Fig Trees in Florida

Alma

• Alma fig is among the fig varieties good for Florida, according to the University of Florida Extension site. The tree is moderately tolerant of cold and the fruit is very sweet with brown skin and tan pulp. Alma fig was introduced by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station in 1974. The late-season fig tree produces an abundant crop. The moderately vigorous tree starts to produce fruit very early. Alma fig tree is very sensitive to frost. The eye of the figs is well sealed with thick resin that discourages infection from the entry of the dried fruit beetles.

Brown Turkey

• Brown turkey fig is well suited to growing in Florida and is recommended for the state by the University of Florida Extension site. The figs are also referred to as eastern brown turkey, Harrison, Brunswick and Texas everbearing. Brown turkey fig tree is the most popular variety grown in the southeast United States and produces a medium to large fruit with a bronze skin and amber pulp. The vigorous growing tree is small and hardy and produces very heavy crops when well pruned. Brown turkey fig is a native of Provence.

Conadria

• Conadria is cited by the University of Florida Extension site as among the fig trees that are good for growing in Florida. Conadria fig tree is vigorous in growth, producing a prolific harvest of green to yellow figs, which are good for eating fresh and are especially favored in the dried form. The variety is the first artificial, hybrid fig and has a strawberry red pulp with a mild, sweet flavor. Conadria thrives best in hot regions and tends to grow excessively when regularly watered. The variety was produced in 1956 in Riverside, California.