Fig

Ficus carica

Also known as Common fig (English), Fig tree (English), Vijg (Dutch), Vijgenboom (Dutch), Higuera (Spanish), Figue (French), Figuier commun (French), Echte Feige (German), Feige (German), Fico (Italian), Fico comune (Italian)

A small deciduous tree producing soft, sweet fruit eaten fresh or dried, one of the earliest domesticated fruit trees.

Species

Ficus carica

Family

Moraceae

Climate requirements

Adapted to Mediterranean and warm temperate to subtropical climates.

Temperature range

16-26°C (absolute 4-38°C)

Rainfall range

700-1500mm (absolute 300-2700mm)

Altitude range

1200m

Soil types

Well-drained soils, tolerant of poor or rocky ground

Soil pH

6-7 (absolute 4.3-8.6)

Value chain

Products from this Crop

Fresh Fig

Fresh fig, sourced from farms across Kenya and sold by the kilogram. See the Knowledge Platform entry for growing details.