Description
PINGO DE MEL FIG
Ficus carica
The inside flesh is golden, the color of honey. The outside flesh is deep green in color when ripe and the skin resists cracking during rainfall unlike many figs that are grown commercially or in a garden. The plants can be grown in a container or outdoors. If grown outside in the soil, the plants can grow up to 20 feet tall, in containers, best to keep them no more than six feet tall.
The fruits are acceptable size, slightly larger than a golf ball. The bushy plants yield up to 150 figs on a six feet branched plant, so very productive. Plants are cold tolerant to USDA Zone 6.
Care Info
- Plant Type:A large fruiting shrub, growing in cooler sub-tropic areas. Stems are soft woody texture and the plants are deciduous.
- pH Requirements:5.0 - 7.5
- Soil Type:Sandy, sandy loam, clay loam
- Light Requirements:Full sun
- Plant Rows Spacing:3 feet
- Plant Aisle Spacing:6 - 12 feet
- Mulching:Beneficial in all soils
- USDA Zones:6 - 9
- Scientific Name:Ficus carica
