Fig Tree (Ficus Carica)

Fig Tree (Ficus Carica)

Botanical Name: Ficus Carica

Also known as: 

• Edible Fig
• Fig Plant

Fig Tree (Ficus Carica) is an edible fruit tree.

Fig Tree (Ficus Carica) is a small tree native to southwest Asia but widely planted in North America. This edible fig is widely grown for its fruit and is commercially grown in the U.S.  California, Oregon, Texas, and Washington.

The fig has been around since the dawn of civilization and was one of the first plants ever to be cultivated by humans. Fossilized figs dating to B.C. 9400-9200 were found in an early Neolithic village in the Jordan Valley. Archaeology expert Kris Hirst says figs were domesticated “five thousand years earlier” than millet or wheat.

Care and Growth: 

Light: Figs require full sun to grow. Figs require full sun all day to produce edible fruit.

Soil: It prefers porous soil with good draining properties and it can grow well even in soils with little nutrients.

Water: Fig trees are quite drought tolerant and will not require much water for most of the year. However, they will prefer consistently moist soil when there is fruit on the tree.

Temperature: In the summer: 64,4-73,4 ° F, in winter it is better to keep in cool conditions (41-50 ° F).

Fertilizer: Fertilize in spring or early summer with a fertilizer low in nitrogen; composted manure or an organic fertilizer are ideal.

Plant Code: 821129-S
Plant Height: 100 – 110 cm
Pot Size: 10 Liters

Plant Code: 821129
Plant Height: 170 – 180 cm
Pot Size: 34 Liters

Flowering plants only blossom naturally in their respective seasons. Fruit-bearing plants only produce fruits naturally during their growing seasons. All plants are sold in generic nursery pots, and may naturally vary in colors/sizes from the exact images illustrated above.)