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    Fig 'Panachee' advice please

    I'm thinking about buying my OH a fig tree for Valentines Day (he keeps banging on about getting one for the new garden).

    I rather liked the look of 'Panachee', which has varigated fruit, but I'll have to keep it in a large pot on the patio, and don't have a greenhouse to move it to for the winter...will it survive, or would I be better getting 'Brown Turkey', or forgetting the whole idea altogether?

    Help!!
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    Is there a reason why your OH wants a fig?
    Although the tree will usually survive the winter in the South of the UK, the fruits - which continue to grow during winter - won't tolerate any frost.

    If you can't give it winter protection, then you need to accept that it may not be able to give you fruit.
    If you just want it as a decorative feature, that's fine.
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    • #3
      Originally posted by FB. View Post
      Is there a reason why your OH wants a fig?
      Do you know, I really don't know. There is a beautiful one growing in a garden on the village High Street which he loves, but it is planted in the ground, and I don't think they bother about harvesting the fruit.


      Although the tree will usually survive the winter in the South of the UK, the fruits - which continue to grow during winter - won't tolerate any frost.

      If you can't give it winter protection, then you need to accept that it may not be able to give you fruit.
      If you just want it as a decorative feature, that's fine.
      If I keep it pruned, and could fleece the canopy, do you think that might be sufficient?
      Last edited by Pumpkin Becki; 27-01-2010, 10:20 AM.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Pumpkin Becki View Post
        If I keep it pruned, and could fleece the canopy, do you think that might be sufficient?
        I think that pruning risks cutting off tiny fruits before they become visible - so you need to be careful when and how you prune.

        You might be OK in mild winters if you go for "Brown Turkey".
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        • #5
          Hmmmm...this needs thinking about. Thank you very much for your advice FB.

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          • #6
            They do better with root restriction. A decent sized pot should be ok. It's often recommended to sink a pot or restrict with slabs if you plant in the ground. That in itself might restrict top growth. (Mine's in a pot up in E Yorks. It's a Brown Turkey cutting from a friend - hers does well in a pot)
            Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

            www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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            • #7
              Thanks Flum, trouble is, the house is in a conservation area, and I'd have to apply for conservation area consent to actually plant it in the ground.

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              • #8
                What if the pot fell over and the tree rooted itself before you realised?
                What if a pruning/cutting *accidentally* didn't get picked up, so got pushed into the ground and the cutting managed to grow into a fig tree?
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                  Originally posted by FB. View Post
                  What if the pot fell over and the tree rooted itself before you realised?
                  What if a pruning/cutting *accidentally* didn't get picked up, so got pushed into the ground and the cutting managed to grow into a fig tree?
                  ...cunning, very cunning, I like your thinking FB.

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                  • #10
                    Couldnt you bring it indoors in the winter? Or would that be too warm?How about in the porch or such like?

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                    • #11
                      In a big pot you could certainly bring it under cover, unless it gets VERY big on top.
                      Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

                      www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Pumpkin Becki View Post
                        Thanks Flum, trouble is, the house is in a conservation area, and I'd have to apply for conservation area consent to actually plant it in the ground.
                        Wow - I know you need consent to chop down existing trees, but a fruit bush? That's a tad annoying....

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                        • #13
                          Possibly initially, but I think the final pot would be pretty big and heavy...I suppose it could go on a trolley maybe.

                          My whole house is underfloor heated, so it may well be too warm, and I don't have a
                          porch...and I'd have to get the pot up the steps...

                          Who designed this house anyway...? Oh yeah, we did...ooops!

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
                            Wow - I know you need consent to chop down existing trees, but a fruit bush? That's a tad annoying....
                            The council wanted detailed planting plans, almost down to what colour flowers we were going to grow!! To be fair, its trees and large shrubs that they seem to be most interested in.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Pumpkin Becki View Post
                              Possibly initially, but I think the final pot would be pretty big and heavy...I suppose it could go on a trolley maybe.

                              My whole house is underfloor heated, so it may well be too warm, and I don't have a
                              porch...and I'd have to get the pot up the steps...

                              Who designed this house anyway...? Oh yeah, we did...ooops!
                              I dont know how long figs live in pots anyway, but I would have thought you should be able to bring it in for a few years before its too heavy...

                              Dont figs like warmth? Wouldnt bringing it in mean the fruit would set better?

                              Sorry just trying to work out a solution and ending up showing my naivety

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