You Do The agresive pruning after Breba gets ripe,so you do not loose anything,and still keep it small.I hope this Help.

This information is probably relevant to you since I live in the Portland area.

Petite negri probably stays under 8 feet tall, 6 feet if you prune it well. Mine is about 5 1/2 feet tall and has lots of figs on it now. It is 5 years old. I do use the summer pruning method (clip the end when new branches reach 6 leaves) to stimulate figs and branching / size management. Others have written about this method on gardenweb.

I also have a Brown Turkey in a 1/2 barrel-type container that has about 25 figs on it now, trained at about 4 feet tall by the same method - it has Brown figs that are fairly good. Also, and what I think is a Brunswick, planted in the ground, trained at about 5 feet tall, which has about 20 figs on it now(it is in its 3rd year from a small cutting) which has bronze colored figs with amber interior - better, I think, than the Brown Turkeys.

Contact me off line if you want a start from Petite Negri - I have a small one from a cutting in a contiainer now, and another one that I stuck into the ground this spring that is starting to grow as well - mine seemed to start slowly but this year it is doing great. It's black, red interior, and has a good flavor.

Here is a link that might be useful:

If you are willing to sacrifice the breba crop, you can prune agressively enough to only add 3-5" to the height of the tree each season.

good tasting, dwarf-compatible varieties that have a skin that is black, purple or red

How about "Black Jack"; may be the same as Petite Negri?

NO way!...

Nanelle, Pitangdiego, Eukofios, and Herman, thanks for your feedback.

Steve