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Figs

Scientific name: Ficus carica

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Harvesting habits: Biennial - two crops are produced annually, but one is usually green figs

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Flowering time: -

Harvest time: -

Harvesting methods: By hand

Full age: 3 to 5 years

Productive age: 30 to 35 years

Yield per tree: 20 to 60 figs

Pollination Requirements: Generally self-fertile, but cross-pollination increases yields

Refrigeration requirements: 100 hours below 7 ° C minimum for successful fruit set 

Recommended spacing: 5m to 6m apart

figs

Top cultivars in South Africa:

  1. Evita

  2. Cape Brown (Brown fig)

  3. White Genoa

  4. Mission

Fig trees produce best in greenhouses, especially in climates with hot dry summers and winter rainfall. The fruit is actually part of the stem, and an inverted flower pollinated by small wasps.

Our cultivars

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