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Ficus carica

A small deciduous tree producing soft, sweet fruit eaten fresh or dried, one of the earliest domesticated fruit trees.

Family

Moraceae

Temperature

16-26°C (absolute 4-38°C)

Rainfall

700-1500mm (absolute 300-2700mm)

Altitude

1200m

Soil pH

6-7 (absolute 4.3-8.6)

Soil types

Well-drained soils, tolerant of poor or rocky ground