Desert King Common Fig

Ficus carica 'Desert King'

  • Large sweet fruit
  • Greenish yellow fig with rich purple flesh
  • Fast-growing with easy care
  • Self-pollinating
  • Green non-showy flowers are inside the hollow receptacle that becomes the fruit

ZONE:
6

COLOUR:
Green

HEIGHT:
3-6 m

SPREAD:
3-6 m

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Very desirable fruit makes this plant worth the work to grow in our climate. Wood frame structures clad with clear plastic can be built to protect the figs that are planted in the ground. Figs planted in containers should be placed in a protected place for the winter. 

Additional Notes about Desert King Common Fig:


The Desert King produces fruit two years after planting and fruit on both new and old wood.  Fruiting mid-summer producing plentiful fruits with a mildly yellow green skin and a blazing red interior. These trees are low maintenance and will thrive in the full sun. An attractive tree for garden or landscape.

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Medium
ATTRIBUTES:
Deciduous
Fruit
FLOWERING TIME:
Spring
Summer
Lt. Spr-Sum
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green
LANDSCAPE USES:
Herbal/edible garden