Carica Ficus

General Description:

Carica Ficus a small or moderate-sized deciduous tree, 15-30 ft. high, with broad ovate or nearly orbicular leaves, more or less deeply 3-5 lobed, rough above and pubescent below; fruits axillary, usually pear-shaped, variable in size and colour.The fig plant is considered to be a native of Caricain Asia Minor and is grown in nearly all tropical and sub- tropical countries. It is now cultivated chiefly in the east to Spain and Portugal in the west; it is also grown commercially in parts of U.S.A. and Chile and, to a small extent, in Arabia, Persia, India, China and Japan. Fig trees have been raised from seeds. And seed extracted from commercially dried fruits. Air-layering is also done for propagation.