The best fig trees, compared.
Top pick: Fairblo 150 cm faux fiddle-leaf fig Best value: Carbeth Brown Turkey fig, 2 x 9 cm – Highest value score among the rest: two named Brown Turkey plants at about £17.99, the live fruiting fig in this set. Updated October 2026.
A fig tree on amazon.co.uk is either a live common fig, carica, sold for fruit, or a fiddle-leaf fig, lyrata, sold as a houseplant or as a faux floor tree. If you want edible fruit, buy a named hardy cultivar such as Brown Turkey. The RHS gives Brown Turkey an Award of Garden Merit and rates it H4, hardy through most of the UK at about -10°C to -5°C. Common figs used in Britain set seedless fruit without a pollinator, so one tree is enough. A faux tree is neither of those plants. It is the only row that names one hardy cultivar on both pots. Scores use amazon.co.uk stars, the size of the review sample, how well the listing matches its claim, and price . There is no lab tasting and no hardiness trial. The [fig tree buying guide](/hub/trees-and-palms/fig-tree/sub/fig-tree-buying-guide) sets out species, pot size and the label before you order.
A fig tree on amazon.co.uk is either a live common fig, carica, sold for fruit, or a fiddle-leaf fig, lyrata, sold as a houseplant or as a faux floor tree.
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Personal buying guide
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What do you want from it?
Fairblo claims a 150 cm faux fiddle-leaf fig at about £34.99, with a cement-weighted 15 x 13 cm pot and assembly instructions. The dimension line on the same page reads 70 x 18 x 17 cm, which looks like shipping size rather than finished height, so measure your room against the title claim and the carton together. Only three reviews are on the listing, all at five stars, which is a thin base next to Der Rose’s 124. One reviewer called the pot small and basic despite the weighted base.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A flat where you want a taller faux tree than the 30 in Der Rose and can accept a small starter pot.
Less suitable: Buyers who rely on large review counts, or who need a decorative outer planter included.
Specifications
Common questions
Can it be used outdoors?
The bullets say indoor and outdoor, including a balcony or patio. No hardiness figure is given.
Is it easy to assemble?
The bullets say it comes with instructions and a quick assembly. Only two review texts are in the stored listing.
What is the pot like?
The bullets specify a black plastic pot of 15 x 13 cm with a cement-weighted base. A reviewer called that pot small and basic.
KAYLEEFOLR lists a 120 cm faux fiddle-leaf fig at about £39.99 with a black nursery pot you are expected to drop into your own planter. A reviewer spent about ten minutes spreading wired branches and noted missing instructions, while the bullets still promise adjustability. Three UK reviews give a 4.4 line, which is encouraging but small. The 57 x 17 x 19 cm dimension field again reads like a packed size, so check ceiling height against the 120 cm title, not the carton alone.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Indoor rooms where you already own a cover pot and want a mid-size faux lyrata.
Less suitable: Shoppers who want a ready-made decorative pot, or edible fruit from Ficus carica.
Specifications
Common questions
Do you assemble the leaves?
The bullets do not say. A reviewer says the tree comes in pieces and is reasonably easy to assemble, and that they found no instructions.
Can the branches be reshaped?
The bullets say the branches can be adjusted after unpacking. A reviewer spent about ten minutes spreading them.
Is the pot decorative?
Included components are a nursery pot. The bullets say to place it inside your own planter.
Keeplush targets the tall faux end at about £99.99, claiming 180 cm, 106 leaves, and a white cement pot with stone decor at about 7.5 kg. Reviewers describe two or three pieces that slot together and leaves that need shaping, which sits awkwardly beside a no-assembly bullet. The 4.3 score from 32 reviews is a solid mid-sample for décor, but the price is several times the Brown Turkey pair if you clicked fig tree hoping for fruit. Outdoor use is mentioned without a weather rating.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A corner that needs a finished floor tree and a pot you do not have to source separately.
Less suitable: Patio fruit growers, tight budgets, or buyers who need clear assembly instructions.
Specifications
Common questions
Can it be used outdoors?
Recommended uses are indoor and outdoor. No hardiness figure is given.
What is the pot made of?
The bullets say a white pot of heavy solid cement and stone, about 10 inches, with stone decor.
Does it need assembly?
One bullet says no assembly. Reviews describe two or three pieces that slot together, and leaves that need shaping after shipping.
