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{{SPlantbox
| name = ''Ficus carica''
|familia=Moraceae
| common_names = Fig
|genus=Ficus
| growth_habit = tree
|species=carica
| high = ?m (15-30 ft{{SSN}})
|common_name=Fig
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|habit=tree
| origin = W Asia
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|Max ht box=35
| lifespan = perennial
|Max ht metric=ft
| exposure = full sun{{SSN}}
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| water = regular{{SSN}}
|Max wd box=15
| features = fruit, foliage
|Max wd metric=ft
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|origin=W Asia
| usda_zones = <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|lifespan=perennial
| sunset_zones = 4-9, 12-31, warmer 32, pots
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| image = Fig tree.jpg
|features=deciduous, edible, fruit, foliage
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|Temp Metric=°F
| image_caption = Common Fig foliage and fruit
|min_zone=10
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|max_zone=12
|sunset_zones=4-9, 12-31, warmer 32, pots
|image=Fig tree.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_caption=Common Fig foliage and fruit
}}
}}
'''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.
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