This sounds like a interesting fig to try out. It's cold resistance would work in my favor living in Washington state. Since I live in a small apt I would be able to leave it outside in the porch closet and still survive. 

Does anyone know where I can get this fig also know as Vallecalda di Borgofornari or Vallecalda?

http://planetfig.com/cultivars/fcveng8595.html

Here's some info that might be interesting to you. I found it on "planetfig.com".
That would be a fig that I'd like to try also.



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.


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.

General data
Origin         Italy, Ligury
Synonym(s), local names         Nero 400m, Nero 600m, ValleCalda di Borgofornari
Tree type         Common
Crop         Biferous

Tree morphological characteristics
Shape         Spreading
Vigor         Strong
Ability to produce suckers         Strong
Height after 10 years         400 cm
Width after 10 years         400 cm
Minimum width         400 cm

Branch morphological characteristics
Branch color         Brown, green
Caliber         Medium
Buds         Dark red, violet

Leaves morphological characteristics
Leaves         Average
Lobs         5
Depth         Very deep sinuses

Adaptation outside the Mediterranean area
Cold hardiness         Excellent
Wind resistant         Excellent
Pot culture        


Breba crop
Yield         Good
Fruits dropping         Partial fruit drop
Alternance         None
Sensitivity to splitting         Very resistant
Crop begin date (day-month)         Valleiry:25-07

External characteristics
Skin color         Black
Skin thickness         Thin
Shape         Pyriform
Stalk         Does not break off readily
Stalk shape         Medium and thick
Neck         Quite long
Neck color         Red
Eye         Medium, closed
Eye color         Black
Average weight (grams)         35 g

Internal characteristics
Pulp color         Dark red
Seeds         Felt, many

Organoleptic evaluation
Texture         Melts in the mouth
Sugar         Sweet
Taste         Very good
Perfume         Medium
Organoleptic descriptors         Floral, Fruity, Strawberry, Melon


Main crop
Yield         Very Strong
Fruits dropping         No fruit drop
Alternance         None
Sensitivity to splitting         Very resistant
Crop begin date (day-month)         Valleiry:21-09

External characteristics
Skin color         Blue, black
Skin thickness         Very thin
Shape         Pyriform
Stalk         Breaks off readily
Stalk shape         Medium length and width
Neck         Quite long
Neck color         Blue, black
Eye         Very small, closed
Eye color         Blue, black
Average weight (grams)         25 g

Internal characteristics
Pulp color         Dark strawberry
Seeds         Felt, few

Organoleptic evaluation
Texture         Melts in the mouth
Sugar         Sweet
Taste         Very good
Perfume         Medium
Organoleptic descriptors         Floral, Fruity, Strawberry

Sounds like a great fig . Wish I knew where to find it AFB ,  I'd like to try that fig also ! Thanks for all that info Tony .

Yeah planetfig is where I got the ideal that it would be a nice fig to try.  I can't seem to find it however.

I haven't seen this fig listed by the name you are using. However, a synonym for this variety is Nero 600 and cuttings were sold on eBay this winter. Keep your eyes peeled and you should be able to eventually aquire it.

Good luck

Thanks Womack for that information . Nero 600 is one on my ever growing list . I'm still not too familiar with all the names .

This fig goes by three names. Nero 400m, Nero 600m, and ValleCalda di Borgofornari. The last one is list on the figs4fun list, but not the nero400m or nero600m. There are other neros list however. 

I sent a email to the owner of the "planetfig" website to ask about it. He seems to be experimenting with those figs on his site. Hopefully he replies. 

If you edit the title to say Nero 600M you might get more responses.   :)

Smart thinking, but I don't think you could do that.

I think Nero 600 and Valle Negra are the same fig.

That's why they pay me the big bucks.   :)

Click edit under your first post of the thread.  From there at the bottom click on use full editor.

The screen that comes up has the title of the thread in a text box and you can change it to slithey toves if you want.

Valle Negra and Valle Calda are not same. few people who are growing both indicated they are different. i had 3 surviving Nero 600M (Valle Calda), but two of them were hit hard with an issue i created by mistake. only one is still doing well which had very extensive root when it was sent to me.

from Herman's post in the past, Valle Calda looks similar to VdB, however, it's much more cold hardy and it will not split or wash away the flavor when there are ton of rain in the growing season.

Has anyone had success growing Vallecalda/Nero 600 up north in ground without winter protection?
Did it produce both breba and main crop?

herman's in NJ. i think that's little further up there than PA..

Nero600.

marius, that fig does look like VdB.. but rather on smaller size. how was the taste? 

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/Nero-600Mripe-fuits.-6024635?highlight=valle+negra

Look at post #5 by Herman he says that Nero 600 and Valle Negra are the same.

Pete,Nero 600 is an average tasting fig and a slow grower tree, for me,in my back yard.

What is the soil content that makes up your back yard? None the least I'm still interested. 

art, before i received Nero 600M, did some reading. there was a long thread in GW forum discussing this topic. the conclusion was that they are different. i'll just have to get my hand on Valley Negra and find out for myself... i'm telling you... there are always more reasons to get more figs :)

LoL, Pete I think you are right. Now I'm going to have to get Nero 600. Just when you think you are getting ahead of the game. Now I need more.