	Fig trees Rouge de Bordeaux	Plum trees Quetsche d'Alsace
	As the name suggests this fig has a red-flesh with a rich sweet flavour.	One of the best culinary plums, and a good example of the Quetsche or Zwetchen plums known in central Europe since the 17th century.
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	Fig trees Rouge de Bordeaux	Plum trees Quetsche d'Alsace
Picking season	Mid	Late
Season of use	1 week	1-3 days
Picking period		mid-September late September
Food uses	Eating fresh Culinary	Culinary Dual purpose
Cling-stone		Freestone

	Fig trees Rouge de Bordeaux	Plum trees Quetsche d'Alsace
Country of origin	France	France Germany
Period of origin		1600 - 1649
Flower colour		White
Fruit colour	Purple	Blue - dark
Flesh colour		Golden / Yellow Light green / Yellow

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