Fig Trees

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Shop Online for the Best Fig Tree Varieties

Enjoy fresh fruit in as little as 1 year! Fig trees are some of the best fruit trees to grow as they are:

  • Self pollinating
  • Come in multiple cultivars for a variety of flavors
  • Can grow large or small, perfect for all landscape sizes
  • Require relatively low upkeep once established

Shop mature Fig Trees for sale online today! You can be confident that your fig tree will arrive healthy and ready to plant thanks to our shipping warranty, guaranteed!

Which Plants Do Gardeners Rank as the Best Fig Tree Variety?

Fig fruit trees are low maintenance, drought tolerant, heat tolerant, and cold hardy to some degree. We have several fantastic fig varieties for you to choose from. 

The following are our favorites for reasons listed:

  • Chicago Hardy Fig: The most cold hardy on the market and able to withstand temperatures down to -10 degrees. 
  • Brown Turkey Fig: Perhaps the most well known and most commonly grown fig tree variety with sweet, plump fruit. 
  • Black Mission Fig: A prolific producer that’s easy to grow & can withstand the heat. 
  • Olympian Fig Tree: One of our newest and fastest growing varieties, with a growth speed of up to 2-3 feet per year!
  • LSU Gold Fig Tree: Iconic for its golden yellow figs that are the largest of any LSU AgCenter variety!

What to Know About Your New Fig Trees

Growing fig trees is very rewarding. When growing a fig tree you want to make sure the soil is well-draining and that your tree gets at least 4-6 hours of sunlight daily. Fig trees need lots of sun to produce fruit and without sunlight, the tree will not produce as much fruit. The best time to plant fig trees is in the early spring or late fall, when the tree is dormant.

Fig trees are hardy to zones 7 and up and should be placed inside during the winter if you live out of that zone range. One exception to this rule is our Chicago Hardy Fig tree which is cold hardy down to zone 5.

These potted fig trees get fairly large if planted in the ground but can be maintained at a manageable size. You can also grow fig trees in pots!

Can you grow fig trees in containers?

Yes! You can grow fig trees in a container if you are limited in space. You will need to pot up every 1-3 years if they are container grown so their roots have plenty of room to grow and are not nutrient deficient. When caring for a potted fig tree you will want to make sure the pot has drainage holes and very well-draining soil. You will also need to change the top soil annually and change out the entirety of the soil biannually. Fig trees like humus rich, nutrient dense soil so they can produce bushels of tasty figs! 

Lastly, you will need to put a two inch layer of mulch down at the base to keep the roots warm during the winter and help retain moisture during spring and summer

Have a question about our potted fig trees for sale? Contact us and check out our Fig Grow Guide for more details.

Fig Variety Identification

Name:

Image:

Grow Zone:

Mature Width:

Mature Height:

Special Feature:

Chicago Hardy 

Chicago Hardy Fig Tree dark purple fig growing on fig tree with hand picking it

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

9-12 ft

10-15 ft

  • Medium-sized figs 
  • Mahogany color on the outside and deep purple inside
  • Cold hardy and easy-to-grow

Celeste 

Celeste Fig Tree purple figs growing on green fig tree

6, 7, 8, 9, 10

7-10 ft

7-10 ft

  • Known as the “sugar fig” for its sweet taste
  • Violet -skinned with rose-colored pink flesh
  • Well-known and widely planted variety

LSU Purple

LSU Purple Fig Tree dark purple figs in a bowl near fig tree

7, 8, 9, 10

8-10 ft

8-10 ft

  • Highly productive fig cultivator
  • Extremely pest and disease-resistant
  • Heat tolerant

Brown Turkey

Brown Turkey Fig Tree purple and green figs in bowl on table

7, 8, 9

15-25 ft

10-30 ft

  • Also known as Aubique or Negro Largo
  • Great for eating and preserving

Black Mission

Black Mission Fig cut open on wooden cutting board with knife

7, 8, 9, 10

15-30 ft

10-30 ft

  • Popularly grown in backyards
  • purple/black-skinned fruits with strawberry-colored flesh

GE Neri

GE Neri Fig Tree bright purple and green figs growing on fig tree

7, 8, 9

5-6 ft

6-10 ft

  • Easy to care for known for its resilient nature and hardy roots
  • Great choice for patios 
  • Smaller stature

Kadota

Kadota Fig Tree green yellow figs on table cut open with pink center

7, 8, 9

15-25 ft

15-25 ft

  • Distinct greenish-yellow fruit color
  • Sweet but mild flavor
  • Soft and creamy texture
  • Long harvest period

Olympian

Olympian Fig Tree green yellow purple red figs in hands

6, 7, 8, 9, 10

8-10 ft

8-12 ft

  • Aesthetic tree and delicious fruit
  • Abundant harvest of sweet and juicy figs
  • Cold resistant
  • Medium to large-sized fruit

 

FAQs About Buying Fig Trees

The price of fig trees across the internet can vary widely depending on the variety you're looking for. Some of our 1 gallon varieties can get to as low as $20 per plant, while more rare and hard to grow ficus carica cultivars can get up to $80. However, we offer bulk discounts when you purchase plants as packs! You can also find figs on sale throughout the year on our plant clearance page.

You sure can! Fast online shopping and hassle-free shipping is what Perfect Plants is all about. Placing an order online with Perfect Plants means you'll get fresh, never bareroot fig trees that arrive at your front door ready to thrive.

All plants ordered from Perfect Plants, including our fig trees for sale, come with our 30-day guarantee to give gardeners piece of mind when shopping online. If your plant arrives dead, damaged, or fails to thrive after 30 days from receiving them we will replace your tree. Give us a call or shoot us an email and we will take care of you.

Fig trees are best planted in the early spring or after your area's last expected frost date has passed. Planting in spring has several key advantages:

  • Cool air temperatures are less likely to stress new growth
  • Moist, cool soil temperatures make it easier for new roots to establish
  • Weather overall is mild meaning planting outside is more comfortable for you!

This can vary slightly by variety, but in general a well maintained fig tree can priduce between 10 and 50 fresh figs a year. Specific fruit numbers is hard to estimate as it depends on factors such as:

  • Tree age
  • Pot size or soil conditions
  • Overall weather conditions
  • Disease or stress a plant may face
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