Ficus carica



Botanical Name: Ficus carica
Common Name: common fig
Family: Moraceae
Distribution/Origin: W. Asia, E. Mediterranean

Leaf: Green, Simple, Lobed, Cordate
Bud: Alternate
Flower: Green, Red, Pink, *(must cut open immature 'fruit' to see the flowers),
Syconium(flowers enclosed) 

Fruit/Seed: Green, Multiple fruit, Not showy, * Accessory tissue, Called a syconium, A fruit type only found in figs - formed by an enlarged, fleshy, hallow receptacle with multiple ovaries on the inside surfaces
Stem/Bark: Grey, Brown, Green

Size: Height: 2.0 - 3.0m/Spread: 3.0 - 4.0m
Habit: Upright
Form: Round

Soil conditions: Well-drained
Moisture: Moist
Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
Exposure: Partial shade

Landscape use: Urban aggriculture

Notes: Perennial

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