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Intermediate
skill rating |
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4m
max. spread |
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6m
max. height |
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10-20 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Ficus carica 'Calimyrna'
Other names: Fig 'Calimyrna', Edible fig 'Calimyrna', Higo 'Calimyrna', Smyrna fig 'Calimyrna', Caducous fig 'Calimyrna'
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Genus: Ficus
Variety or cultivar: 'Calimyrna' _ 'Calimyrna' is a large, spreading deciduous shrub or small tree with rounded, deeply lobed, mid- to dark green leaves and insignificant flowers followed by edible, yellow-green fruit with amber flesh.
Ficus carica 'Calimyrna' is: Deciduous
Flower: Green, Insignificant or absent in Summer
Foliage: Dark-green in Summer
Fruit: Yellow-green in Autumn
Habit: Rounded to broadly spreading
Plant with:
Euphorbia myrsinites (Broad leaved glaucous spurge), Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii (Mediterranean spurge)
Ficus carica 'Calimyrna' (Fig 'Calimyrna') will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 4m after 10-20 years.
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Suggested uses: City, Architectural, Cottage/Informal, Mediterranean, Wallside and trellises, Foliage only
Cultivation: Plant in moist, free-draining, neutral to alkaline soil in a sunny, sheltered position. A Smyrna or Caducous fig, it requires pollination by the fig wasp and caprifigs to develop fruit.
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| Soil types: |
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy |
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| Soil drainage: |
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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| Soil pH: |
Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South, East |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3) |
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