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Ficus carica 'Ice Crystal'

Common Name: Fig

Plant Family: Moraceae

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Price: £12.50

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Availability:

1 in stock

Size/Qty: 3 Litre Pot

Hardiness/minimum temperature: Hardy
Position/ Situation: Sheltered Wall
Sun/ Shade: Sun
Planting Style: mediterranean
Suggested Use: Growing in Pots
Season of Interest: Spring to autumn
Leaf Colour: Green
Height: tall (over 12 feet)
Habit/Shape: Bushy
Evergreen: No
Soil Type: Normal, well-drained but moisture retentive
Soil PH: Alkaline to Neutral
Resistance to Honey Fungus: Occasionally Affected
RHS Award of Garden Merit: Yes

A striking Fig with attractive deeply cut, snowflake-shaped leaves. Small fruits appear in late summer but mainly grown for its foliage.Best trained in a fan against a warm, sheltered wall. Suitable for growing in a pot but will need winter protection. Grow in well drained, neutral to alkaline soil.

Delivery Info
Pot Sizes

Mainland UK	£8.50-£10	Local delivery Postcodes IP1-IP8 & CO10 (minimum order value applies please click here for details)	FREE
Seeds & cuttings only	£2	Collect from our Nursery (Elmsett, Suffolk, IP7 6LZ)	FREE
Scottish Highlands & offshore Islands	From £10

See our delivery information page for details

Unless otherwise indicated our plants are supplied in the following pot sizes according to category. Dimensions refer to either the pot diameter (cm) or volume (litre);

Exotics/Conservatory & House Plants, Succulents: mostly as young plants in 9cm or 1 litre pots
Hardy Perennials, Ferns and Grasses: 1 litre (approx 12cm diameter)
Herbs: 9cm
Hardy Shrubs and Climbers: 1.5 or 2 litre
Potted Bulbs: variable- please see "Size/Qty" on product information page
Dormant Bulbs, Tubers and Bare-root perennials come either bagged or wrapped without a pot

The exact size of plants will vary with the growing season and may be cut back in accordance with normal pruning regimes or to fit in the box if they are excessively tall