Celeste Fig Leaf
Celeste figs are purple bronze with a smooth pink flesh that is speckled with tiny seeds.
Celeste fig leaf. The uniquely lobed leaves are an exotic backdrop for the pretty purple fruit. They have a compact growth pattern usually reaching a mature height and spread of 7 to 10 feet 2 3 m. The upper surface is green and rough with hairs and the underside is paler and smooth. Celeste fig ficus carica celestial is one of the most widely planted fig trees in the united states and with good reason.
It earns its nickname each summer with scrumptiously sweet fruit that has a rich buttery smooth flavor and texture. The fruit is not only delicious its beautiful too. They do well in containers. This fig tree produces such sweet and delicious fruit that it often goes by its nickname the sugar fig.
This dwarf fig tree often looks more like a shrub than a tree. It is usually deeply palmately lobed with three to five sinuses lobed. The leaves are 5 10 inches long and 4 7 inches across and can be up to 1 foot in length. Figs are an ancient fruit grown in the mediterranean regions for thousands of years.
The celeste fig plant is one of the most cold hardy figs available and will actually weather freezing spells if it is in.