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Old 08-07-2010, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by kay View Post
2) the fig in question has been acquired from an overseas source and is one of the ones that needs pollination (apparently these varieties are the ones normally used for dried figs). Since the fig pollinating wasps don't live in this country, it's hard to see what could be done to achieve pollination if this is the case.
I believe that volunteer figs grow in certain areas of Britain, which result from seeds from dried figs which have got into the environment after passing through the guts of humans or animals. Perhaps this is what they have.