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Common Name(s): Fig
Family: Moraceae
Growth Habit: Perennial
Invasiveness:
Growing Days: 120 to 300 (days)
Temperature:

Abs.Max=100° (F)	Opt.Max=79° (F)
Opt.Min=61° (F)	Abs.Min=39° (F)

Precipitation: 28 to 59 (in.)
Winter Minimum: 10° (F)
Soil pH: 6 to 7.5
Soil Texture/Type: Calcareous (sand to clay)
Soil Drainage: Well
Photoperiod Response: Long day, short day and day neutral
Light Intensity: Bright to clear
Comments:
California growers prefer pH over 7 and very well drained and/or dry soil conditions. Require large water supply during growth. Susceptible to low temps early and late.
Diseases:
Pythium, Phytothora, Sclerotinia, Anthrachose, Rust, Helminthosporium/Bipolaris, Rhizoctonia, Cercospora
Uses:
Poison - mammals, Weed - possible seed contam., Medicinal - folklore, Food - fruit, Food - bev base
Woodiness:
Tree
Climate:
Tropical-rainy, temperate, subtropical, steppe and semi-arid
Geographical Origin:
Northern Africa, Soviet Middle Asia, Western Asia, Southeastern/southwestern Europe, Indian Subcontinent

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