Description

Wow!  ‘Smith’ is trending hard right now, and the amazing quality speaks for itself.  ‘Smith’ is one of the best all around figs available. This elusive Louisiana heirloom fig is delicious, with a rich, jammy berry flavor.  It’s also highly productive, and also disease and insect resistant. Thus it is superior for growing in the Southeast due to rot-resistance in wet weather, and a “closed eye” which means it doesn’t get buggy or sour as easily. An excellent fig for backyard and market growing!  It has performed quite well in our KY trials in our high tunnel and the rich, jammy figs are top notch.

If you live in the South, this will be one of your favorites!  Greenish-yellow skin with rich, deep red flavorful sweet flesh inside.  Originally a Becknel Nursery introduction.  Rare.

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

Resistant to: Figs are remarkably free of disease and insects. Resistant to fig rust (fungus), rotting and wet weather.

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

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

USDA Zone: 7b-9.  Worth trial in zone 6 with some winter protection.

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