'Osborn's Prolific' Fig Tree
One heck of a lot of figs!
Grown by Danielle
South Downs National Park
Plant in a 3L Pot
50-80cm inc. pot on arrival
In stock
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Specialist overnight plant delivery
The highlights
- Rich, sweet, melt-in-the-mouth flavour
- Among the most heavily-fruiting fig trees
- Try making a scrummy fig tarte tatin
- Figs ready to pick from August to September
Description
- One of the most heavily fruiting varieties of fig tree
- Ideal for a cooler UK climate
- Can grow in partial shade and is easy to prune and maintain
- Great tasting fig with cream coloured flesh and purplish-brown striped skin appearing in late summer
- Features rounded, deeply lobed, dark green leaves turning yellow in autumn
- Our potted trees are supplied in EcoPotsâ„¢.
- Our trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch.
- Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching.
What to expect
What to expect
Supplied as
Height on arrival
Eventual height
Eventual spread
Tasting notes
Time to first crop
Hardiness
Self fertile
How to grow
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 problemMORE
Water Regularly in Summer
Fig trees require 11.5 inches (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
Sunny sheltered spot
Position in a sunny sheltered spot, against a south or west facing wall
Can grow in any soil
Fig can grow in virtually any soil type but prefer a slightly alkaline sandy-clay soil
Prune in mid-spring
In mid-spring remove 1/4-1/3 of older branches
Planting calendar
Planting calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower
Choose your size
South Downs National Park
Meet Danielle
110 years' expertise free with every plant
You simply can’t buy better fruit plants and here’s why. Danielle grows them outdoors, just like our nursery has done since 1908, so they’re more than a match for the UK weather. Danielle 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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Growing with Roots
Good to know
Our plants are grown 
in the UK
Specialist UK growers we know and trust grow your plants the traditional way, with organic fertiliser and biological pest control. They pick only the healthiest plants for you, professionally pruning them so that they’ll grow strong and well shaped.
Our plants are delivered overnight
Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 
24 hours.
We're here to help at every step
We want your plants to have a long and healthy life. Expect easy-to-follow grow guides and videos devised by our team 
of experts.
Perfect plants, guaranteed
We’re confident that you’ll be delighted 
with your new plants. Need help? Alice and her team are here to guarantee you’re 
perfectly happy.
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I have ordered plants from them twice this year. They arrived well packaged, on time and looked strong and healthy. I feel the staff from Roots plants deal with their plants and customers with passion and care. I can’t wait to order again, price is good as well.
Highly recommended all round
Delivered quickly, perfectly packaged and the tree was in excellent condition. Really healthy and taken to the garden with no problems. Can't recommend highly enough. 5 stars isn't enough!
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Unlike other online sellers, this company are well ahead in the quality stakes. My plant arrived promptly as per their promise and the plant was much more established and healthy than I had expected. It’s the second time I have ordered from them and I have faith in their promise. Excellent service.
A really good quality tree
A really good quality tree, delivered on time and very well packaged. But the emailed planting advice and supporting information was what really impressed me. Thoroughly recommended.
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