Black Mission Fig
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The Black Mission fig (Ficus carica 'Black Mission') is a popular, highly productive fig variety with deep purplish-black skin, pink flesh, and a rich, sweet, berry-like flavor. It is self-pollinating and produces two crops annually: a heavy breba crop in mid-summer and a main crop in early fall.
Key Characteristics and Care:
- Best Use: Excellent for eating fresh, drying, or in desserts.
- Climate: Thrives in hot, dry, sunny locations.
- Cold Hardiness: Generally low; requires protection in cold climates (e.g., in Quebec) by covering with burlap or storing in a container in a garage/greenhouse.
- Growth: Grows into a large, long-lived tree, but can be kept smaller with pruning.
- Fruit: Large, purple-black skin that often cracks when ripe.
Introduced to California by Spanish missionaries in 1768, it remains a standard, high-quality variety in North America
Hardiness Zones
Mature height
5 feet
Mature width
4 feet
Growth speed
Flowering period
Number of years for production
3 ans
