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Description

A compact fig tree that punches well above its weight. Ficus 'Little Miss Figgy' is a fruiting powerhouse that makes growing your own figs surprisingly easy, even if you've only got a balcony or patio to play with. You can enjoy the rich, velvety sweetness of homegrown figs without needing a Mediterranean orchard.

It only reaches around 1.8m tall in maturity, so is ideal for containers. With its lush, deeply lobed foliage and architectural shape, it adds style as well as substance.

You could be harvesting delicious, deep purple figs twice a year in warmer seasons, with a main crop in autumn, and a bonus one in spring in warmer years. These figs are rich, sweet and packed with flavour, ideal for eating straight from the tree or serving up with cheeses, in tarts, or with a drizzle of honey for an indulgent treat.

Plus, it's easy to grow too, tolerating temperatures down to around -10C and tolerating drought once established. Just plant it in a sunny, sheltered, free-draining spot, and give it the occasional prune to keep its shape neat.

Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant.

Top Tips

If you're planting in spring or summer, water well and regularly for the first few months.

Care Information

Planting Advice for 'Little Miss Figgy'

Pot-grown shrubs can be planted at any time of the year as long as the soil is not waterlogged or frozen.
Plant in a large container filled with good quality, soil-based compost.
Before planting soak container-grown shrubs thoroughly and allow to drain.
Remove the plant from its pot and tease out a few of the roots.
Add Mycorrhizal fungi to the roots when planting to help plants establish quicker.
Place at the same level at the pot.

Pruning Advice for 'Little Miss Figgy'

Prune to keep its shape and size. When pruning, aim for a balanced top that allows light into the centre of the canopy.

Prune twice a year:
Early spring: remove any branches that spoil the shape, or any that are crossing or damaged, along with any suckers appearing from the ground or lower stem. If needed cut back one or two branches that have become too long and bare to a 5cm (2in) stub to stimulate new growth from the base of the branch.
Early summer: pinch out the new growth at five or six leaves. Do not prune later growth.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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