French Sugar
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Habit: Large round top spreading tree. Figs will begin to bear fruit after 3-5 years. Size: 4 - 5 metres. Harvest: First crop or breba figs form on last years, growth and will not grow until spring. These ripen December- January depending on site and variety selected. Second crop figs form during the summer growing season and ripen in the Autumn, from late March to May. To enhance development of late crop figs tip the new shoots to 4 or 5 leaves in mid December. Breba crop, main crop early - February. [in New Zealand] (008)