Anthony E Anson wrote in
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The message
from Kay Easton contains these words:

If it isn't Brown Turkey you won't get any fruit - Brown Turkey (and
its varieties) is the only self-fertile fig AFAIK.

I think that's not quite right. I've seen a list of about 3 named
varieties for sale in the UK,

ITYF even that was a variety of Brown Turkey. All the books I've read
on fig growing have said that Brown Turkey was the only self-fertile
variety. Maybe they meant the only worthwhile one, but that's not how
it came across.

http://www.easyfruit.co.uk/figs/ mentions BT and White Marseilles as
suitable for UK and I'm sure there are others.

When I bought mine, the garden centre wasn't selling BT as its preferred
variety, but one which was described as producing sweeter fruits than BT
- I forget the name - 'prince' something, possibly?

The one I actually bought was described only as 'Label Fell Off'
(therefore just a quid!): dunno if it is BT, but certainly produces a
lot of figs, though it is only about 3 feet tall so far so it hasn't
managed to take any right through to ripeness yet. I have hopes for
this year though!

Aha, here we go. Here is the list I know I'd seen somewhere from
holders of a national collection:

http://www.readsnursery.co.uk/catalo..._Plants__suppl
iers_of__plants__trees__Citrus_Fruits__Figs.htm

Most are listed as greenhouse only, but BT is certainly not the only one
recommended for outside in the UK. Mmmm, don't they sound yummy...

(Sorry dunkan, can't help on the pot culture, but at least the above
gives some options if you decide to junk yours and start again!)

Victoria