"David Hill" wrote in message
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On 25/10/2013 15:40, Bill Grey wrote:
A neighbour has a fig tree laden with figs which which aren't ripening.
He
has planted the tree in a decent sized home built concrete planter (to
keep
the roots from spreading. He has been told that a fig tree planted in
open
ground will yield ripe fruits but his confining of the roots is
preventing
ripening.

Anyone have any ideas on this please?

Bill


I always thought it was figs that had their roots confined that fruited.

Thanks to you David and others who suggest planter growth is the way to go.
He is not using a "planter" as such but the tree is grown in a small patch
of ground surrounded by a concrete "wall", sort of!

Bill