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Moraceae
Fruit trees
Fig 'LSU Purple'
Hardiness
Zones 7-10 (cold protection needed)
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Family
Moraceae
Ficus carica ‘LSU Purple’ is a hardy and productive fig tree variety, particularly sought after for its purple-violet fruits with slightly bronzed skin and sweet red flesh, offering a rich and complex flavor in an edible garden. This fig tree, adapted to temperate conditions with winter protection in Quebec, combines an attractive spreading habit and vigorous growth, ideal for residential orchards, large pots, or against a sunny wall. Its dense, dark green foliage provides ornamental interest throughout the warm season, while its generous fruits in late summer and early autumn can be eaten fresh, dried, or in homemade jams. Easy to grow with good sun exposure and well-drained soil, ‘LSU Purple’ will appeal to lovers of gourmet and ornamental fruit trees.
Soil and care
The rightconditions.
Fertilization
Balanced spring salad
Bloom and dimensions
The completeprofile.
Bloom periodNot visible (figs in summer/autumn)
Flower colorFlowers not apparent (inside the fruit)
Foliage colorGreen
Foliage typeObsolete
FruitingPurple-black figs with red pulp, sweet, for fresh consumption, drying, preserves
Maximum height3–4 m (10–13 ft)
Maximum width3–5 m (10–16 ft)
Growth rateModerate to fast
Hardiness zoneZones 7-10 (cold protection needed)
Minimum temperature-15 °C (protection required)
Its strengths, naturally.
Safe for pets
Pets
Plants that attract butterflies
Butterflies
