Ficus carica

F. carica trees can range from open to compact and from pendulous to upright to spreading, depending on the specific cultivar. Tree size and tree density are also rather dependent upon the cultivar, although cultural factors and soil quality can have a substantial impact upon eventual tree size. Exceptional specimens exist that have attained from 9 to 12 m in height and 10 m in spread, although commercially grown trees might only average from 5 to 8 m in height and from 6 to 7 m in width in the widest set plantings. Some cultivars produce trees that are round-topped and dense with many twiggy lateral spurs. Other cultivars have more apically dominant branches with fewer spurs, producing a more open or leggy appearance (Janick and Paull, 2008).