Oro Rosato Fig Tree
Finally, a striped fig that produces a productive breba crop to allow cool climate and short season growers the thrill of growing beautiful striped figs that ripen early enough for reliable harvests every year. Oro Rosato also produces a main crop that ripens early to mid season. Flavor is syrupy sweet and is best grown in a dry summer climate and will improve as the tree ages. If you’re a coastal or northern gardener that’s sick of turning your Panache figs that don’t ripen into flower arrangements then you’ll love Oro Rosato’s tasty breba crop!
One of the easiest fruits to grow, and a true gourmet delight, you should not live your life without feasting on this sweet, delectable fruit. To fully enjoy fresh figs, you must grow your own. When fully ripe and at their most tender, shipping them long distances is virtually impossible. Another plus for Figs – deer don’t like them (most of the time)!
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Latin Name: Ficus carica
Site and Soil: Figs do well in a variety of soils, but require at least 8 hours of sunlight during the growing season.
Pollination Requirements: Self-figful.
Hardiness: Hardy to between 0° & 5° F.
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 10-20 ft in height, smaller with pruning.
Taste: Syrupy sweet and figgy
Fruit Skin: Striped green and yellow
Fruit Flesh: Amber to red
Bloom Time: Flowers are not noticeable as they are inside the fig.
Ripening Time: Late September-October
Yield: 10-15 lbs. or more per plant
Pests & Diseases: Figs are not bothered by pests or diseases in our region. Cover plants with netting if birds are a problem. Fig Mosaic Virus is a benign virus that exists in all cultivated fig trees. Yellow spotting of the leaves is a cosmetic symptom that shows more in container culture, but is quickly outgrown once trees are planted in the ground. The presence of FMV in all cultivated figs has become widely accepted, as even the national germplasm repository for figs maintained by the USDA has Fig Mosaic Virus. If the presence of FMV is a concern, then purchasing fig trees may not be the best option for you.
USDA Zone: 7b
Sunset Western Zone: 4-9, 12-24
Sunset Northeast Zone: 31, 32