Chicago Hardy Fig Live Plant 14+ Inches Bare Root Ficus carica Edible Fruit Shrub

Experience the joy of growing your own fruit with the Chicago Hardy Fig 'Ficus carica Chicago Hardy'. This live plant, shipped as a bare root and standing over 14 inches tall, is renowned for its resilience and ability to thrive in various climates. With its attractive bark and lush, dark green leaves, this fig shrub is perfect for container gardening and can be easily transitioned indoors during colder months.

• Growth Habit: Compact shrub, ideal for containers
• Color: Deep purple to light brown fruit with pink flesh
• Ideal Location: Can be grown indoors or outdoors
• Care Level: Low maintenance, hardy in various zones
• Fruit: Edible, sweet-tasting, ripens in late summer or fall
• Protection: Requires root mulch in colder zones
• Resilience: Resprouts in spring if dieback occurs

Common Name: Chicago Hardy Fig
Scientific Name: Ficus carica Chicago Hardy
Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade
Watering: Moderate, allow soil to dry between waterings
Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil
Hardiness Zones: 5-9
Growth Habit: Shrub, suitable for containers
Format: Bare root, 14+ inches

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.