Ficus carica

(Edible and delicious fruits)

(snow and mild frost hardy)

All pictures were shot by me and to my own plants

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2 Portuguese varieties on option:

Yellow fig: “Pingo de Mel – Honey drop fig” (exceptionally sweet fruits, up to 6 cm)

Black fig: “Bêbera Preta” (fruits up to 8 cm. Very sweet. Usually 2 crops a year – June and Sept.)

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Botanical Name: Ficus carica

Common Names: Common fig, Edible Fig, Mission Fig, Feige, Higuera, Higo, Figuier, Інжир, фіга, Фи́га, Фи́говое, Figueira, Figo

Classification:

Family: Moraceae

Genus: Ficus

Species: F. carica

Plant type: Decidous tree, grown for it's delicious fruit also called the fig.

Origin: Native to the Middle East and western Asia, it has been sought out and cultivated since ancient times, and is now widely grown throughout the temperate world, both for its fruit and as an ornamental plant

Mature Height: up to 5 m (16 ft.) but can be prunned to a much lower height.

Hardiness: Zone 7 (-15 °C / 5 °F) and higher. It will lose all its leaves if stressed, re-sprouting when conditions improve.

Sun: Full Sun.

Foliage: The fragrant leaves are 12–25 centimetres (4.7–9.8 in) long and 10–18 centimetres (3.9–7.1 in) across, and deeply lobed with three or five lobes.

Flowers: The flowers are monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant). The plant is self-fertile. It is in flower from June to August, and the fruits ripen from July to August.

Fruit Description: Usually ripen in late summer/early fall, the edible fruits (figs) are usually pear-shaped and up to 5cm (1.2–2.0 in) in diameter, with a green skin, sometimes ripening towards yellow to purple or brown. They are extremley sweet and succulent. A fully ripe specimen is an exquisite fruit. They can be consumed raw or cooked and are also often dried for later use.

Usage: Widely grown both for its fruit and as an ornamental plant. This plant is suitable for growing indoors. The fig tree, with its strong canopy. cools the environment in hot places, creating a fresh and pleasant habitat in the times of intense heat.

Additional notes:

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