Eetbare tuin-edible garden Ficus carica Dottato - Fig tree

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Ficus carica Dottato or fig tree can be kept well in our climate. Cover in the winter and you enjoy it for a long time.
This Italian fig tree must be in a sheltered place. Preferably in a sunny place.
The fruits of the Dottato are delicious to eat and very sweet, these are ripe in September.
The leaf of the fig is also beautiful to see and in winter there remain thick, irregular branches that are so typical of the fig.
Figs are best kept in the open ground, but a tub can also be fine.
Pruning of the fig occurs in the early spring, then dead points are pruned to one knot.
In the summer the buds of young shoots are pruned to 6 leaves if you find this necessary.
Many tasty dishes can be made from figs. Fresh they are delicious but also in the oven, or as chutney, in the cake as jam etc.
Winter hardiness zone 8a (-10 / -12ºC).