Celestial Fig
$104.00 Original price was: $104.00.$31.20Current price is: $31.20.
1000 in stock
SKU: tYUAtBFF8s
Category: Edibles
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water deeply when soil is dry.
SIZE: Moderate growing; reaches 5 to 10 ft. tall and wide.
| Description | This small to medium-sized tree is prized for its vigorous growth, improved resistance to cold and bountiful harvest. It produces small, purple-brown figs with sweet white flesh that mature and ripen in mid-June. Figs are often root hardy and prolific in zones 5 and 6 if planted in a sheltered location. An excellent container specimen. Deciduous. |
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| Bloom Time | Inconspicuous; prized for fruit and foliage. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Showy Fruit, Edible, Benefits Birds |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure, Deer Resistant |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Landscape Use | Container, Espalier |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Rosemary (Rosmarinus); Lavender (Lavandula); Grape (Vitis); Raspberry (Rubus); Fragaria (Strawberry) |
| Care Instructions | Prefers enriched, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Requires less water in fall and winter, more in growing season. Provide sheltered spot in colder zones; may die back and re-sprout from roots in spring. Apply fertilizer in spring. |
| History | The fig was one of the first plants ever to be cultivated by humans. Fossilized figs dating to 9400-9200 BC were found in an early Neolithic village in the Jordan Valley |