SUCRE VERTE
Ficus carica cultivar(under evaluation!)
Syn.
"Green Sugar, Mussega, Figue Reine."
Origin
France
BREBA
Seldom to none
Description
Medium sized, turbine shaped figs with clear green skin. The flesh is very sweet and also clear. The skin is thin. It has a very good quality taste.
Ripens
A very late ripening variety. From March onwards.
Uses
*Excellent for fresh eating, jams, preserves.
*Will make a handsome small tree for any garden with it's dense canopy of attractive leaves.
Notes
Height and Spread: +3m x +2m
* Thanks to Keith Wilson for supplying this variety to us.
*According to him this is one of the best tasting white varieties.
*One of the varieties with the most decorative leaves.
*It is a bushy, compact growing plant with a dense canopy of leaves making it difficult for birds to find the ripe figs.
*Excellent variety for growing in containers.
*Excellent variety for small city gardens.
*It is moderately resistant to wet weather conditions.
*It is a moderate bearer.
*Best in areas with long, hot summers.
*Tolerates moderate frost when established.
