Flowering TreesCommon Fig
Ficus carica
Common Fig (Ficus carica) is a fast-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 6-9, that matures to about 10-20 ft × 10-20 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect green blooms in spring. It attracts songbirds, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 6-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 10-20 ft × 10-20 ft
- Spacing
- 6-feet-12 feet
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Green
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Songbirds
- Watch out for
- Contact dermatitis, Messy, Problem for cats, Problem for dogs, Problem for horses, Weedy
- Native to
- Western Asia, southeastern Europe
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Common Fig is hardy to about -10°F (estimated from USDA zone 6), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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