Caducous means falling off early. In botany, a caducous part is shed before the plant reaches a later stage of development, such as a sepal, stipule, leaf, or fruit that drops prematurely. In figs, caducous is especially important in discussions of pollination-dependent types. Smyrna-type main-crop figs commonly drop if pollination does not occur, while persistent common figs can mature without caprification. The term should therefore be read in relation to fig type and crop behavior.

Calcium is an essential plant nutrient involved in cell-wall strength, membrane function, root growth, and growing-point development. Unlike some mobile nutrients, calcium movement within plants depends heavily on water flow, so irregular moisture can contribute to localized deficiency symptoms.

For fig growers, calcium is part of overall soil and container nutrition rather than a stand-alone cure for every fruit problem. Balanced watering, appropriate pH, healthy roots, and avoiding excessive salts are usually more important than repeatedly adding calcium without a soil or media reason.

Calcium in Fruit is a term used for calcium present in the edible fruit tissue.. . When describing Calcium in Fruit, use fruit at a known ripeness stage and note whether it is breba or main crop, since weather, pollination, and harvest timing can change the observation.

In horticulture, Callus Bridge describes new callus tissue that connects wounded plant surfaces.

Callus Bridge is especially relevant to fig propagation. Growers use the term when judging whether plant material is forming healthy roots, joining properly, or staying vigorous enough to become a stable young tree.

Callus Formation means the development of wound tissue on cut surfaces in practical plant language.

Callus Formation is especially relevant to fig propagation. Growers use the term when judging whether plant material is forming healthy roots, joining properly, or staying vigorous enough to become a stable young tree.

Callus Pad means a visible callus mass near the base of a cutting in practical plant language.

Callus Pad is especially relevant to fig propagation. Growers use the term when judging whether plant material is forming healthy roots, joining properly, or staying vigorous enough to become a stable young tree.

In horticulture, Callus Tissue describes new undifferentiated tissue produced around wounds.

Callus Tissue is especially relevant to fig propagation. Growers use the term when judging whether plant material is forming healthy roots, joining properly, or staying vigorous enough to become a stable young tree.

Callusing is the formation of callus tissue over a wound or cut surface. In propagation and grafting, callus is a mass of new cells that helps seal injured tissue and can support the formation of roots or graft unions under suitable conditions. Fig cuttings often callus before or while roots emerge, especially at the basal cut. A callus alone is not the same as a successful rooted cutting; the cutting still needs healthy buds, moisture balance, oxygen, warmth, and time to produce functional roots.

Calyx is the collective term for the sepals of a flower, usually the outer protective whorl around the developing floral organs. In ordinary flowers the calyx is visible from the outside, but figs are unusual because their tiny flowers are enclosed inside the syconium. In fig descriptions, calyx-related language may appear when discussing the ostiole, the small opening at the end of the fig, or the internal flowers of the syconium. Understanding that a fig is an enclosed inflorescence helps explain why normal flower terms can look different in figs than in open flowers.

Cambial Contact refers to the alignment of living cambium layers in grafting.. . Cambial Contact is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

The cambium layer is a thin living layer of dividing cells between the wood and the bark of woody plants. It produces new xylem toward the inside and phloem toward the outside, allowing stems and branches to increase in diameter.

For fig growers, cambium is especially important in grafting. A graft has the best chance of healing when the cambium of the scion and rootstock are aligned well enough to form a living union. Cambium health also matters when evaluating bark injury, girdling, and trunk damage.

In horticulture, Cane describes a long, usually one-year-old woody shoot. For pruning, grafting, and variety notes, Cane should be recorded with its position on the shoot so the observation can be connected to buds, fruiting sites, dieback, or new growth.

For Cane, record where it occurs on the shoot or trunk; that position can affect pruning decisions, regrowth after winter injury, grafting, and fruiting wood.

Canker means a localized dead area on bark or stem tissue in practical plant language.. . For Canker, pair the word with symptoms, timing, photos, and the affected plant part before deciding on treatment; several fig problems can look similar at first glance.

Canker disease refers to localized dead or diseased areas on stems, branches, or trunks, often caused by fungi or bacteria entering through wounds or stressed tissue. Cankers may appear sunken, cracked, discolored, or surrounded by callus growth. On figs, canker-like symptoms should be taken seriously because they can girdle branches and contribute to dieback. Good sanitation, pruning into healthy wood, avoiding unnecessary wounds, and reducing plant stress are practical first steps. The exact cause should be identified before assuming a specific disease.

In horticulture, Capillary Mat describes a mat that distributes water beneath containers.. . Capillary Mat is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

Caprification is the practice of using caprifigs and fig wasps to pollinate figs that require pollination to hold and mature fruit. Traditionally, caprifigs containing pollen and wasps are placed near edible fig trees at the correct stage. This is most important for Smyrna figs and the main crop of many San Pedro figs. Common figs do not require caprification to ripen, although pollination can still affect seed development and flavor in regions where the fig wasp is present.