Peter's Honey Fig

Ficus carica 'Peter's Honey'

Pronunciation: FYE-kus KAH-ri-ka
SKU #03674
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An attractive garden tree with an interesting winter appearance. Produces especially delicious, sweet, soft-skinned, yellow-green fruit each summer. Needs sun and plenty of heat to ripen fruit. Figs are often root-hardy and prolific in zones 5 and 6 if sheltered or planted against a south-facing wall.
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water deeply when soil is dry.
SIZE: Moderate growing; reaches 15 to 25 ft. tall and wide.

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Bloom TimeInconspicuous; prized for fruit and foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Edible, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure, Deer Resistant
Growth RateModerate
Growth HabitSpreading
Landscape UseContainer, Espalier
Design IdeasThis Fig can serve as both an ornamental and a fruit tree. Plant away from hardscapes where fallen fruit can stain. Use as a single specimen or as a cloak for fence lines or to screen out undesirable views.
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsRosemary (Rosmarinus); Lavender (Lavandula); Grape (Vitis); Raspberry (Rubus); Olive (Olea)
Care InstructionsPrefers enriched, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system; reduce frequency, once established. Requires less water in fall and winter, more in growing season. Shelter in colder zones; may die back and re-sprout from roots in spring. Apply fertilizer in spring. Prune lightly in late winter.
LoreThe earliest evidence of fig cultivation dates to 5000 BC. By the time of the Roman Empire, 29 varieties were known to be in cultivation.
Details
Bloom TimeInconspicuous; prized for fruit and foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Edible, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure, Deer Resistant
Growth RateModerate
Growth HabitSpreading
Style
Landscape UseContainer, Espalier
Design IdeasThis Fig can serve as both an ornamental and a fruit tree. Plant away from hardscapes where fallen fruit can stain. Use as a single specimen or as a cloak for fence lines or to screen out undesirable views.
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsRosemary (Rosmarinus); Lavender (Lavandula); Grape (Vitis); Raspberry (Rubus); Olive (Olea)
Care
Care InstructionsPrefers enriched, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system; reduce frequency, once established. Requires less water in fall and winter, more in growing season. Shelter in colder zones; may die back and re-sprout from roots in spring. Apply fertilizer in spring. Prune lightly in late winter.
History
LoreThe earliest evidence of fig cultivation dates to 5000 BC. By the time of the Roman Empire, 29 varieties were known to be in cultivation.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly

100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr.
in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.

We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.