Chicago Hardy Fig Tree - Ficus carica by Wellspring Gardens - Hardy & Fruitful - Ideal for Gardens - Purple-Skinned Figs - Backyard Orchard - Edible Landscape Plant - Beginner Friendly Fruit Tree

I am writing this review now solely based on current information. If you know much about figs, it is difficult if not impossible to know if you received the type you ordered until the plant produces fruit. Sometimes you can tell by the leaves but it still has to mature before you can do that. The plant I receive was between 2-3 inches so it is small. The main thing though is that the plant I received was perfectly healthy. It was shipped in a well protected packaging in a small pot and the soil was still very moist. I have had no issues since repotted and the plant is thriving.*** NOTE *** I have not purchased from this nursery before so I cannot remark about any confidence in receiving the correct variety that I purchased. Many times when buying mail order plants, the nursery can send the wrong type and some unethical nurseries simply don’t care because it may take 2-3 years or more before you realize it is the wrong variety. Take care when buying mail order but you should expect that this is a risk ESPECIALLY with figs. My review is based on the health of the plant received and no review on the certainty of variety.

Just a tiny one leaf twig when when shipped. A little slow waking up. But growing strong midway through summer. Over a foot now with lots of larger leaves. I ordered three varieties one had to be replaced but all now doing great.

I had really high hopes for this, and excitedly followed all the instructions. I received my plant on March 31, and waited a few weeks to put it outside while slowly introducing it to sunlight and the outside in general. I planted it in a fabric grow bag with pricey compost made for fruit trees, and put a light layer of straw on top. I tended to it daily, whether it was just checking the soil moisture, watering, etc. It didn't grow beyond the three leaves it arrived with. In early May, one leaf fell off. Last week, the other two leaves fell off. They were green the whole time and appeared healthy, but the plant had absolutely no growth whatsoever and looked the same as it did when it arrived until it suddenly dropped its leaves.I'm annoyed I bought this and wish I'd just gone to my local garden center instead - at least they offer a year warranty on plants. Save your money on this one, guys.

My fignominal is only 10 months old and she has been transplanted 3 times already. This is a beautiful plant that grows rapidly. I've only lost two leaves from this plant so the health is amazing. This plant surprisingly has been outside all season, so I can say that the fignominals performance outdoors is top tier.💪🏾🫶🏾 (Zone 10b, part shade and no harsh wind exposure)

The tree was TINY! But it is hardy for sure. I planted it in a pot, the single leaf it had fell off, but there was a bud, so I watered and waited. A month ago a windstorm blew over the pot. I found it buried in the overturned soil and replanted it. For three weeks I thought it had died, but a week ago I noticed a new bud is turning green and is ready to become a new leaf. Fingers crossed that it will live into a giant in a few years.

This is the first time I've shopped for a fig grown from tissue culture. I didn't know what to expect, other than hoping it would arrive in good condition and survive. It did.The tiny fig tree arrived as a multi-stemmed specimen in its little pot -- not as tall and thriving as pictured on this product page, but with several little pale green leaves on it. (I really wish I'd taken a picture, sorry..)So far so good. I let it acclimate in my window, watered it , and about a week later, planted it in a larger pot with some good quality potting soil. Set it outside in our mild spring weather (low sixties in the day, high forties at night) and let it sit in a partial sun location. One month in, I added some bone meal to the soil and started it on a liquid fertilizing routine every two weeks. Moved it gradually to a full-sun location. The tiny tree was gradually growing and leafing out more.It seems to be doing well as of today, 2.5 months later. It has grown moderately and taken on a deeper, healthier green color. I am aware that it will be a few years at this rate before it will be mature enough to give me any figs, so we will see if the fig they sent me is true to the label "Green Ischia". The trade-off of getting a fig tree at a third of the price of buying a nice, rooted cutting that will bear fruit one year later is that there will be a much longer wait ahead before I will see the "fruits of my labor". Hoping and praying it will be worthwhile.