
Olympian Fig
Ficus carica
Olympian fig won the Retailers Choice Award at the 2014 FarWest Show. Olympian is a cold hardy fig and absolutely delicious. This fig produces very sweet fruits with thin purple skin with a red to violet flesh. Discovered by retired biologist Denny McGaughy, he named it after the city where he found it in a sheltered location. Denny worked with Malli Aradhy, a geneticist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Clonal Germplasm Repository to conduct DNA test to find out if it was a known cultivar. It did not match any of the 200+ figs in the repository. It appears Denny has found a unique heirloom variety that produces well in cool & coastal climates. Zone 7-9 May work in Zone 6 with warmer micro climate. Space 10' circle
Plant Characteristics | |
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Pest Resistance | Very Good |
Disease Resistance | Very Good |
Drought Tolerance | Good |
Heat Tolerance | Excellent |
Humidity Tolerance | Good |
Sun Tolerance | Excellent |
Wet Soil Tolerance | Poor |
Shade Tolerance | Fair |
No Spray | Very Good |
Salt Tolerance | Very Good |
Fresh for Kids | Excellent |
Deer Resistance | Fair |
Thorns | No |
Plant Type | Shrub |
Soil Type | Adaptable |
Edible Type | Fruit |
Self Fertile | Yes |
This information is accurate to the best of our knowledge, comments/opinions are always welcome |
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