First let me say welcome to the forum. I'm also new to growing figs. Once rooted figs for the most part are easy to grow and grow fast especially with our long growing season. Now the hard part, that is finding the right varieties for our hot humid climate. spend some time reading posts and do searches and ask questions. figs4fun.com has a variety page which might be of help many members post on both forums.
good luck on your new tree.I'm sure it will do well
Sal

ok Do I need to grow them in pots? I would love to grow them in the ground .
I live in Polk county, that is about 40 milesl east of Tampa. It has gotten down to 25 degrees two times in the last 3 years. Each time it was only for a night or two. Do fig trees require full time sun or filtered sun or can they tolerate shade?
I have a spot about 10feet wide between our shed and a 6 foot fence. It only gets overhead direct sun. No direct morning and no direct afternoon sun in the evening.

Oh wait a minute I have never seen a full grown fig tree. How big do they get? Do they have a wide footprint? How wide of a space do they need? How tall do they get?
I have much to learn.

Hello smittee,

There is a wealth of information just waiting to be discovered by you on the fig forum. Some of your questions have already been answered. Try using the search feature on this forum. It is the box located on the bottom of the message page. Type in "nematodes" or "Florida" and see what comes up. I know I have posted some good info for dealing with those pesky nematodes that can exist in Florida's sandy soil. After reading those posts, it will lead you to others that will answer more questions or further pique your interest. I'm sure you will have more questions after reading some of what has already been written.

Dan

We have a full sized Celeste about 5 blocks from me that is almost 30' tall and wide.

I have seen many other trees that are also this large.

wow, I had no idea that we were talking TREE! I have only seen little potted fig trees with a load of fruit. So I guessed (wrongly) that if they fruit that small they probable don't get any larger then a bush...you threw that theory right out the door! lol thanks

Look at this gigantic fig in "bush" form, about 13' tall and wide:

And here is a one from PA more of a tree form, close to 20' tall and wide:

Finally, one in full tree form:

So, yes, they get big. It does take some time to get that large. And you can control the size with pruning.

I dn't know how large the middle one is, actually. The third picture is a tree about 20' tall and wide. I have seen larger, though. And they get even larger in "fig heaven" (southern Eurasia)

THANKS FOR taking the time to pull up those pics for me.

I'm in Lakeland and most of mine are in pots. I have a couple of plants I bought from a guy in North Lakeland. He has his trees in the ground and they are fairly tall even though they froze to the ground last year. He also sells frozen figs by the gallon ziplock bag. (I haven't figured out what to do with them but they are great frozen - kind of like popsicles.) My 2 brown turkey never really went dormant last year even though I never covered them and we have frost quite a few times. (The pots were near the house).

This year I planted a couple next to the house to see how they do.

The Lowe's on Lakeland Highlands road near the Polk Parkway had brown turkey and magnolia figs about 10 days ago for $4.25.

I live right behind the Auburndale Lowes I guess I better skip rigt up there and see what they have, since they are so close they may have the same supplier. I have a 3" rooted brown turkey and that is what I paid for it (actually more) plus shipping. so that is a fantastic price.
thanks
ssmittee