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Fig
Ficus carica
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A perfectly ripe, fresh fig is a delicacy to enjoy and share -- if you can part with some of your prized crop. Native to the Mediterranean region, figs thrive in long, hot, dry summers but they are easy to grow in the landscape or in pots and will often regenerate if they freeze to the ground.
- Light:
- Sun
- Zones:
- 7-9
- Plant Type:
- Fruit, Tree, Shrub
- Plant Height:
- 10-30 feet
- Plant Width:
- 10-30 feet
- Landscape Uses:
- Beds & Borders
Top Varieties
produces fruit with a rich, sweet flavor. The vigorous tree is very productive and begins bearing fruit at an early age. It grows to 10 feet tall and wide. Zones 7-9
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is a small, vigorous tree that produces fruit with purple-brown skin and pink flesh. It grows to 10 feet tall and wide. Zones 7-9
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produces very sweet fruit that is good fresh or dried. The upright tree requires constant pruning for good fruit set. It grows to 10 feet tall and wide. Zones 7-9
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produces large, yellow fruit with red flesh. Its outstanding sweet flavor makes it a popular cultivar. It grows to 10 feet tall and wide. Zones 8-9
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bears purple fruit with pink flesh. This large tree is adaptable and one of the easiest to grow. It grows to 10 feet tall and wide. Zones 7-9
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produces small to medium fruit with green-yellow skin. The flesh is strawberry in color. The sweet, dry fruits require a long ripening season. It grows to 10 feet tall and wide. Zones 8-9
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Harvest Tips
Figs must ripen on the tree before they are picked. They won't ripen when picked immature. A ripe fruit is slightly soft and starting to end at the neck. Fresh figs don't keep well; store in the refrigerator for only two or three days. The milky sap on fig trees irritates skin. Wear a long-sleeved shirt and gloves while harvest.
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