This is what P. Baud says (abstract) about Sucrette in his book "Figues":

"Very well adapted to rainy regions.
Unifere (exceptionally can produce a few brevas), middle to small size, weighs 35 to 45 grs. The skin is relatively thick.
When fully ripened, the fruit is rarely very nice, and the skin is black spotted after rains or humid days.
Despite these drawbacks, it is a fig of exceptional* taste quality, very sweet, with an aftertaste of cane sugar. The meat is exquisite, date flavored.
Very good for drying."

* P. Baud, rarely uses the "exceptional" word for describing taste

I have not P. Baud's capacity for describing the taste, but I can say that it is an excellent fig when fully ripened, one of my best.
Good rain resistance. 
Here some pictures of my Sucrettes:

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that looks wonderful. nice coloured pulps.

Very nice.

Where are you located?  What climate zone are you in?  Could you show us some pics of the tree(s)?

The tree is in an small village in the coast, near Bilbao (Spain). Equivalent to a USDA Zone 9 for hardiness and a Zone 2 or 3 for heat.
My climate is oceanic, mild winters and summers, not many sun and more clouds and rain than I would like.
It is not a tree, it is a 6 or 7 years old grafted branch in an adult fig tree. I have several grafted varieties on the same tree.

Thanks for this wonderful description of Sucrette and also where you are and how you grow it!  This variety is available at UC Davis, and after one of our members here, Dennis, described it "This fig was so good you could pass out with just one bite!  Has an extra berry sweetness to it," I put it on my order for 2013.  My 2012 order is already in, so I'll be patient and wait for this one!

How many grafts do you have on your tree, and how large is that tree?  I find this very interesting as we all are motivated to have more and more varieties, and this can be accomplished by grafting.

Thanks for this amazing contribution to our forum!

Suzi

i was just looking at my UCD order.. i'm finding that not many are very interesting. can't remember why i ordered them. i'm sure i read great things about them in the forum. Sucrette is in the order. isn't it something like "sugar" in french?

axier, aren't you in france or somewhere near there?

Axier, is it hardy ?It is available in the retail market Canada.

Hi Paul,
Brugmansia has Sucrette on their catologue.

@ Grant -- Thanks for the info. I have this variant. Got it at a church festive sale. Was told it was good but unfortunately not a good grower(2nd yr). Maybe next season I get to sample it.

Axier:
Nice presentation and photos!
Hope you are well.
Leon

I have the sucrette from baud. Can't wait to try them.
The sucrette at ucdavis is different than baud sucrette.
Here's the uc Davis variant.

Axier, person I got it from mentioned it came from France. I was thinking of leaving tree outside instead of bringing it into garage. Seller mentioned he sample the figs there and also add that I should try 2 other varieties he was selling"Nefiach" & "Sucre Vert". I did but Sucre Vert died. I will try to get a replacement and hopefully next season he is selling at the church plant sale again.

Baud also sells Nefiach and Sucre Vert. I haven't these varieties.
According to P. Baud they are excellent too, but Nefiach is an erratic producer and Sucre Vert a very late variety.

Thanks for the good info Axier. Looks like I may have to pass on Sucre Vert then. This way I can focus on what works better here in Pacific Northwest.

Oh dear.  Now I'm going to have to find out where Baud is and how to buy a Sucrette from him. 

Axier, Thanks for the grafting link!  I must have missed it the first time you posted it.  I have tried it before and failed on my grapevines.  The wind completely ripped a cane off the trunk which made the whole vine lopsided, so I learned bud grafting on a you tube tutorial, and tried it.  The graft didn't take, but it was the first try.  I'll try again in spring on my fig trees.

Good information Bass, about bracing the graft with a stick.  We have ferocious winds here often with gusts up to 70 mph regularly, so I'm sure that would be an important thing to do.

Love this thread!

Suzi

Jon,

A very good friend of mine sent me a Sucre Vert last Spring and might be getting a Nefiach soon.
Glad to know they are good cultivars.

If it's coming from Baud then it's got to be good.

Thanks,

Bass, just curious to know your opinion on the Sucrette from Baud?
Did you have a chance to try any Sucrettes last season? Any photos?

Leon, in the meantime Bass replies, I have to say that despite the disastrous past year* for figs, a few Sucrette figs got to ripe in October and, as always, they were delicious. Even in rainy and cool weather, they achieve a good ripening point.
In any case, Sucrette is a bit late variety.

* the past year was very bad for figs due to a exceptionally very long, cold and rainy spring here.
This caused a very delayed and deficient ripening in the most of my figs.

I requested and received Sucrette from Jon. They were quite small cuttings but they are growing. Im looking forward to fruit some time in the next year or two.

Thank you Axier!
I asked Bass to see what his experience was here under his climatic conditions.
What month do they begin to ripen?

Thank you Rich. Hope that your cuttings do well!