1/22/2024 0 Comments Fig fruit![]() ![]() 'Brown Turkey', 'Brunswick', 'Celeste', 'Chicago Hardy', 'Little Ruby', 'Magnolia', 'Marseille' Multi-branched shrub with small, brown to purple figs with a closed eyeĭwarf variety with closed eye. Self-fertile, heavy fruit set, yellow red flesh, cold hardy Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscapes: Flower Bonanza Garden Floricyle Cultivars / Varieties: VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for " Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Nuts" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens. In Florida and California, it has become invasive. Blight, leaf spots, and rust occasionally occur. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Aphids, scale, root-knot nematodes, spider mites, and mealybugs can cause problems. It grows well in containers, but containers must be overwintered indoors. Plant the common fig tree in an edible garden and consider placing it against a south wall to take advantage of radiant heat, or in other protected areas of the landscape especially in zone 7. Birds and other wildlife also enjoy figs. The fig fruit is highly edible when consumed fresh, cooked, used in preserves, or dried. The flowers form inside a cavity inside the fruit and, in North America, the fruit forms without any pollination. The purplish-brown fruits ripen in late summer or fall. It produces many suckers, which can form thickets, and cause the plant to become weedy. Mulch roots to maintain moisture and especially in the fall to protect the plant through the winter. Light pruning each winter may be necessary to maintain an attractive shape. Plant common fig in full sun to partial shade in organically rich, well-drained, moist soil that is neutral to acidic it does not tolerate alkaline soils. The genus name Ficus means edible fig, and the species epithet carica refers to Caria, a region in southwestern Turkey known for growing figs. It is native to the Mediterranean to Central Asia and quickly grows to a mature size of 10 to 30 feet tall and wide with a rounded habit. See below DescriptionĬommon fig is a woody, deciduous, multi-stemmed, spreading tree or shrub in the mulberry family (Moraceae). Phonetic Spelling FY-kus KAIR-ih-kuh This plant has low severity poison characteristics. ![]()
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