Little Ruby Fig Bonsai

This new fig is cold hardy to zone 6 and great for patio plantings.
Little ruby fig bonsai. It is a dwarf fig tree that abundantly produces sweet strawberry colored medium sized fruit. Fig little ruby ficus carica suitable for containers or even bonsai fig little ruby has a natural dwarf habit with small tasty bite sized maroon colored fruit. Little ruby is a gorgeous fruiting and ornamental tree that also makes an excellent specimen for bonsai or container gardening. The little ruby fig is actually a sport of the port jackson fig which is a native fig to nsw australia.
Whether it will develop into a nice bonsai is left to be seen depending on how it grows. Little ruby is a super dwarf fig tree that has a natural dwarf habit with small tasty bite sized maroon colored fruit happily produces in small containers or even as a bonsai. My tree is approximately 25 years old i have learnt that by letting the tree grow out then cutting to the desired shape. The benjamina fig originally came into my possession as an ex indoor plant hire piece about 15 years ago.
Little ruby is a fig with light red skin and is a productive small to medium sized fig with very attractive strawberry flesh and excellent flavor. The growing period in act is relatively short compared to warmer areas up north. The stem is very flexible and easily wired to any shape. The foliage then thickens more than continually trying to force it back by cutting pinching as per a lot of other figs.
It is still a little plant grown from a cutting a year or 2 ago. It produces an early strong breba crop on the previous year s shoot growth. Little ruby fig is a self pollinating variant.