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Fig ‘Chicago Hardy’ (Ficus carica) |
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Fig ‘Chicago Hardy’ (Ficus carica)
This edible fig can take sub freezing temperatures die back in the fall and re-sprout in the spring. The medium sized fruit ripens to a delicious sweetened in late summer and early fall. For northern growers, give it a heavy mulch with hay or leaves when dormant. An excellent candidate for pot culture, this easy-to-grow fig is also known as 'Bensonhurst Purple.' Its origins are from Sicily.
Hardy to Zone 6 and higher for outdoors.
Full sun, grows 2-3', minimum temperature 30°, summer bloomer.
Easy Grower!
Ficus Plant Care
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Abundant Figs |
| Bought Chicago Fig this spring and already enjoying delicious figs. Vigorous Grower, Beautiful plant. Very Happy with my selection. |
| - Bill, UT |
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Cannot harvest my figs fast enough |
| I have had my Chicago Hardy fig tree for about 3 years now in Trenton, NJ. It has grown to over 10 high and this year’s crop of figs has topped all. Last year I reaped about a gallons worth. This year it seems I cannot pick them fast enough. Either fresh picked from the tree or my favorite baked stuffed with bleu cheese and a little bit of balsamic vinegar, wrapped in prosciutto and then drizzled with honey its nature at its finest. While our winters have been rough, it has not died back to the ground and I havent even followed my barbers instruction on how to wrap and cap it. Highly recommended!!! |
| - Brian Murphy, NJ |
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