Hi all, this is my first post here, although I have been lurking and reading for a good while now, and find this forum a great source of information.

I am currently attempting to grow a number of figs in containers, and one in the ground in Canberra, Australia, and have become enamoured with the thought of owning a Violette de Bordeaux, as it sounds quite unique and different.

Problem being, in Australia they are very rare/non-existent. The best I can find is a document from the Heritage fruit society in Australia noting that they have been recorded growing here in the past, but currently have a ‘whereabouts unknown’ status.

I am trying to email our border control people to find out how I would legally import a cutting, but before they even respond I have a strong feeling that the answer will be that it is impossible.

So I am hoping an Aussie on this forum may have a tree that I could purchase some cuttings from, or perhaps know of a friend of a friend or something, or hidden away nursery that stocks this variety!

Thanks everyone for reading!

In South Australia, likely Adeliade there is a repository(?) that has quite a large collection
of fig variants. Should be the place to check out.

Excellent, thanks for the advice, I will contact them tomorrow.

I am actually really surprised that Aus seems to have so few named varieties of fig around (relative to everyone else) we seem to have tonnes of different varieties of everything else!

I'm envious of the number of quality fejoia varieties down under, that's for sure...

I may not have a VDB, but I do have a fejoia growing in the backyard, variety unknown planted years ago as a drought resistant bush. Man that thing produces a lot of fruit, and yet I've never tried one! Will remedy this, this season.

The flowers are tasty too!