TYPE: Deciduous
ZONE: 8 – 10b
LIGHT: Full Sun
SOIL: Any Soil, Well Drained
HEIGHT: 10 – 20 ft.
FRUIT: The fruit has light brown to violet skin and caramel pink flesh, with a closed or partially closed eye.
RIPENS: Late August - September
DESCRIPTION: Improved Celeste is a sugar-flavored fig that was developed by Louisiana State University as an improvement to the "Celeste" variety. It has a light brown to violet skin with a caramel-colored flesh and the fruits tend to be more bell-shaped than round.
This Improved Celeste Fig Tree will be a solid producer throughout the entire summer months when watered well. Sugar fig varieties like Improved Celeste are great for preserving. Use them in your favorite fig jelly or fig preserve recipes so you can enjoy them throughout the cooler months as well.
