Kadota Potted Fig Tree

Kadota fig is a common-type fig with greenish-yellow skin and amber flesh. It develops best with substantial summer heat and is used fresh, dried, cooked, or preserved.

Product Details

• Plant form: Potted, own-root deciduous fig tree
• Tree habit: Standard fig; prune to manage mature size and harvest access
• USDA zones: Listed for Zones 7–9; winter survival and dieback depend on microclimate and protection
• Harvest: Breba production can vary; the main crop generally develops from late summer into fall
• Fruit: Greenish-yellow skin with sweet amber flesh
• Pollination: Common-type fig; a second tree or fig-wasp pollination is not required
• Site: Full sun, substantial summer warmth, and well-drained soil

See the Figs Growing Guide and potted fruit tree planting guide. Compare varieties in the Fig Trees collection or browse all potted fruit trees.

Seasonal note: This deciduous tree may arrive dormant and leafless. Inspect it promptly and contact Customer Service within three days if it arrives damaged or in poor condition.

Establishment and harvest cues

After transplanting, spread the roots only as the container allows and keep the original soil line level with the finished grade. Apply water over the whole root-ball area, then expand the wetted zone as the tree establishes. Kadota needs sustained warmth to develop its characteristic amber interior, so give it an open southern exposure where summers are marginal. Harvest when the neck softens, the fruit droops, and the skin color loses its immature cast; figs do not continue to ripen after picking.

Site the tree where its developing crop receives direct light and where fallen fruit can be collected promptly.