PLEASE NOTE: All potted figs MUST BE BARE-ROOTED WHEN shipped to TX, AZ, CA, NM, WA, OR, NV. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Reliable and heavy fruiting purple fig with very sweet amber pulp. Released by LSU to perform well in the South. Cold hardy with superior disease-resistance to common fig ailments like fruit souring, rots and fig leaf rust fungus. We’ve been impressed with how hardy and resilient this fig is. It handles fluctuating weather, rain, humidity and winter cold very well. Fruits are early, beautiful and spotless, and the plants produce lots of figs, leaves and branches. Quick growing, easy to establish. Nematode resistant in sandy soils. Nematodes are soil microbes that commonly kill or damage figs in Deep South sandy soils.
Fruit quality improves as the tree ages. Developed at Louisiana State University. A solid addition to any edible landscaping or fig collection. Performs best in the Deep South and areas south of Tennessee. Not for growing outdoors in northern areas according to our trials.
PLEASE NOTE: If it is Autumn when you place your order then the plants leaves will be turning yellow and dropping. Your figs may thus be dormant and leafless upon arrival, or may have a few leaves still but they will be ready to drop soon.
Site requirements: Full sun location. Figs will grow in a range of soil types provided the planting location is well drained. Protected yet sunny locations, such as on the South, East or West side of a building is ideal.
Size at maturity: 8-15′, depending on location, climate and care.
Pollination: This fig requires no pollination in order to set fruit.
Resistant to: Figs are known for remarkable disease and insect resistance. LSU Purple is resistant to mold, nematodes, rotting, splitting after rain and fig rust (fungal disease of leaves). Ants can get interested in figs and heavy rains can make the current figs rot, so keep well-picked. Figs continue to put on new fruit constantly until frost.
Hardiness: USDA zones 8-10. Winter protection in zone 6-7 recommended.
Plant size: 2-3 ft in 9 inch deep nursery tree pot.
OUR NURSERY IS AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN 100% FIG BUD MITE FREE.