{"product_id":"fig-white-adriatic-ficus-carica","title":"White Adriatic Fig - Ficus carica ‘White Adriatic’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhite Adriatic Fig - Ficus carica ‘White Adriatic’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite Adriatic is the fig that fools people: the skin stays pale green when ripe while the flesh inside turns deep strawberry pink and sweetens intensely. As a plant, \u003cem\u003eFicus carica\u003c\/em\u003e gives you a low branched, wide spreading tree with large lobed leaves that throw heavy summer shade and then drop cleanly to reveal a pale sculptural frame. It is one of the most forgiving productive trees available for hot Australian gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy White Adriatic Fig\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlesh Colour and Flavour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Green skinned fruit with rich pink to red flesh, sweet enough to eat fresh and excellent dried.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelf Fertile\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sets fruit without a pollinating partner or a second tree, so a single plant is enough.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeat and Drought Hardy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Once rooted it crops through dry summers that would stop most fruit trees.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBold Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: The large deeply lobed leaves give a Mediterranean character no other common fruit tree provides.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eResponds to Pruning\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cuts back hard and reshoots willingly, so it can be held at picking height or trained flat against a wall.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard Shade Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single low branched fig gives summer shade over a paved sitting area and lets winter sun through.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEspalier on a Warm Wall\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trained flat against north or west facing masonry it ripens fruit early and takes up almost no ground.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProductive Garden Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: Combines an edible crop with genuine ornamental presence in a small block.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMediterranean Planting Scheme\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sits alongside olive, pomegranate, grape and citrus in a dry style garden.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m in a productive row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m as an open grown tree\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter and early spring while dormant, or autumn in frost free districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tolerates poor and alkaline soils but demands free drainage. Excessive richness and nitrogen push leaf at the expense of fruit.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water regularly through the first two summers and keep moisture consistent while fruit is swelling, since erratic watering causes splitting. Mulch well, and site the tree away from drains, paving and footings because fig roots are vigorous and opportunistic.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 6m, easily held lower by pruning\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 6m, often wider than tall\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Western Asia and the eastern Mediterranean\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, flowers are held inside the developing fig\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"150L","offer_id":59795305169182,"sku":"ND-0794-150L","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/EME_khG4fhJofROHMWwxt_DuveZeYz.jpg?v=1787313179","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/fig-white-adriatic-ficus-carica","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}