Fig Fruit Trees

Fig trees

Fig trees offer soft, sweet fruits and gloriously scented foliage. In the summer months, figs offer the scent and flavour of the mediterranean. Use our questions and answers below to help you choose the best fig variety for you, from container perfect varieties to full size trees.

What is the best tasting fig fruit tree?

Fig 'Violette de Bordeaux' produces incredibly sweet fruits. The thin skins have a strong perfume and a lovely deep purple colour that deepens as the fruits ripen. Protect this semi-hardy variety over winter using horticultural fleece. If the developing fruits stay safe from frost expect to get an extra early crop at the beginning of summer. This variety dates back to 1680 and is thought to have grown in the palace of Versailles, so it’s certainly a tried and tested winner for flavour.

Which fig tree grows best in a pot?

‘Little Miss Figgy’ is naturally compact, maturing at a diminutive 1.8m tall. It’s well suited to a patio pot, thriving with restricted roots that imitate its natural habit of rocky sun drenched slopes. This variety produces a crop twice during the summer months. ‘Little Miss Figgy’ is a mutation of the best tasting fig ‘Violette de Bordeaux’ and the fruits have that excellent sweet flavour.

Which fig trees are self pollinating?

The hardy fig tree variety ‘Brown Turkey’ is self-fertile. Perfect for training against a sunny south facing wall or growing in a warm sheltered spot. Try fig ‘Brunswick’ too for attractive lobed foliage and the tasty self-fertile fruit.

When is the earliest fruiting fig tree?

Fig trees produce an early flush of fruits at the beginning of summer if they’re protected during the winter months. Immature fruit form on the fig tree in the autumn and ripen in the following spring. Fig ‘Brunswick’ is a hardy tree with green skinned fruit and golden flesh that ripens a little earlier than the popular variety ‘Brown Turkey’.

Read our helpful fig growing guide for more information or browse all fruit trees for more options.