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Mrs Williams Fig (Ficus carica)
Excellent eating, sweet and juicy with good acid balance and fine texture. Large russet golden-brown fruit and self-fertile.
Large pyriform shaped fig. Yellow neck and brown to purple skin with red flesh.
Habit - Round top spreading tree. Size - 4 - 5 metres.
First crop or breba figs form on last years, growth and will not grow until spring. These ripen December- January depending on site and variety selected. Second crop figs form during the summer growing season and ripen in the Autumn, from late March to May.
Plant Care
Light |
Require 8 hours a day of full sun and long hot summers to produce fruit. |
Water |
Like regular water when first planted, but will tolerate drought once the tree is established. Water deeply at least once a week the first year |
Soil |
Well drained fertile soil slightly alkaline |
Fertilizer |
Young plant only need 30g of general fertiliser once a month as soon it produces leaves. Established trees require less feeding, preferably 500g for each metre of height - once at the end of winter, once halfway through spring and then a final fertilizing at the height of summer. Avoid using a high nitrogen, fast release fertilizer. This will promote strong leaf growth at the expense of fruit production. Opt for a bloom boosting fertiliser with long nutrient release. They also like old composed manure added twice yearly. |
Wind |
Sensitive to wind, protection cover is needed when plant is small. |
Frost |
Some tolerant of cool climates, frost, and short periods of dry. Fig trees need winter protection in areas where the temperatures will drop below zero. |
Fruiting |
2-3 years. Grafted plant will be quicker. |
Arrived as healthy string plant and has taken well to being planted. Looking forward to figs when ready to fruit 👍👍
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