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Expertly Grown In The UK
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Fig Trees

Growing your own fig trees gives you a ready supply of sweet, fresh fruit that would cost you a packet in the shops. These gorgeous little trees lend a touch of Mediterranean glamour to your patio and will thrive in pots. Our growers have picked only those varieties that are tried, tested and proven to crop reliably in the UK climate. These premium trees are the most hardy and disease resistant you can get, for guaranteed success.

Which fig tree?

If you’re planning to grow your fig tree in the ground, choose a hardy variety suited to the UK climate such as Osborne's Prolific or the heritage variety Madeleine de Deux Saisons which fruits twice in a year. For smaller gardens we recommend the more compact Dalmatie and Ice Crystal. Our growers John and Josh put figs in their top three of the easiest fruit trees to grow. Josh says "Brown Turkey is far and away the best fig tree to grow in the UK. You'll get reliable, fresh figs that taste so much better than shop bought and it's easy to look after."

Growers' tips

Fig trees grow best in pots - position them against a wall in a warm, sheltered area and re-pot every 2-3 years. If growing in the ground, you will need to use rubble or submerged paving slabs around the tree to restrict root growth and promote fruiting. Fig trees can also be trained to create a fan shape against a wall or fence. Fig trees need to be kept well watered and fed weekly with tomato food once the fruits appear. They also benefit from an annual mulch. Harvest the fruits when they hang down and are soft to the touch. For more tips on growing fig trees including training, harvesting and problem solving, see our full care guide.

Using your figs

Nothing tastes sweeter than a fig plucked straight from the tree, still warm with the heat of the late summer sun. Eat them fresh in salads, desserts and fruit platters or cooked in tarts and puddings. Figs also make excellent jams and chutneys and I’m told they’re pretty good minced up and used to stuff sub-par biscuits, too.

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UK Hardy Fig Tree | 'Brown Turkey'

By far the best fig to grow in the UK

5 options from from £18.00
  • Fully hardy and well-suited for UK climate
  • Highly ornamental with attractive lobed foliage
  • An easy to grow plant
  • Produces large crops of sweet juicy figs
Osborne's Prolific Fig Tree

One of the most heavily fruiting figs

1 option from from £21.00
  • One of the most heavily fruiting fig trees
  • Perfect for UK climate
  • Easy to grow
  • Amazing sweet rich flavour
Madeleine Des Deux Saisons' Fig Tree

Fit for a king

1 option from £21.00
  • Produces two crops per season
  • Dates back to the reign of Louis IV
  • Prized for its abundant fruiting
  • Perfect for UK climate
Rouge De Bordeaux Fig Tree

Centuries old gourmet French Fig

1 option from from £21.00
  • Produces attractive purple figs with red flesh
  • Self-fertile
  • Thrives in a greenhouse
  • Perfect for eating french or to make jam
Ice Crystal Fig Tree

A highly ornamental award-winning fig tree

1 option from from £21.00
  • Winner of RHS Award of Garden Merit
  • Highly ornamental
  • Self fertile
  • Perfect for smaller gardens
'Panachée' Fig Tree
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'Panachée' Fig Tree

The Tiger from the 1600s

0 options from £13.00
  • Known as the 'tiger' fig
  • Rich raspberry flavour
  • Gorgeous crimson figs
  • Self fertile
'Little Miss Figgy' Patio Fig Tree
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'Little Miss Figgy' Patio Fig Tree

Grow figs in the smallest of spaces

0 options from £25.00
  • Gorgeous glossy, lobed foliage
  • Harvest sweet, juicy figs in spring and summer
  • Dwarf variety ideal for patio pots and smaller gardens
  • Hardy, drought resistant and low maintenance
Dalmatie Fig Tree
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Dalmatie Fig Tree

One of the best figs for the British climate

0 options from £23.00
  • A popular green-fruited fig tree
  • One of the best figs for the British climate
  • Crops reliably in the UK
  • Produces a heavy crop
Brunswick Fig Tree
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Brunswick Fig Tree

Particularly hardy and heavy cropper

0 options from £14.00
  • Produces large pear-shaped fruit
  • Ideally suited to growing in a container on your patio
  • Popular with amateur gardeners
  • Attracts birds, bees and other beneficial insects

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