Der Rose’s 30 in faux fiddle-leaf fig is the listing with the largest review sample here: 4.2 from 124 at about £23.99. It ships with a woven basin, adjustable stems, and a packed carton size of 43.5 x 16 x 14.5 cm, which is far smaller than a floor tree. Reviewers use it on shelves and in corners where a live Ficus lyrata would struggle. Several comments sit outside the UK, and the outdoor bullet is not backed by a weather rating, so treat patio use as occasional cover only.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A small room or shelf where you want the fiddle-leaf look without watering or winter heat.
Less suitable: Anyone searching for edible figs, or a tall 120–180 cm faux tree in one box.
Specifications
Common questions
Can the stems be shaped?
The bullets say the stems and leaves are adjustable and that the plant arrives compressed.
Is a pot included?
Included components are listed as a woven basin.
Is it for outdoor use?
The bullets mention patio and outdoor use. No weather rating is given. The item weight is 940 g.
The mixed fig pack promises Ice Crystal, Brown Turkey and Rouge de Bordeaux in the bullets, at about £19.99, with a 3.8 score from 15 reviews. The specification block instead lists one piece, and buyers report pots with no variety labels. That gap matters if you are choosing a cultivar for a cold patio, because Rouge de Bordeaux is not the same hardiness story as Brown Turkey. The expected height field of 65 cm also sits oddly beside 9 cm pots. Treat this row as a gamble on what actually arrives.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A sunny spot where you mainly want live Ficus carica starters and can accept unknown varieties.
Less suitable: Buyers who need a named Brown Turkey for a first UK patio fig, or who want three distinct labelled plants.
Specifications
Common questions
Can this mixed fig be kept indoors?
The bullets say the plants can be sheltered indoors in colder seasons. They do not say it is a year-round houseplant. Sunlight is full sun.
Is it pet friendly?
The listing asks the question and does not answer it.
Are the three varieties labelled?
The bullets name Ice Crystal, Brown Turkey and Rouge de Bordeaux. Several reviews say the pots arrived with no labels. The specs also say one piece, not three.
Carbeth’s Brown Turkey pair is the only row in this set that names a single hardy cultivar twice, at about £17.99 for two 9 cm pots. The listing says full sun and patio use, which matches how UK gardeners usually grow figs against a warm wall. Reviewers describe plants that arrived limp or very small, then picked up after water, though one buyer lost a plant after a freezing delivery. The 3.4 score from 30 reviews is middling for live plants, but the label and the price are clearer than on the mixed pack.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A first live fruiting fig when you want a labelled Brown Turkey and can pot on into about a 30 cm container.
Less suitable: Shoppers who need a tall floor tree today, or who cannot shelter a young plant through its first winter.
Specifications
Common questions
Can this Brown Turkey fig grow in a pot?
The listing says it suits a patio, a pot or a garden bed. It is supplied as two plants in 9 cm pots.
Does it need full sun?
The sunlight field says full sun.
How tall is the plant as sold?
The only height figure in the specs is an expected plant height unit of 9 centimetres. No mature height is given.
NEUWEABY’s 160 cm faux tree is the heaviest row at 7 kg and about £89.99, with 184 leaves and wired branches in the bullets. The amazon.co.uk listing carries no star rating or review count, so you are buying on specification text alone. The page lists plastic in the specs and silk plus polyester in the bullets, and it mentions both indoor use and a covered patio without a hardiness figure. Until UK reviews appear, treat this as an unproven floor piece next to Keeplush, which has 32 ratings at a similar price band.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A room layout you have already measured to 160 cm, if you accept buying without UK review proof.
Less suitable: Anyone who uses review counts as a filter, or who wanted a live Brown Turkey fig.
Specifications
Common questions
Is it for covered outdoor spaces?
The indoor-outdoor field says indoor. The bullets also mention a covered patio.
Can the branches be shaped?
The bullets say each branch has pliable metal wire.
Does it need cleaning?
The bullets say there is no watering or pruning, and that dust is wiped with a dry or damp cloth. There is no star rating on the listing.
Seven amazon.co.uk fig listings were scored from the stored pages and the review notes already on file, checked on 19 October 2026. There is no lab tasting and no hardiness trial. The score is 0–100 from four parts: stars, review sample, fit to the claim, and value in this set. It ranks how cleanly each listing supports the product it claims. The highest score is the top pick, once. The highest value-part score that is not the top pick is best value, once. A 5.0 from three reviews does not outrank a 4.2 from 124. The weights below sum to 100.
Amazon star rating
40%Stars are (amazon rating / 5) times 40, rounded. No star line scores 0. The Der Rose at 4.2 scores 34. A perfect 5.0 scores 40, which Fairblo reaches from only three reviews.
