Product Description
Many Londoners know of a fabulous and fruitful Fig Tree, growing on the banks of the Thames where Chelsea Bridge meets The Embankment. Each Summer it's huge crops are joyfully plundered - either by flocks of parakeets high up in the tree - or cheeky human scrumpers lower down where it can be reached. Either way, it produces huge crops of figs every year. So well-known is this specific tree, it even featured as the main hideout in William Boyd's novel Ordinary Thunderstorms.
Fruit grower Will Sibley knew of this tree, and had tasted it's fruit. he took samples away to analyse, and concluded it was a chance seedling - a single and unique tree like no other variety grown. So good was the flavour and yeild, he set about propagating and grafting trees to sell from it - and here we are now selling them.
Now called 'The Chelsea Fig', every single tree is identical the one by the river. Get yourself a piece of London history and folklore, and grow them in your garden.
What Is Supplied
Item 340019 supplied as:
Supplied as a 1M tall standard for fig tree, with many branches at crown. To fruit in first season.
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Fully Grown Plant dimensions (approx)
300cm
200cm
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Good service and very helpful
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Nice tree and it arrived in excellent packaging and some figs already growing.
Review Submitted: 22/04/2017 - 05:40:56
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My order arrived in a tall box as I ordered 2 standard trees, however, I also ordered some plug plants - these were in the bottom of the box with the standard on top of them! A pack of surfina plugs had opened and was strewn across the base and all crushed. The box arrived in a good state therefore, I can only assume the items were packed like this. There were also 3 items missing. I phoned YouGarden and a very pleasant man apologise and arranged for my missing items to be sent out.
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This was packaged well and is a lovely standard.
Review Submitted: 15/04/2017 - 17:08:23
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Good
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Good
Review Submitted: 23/03/2017 - 07:26:49
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Very prompt and safe delivery, as usual. Many thanks You Garden.
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Absolutely delighted with my Chelsea Fig Tree. It looks very healthy and full of promise. I was very surprised to see the size of it and all the lovely buds waiting to burst open. This tree is going to be a real feature in the pot I have chosen to grow it in. Many thanks You Garden.
Review Submitted: 16/03/2017 - 09:35:13
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Very good
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Looks good so far...
Review Submitted: 09/03/2017 - 06:32:39
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Delighted with my plants
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wonderful
Review Submitted: 07/02/2017 - 15:06:27
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Products really good even though they were delivered to wrong delivery address.
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Looks lovely and budding really well.
Review Submitted: 30/11/2016 - 21:26:15
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Arrived quickly and well packed
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Healthy tree as described
Review Submitted: 04/11/2016 - 13:59:37
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Great communication, well packaged and speedy postage
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Tree in excellent condition when delivered
Review Submitted: 07/09/2016 - 06:59:17
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Great company always ready to help in any way
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The fig tree came in excellent condition nicely branched looks great I am very pleased with it.
Review Submitted: 26/07/2016 - 01:50:23
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Great service as usual on these 3 variety.
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This one was very healthy and staying healthy without doing too much. Very hpp with this tree, very durable so far.
Review Submitted: 20/07/2016 - 17:02:30
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A very good company very helpful when you have a query they sort it out quickly and with great curtesy
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I love this little fig tree I will proberly be buying another one at a later date
Review Submitted: 24/06/2016 - 12:07:38
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Fast, effective, exactly what is meant to be !
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Exactly as described!
Review Submitted: 25/05/2016 - 06:48:40
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they do what it says on the can , excellent
Review Submitted: 10/05/2016 - 17:19:29
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Very happy with price and delivery
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Very happy with price and delivery
Review Submitted: 12/09/2015 - 11:07:57
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Fast efficient service
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Fast efficient service
Review Submitted: 15/07/2015 - 18:08:04
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Very good service and trees arrived in good condition. Very well packaged and delivered with care.
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Delivered safely and in good condition.
Review Submitted: 08/06/2015 - 14:30:53
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