Ficus carica ' Goutte d' Or'
One of the sweetest figs & therefore often used in the production of dried figs. The pink fleshed fruits are very prone to exude sugary droplets when fully ripe & are delicious to eat! It produces large fruits weighing 70-90g. Reaching a height of 2.5m it makes a smaller tree than most other varieties but is very heavy cropping & can produce two outdoor crops a year. Very resistant to cold
- temperatures of -25ºC have been recorded in productive commercial orchards in the mountains of Turkey.
Pollination: Self-fertile.
Season: June & late Aug
- mid Oct.
Available for delivery: all year.