Outdoor fig tree for Yorkshire?

[greenishfing]

Yesterday I visited someone in West Yorkshire and amazingly in their garden they had a fig tree with ripe delicious figs. They don't know what variety it is.

Any ideas anyone?

I want one!!!

I didn't realise it was possible to get ripe figs this far north.

[veggiechicken]

Probably Brown Turkey How to grow: figs - Telegraph
Mine are laden this year

[Pineberry]

Take a cutting from it and root it yourself quite easy. And you will have the same one too

[ourarka]

I have a lot of success with figs, albeit down south but I know of people who grow them and ripen them up north. Brown Turkey is a safe bet, and plant in a sheltered, sunny spot and be sure to restrict the roots. Cut off any peas sized (or larger) fruit in autumn and you should be in business the next year! Figs grow on last year's growth so it's not easy to keep them small, without sacrificing a little of next year's fruit.

[realfood]

I grow figs outside in Glasgow on a sheltered sunny wall.
Figs will form not only on the previous year's growth, but also on this year's growth. I have already harvested figs that formed on last year's growth, and am looking forward to figs ripening on this year's growth next month. If there is a very hard Winter, the figlets on last year's growth will not survive, and I usually crop those grown on thisyear'ss growth.

[BUFFS]

I grow figs outside in Glasgow on a sheltered sunny wall.
Figs will form not only on the previous year's growth, but also on this year's growth. I have already harvested figs that formed on last year's growth, and am looking forward to figs ripening on this year's growth next month. If there is a very hard Winter, the figlets on last year's growth will not survive, and I usually crop those grown on thisyear'ss growth.

ditto,we are just down the coast and do the same,had mine last week,with the better summer they tasted sweeter..

[Luke1]

If your friend doesn't mind, a "air layer" started in spring would be a better choice and would give you maybe 3-4 years growing head start.
Good luck

[VirginVegGrower]

Would put money on Brown Turkey - although there are better ones to grow here now - but that was a UK staple for a long time.