Bellone
Originating from the Nice region of France, this tree has small, purple skinned fruit with a delicate flavour in autumn. Leaves are profoundly cut.
Brown Turkey
A reliable abundant variety, excellent against garden walls. Grows up to 3m/4m. Fruit is brown with sugary rich flesh centre. AGM
Brogiotto Nero
Produces large purplish-black fruit from an early age. More tolerant of the cold than many other figs.
Brunswick
Hardier than most. Large hand shaped leaves and large pear-shaped fruit. Best grown against a wall.
Dalmatie
A large light-coloured fig originating from the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. Fruits sweet and rich. Good for small gardens and cooler locations.
Dottato (Kadota)
An upright tree which benefits from an annual prune to slow its growth. A very old Italian honey fig with medium sized fruit, if kept sufficiently warm. Suitable for growing in pots.
Fruits Rouges
Gentil Bianco
Medium sized fruit with yellowish green hue. Very sweet flavour.
Grise de Tarascon
Nero del Portogallo
Suitable for growing in pots. Violet-blue autumn fruits in warm conditions.
Noire de Carombe
Produces numerous large black-violet fruits. Best in sheltered conditions.
Osborn’s Prolific
Hardy and, as the name suggests, quite prolific! Reddish-brown fruit with pink tinged pulp.
Rouge de Bordeaux
One of the best figs. Medium sized purple fruits.
San Pedro Miro
Best grown in greenhouses. Large, almost round, pale green fruit on a compact plant.
Verdino
Small but very sweet green figs with red pulp centre.
Violette Dauphine
Attractive round purple fruits. Hardier than many other varieties.
Violette Normande
Fast growing variety, reaching 4m tall within 10 years. Purple fruits in autumn.
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