care for fig bushes

Question

i cut down bushes to the base. Now they grow really big with lots of green fruit. is cutting to the base the best option?

Answer 1

It sounds like you had some amazing good luck with that severe pruning. Normally, it's best not to prune any more than 1/3 of the tree size, but yours really appreciated being cut way back. Here are our two articles on pruning fig trees.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/pruning-fig-trees.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/potted-fig-tree-pruning.htm