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Fig Roots

roisin_g68289roisin_g68289 Posts: 6
in Fruit & veg
Hi all,

Does anyone have a fig tree planted in the ground, near walls/house?
I was planning on moving my potted one into a bed below our living room window, but then I read about their roots and everything says very invasive etc - is this true?
It's a brown turkey fig. Surely it won't cause my house/foundations to crumble?!

Any advice appreciated. 

Roisin 

(New gardener, first house!) 

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    If in the ground it is advised that you make and sink  a box about 18 in square out of paving slabs, or use a large pot with the bottom out. That is to restrict the roots so that it fruits better.  Unless you have a very old house with little or no foundations, it will be fine.
  • roisin_g68289roisin_g68289 Posts: 6
    excellent advice, thank you I'll do exactly that! :smiley:
  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698
    You can buy root control bags that are supposed to control the fig's rate of growth and stop the roots escaping into the big, wide world. I have one of my figs planted in one but it is a recent experiment so I cannot comment on whether or not it works but the bag is certainly eaiser to pick up than a paving slab.
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