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Ficus carica x pumila 'Ruth Bancroft'
Plant Type
tree, shrub, vine / climber
Zones
8a-11
Size
H:4'-6'
Growing Conditions
Soil Needs:
average, well-drained
Water Needs:
even moisture, regular, occasional, low, drought tolerant
Sun Exposure:
sun, mostly sun, bright shade, dappled shade, mostly shade, shade
Features
Fruit:
purple, brown
Foliage Season:
evergreen, deciduous
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Vining shrub seldom exceeding 4-6 ft in height, that clamors through deciduous shrubs & against walls. This cultivar, found in Ruth Bancroft's garden, has the same mitten-shaped leaves, to 3-4", but more gracefully lobed. Teeny, 1 cm figs. For sun to shade, damp or drought though average summer water is best. Essentially evergreen, but deciduous below 15 to 18°F, mid USDA zone 8, and freeze-back at 10 to 15°F. Resprouts from upper USDA zone 7.
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