'LSU Purple' Fig
Ficus carica 'LSU Purple'
- Guaranteed locally grown
- Delivery ONLY to Metro Atlanta & Athens within 5-7 business days
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Pickup in 3-5 business days from our Switchyard in Chamblee
(Mon & Fri 3pm-6pm - 3708 N Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA)
LSU Purple Fig is a deciduous fruiting tree that produces two crops a year and is salt-tolerant enough to be grown on the coast. It has an interesting winter silhouette and lobed palmate mid-green leaves. The sweet-smelling fruits are produced in spring and summer and ripen to a dark reddish-purple with pink flesh. Highly adaptable, but provides the best fruit in full sun and well-drained soils. Drought tolerant once established.
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10' - 12' |
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10' - 12’ |
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Spacing: |
10’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
6 - 9 |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium Maintenance. Water regularly-weekly or more in extreme heat. Watch for mites, aphids, mealybugs, nematodes, and scale. Fruit can become messy if not promptly harvested.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Wildlife Gardens, Shade Tree, Edible Landscapes, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Strawberry, Grape, Lavender
IMAGES: Andrew Butko, 2021-06-20. Донецкий ботанический сад DSC 2623, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Kolforn (Wikimedia), 2017-08-03 Fruit on a Fig-tree, Pinhal, Albufeira (2), CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
