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Fig Tree
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Every year our fig tree is covered in figs. They grow in size but never mature into edible fruit ie the inside is hollow with immature seeds.
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http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=106 has advice on cropping. Basically you need to remove any overwintering fruit and just leave this year's fruits.
In the autumn you need to remove every small fig that will not grow to maturity that year. The figs that will develop the next year go into the winter in the topmost leaf axils about the size of a small pea. Really very small indeed. Take a good look at the end of the branches when the leaves drop.
The trouble is that fig trees have two harvests in warmer countries. In the UK they only have one out of doors as they are really on the edge of their range.
Luckily in this country figs do not need to be pollinated, which makes home-grown figs so luscious - no seeds!