Review sample
25%1,000 or more reviews score 25, 200 or more score 20, 50 or more score 12, 10 or more score 6, one to nine score 2, and none score 0. Der Rose, with 124 reviews, is the largest sample here and scores 12.
Fit to the claim
25%Up to 25 points for whether the page matches what it sells. A named Brown Turkey in two 9 cm pots scores 20. A faux listing loses points when height, material, pack count or assembly lines conflict with the title or the reviews.
Value in this set
10%Up to 10 points for price against what you can check. The Brown Turkey pair at about £17.99 and the Der Rose at about £23.99 with 50 or more reviews both score 8. The top pick keeps the Der Rose. Best value is the next 8, the live Brown Turkey.
A fig search mixes three products: a live common fig for fruit, a live fiddle-leaf fig for indoors, and a faux floor tree. Name the job before the height. Fruit means Ficus carica, a labelled cultivar, and a warm wall or a pot you can move. The look of violin-shaped leaves, with no watering, means a faux fiddle-leaf fig at a height that fits the room. Scores on this page are not a taste test.
A fig tree in this comparison is one of three things. Ficus carica is the edible, deciduous common fig, with lobed leaves, and it can reach about 2.5–4 m if the roots are unrestricted. UK outdoor plants usually ripen one crop, from overwintered embryos, in late summer. The current season’s larger green fruits rarely ripen outdoors and are best removed in autumn. Ficus lyrata is the evergreen fiddle-leaf fig, with violin-shaped leaves up to about 45 cm.
Ficus lyrata and a faux fiddle-leaf fig will not give you a dessert crop. Container-grown fiddle-leaf figs are not seen in fruit, and a faux tree is plastic or fabric. Edible figs are Ficus carica. Brown Turkey is the AGM cultivar in this set.
In open ground a fig can reach about 2.5–4 m and make leaves rather than fruit. Restrict roots in a pit about 60 cm square lined with paving slabs, with rubble in the base, at least 20 cm off the wall. In a pot, start around 30 cm wide and deep.
The mixed listing names Ice Crystal, Brown Turkey and Rouge de Bordeaux, then the specs say one piece. Reviews report pots with no labels. Rouge de Bordeaux is not the same hardiness story as Brown Turkey. You cannot check the cultivar after delivery.
Decide the plant before the price. Ficus carica is the edible, deciduous fig. Ficus lyrata is an evergreen ornamental rated H1B, for a frost-free glasshouse or indoors, and a faux tree is neither. Brown Turkey is the widely available AGM dessert fig, award year 1993, rated H4 at about -10°C to -5°C. Brunswick is also H4 and described as hardy and reliable, but it is not on that AGM fruit list.
A 9 cm pot is a young plant to grow on, not a tree that crops this season. Suttons estimates about one year to first cropping for Brown Turkey once planted, and about three years to best yields. Give it full sun, sheltered, south- or south-west-facing. In the ground, use a lined pit about 60 cm square. In a pot, start around 30 cm wide and deep in peat-free compost.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want a labelled hardy fig in a pot against a warm wall, and you can water it in summer. The Carbeth Brown Turkey pair is best value at about £17.99, two 9 cm pots, 3.4 from 30 reviews. It is a liner to pot on, not a cropping tree, and the listing prints no mature height.
You want the fiddle-leaf look without watering or winter heat. The Der Rose is the top pick at about £23.99, 4.2 from 124 reviews, with a woven basin and stems you can reshape. The claim is 30 in, about 76 cm, so it is not a floor tree.
You have already measured a corner to about 180 cm and you want a pot in the box. The Keeplush is about £99.99, 4.3 from 32 reviews, with a white cement pot and stone decor. Reviews describe pieces that slot together, which conflicts with a no-assembly line.
The top pick is the Der Rose 30 in faux fiddle-leaf fig at about £23.99. It scores 70, with 4.2 from 124 reviews, the largest sample in the set, for a small faux tree with a woven basin. The best value is the Carbeth Brown Turkey pair at about £17.99. It has the highest value score among the rest and is the named live fruiting fig, two 9 cm pots at 3.4 from 30 reviews. A 5.0 from three reviews does not outrank that sample. Neither award is a taste test or a hardiness trial.
Carbeth Brown Turkey fig, 2 x 9 cm
Highest value score among the rest: two named Brown Turkey plants at about £17.99, the live fruiting fig in this set.
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Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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