Fruit TreesMoraceae
Fig Trees.
Perennial
At a glance
The spec sheet.
- Indoor start
- Container overwinter
- Direct sow / out
- Container after last frost
- Germ
- Purchased trees or cuttings
- Days to harvest
- Fruit year 2–3
- Spacing
- One large pot
- Depth
- Large container
- Square-foot
- In a pot — bring inside for winter
- Qty target
- 1–2 potted trees for regular fresh eating.
Plant
Excellent as container trees in NJ. Bring inside a garage or basement after first hard freeze; return outdoors in April.
Care
Water regularly during growth; taper as fruit ripens. Little maintenance beyond overwintering.
Harvest
When figs droop and are soft — must ripen on the tree. Pick every 1–2 days.
Fresh only for most of it; fig jam, dried figs, poached figs.
Companion planting
What fig trees likes, and doesn’t.
Good neighbors
- Container companions: strawberries, herbs
- None significant
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