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Is there a tall Ficus Carica variety?

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Perplexed:
Either a tree or a tall shrub will work.

Jct:
Yes, but it may depend on your definition of tall.  I've seen them top 20-30+ feet, but they typically do not get that large unless conditions are perfect.  Many fig varieties will try to take a bushy form, you would have to select the main trunk and prune it to the form desired.  Thankfully you can prune a fig at just about any time of the year.

Triloba Tracker:
If trying to prune to a tree habit, would there be a risk of the plant dying back to the ground in a hard winter?

7b would generally be pretty mild, but..........

Perplexed:
Alright so pruning will help it form into a tree?

Jct:

--- Quote from: Perplexed on October 23, 2018, 10:00:58 PM ---Alright so pruning will help it form into a tree?

--- End quote ---
Yes.  A lot of fig varieties tend to produce a lot of suckers.  Just prune them away - or airlayer them and turn them into additional plants. 

You will have to protect the tree to keep it from freezing and dying.  I have seen a 20+ foot tree in the Tigard, OR area that goes completely unprotected.  Last Thanksgiving I was eating figs from branches that hung over into my parent's yard.

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