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Release Date: 11/24/2019

Reviewed At: 11/13/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-mg214-2009

Agriculture

Abstract

This article provides the history of fig cultivation, adaptation, description of the fig tree, its culture and management, pests, and fig cultivars.

About this Publication

This document is HS27, one of a series of the Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date March 1994. Revised November 2009, June 2016, and October 2019. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Andersen, P. C., & Crocker, T. E. (2009). Fig. EDIS, 2009(10). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-mg214-2009

Authors

Ali Sarkhosh
Ali Sarkhosh
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor and Extension specialist, fruit crops, UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Peter Andersen
Peter Andersen
Specialist
University of Florida

professor emeritus, research/Extension, deciduous fruits, Department of Horticultural Sciences; UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

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