A dwarf and hardy fig that is an excellent choice for patio culture as far north as zone 6.
Little ruby fig care.
It is a dwarf fig tree that abundantly produces sweet strawberry colored medium sized fruit.
Little ruby produces a breba crop of medium sized sweet red figs with strawberry colored flesh.
Once established it is tolerant to drought.
I was between this and the brown turkey but the possibility of a sizable harvest of adorable fruit led me to choose the little ruby.
The little miss figgy dwarf fig is a sun and heat loving plant and should be planted in full sun for best results.
The little ruby fig tree is a favorite that we ve grown in smaller gardens for many years now.
Developed by the same retired biologist who gave us the hardy and huge olympian fig denny mcgaughy he chose this seedling for its.
Little ruby is a gorgeous fruiting and ornamental tree that also makes an excellent specimen for bonsai or container gardening.
Soil should be well drained and moist.
The fruit of the fig tree is a great source of fiber and manganese.
Trees can produce large quantities of fruit when the plant is only three feet tall in a seven gallon container which would have most other fig varieties.
Water needs are average.
Rarely growing taller than 6 feet high little ruby is prized for its incredible cold hardiness some say all the way down to zone 6 its compact habit and its huge breba crops of small reddish brown figs with a super tasty ruby center.
Little ruby is probably in the top five of all fig varieties for its ability to grow long term in a container making it one of the best choices for growing indoors or in greenhouses.
Little miss figgy dwarf fig care.
I have wanted to add a fig tree to my indoor container garden for a bit now and i finally decided to do it.