Buy Improved Celeste Honey Fig

Scientific Name: Ficus carica 'Improved Celeste'

Plant type

tree, shrub, fruit / vegetable

size

H: 8'-10'
W: 8'-10'

planting zones

7a-11

1 gallon | $39

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Improved Celeste Honey Fig plant details

Improved Celeste Honey Fig is a broadleaf deciduous fruit / vegetable, shrub or tree with green foliage. and brown and green fruit. Attracts birds. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - low water. Does well in acidic, average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something seaside / salt tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Improved Celeste Honey Fig

Plant type: fruit / vegetable, shrub or tree
Plant family: moraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 8 FT - 10 FT - wide, 8 FT - 10 FT - tall
Uses: edible

GROWING CONDITIONS for Improved Celeste Honey Fig

USDA Zones: 7a - 11
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer, seaside / salt
Soil needs: acidic, average and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Hardy to 0°F and small enough (to 8' x 8') for a large container or small yard, this fig from the Louisiana State University produces a good crop of medium sized yummy sweet fruit (to eat/can/dry) in late summer. S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

How can you improve on Celeste, the Honey fig? Well here you go, Improved Celeste produces good crops of very sweet, small to medium sized light violet to violet-brown fruit with reddish amber flesh. It may produce a light breba crop but the main crop produces a large yield of delicious fruit. The tightly closed eye makes it resistant to spoiling and so it is a good choice for the Southeast. Ripens with Celeste in June. A small productive and hardy tree.By some accounts Improved Celeste was an early release of what is now the O'Rourke fig and is a product of Dr. Ed O'Rourke's breeding program at LSU. 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.