🫒 Fig Tree
Ficus carica
Tree
☀️ Sun
Full sun (8+ hours preferred)
💧 Water
Low to moderate; drought-tolerant once established
🗺️ Zones
7–11
📏 Spacing
10–20 ft
📐 Height
15–30 ft
🧪 Soil pH
6.0–6.5
⏱️ Maturity
2–6 years to first fruit
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (10)
Good companion — Fig Tree and Comfrey grow well together.
Good companion — Fig Tree and Nasturtium grow well together.
Good companion — Fig Tree and Lavender grow well together.
Good companion — Fig Tree and Borage grow well together.
Good companion — Fig Tree and Marigold grow well together.
🤝 Sweet Alyssum
Good companion — Fig Tree and Sweet Alyssum grow well together.
🤝 Rue
Good companion — Fig Tree and Rue grow well together.
Good companion — Fig Tree and Basil grow well together.
Good companion — Fig Tree and Strawberry grow well together.
Good companion — Fig Tree and Garlic grow well together.
⚠️ Keep Apart (5)
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
⚠️ Pepper
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
⚠️ Brassicas
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
📝 Growing Notes
Fig trees thrive with Russian comfrey nearby, whose deep roots don't compete with figs but provide excellent mulch and nutrients. Nasturtiums act as sacrifice plants that draw aphids away from the fig. Nightshades compete for nutrients and share diseases like leaf curl and bacterial canker.