Peter's Honey Fig

Scientific Name: Ficus carica 'Peter's Honey'

Plant type

tree, fruit / vegetable

size

H: 15'-25'
W: 15'-25'

planting zones

7a-10b

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Peter's Honey Fig plant details

Peter's Honey Fig is a moderate-growing broadleaf deciduous fruit / vegetable or tree with green foliage. In spring cream flowers emerge followed by green and yellow fruit. Features glossy texture. Attracts birds. Grows well with sun and regular - occasional water. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Peter's Honey Fig

Plant type: fruit / vegetable or tree
Plant family: moraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 15 FT - 25 FT - wide, 15 FT - 25 FT - tall
Flowers: cream blooms in spring
Uses: big leaves, edible, tropical-looking

GROWING CONDITIONS for Peter's Honey Fig

USDA Zones: 7a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular - occasional
Resistant to: deer, heat
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

The fruit on this Fig tree is especially sweet. Greenish-yellow with amber center. Brought to the United States from Sicily by Peter Danna of Portland. Self-pollinating Growth Rate medium

By: Garden World

Peter's Honey produces a good crop of small to medium sized, rounded, green to yellow figs with a wonderful honey-like, sweet white flesh and deep amber pulp. The figs are superb fresh, dried, or preserved and have a small closed eye. Peter's Honey Fig has a dwarf habit suitable for container culture and may produce a breba crop Fig trees do best where they get at least 8 hours of direct sun per day. Once well established they are fairly drought tolerant but extended dry periods can cause leaf and fruit drop as well as early dormancy. A deep organic mulch will help to alleviate extremes in moisture levels, reduce nematode issues, as well as to reduce competition from weeds.