General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 15 to 35 feet
Plant Spread: 15 to 20 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Espalier
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Toxicity: Other: A lactifer, the milky sap (latex) can be a skin irritant. Also present in some unripened fruit.
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Wasps
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Common Fig
  • Edible Fig
  • Higo
Also sold as:
  • Mission

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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-10-13
Black Mission Fig 018
Location: Joshua Tx
Date: 2022-07-12
Location: At a nursery
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-11-30
Black Mission Fig 002
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-11-25
Black Mission Fig 001
Plant Events from our members
RobGlen On October 16, 2018 Miscellaneous Event
Fig tree fully recovered after dropping all leaves. Removed a large section of bermuda grass at the base two weeks prior. Tree put out new growth after the Fall rains.
RobGlen On October 6, 2018 Miscellaneous Event
Fig tree is putting out new leaves just before it goes dormant in a month. Removed bermuda grass at base two weeks ago helped prevent moisture building up and root competition.
RobGlen On September 26, 2018 Miscellaneous Event
Fig rust...Fig dropped all its leaves. Removed mulch around the base and let the plant dry out. Main trunk is still alive. Keeping under observation.
ShawnSteve On June 26, 2022 Potted up
Now, into a larger pot. So the roots have much more space, to grow.
ShawnSteve On March 4, 2022 Obtained plant
ShawnSteve On March 4, 2022 Miscellaneous Event
Ordered plant, ex. Burpee. Being shipped.
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