|Ficus carica 'Hardy Chicago' Hardy Common Fig |Home||About
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Mulberry Family (Moraceae) Native Habitat: Greece, east to
Afghanistan Ficus carica, the Common Fig, is a large deciduous
shrub or small tree that is grown for its delicious edible
fruit. It is the plant with the earliest record of cultivation
by humans (fossilized figs from the early Neolithic period have
been found in the Jordan Valley). It is also a very ornamental
plant. It's widely grown for its edible fruit throughout its
natural range in the Mideast and the Mediterranean region and
also in other areas of the world with a similar climate. In the
U.S. its commonly thought to be hardy in Zone 7 and south but a
few hardier varieties are being grown much further north. 'Hardy
Chicago' is one of those varieties. We first noticed 'Hardy
Chicago' some years ago during a visit to the Chicago Botanic
Garden. They have a small planting of them in their fruit and
vegetable garden area. There the