Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Tree
Origin
Mediterranean, Western Asia
Europe, Northern Africa
Types
Common Fig, Ficus carica
Populus nigra 'Italica'
Number of Varieties
106
0
40000
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Habitat
Cropland, Rocky areas
Fields, Open areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm-
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Purple, Dark Green, Bronze, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Diamond-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Early Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
-
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Requires regular watering
Does not require lot of watering, when new, water every week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
Alternate Days
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize the soil instead of direct applying, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Healthy tree
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Soil Compaction
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
-
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Hay fever, Runny nose, Watery eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, constipation, Diabetes
Diaphoretic, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
-
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food
Economic Purpose, Food for animals, Grown for shade
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
FICUS carica
POPULUS Nigra Italica
Common Name
Fig
Lombardy Poplar
In Hindi
अंजीर
ऐस्प
In German
Feige
Lombardei Pappel
In French
figue
peuplier de Lombardie
In Spanish
higo
Lombardía álamo
In Greek
Σύκο
Λομβαρδίας λεύκες
In Portuguese
Figura
Lombardia Poplar
In Polish
Figa
Lombardia Topola
In Latin
Fig
Lombardiae Poplar
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Malpighiales
Family
Moraceae
Salicaceae
Genus
Ficus
Populus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Ficeae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
80035
1
27800
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