FICUS
The Fig
Catalog of available figs
If you would like to submit a request for plant material, please visit our Products & Services page for an order form. *Due to great demand for dormant cuttings and their higher rooting success rate, we will no longer have routine distribution of summer cuttings.
The Moraceae family has about 1,000 species which differ greatly from one another. Their commonality is that their stems and leaves are full of milky sap. Ficus, or the fig, is a false fruit. The pear-shaped fruit is a receptacle that has grown around the real fruits. The fig is actually a round fleshy mass, with an opening at the end filled with fruits. On the walls of this round mass grow hundreds of small flowerets that later change into the fruits. It is thought to have originated in Asia, but is now grown in many of the tropical to sub-tropical regions of the World.
Questions about our fig collection can be directed to Howard Garrison
Links to non-federal fig related sites:
California Figs
California Rare Fruit Growers
Tripplebrook Farm
Some information for this page was obtained from: The Complete Book of Fruits. D. Pijpers, J.G. Constant, and K. Jansen. Gallery Books, New York. 1985.
Crop Pages
Actinidia (kiwifruit) Cudrania (mulberry relative) Diospyros (persimmon) Ficus (fig) Juglans (walnut) Olea (olives) Morus (mulberry) Pistacia (pistachio) Prunus (peach, plum, apricot, cherry, almond, and related species) Pterocarya (walnut relative) Punica (pomegranate) Vitis (grape)
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