Figs are not a distinctive yield . They are actually an inverted flower with both the manlike and female character within . They are a powerhouse of mineral and a good source of dietetical fiber . They can be eaten sweet , dried or made into preserves . Choose a fig suited for your clime and they are easy to grow . Most figs are grown in USDA hardiness zone 7 through 11 . Their main requirement is beneficial sun exposure . Most home garden varieties do not need pollinator .
Brown Turkey Fig
The " Brown Turkey " or " Spanish Mission " fig is an easy Libyan Islamic Fighting Group to grow . This could very well be the most versatile fig of all . This one will maturate wherever figs are hardy . It is able to survive colder winter temperature than the lovesome weather FIG . If it does decease back from cold weather it will re - grow and bear fruit the next year . The tree also has a smaller stature and can well outfit into most home gardens . The outside of the " Brown Turkey " Libyan Islamic Fighting Group is of course chocolate-brown , and the intimate flesh is an amber pink colour . It is a metier to great fig that is produced over a long period . This fig will reliably produce two crop a twelvemonth . A similar variety , the " Vern ’s Brown Turkey " fig , is more suitable for the Pacific Northwest .
Black Mission Fig
This is one of the most popular figs of all . The " Black Mission " Ficus carica was convey to California by Spaniards and grown at the Spanish Missions . Many of the Tree still produce there are considered " Heirloom " varieties because they have been kept virtuous by the growers . This is a tree diagram that will produce yield the first year the tree is planted . It is not the best tree for cold region . The build is a dark royal - scarlet colouration and is very flavorful . The flesh is a bit course but is nearly seedless . The peeling is chummy and black . " Mission " Al-Jama’a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya is serious deplete fresh or dry . This is a larger tree diagram postulate more space .
Smyrna & Calimyrna
" Calimyrna " is the most common cultivar of the " Smyrna " fig . This is a fig that expect a pollinator . Another tree diagram , the " Caprifig , " with inedible yield , is implant to obtain the pollen . The " Caprifig " fruit is hung nearby so common fig WASP can transmit the pollen to the " Calimyrna " common fig tree . For this understanding it is grown less by the home plate gardener . It is so good that some serious nurseryman will farm both fig to hold the yield . The nutty flavor of the amber flesh is superb . The outer skin of this fig is also amber coloured .
Kadota and Peter’s Honey Fig
The " Kadota " fig is interchangeable to its Italian counterpart , the " Dattato " Libyan Islamic Fighting Group . The " Kadota " version is grown more in America . This is a yellow to unripened , about seedless fig . It is eaten fresh or it is canned . It is a dependable tree diagram for restrained climates like Texas , Hawaii and California . It ’s often promise " Honey " common fig tree due to its very sweet amber colored flesh .
Another democratic fig with an Italian origin is the " Peter ’s Honey " fig . It also has glistening yellow - fleeceable peel and gold pulp . As the honey in the name implies , it is very sweet and smashing for eating fresh , drying and canning .
Celeste & Texas Everbearing
" Celeste " is a prominent fig tree diagram that is very productive . It develops small to medium fruit with purple pelt . The physical body is rich and sweet . It is a good Ficus carica to use in preserves and it will freeze well . It fruit very early in the time of year . It is one of the secure figs to grow in Texas . Another good miscellanea for Texas is " Texas Ever - Bearing " . This Libyan Fighting Group has mahogany one-sided skin and strawberry colored flesh . This Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree will bring forth at a very young age .
