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Moraceae Dorstenia Ficus Black Mission |
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Grows In | Zone 7A · 0° to 5° F through Zone 10B · 35° to 40° F |
Sun Exposure | Full / Mostly Sun, Morning Sun / Evening Shade, Morning Shade / Evening Sun |
Soil Drainage | Well Drained, Moderately Drained |
Resistent To | Deer Resistant, Drought, Insect, Disease, Mildew, Heat |
Flower Color | White |
Blooms | Spring Blooms |
Foliage Color | Medium Green |
Average Height | 10' to 12', 12' to 15', 15' to 20', 20' to 30' |
Average Width | 8' to 10', 10' to 15' |
Attracts | Wildlife, Visual Attention |
Dorstenia Ficus 'Black Mission' is a fast growing fruit bearing plant that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 7A through 10B. It matures to an average height of 10 feet to 30 feet and an average width of 8 feet to 15 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. It prefers growing in a location that provides full sun, morning sun with afternoon shade or morning shade with afternoon sun and grows best when planted in loam, clay or silt soil that is well drained or moderately drained. In the spring Black Mission Fig produces white flowers. The foliage is medium green in color. It attracts wildlife and visual attention and is resistant to deer, drought, insects, diseases, mildew and heat.
Black Mission Fig can be useful in the landscape around decks, swimming pools, and other outdoor living areas or as a tree form shrub and also in cottage gardens.
This is the fun part. There are lots of selections of Fig trees, each with its own flavor, fruit color, flavor, ripening time, plant size, and more. What really determines the type you should choose is how you want to use them. Most are good for snacking. Others are great for desserts, canning, dried fruits, making jam, jelly, and preserves, and salads. So do a little homework, and click on the link below to use the Fig Tree Information Sheet to help make your selections.
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Black mission is one of the most well known figs and its fruit is considered to be of the highest quality, sweet and delicious. This fig produces two crops a year, one in the spring and one in the late summer or fall. It was intoduced from Spain to North America in the 1760's.
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