Fig ‘Letizia’ (Ficus carica)

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This family heirloom fig tree, named after plantsman Steve Castorani’s mother Letizia, is a rare Italian fig that’s hardy to zone 6. It makes a nice ornamental shrub since it’s wel l branched with large leaves. The medium-size fruit has light brown skin and delicious, honey-colored inner flesh. ‘Letizia’ can bear two crops of figs a year; early figs called the breba crop and a late summer to early fall crop. Some fig growers have compared ‘Letizia’ to ‘Chicago Hardy.’ Hardy in zones 6-9. Show more