Fig (Aththi)

Fig Plant is an ideal houseplant, evergreen and fruit-bearing plant. This plant is categorized under fruit plant, tree crop, ornamental and outdoor plant.

COMMON NAME: Fig 

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ficus carica L.

FAMILY: Moraceae

SOIL: Most suitable to grow loamy soil

ORIGIN: Asiatic Turkey to northern India

PLANT HEIGHT: 5 to 8 inches

Buy Fig (Aththi) plant from Santhi online plant nursery website. It is an indigenous, evergreen tropical and small tree or bush plant. This plant’s height reaches up to 10-12 meters. Leaves are broad and have multiple fruits. You buy this plant from our online plant shopping and grow good fruit plants around you.

FERTILIZER: Apply any organic fertilizer such as manure or fish emulsion fertilizer to improve soil fertility.

PROPAGATION: Done through cutting

TRANSPLANTING: After the first frost in fall transplant the plant.

PRUNING: In the second year prune half branch above the node to encourage lateral growth and fruit production.