Choosing fruit trees for small outdoor areas is not easy. There are many top fruit trees such as apples, pears, peaches and nectarines that can be grown in containers on dwarf rooting stocks. But one of the problems with these is that they look wonderful in blossom in spring and again when fruiting in the late summer and autumn but over the winter months they just look like twigs not giving a lot to the yard.
Figs on the otherhand seem to offer plenty of advsntages, They are evergreen with large glossy deep green leaves, hold their fruit twelve months of the year and are perfect for container growing as they need their roots restricting to fruit well.
One of the best varieties to grow is Brown Turkey (Ficus carica Brown Turkey) which fruits well with fruit having a good flavour. They are on offer at www.floraselect.co.uk from £12.00. www.floraselect.co.uk will deliver nationwide for a fixed rate of £8.50. They also stock a wide range of plants as well as an extensive range of containers. Well worth checking out.
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