Listed below are some early ripening figs in the Pons collection culled from his great book Les Figueres a les Illes Balears. The list notes main crop and breba crop (if any) first ripening times. Ripening duration, photos, and other details about each cultivar can be found in his tremendous book.
As a rough point of comparison consider that #37 below, Bordissot Blanca Rimada, also known as Panachee, tends to ripen late in the US northeast, and all but a few figs listed here ripen within a mere two weeks prior. Ripening times will vary by locale, of course, even comparatively.
In the US northeast, it’s interesting that several non-Pons cultivars – Florea, LSU Improved Celeste, and Ronde de Bordeaux – can first ripen even before Pons’ earliest listed cultivar, though typically only if grown in pots. Growing in ground will usually result in later ripening.
Pons’ figs first dates of ripening – some of the earliest
June / August
breba / main CULTIVARS
- 05 / 02 De Tres Esplets
- 20 / 02 Gota de Mel
- — / 02 Moellada
- — / 05 Porquenca Negra
- — / 06 Planera
- 20 / 06 Verdal Siciliana
- — / 08 Negra Primerenca
- 04 / 10 Manressa
- 10 / 10 Alenyana
- 16 / 10 Porquenca Blanca
- 25 / 10 Sotanda
- — / 10 Alacantina Negra
- — / 10 Bordissot Verda
- — / 10 D’en Bota
- 10 / 12 Manressa Llucamajoreca
- 10 / 12 Bec De Perdiu
- — / 12 De La Senyora (Sineuera)
- — / 13 Carlina
- 12 / 14 Albacor Comuna
- — / 14 Porquenca Mascle
- — / 14 Vacal
- — / 15 Bordissot Blanca-Negra
- — / 15 Bermesca
- — / 15 De Son Quertera
- 18 / 16 Pel de Bou
- — / 16 De La Galta
- — / 16 De Les Olletes
- — / 16 Jorba
- — / 16 Santmartina
- — / 16 Verdal Negra
- 16 / — D’en Pieres
- 15 / 17 Blava (flor)
- 25 / 17 Roja
- 13 / 18 Andreva
- 14 / 18 Albacor de Molla Blanca
- 21 / 18 Cucurella
- — / 18 Blava (Campanera)
- — / 18 De La Caseta
- — / 18 Pota de Cavall
- — / 18 Des Soldat
- — / 18 Coll de Dama Blanca-Negra
- — / 18 Alacantina
- — / 18 Algerina
- — / 18 Martina
- — / 19 Turca
- 12 / 20 Granadina
- 18 / 20 Albacor
- 24 / 20 Paratjal
- — / 20 Bordissot Rossa
- 18 / 22 Bel Coll
- 27 / 22 Beat Ramon
- — / 22 Maella
- — / 22 Forastera de Can Reviu
- — / 22 Calderona / Paratjal Negra
- — / 22 Verdal
- — / 22 Bordissot Blanca Rimada
- — / 23 Lloral
- — / 24 D’en Conquet
- — / 24 D’en Vicenc Vaquer
- — / 24 Des Vicari
- — / 25 Ull de Perdiu
- — / 25 Rogisca
- — / 25 Coll de Dama Roja
- — / 25 Des Roig Manyo
- — / 26 Paratjal Rimada
- — / 27 Calderona de Miner
- 18 / 28 Blancaflor
- — / 28 D’en Manel
- — / 28 Martinenca Blanca
- — / 28 Sarda
- — / 28 Cuiro de Bou
- — / 18 Blaveta
- — / 28 Sarda
- — / 28 Bordissot Blanca
- — / 28 Coll de Dama Blanca
Mountain Figs 