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{{Inc|<br>Ficus carica, Linn. Figs. 1500. 1505, 1506. Height 15-30 ft.: lvs. 3-5-lobed, the lobes more or less wavy- margined or lobed, and with palmate veins, whereas nearly all species mentioned below are pinnately veined: fr. single, axillary, pear-shaped. Supposed to be a native of Caria, in Asia Minor.—Makes a fine pot-plant, and fruits freely in northern conservatories. For cult, see Fig.

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|genus=Ficus

 

|species=carica

|common_name=Fig

| name = ''Ficus carica''

| common_names = Fig

| growth_habit = tree

| high = ?m (15-30 ft{{SSN}})

|Max ht metric=ft

| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->

|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

| origin = W Asia

|Max wd box=15

|Max wd metric=ft

| lifespan = perennial

|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

| exposure = full sun{{SSN}}

|origin=W Asia

| water = regular{{SSN}}

|lifespan=perennial

| features = fruit, foliage

|exposure=sun

| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->

|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

| bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->

|features=deciduous, edible, fruit, foliage

| usda_zones =     <!--- eg. 8-11 -->

|Temp Metric=°F

| sunset_zones = 4-9, 12-31, warmer 32, pots

|min_zone=10

|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

| image = Fig tree.jpg

|max_zone=12

| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->

|sunset_zones=4-9, 12-31, warmer 32, pots

| image_caption = Common Fig foliage and fruit

|image=Fig tree.jpg

|image_width=240

|image_caption=Common Fig foliage and fruit

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'''Adaptation''': The fig grows best and produces the best quality fruit in Mediterranean and dryer warm-temperate climates. Rains during fruit development and ripening can cause the fruits to split. With extra care figs will also grow in wetter, cooler areas. Diseases limit utility in tropical climates. Fully dormant trees are hardy to 12° - 15° F, but plants in active growth can be damaged at 30° F. Fig plants killed to the ground will often resprout from the roots. Only the hardiest cultivars should be attempted in areas such as the Willamette Valley, the Sierra Nevada and high desert. However, all cultivars are suitable elsewhere in California. Chilling requirements for the fig are less than 300 hours. In containers figs are eye-catching specimens inside or outdoors. It is best to choose a slow-growing cultivar.  

}} '''Adaptation''': The fig grows best and produces the best quality fruit in Mediterranean and dryer warm-temperate climates. Rains during fruit development and ripening can cause the fruits to split. With extra care figs will also grow in wetter, cooler areas. Diseases limit utility in tropical climates. Fully dormant trees are hardy to 12° - 15° F, but plants in active growth can be damaged at 30° F. Fig plants killed to the ground will often resprout from the roots. Only the hardiest cultivars should be attempted in areas such as the Willamette Valley, the Sierra Nevada and high desert. However, all cultivars are suitable elsewhere in California. Chilling requirements for the fig are less than 300 hours. In containers figs are eye-catching specimens inside or outdoors. It is best to choose a slow-growing cultivar.  

'''Growth Habit''': The fig is a picturesque deciduous tree, to 50 ft tall, but more typically to a height of 10 - 30 ft. Their branches are muscular and twisting, spreading wider than they are tall. Fig wood is weak and decays rapidly. The trunk often bears large nodal tumors, where branches have been shed or removed. The twigs are terete and pithy rather than woody. The sap contains copious milky latex that is irritating to human skin. Fig trees often grow as a multiple-branched shrub, especially where subjected to frequent frost damage. They may be espaliered, but only where roots may be restricted, as in containers.  

'''Growth Habit''': The fig is a picturesque deciduous tree, to 50 ft tall, but more typically to a height of 10 - 30 ft. Their branches are muscular and twisting, spreading wider than they are tall. Fig wood is weak and decays rapidly. The trunk often bears large nodal tumors, where branches have been shed or removed. The twigs are terete and pithy rather than woody. The sap contains copious milky latex that is irritating to human skin. Fig trees often grow as a multiple-branched shrub, especially where subjected to frequent frost damage. They may be espaliered, but only where roots may be restricted, as in containers.  

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