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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Espalier
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: 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

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Comments:
  • Posted by ediblelandscapingsc (Catawba SC - Zone 7b) on Jun 14, 2015 2:32 PM concerning plant:
    Bo Ja Huang is a chinese fig and seems happy in zone 7b. Bo Ja Huang is not as productive as other chinese figs I have, but it is packed with a rich honey flavor with hints of melon. The tree is not as vigorous as some fig trees, which can prove to be a valuable asset for those wanting to grow figs in colder regions, but it has not been tested outside of zone 7b.

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