Rolet (1916), Mazières (1920), Leclerc (1925), Bois (1928), Simonet et al. (1945), Simonet and Chopinet (1947), and Evreinoff (1947).
Tree with drooping branches; producing two crops; leaves large, deeply 3- to 5- lobed. Extensively grown in Provence, where it is reported by Sauvaigo to be the queen of figs; excellent both fresh and dried. Description of fruit is after Simonet, from specimens secured at Antibes.
Brebas rare, or none, medium, pyriform; neck well marked, often curved; ribs prominent; color violet-gray; pulp red.
Second crop abundant; figs broadly oblique-pyriform, flattened at the apex; ribs elevated; eye small, closed, scales erect, violet; skin purplish black, checking at maturity; pulp red, with numerous small seeds; quality excellent.
- Family
- TBD
- Type
- Common
- Collection
- Pierre Baud
- Non-Carica
- Availability
- Average
- Beginner
- Poor
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Main Crop
- Main Season
- Mid-Late
- Main Yield
- Excellent
- Main GDD
- Main Ripen Days
- Main Crop Flavors
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- Main Fruit Size
- 30-50g
- Main Seed Crunch
- Above Average
- Main Skin Thickness
- Main Eye Opening
- Closed
- Main Eye Description
- Main Fruit Drop Resistance
- Average
- Main Split Resistance
- Main Uses
- Dried, Fresh
- Main Additional Notes
Breba Crop
- Breba
- No
- Breba Yield
- None-Poor
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- Breba Ripening Days
- Breba Fruit Size
- Breba Seed Crunch
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- Breba Additional Notes
Rare brebas.
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- RKN Resistance
- Average
- Container Adaptable
- Average
- Rooting Ease
- Average
- Produces After Die-back
- Average
- Rain Tolerance
- Average
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