Chicago Hardy Fig (Bundle of 2) | Spring 2027

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At a glance: Chicago Hardy Fig is a fig tree rated hardy to zone 6 in our ratings (winters to -10°F), and needs no pollination.

Hardy to	Zone 6 to 10. A bare number means the whole of zone 6, colder half included (winters to -10°F). Find your zone with our cold hardiness calculator.
Pollination	No Pollination Needed. Chicago Hardy fig needs no pollination and no partner plant. One plant will fruit on its own. Bloom group is our estimate from the variety's origin and relatives. Pollination Charts.
Good for	Fresh eating (7/10), jams and jellies (7/10), salads and slicing (6/10), canning and freezing (6/10), drying (6/10). Scores are our own 1 to 10 ratings; 8 and up makes our Best Of lists.
What you get	Bare root. Shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.

Overview

In Montana, Chicago Hardy figs will need to be:

Brought indoors for the winter (a basement works well)
Or protected through other means like burying

Most growers here simply store them inside for half the year, starting around September, and enjoy growing them during the warmer months.

Fruit Description

Size: Medium to large, about the size of a golf ball
Flesh: Thick, sweet, strawberry-pink pulp
Skin: Very thin and fully edible
A tasty, rich fig that’s enjoyable fresh off the tree

Cold Hardiness

Hardy to Zone 6–7
Not winter-hardy in Montana without protection (burying in the ground) or bringing in. In some mild parts of the state, there may even be winters where it doesn't die back, and if it does, it likely won't kill the roots, in which case if the root system is established, since Figs bear fruit on current season's wood, you'd still get fruit on the shoots that emerged after winter.

Tree Details

Size at sale: Approximately 6–12 inches tall
Compact and easy to manage in containers or small spaces

Questions we get about Chicago Hardy Fig

How cold hardy is Chicago Hardy Fig?

We rate Chicago Hardy Fig hardy to zone 6, which means winters down to about -10°F. Our ratings come from real winters at our two Montana sites and from trusted growers across the North, not from a catalog average.

What is Chicago Hardy Fig good for?

Our top use scores for Chicago Hardy Fig are fresh eating (7/10), jams and jellies (7/10), salads and slicing (6/10), canning and freezing (6/10).

What arrives, and when does Chicago Hardy Fig ship?

A dormant bare-root plant, roots wrapped in moist sawdust with a vapor barrier, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring. We guarantee our plants bud out. Stone fruits can be slow, so if one still has not budded out by August 15, write to us and we credit you for the following spring.