Figs · Dave Wilson Nursery

Black Mission Fig

Ficus carica ‘Black Mission’

A large, long-lived fig with dark purple skin and rich strawberry-colored flesh, dependable below roughly 2,000 feet in Arizona.

3 varieties

Chill hours: Less than 300 hours
Harvest: One or two crops from early summer into fall
Pollination: Self-fruitful common fig; no pollinizer needed
Mature size: Usually 10–20 ft with annual pruning; rootstock determines ultimate size

Our pick for most gardens

Potted · No. 1

Grown on in a pot and shipped dormant, roots already established.

$26

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Which one

Every fig side by side

Same fruit, different seasons and different jobs. Pick the row that fits your ground and your calendar.

Variety	Harvest	Chill hours	Pollination	Mature size	Grown	From
A large, long-lived fig with dark purple skin and rich strawberry-colored flesh, dependable below roughly 2,000 feet in Arizona.	One or two crops from early summer into fall	Less than 300 hours	Self-fruitful common fig; no pollinizer needed	Usually 10–20 ft with annual pruning; rootstock determines ultimate size	1,961	$26
A sweet fresh-eating fig with brown-purple skin and pink flesh, often best in Arizona’s slightly cooler 2,000–3,000-foot band.	Summer into early fall	Less than 300 hours	Self-fruitful common fig; no pollinizer needed	Usually 10–20 ft with annual pruning; rootstock determines ultimate size	1,347	$26
A heat-tolerant light-skinned fig with mild, sweet flesh that performs well for both fresh eating and drying.	Summer into early fall	Less than 300 hours	Self-fruitful common fig; no pollinizer needed	Usually 10–20 ft with annual pruning; rootstock determines ultimate size	547	$26

Counts are what the nursery is growing right now, across every trunk size.

Where this tree sits

Understory & shrubs

Woody plants at head height and below — figs, pomegranates, currants, berries. They fill the gap between trunk and ground.

Figs sit in this layer.