here is my violette de bordeaux or at least I hope it is (I ordered it from the same nursery that sent the two other figs that are apparently not desert king or Panachee).
Does this look like Violette de bordeaux and do the figs look like they will have time to ripen before frost?  Im in SC zone 7b.

Those figs are really pretty. The leaves don't look like my VdB though.

Aaron,

   You can't count me as an expert, but I am confident that I have Violette de Bordeaux and those leaves don't look quite like mine. Regardless, I am with Tami: nice tree and figs.

regardless I really like the fig - last year it produced 3 figs and they were excellent so I'm glad to have the tree.  I'm just really disappointed with the Nursery that I purchased the plants from.  Don't get me wrong all 4 fig bushes I received were in excellent condition and size when I received them but its looking more and more like they mis-labeled EVERY tree they sent me.  This causes me a big problem because now I have nothing to trade.  And say I had traded cuttings calling them what I thought they were it would have "polluted" the trade.  On top of that possibly caused hard feelings for whoever I traded with :(  This year the bush has a bumper crop but we had SO much rain this summer that none of my figs are ripening right so I don't know if they are gonna ripen or not before frost.  With all that being said I do believe that this fig is of the "Bordeaux" family because last year the fruit looked like the pictures of figs Ive seen under this name.  dark fruit with a bright red jammy inside and a wonderful taste (in fact by far the best tasting fig of all the figs Ive fruited so far.  Anyway if ANYONE can give me a correct Identification I would greatly appreciate it.

Could you post some clearer images of the leaves and maybe a picture of the ripe fruit?

 I don't have any ripe figs as of yet but when and if any ripen I will cut one open and take a picture of the inside.  Thanks again for any info or help identifying - also the figs last year ripened at about the size of a quarter if that helps

Aaron,
From the leaf pictures, it seems to be a Bordeaux type fig. My guess would be Petite Negri, since it has mostly 3 lobed leaves. It seem to be a healthy tree. My Violet de Bordeaux has mostly 5 lobed leaves with longer lobes, and very few 3 lobed leaves, they are all reputed to have a similar taste.
Good Luck with the ID.

I agree with Pete, Petite Negri.

And don't think you have nothing to trade.

My Negronne leaves don't look like that, they are five-fingered thin-fingered, but the ripening figs do look like that, so I like the Bordeaux family theory.  Don't forget many similar varieties are closely related to Violette de bordeaux.  Seems like a keeper regardless of the snafu.

Rafael

Leaves look like a VdB or one of the family - Petit Negri, Beer's Black, Vista, Negronne, etc.

Thank you all for your help and so  I will refer to this fig as  a Bordeaux fig and keep the first of the name off.

Pete I just pulled out the old catalog that I ordered from and they also do offer Petite Negri so this must be the plant thanks a million for the help! 

Aaron,
Glad I could help, but it still may not be absolutely definitive that it's the cultivar.

The Bordeaux family has very variable leaves due to culture and intensity of disease (FMV). I have yet to find any actual documented pictures of the individual cultivars, Petite Negri, Petite Aubique, Negronne, Violet de Bordeaux, Beer's Black or even Vista, it seems that they have been sold and traded with all these names, interchangeably.
I Hope that this comment does not add to the confusion. Good Luck.

well just to be safe I will refer to it simply as a Bordeaux fig since this seems to be the safest assumption.  Thanks again for all the help!

ok here is a couple of pictures of this bordeaux type fig the fig needed a good 3 or 4 more days I would say but the stalk half way broke I guess from the weight of the fig and I was afraid Id loose it so I picked it.  last year was the first year to have any figs on it and I only got 3 the figs were half the size but MUCH darker almost blood red on the inside.  the fig tastes like a cross between a strawberry and a raspberry with a little crunch kind of acidic and a hint of sweetness.  Last year when picked when compleatly ripe was VERY sweet and rich. any ideas?

Aaron: Very nice figs, Thanks for sharing.

Best,
Tam

Hi
While on the subject, has anyone had experience with this Vdb from Wellspring100 on eBay. I have a feeling this has been brought up before
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Violette-du-Bordeaux-Fig-Ficus-Carica-Live-Plant-Negronne-Petite-Figue-de-Violet-/121180812766?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c36f075dehttp://www.ebay.com/itm/Violette-du-Bordeaux-Fig-Ficus-Carica-Live-Plant-Negronne-Petite-Figue-de-Violet-/121180812766?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c36f075de
Thanks
Coop