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'Little Miss Figgy' Patio Fig Tree

Grow figs in the smallest of spaces

Grown by John

South Downs National Park

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'Little Miss Figgy' Patio Fig Tree Soft Fruit
'Little Miss Figgy' Patio Fig Tree Soft Fruit

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The highlights

  • 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

Description

  • Perfect for beginners, this pocket sized fig tree is easy to grow and looks - dare I say it? Even better than traditional varieties
  • Produces a prolific crop of large, sweet, burgundy coloured figs in both spring and summer
  • A dwarf variety that's been specially bred to be perfect for pots and smaller gardens and can be grown as a tree or a bush. Grows to just 1.2x 1.2m and looks amazing on a balcony. You can even grow it indoors!
  • The foliage is some of the best we've ever seen - lush, green and plentiful with that unmistakable lobed leaf shape
  • Drought resistant once established, this is a low maintenance, high reward plant
  • Hardy down to minus 15 degrees

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Plant in 3L Pot
9cm Pot

Height on arrival:

30-60cm inc. pot
10-20cm

Eventual height:

1.2m
1.2m

Eventual spread:

1,2m
Spreads approx 1.2m
1,2m
Spreads approx 1.2m

Tasting notes:

Rich, sweet and decadent
Rich, sweet and decadent

Time to first crop:

1 year
You should begin to see a fig crop after the first year
1 year
You should begin to see a fig crop after the first year

Habit:

Bushy
A compact bushy plant
Bushy
A compact bushy plant

Hardiness:

Hardy
H4 - does not require protection from frost except in extreme circumstances, such as extremely cold winters or very exposed positions
Hardy
H4 - does not require protection from frost except in extreme circumstances, such as extremely cold winters or very exposed positions

Self fertile:

Self fertile
Produces a crop without needing fertilisation from other trees
Self fertile
Produces a crop without needing fertilisation from other trees

Uses:

Eating, cooking, preserving
Eating, cooking, preserving

Rootstock:

Spacing:

1m
Plant 1m apart to allow for spreading
1m
Plant 1m apart to allow for spreading

How To Grow

Generally pest and disease free

Figs are generally trouble-free, but may be affected by cold weather, rotting of the fruits, scale insect and red spider mite especially if grown under glass. Birds may be a problem

Water regularly in summer

Fig trees require 2.5-4cm of water per week either from rainfall or watering. The tree will let you know if it needs to be watered by the yellowing of its foliage and dropping of leaves, although don't wait until this point to water as this will only stress it out and may produce fewer fruits. Every 10 days to 2 weeks should be sufficient unless the weather is particularly hot or dry. Once established, this variety is drought resistant.

Full sun

Position in a sunny sheltered spot, against a south or west facing wall

Any well drained, fertile soil

Fig can grow in virtually any soil type but prefer a slightly alkaline sandy-clay soil

No feeding required

Fig trees are easy to grow, and one factor of this is that they rarely need fertiliser, and can actually harm your fig tree if it doesn't need it. It's best to provide fertiliser for fig trees when the tree shows symptoms of slow growth or pale leaves. If growing in sandy soils, you may need to fertilise annually as nutrients leach out of sandy soils quickly

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You simply can’t buy better fruit plants and here’s why. John grows them outdoors, just like his family has done since 1908, so they’re more than a match for the UK weather. John only has time for the top performing varieties, meaning that you can be assured of a successful (and blooming tasty) soft fruit crop.

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