Experienced grower's notes on Fig Tree

I've been growing plants seriously for over fifteen years and Fig Tree remains a reliable favourite. For anyone starting out: the most critical thing is thinning fruitlets in early summer to improve individual fruit size. Everything else follows from that.

codling moth larvae in fruit at harvest is the challenge that trips up most beginners and some experienced growers too. I've been growing mine in a specimen tree as a garden focal point for three seasons now and the results are consistently good. harvest of home-grown fruit with exceptional fresh flavour is what makes it worth coming back to year after year. winter pruning while the tree is dormant is when I show it off — it earns its place fully then.