Celeste Fig Tree

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Description

About Celeste Fig Trees

The Celeste Fig Tree—also called the Celestial Fig or Sugar Fig—is cherished for its sweet, honey-like flavor and small to medium fruit with rose-colored to violet skin. More cold-hardy than many other fig varieties, Celeste thrives across the southeastern U.S., is a favorite in California, and handles heat and humidity with ease.

This variety is known for its natural pest and disease resistance. As a closed eye fig, Celeste resists fruit spoilage caused by rain or pests like wasps, helping ensure a cleaner, higher-yielding harvest.

Delicious Fruit and Edible Leaves

Figs have been prized since Classical times for their rich flavor and versatility. Celeste figs are excellent fresh, dried, canned, or frozen. Enjoy them in salads, charcuterie boards, with cheese, or in desserts. Their flavor is deeply sweet, making them a hit in both savory and sweet dishes.

Even the broad, lobed leaves of the Celeste Fig Tree are edible! They’re often used for grilling, steaming, or baking, imparting a light smoky flavor to meats and vegetables. The dehydrated leaves can also be steeped to make fig leaf tea.

Figs are a nutrient-dense fruit, high in fiber, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, and vitamins A and C.

Growing Celeste Fig Trees

Celeste Fig Trees are deciduous and can grow up to 7–10 feet tall and wide. They thrive in well-draining soil with full sun exposure and are easy to grow in both outdoor gardens and large containers.

  • In-ground hardiness: USDA Zones 6–9
  • Container hardiness: USDA Zones 2–9 (with winter protection)

Winter Protection in Colder Climates

In areas where winter temperatures drop below freezing, Celeste fig trees benefit from insulation:

  • Potted Trees: Move to an insulated, unheated room like a garage or basement. Water just enough to keep the roots moist but not wet.
  • In-Ground Trees: Protect with chicken wire cages stuffed with leaves or straw, wrapped in burlap. You can also bend flexible branches down to protect them. Even if the top dies back, new shoots will emerge from the roots in spring—Celeste produces fruit on new growth.

Why Choose Celeste Fig?

  • Cold-hardy and heat tolerant
  • Self-pollinating (no second tree needed)
  • Container-friendly and compact
  • Pest-resistant closed eye fruit
  • Fast-growing and productive
  • Delicious fruit and edible leaves

Buy a Celeste Fig Tree Today

Enjoy the beauty, flavor, and versatility of the Celeste Fig Tree—a compact, cold-hardy fig variety that rewards you with sweet fruit, edible leaves, and attractive green foliage. Great for containers or garden beds alike!

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Since 1816, Stark Bro’s has promised to provide customers with the very best fruit trees and plants. It’s just that simple. If your trees or plants do not survive, please let us know within one year of delivery. We will send you a free one-time replacement, with a nominal shipping fee of $9.99. If the item in question is not available, we can issue a one-time credit to your account equaling the original product purchase price or issue you a refund. Read more about our warranty policy.

Characteristics

Fruit Color Purple
Fruit Size Small - Medium
Hardiness Zone Range 2 - 9, Outdoor Planting: 6 - 9
Pollination Self-Pollinating
Ripens/Harvest July
Shade/Sun Full Sun
Soil Composition Loamy
Soil Moisture Well Drained
Soil pH Level 6.0 - 6.5
Taste Sweet
Texture Soft
Years to Bear 1 - 2

Size & Spacing

Mature Size

When your tree matures, it will be approximately 7 - 10' tall x 7 - 10' wide.

Recommended Spacing

We recommend spacing these trees 7 - 10' apart to ensure room for growth.

Zone Compatibility

This Variety's Zone Range 2 - 9 Outdoors: 6 - 9
My Hardiness Zone ?
The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatibility range of this variety before ordering.
This item can be grown in colder climates if it's planted in a container and brought indoors during the winter months. If you're planting it outdoors in the ground, we recommend being within the outdoor zone range.

Pollination

This variety is self pollinating.

In many cases, you may still want to plant pollinating partners to increase the size of your crops, but with self-pollinating varieties doing so is optional. You'll get fruit with only one plant!

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Tools & Supplies

Having the proper tools and supplies when growing your own can make the difference between a good harvest and a great harvest! Here's a list that our experts recommend for this variety.

Planting & Care

Learn all about how to grow fig trees in The Growing Guide. An entire section of our website dedicated to your growing success.

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Why did you choose this?

Anxious to include this in my fruit growing opportunities.

I have some extra space where a tree that I cut down recently, I liked the tree there, but not the specific type of tree. When I was cutting this down, I thought to myself it would be nice to have the…

Recommended for Northwest Florida in Zone 9B

Expanding my fig selections from two to four and this had good overall reviews from people in my zone 7a.

Customer Reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5
Jan 30, 2025
Figs
Great size took the cold snap well very healthy plant received decent roots and can't wait to see the fruit.
Rated 5 out of 5
Nov 7, 2024
My adorable fig tree
The tree came in excellent shape. Well packed and the delivery was on time. I planted it immediately and it grew really well. But since the fall season started all leaves fell off and only the stick is left now. However, I expect it to come back again and start to grow well in spring
Rated 5 out of 5
Oct 27, 2024
growing great I love the hardy nature of this Varity, wished I could get it to not die back to the ground in the winter
Rated 5 out of 5
Oct 23, 2024
Nice Fig Tree
I ordered this fig tree in July. I decided to plant it in a large pot because we were experiencing drought conditions. This made it easier to keep the fig watered. It is thriving! I was surprised at how fast it grows. It came with just a couple of leaves. Now it has sprouts from numerous places and has grown at least a foot or more. I will probably wrap it and winter it over in the garage this year and plant it in latish spring after danger of frost.
Rated 5 out of 5
Oct 7, 2024
Living well
So far, it's doing well. Until it's made it through a winter, I won't have a real opinion.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jul 13, 2024
Healthy trees
The tree arrived healthy and on time. It is thriving and growing well
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 8, 2024
Fabulous
Fig tree arrived in great condition, about 4' tall, with a few little leaves on the top section. Finished out the early spring in the greenhouse, now outside. Loves the heat and sunshine. Watching for the first little fig, if we end up getting one on our first year.
Rated 5 out of 5
Mar 29, 2024
Celeste Fig Tree
Because every home should have their very own? This is one beautiful beautiful fig tree!
Rated 5 out of 5
Jan 22, 2024
Beautiful Leaves!
Probably my favorite tree in my DIY orchard. It suffered a bit of die back following a very cold spell at the end of 2022, but shot back up with vigor last season. I tried insulating the base with leaves this fall, and it looks solid now despite several inches of snow around its base. I hope we might see flowers this season.
Rated 5 out of 5
Nov 8, 2023
Very nice plant, very bad deer!
The fig tree I received from Stark Bros. was super nice. Very well packaged, shipped promptly, very nice foliage and shape. After acclimation, I carefully planted it yesterday. Word of caution and no reflection on Stark Bros- I have several figs in my yard- two young plants that were set out this Spring and one older bush that has been in place for several years. The deer have never been a problem with my figs, so I didn't give it any thought. Of course, when I checked my new plant today, the deer had stripped the foliage! There's just a bit of new growth left, so I treated with Liquid Fence and am hoping my fig can get established before freezing night temperatures.