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Alma Fig
✓ VerifiedTexas A&M University, USA (1972)
Alma was developed by Texas A&M University and released into the nursery trade in the mid-1970s. It is a moderately vigorous, early-bearing tree noted for extremely heavy crops of rich, sweet fruit with golden-brown skin and amber-tan flesh. Growers who have compared it directly to LSU Gold note that, like that variety, Alma tends to need genuinely long, hot summers to fully develop its best flavor, making it a less consistent recommendation for growers in cooler Northern climates than for the hot-summer regions it was bred for.
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Growing & Care
Hardiness zone
USDA Zones 7-10
Chill hours
~100 hours
Pollination
Self-fertile (common fig); does not need a pollinator.
Care info
Notably tight eye opening reduces fruit souring in humid climates, a genuine, deliberately bred practical advantage; standard fig care otherwise.
Recommendations
An excellent choice specifically for humid growing regions where fruit souring is an ongoing concern with more open-eyed varieties.
Flavor Profile
Sweet and rich with amber to light pink flesh; notably resistant to souring thanks to its tight eye
Quick facts
Skin color
Light brown to bronze
Size
Medium
Hardiness zone
USDA Zones 7-10
Chill hours
100