- Botanical name: Ficus carica 'Brunswick'
- Common name: Fig
- Family: Moraceae
- Plant Type: Fruit, Deciduous
Green
- Key features:
- Attractive to wildlife
- Dramatic foliage
- Fruits
The fig, Ficus carica, is native to Syria and Persia, and has been grown in Britain since Roman times. Only a few varieties are hardy enough for outdoor cultivation on warm walls, where they survive most winters unscathed – very hard prolonged frosts may kill all the top growth, but plants revive from below ground. They’re best trained on wires for ease of management, with the roots restricted (container cultivation is always successful), otherwise plants make more leaf than fruit.
Ficus carica ‘Brunswick’ is an attractive, self-fertile and heavy cropping fig. The pear-shaped skinned fruits have a sweet flavour and yellow-red flesh. It’s particularly hardy, and therefore well suited to growing in the British Isles.
Grow Ficus carica ‘Brunswick’ in a sheltered, sunny position such as against a south-facing wall, ideally in a container. Incorporate plenty of well-rotted manure or garden compost into the planting hole. Top dress with fresh manure or compost annually.
The sap of fig plants can be irritating to the skin and cause a severe reaction in hypersensitive people and pets. Some people are allergic to the figs themselves.
How to grow Ficus 'Brunswick'
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Plant size
4.5m height
3m spread
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Aspect
South facing, west facing
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Position in border
Middle, back
- Sun exposure: Full sun
- Hardiness: Half hardy
- Soil type: Clay / heavy / moist / well drained / light / sandy
Plant calendar
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Ficus 'Brunswick' and wildlife
Ficus 'Brunswick' is known for attracting birds. It has seeds for birds.
Does not attract Bees
Does not attract Beneficial insects
Attractive to Birds
Does not attract Butterflies/Moths
Does not attract Other pollinators
Is Ficus 'Brunswick' poisonous?
Ficus 'Brunswick' irritates eyes and irritates skin. Its sap is toxic.
Toxic to Cats
Toxic to Dogs
Toxic to People
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Horses
No reported toxicity to Livestock
