Fig Tree

I don't have a garden so an orchard with mixed varieties for cross-pollination is my only option for Fig Tree. It absolutely works — with the right attention to thinning fruitlets in early summer to improve individual fruit size you can get excellent results in containers. dual ornamental and produ…

My first attempt at Fig Tree failed — fireblight bacterial disease affecting pears and apples got hold of it and I didn't know what I was looking at until it was too late. I left it alone for a year before trying again. The second attempt, with proper attention to thinning fruitlets in early summer…

I've been growing plants seriously for over fifteen years and Fig Tree remains a reliable favourite. For anyone starting out: the most critical thing is thinning fruitlets in early summer to improve individual fruit size. Everything else follows from that. codling moth larvae in fruit at harvest is…

I'd had Fig Tree for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to mulching around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds and the difference over the next two months was dramatic. harvest of home-grown fruit with exceptional fresh fla…

I want to be honest: I'm not getting great results with Fig Tree and I'm not entirely sure why. biennial bearing producing a heavy crop every other year has been a recurring problem despite my attempts to address it. I've been focusing on thinning fruitlets in early summer to improve individual frui…

Fig Tree is clearly a great plant — I can see that from other people's results. Mine has been decent but not spectacular, and I think I know why. I underestimated the importance of mulching around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds in the early stages and paid for it. biennial bearing p…

I planted Fig Tree at entirely the wrong point in the growing calendar and spent the first few months wondering what I'd done wrong. fireblight bacterial disease affecting pears and apples didn't help matters. Once I understood thinning fruitlets in early summer to improve individual fruit size thin…

I nearly gave up on Fig Tree after three months of mediocre results. Then I focused properly on checking and adjusting tree ties and stakes annually and within a few weeks the difference was dramatic. It now lives in a fan-trained shape on a warm boundary fence and has genuinely transformed that sp…

Fig Tree is a genuinely satisfying plant to grow, but I want to be upfront about one thing: biennial bearing producing a heavy crop every other year. I've dealt with it twice now and it takes consistent attention to manage. Beyond that, long productive lifespan of decades with good management makes…

I started with one Fig Tree and now have four, all from propagation. The process is straightforward once you understand formative pruning in the first three years to build good structure — something I picked up from trial and error rather than any guide. I display them in a large half-barrel contai…