LSU Tiger Fig Tree – Naturally Grown

$39.99$54.99

Description

High quality, very sweet fig for the Deep South!  Very productive and high yielding with reddish green skin, light reddish ‘tiger’ stripes and amber pulp. Delicious apple-like flavor with hints of strawberry – really delicious!  Newer LSU release from Louisiana State.  Proven to do well in humid and moist conditions with it’s partially closed eye and disease resistance.  Skin has slight striping, pulp is amber/pink and richly flavored.

NATURALLY GROWN – no synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, fungicides, neo-nictinoids, or other pesticides or toxic ag chemicals used at our nursery 

Sorry, we cannot ship POTTED FIGS (May-September) to: CA, TX, AZ, NM, NV, OR.  We can ship DORMANT fig trees to these states bare-root when ordered in October-April (as available). Bare-root shipping to CA, TX, AZ, NM, NV, OR happens in mid-February-April.

Uses: Fresh eating, good for jams and cooking also.

Resistant to: Figs are remarkably free of disease and insects. Resistant to birds, souring, and also fig rust (fungus).

Site Selection: Well-drained soil. Needs a warm, sunny, protected location like a south side of building, or in warmr zones like 8-9 a full sun location.

Pollination: This fig requires no pollination in order to set fruit.

Plant Size: CHOOSE SIZE. Bare-Root shipped February-April. May-October shipped potted in special tree pots.

USDA Zones 8-10

OUR NURSERY IS AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN 100% FIG BUD MITE FREE.

“…Thank you for the fig plants. They looked great, strongly rooted and ready to grow, which they’re doing now.”
-Lee Reich Ph.D- Famous author on growing fruit, renowned fruit grower, and organic gardener

 

Additional information

TREE SIZE

SMALL Approximately 9-12", MEDIUM 1-2', LARGE 2-3'