Black Madeira Fig Tree
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Recommended with Black Madeira Fig Tree
Cold Hardy 15-20°
Grafted Grafted Varieties are on Brown Turkey or Celeste Fig Root-stock
Growing Zone 8B - 10B- Product Description
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Black Madeira Fig Tree – A Must For Fig Collectors
Just Fruits & Exotics is well known around the nation for providing our customers with quality, home-grown, Black Madeira Fig Trees. We propagate this special variety using two different methods. We do cuttings and grafting in order to offer more selection and availability. For warmer growing climates we recommend the cutting grown because you don’t need the additional cold hardiness. For colder climates we recommend the grafted option because of the added cold hardiness traits from the root-stock. These large, beautiful dark purple to black skin figs fruit from the Island of Madeira, Portugal. Fruit has a closed eye making it rot resistant. It is ranked as one of the best tasting figs and is a must have for any fig lover. They Ripen July-August.
The Black Madeira Fig is sought after by collectors, due to the excellent unique flavor. Our Black Madeira Mother Trees are straight from UC Davis and have provided our customers with excellent Figs for many years. However, just like humans, plants can develop their own unique traits overtime. According to numerous Fig Collectors who have followed our Black Madeira ‘s for years, they have identified a unique change of leaf patterns starting with the spade with three lobes during their early growth, changing patterns over time, and then returning to the more common spade with three lobes at maturity (See numerous photo’s attached showing our plants at various times of growth.) Many collectors have also claimed that our Black Madeira Figs are the BEST tasting Black Madeira ‘s they have found. These unique traits have led some customers to call our trees the JFE Black Madeira ‘s, which is perfectly okay with us.  We will leave the naming and taste testing to you!
| Cold Hardy | 15-20° |
|---|---|
| Container Plant | No |
| Grafted | Grafted Varieties are on Brown Turkey or Celeste Fig Root-stock |
| Growing Zone | 8B, 9A, 9B, 10A, 10B |
| Mature Height | 12-15 FT |
| Mature Width | 8-10 FT |
| Pollinator | Self Fertile |
| Spacing | 8-10 FT |
| Sunlight | Part to Full |
Fruitscaping with Fig Trees
Figs are one of the easiest, most problem-free fruits you can grow. They’re a great choice for organic gardeners as the few problems they do encounter can always be overcome without the use of harsh chemicals.
Figs come in a wide array of flavors, textures and ripening seasons. Some have thin skins with delicate, juicy centers reminiscent of maple syrup. These are perfect for eating fresh from the tree. Whilst others have a natural rich, sweet texture that lends itself well to drying or for making preserves.
Small by nature, the fig tree is ideal for use in the shrubbery border. Their distinctive leaves make an excellent accent or specimen tree. Try mingling the broad, deeply lobed leaves of the fig with the willowy pomegranate and fine- textured, misty blue tones of the blueberry. Tie it all together with a lush ground cover of strawberries for a never-ending cycle of flowers, fruit and fall color. The smooth, limber trunk of the young fig is perfect for training into espalier or twisting into odd specimen trees. Lay the trunk flat against the ground and the new vertical shoots make an instant hedge. Small-space gardeners take note. The root restraint of container growing brings extra-bountiful crops from the fig.
Recommended Fertilizers
- Starter Fertilizer:  Plant with Espoma Organic Bio-tone® Starter Plus. This will increase root mass and help avoid transplant loss in difficult planting conditions.
- Fertilizer to Maintain:Â Â Our varieties of Fig Trees work great with Espoma Organic Citrus-tone Fertilizer.
Growing Guide
View Full Fig Tree Planting and Growing Guide
Interesting Facts
Fig Eyes: Figs can’t see, but they do have eyes. At the bottom of the fruit is an opening known as the eye. Water or insects can pass through this opening and cause fruit rot. Varieties with a long neck or peduncle allow the fruit to droop, preventing moisture or pests from entering the eye. While we would love to sell only closed eye figs, there are so many great varieties out there that we give the “eye†information when available.
Birds: If birds are a problem in your area, select the light-skinned fig varieties. Birds have a built-in notion that ripe figs are supposed to be dark. They think the yellow-skinned fruits aren’t ripe yet and leave them alone.
Shipping Restrictions
We’re so sorry… but due to agricultural restrictions we cannot ship any plants outside of the United States, or to the states of California, Hawaii and Alaska. Also, citrus trees cannot be shipped outside of the state of Florida.
Shipping Information
Unpacking Your Plants Guide: Prior to receiving our plants, please click this link to read our Unpacking Your Plants Guide to get to know the steps to keeping your plant healthy after receiving it.
We do NOT ship bare root:  Our trees are shipped in the same exact containers they are grown in, for the most healthy transition. The plants are watered well before they are packed and wrapped in a shipping bag to ensure they stay moist during transit. It’s as if you came and picked them up right from our nursery yourself!
Why do we not offer free shipping? At Just Fruits, we price all of our plants online exactly as we do in the nursery. Therefore, the shipping cost is simply what it costs for us to get your order from the nursery to you. Many competitors may increase the plants’ prices in order to hide shipping costs… we do not do that. We want our customers to see exactly what the plant costs are, separate from what the shipping costs are. That way if you decided to come visit the nursery to pick up your plants instead, you would know how much you save in shipping.
Weather Watching:  We now ship all year round! However, we do watch for extreme weather. If there is extremely cold or hot weather expected around your shipment date and on your path of shipment, we will contact you and notify you that we plan to hold the shipment for the next possible shipping date with better conditions. If you ask us to still ship it, through the conditions, we will not be responsible for any damage caused to the plant & UPS will not refund any claims. We love our plants, and do not want to see them die, so we would rather wait until it’s the right time to ship it, than risk losing a plant in transit.
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