On Sun, 11 May 2003 14:26:11 +0100, Bigjon
wrote:



Ok, I'm no Tropical expert, but I would remove all growth bar the single
shoot with leaves. Looks like late frost damage on the shoots, but can't be
sure. I have a 9 year old fig against a south facing fence, and it grows
really vigorously, but no fruit. We are on heavy clay in the North West. We
can cut it to the ground and it comes back every time. It looks slightly
different to yours in that the leaves are fully three fingered and
palmately lobed once open. We believe the source seed was from Turkey, (a
yummy box of Turkish Dried Figs brought as a pressie) and thus it will be
unlikely to bear fruit in the NW of England.
We live in hope....

Can't help Duncan, but AIUI figs need a restricted root system to get
them to fruit, e.g. in a barrel, tub or whatever, even if that is then
sunk in the soil.


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Chris

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