I have been growing indoors a fig tree. It is 5 years old. It has fruited, but fruit drops. Reading your information, pollination is required by insects. I have no insects in the sun room. What gets pollinated? I see no flowers. Would a second fig tree be helpful? Living high in Colorado, it is too windy and cold at nights for putting the tree outside. Done that and the wind just ripped the leaves to shreds. So hard to protect the tree. Waiting for the luscious fruit.
Since your fig is kept indoors, the lack of pollination could certainly be a contributing factor. You do not need another fig for these plants to bear. If possible, keep your fig outdoors during the day and bring it in at night. You could also place it in a protective area that offers shelter from the wind. Another factor could be water. Container plants dry out quickly, especially trees. Here is an article that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/fig-drop.htm
This tree has a lot of branches on it but originally didn't, so I am not sure whether they should be there or what. I love the tree but am thinking of pulling it out if I don't get any figs. I love fig jam!
It may be a nitrogen/phosphorus imbalance in the soil. Too much nitrogen and too little phosphorus can result in little to no blooming, which means no fruit. This article should help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/fig-tree-is-producing-fruit.htm
When I trimmed my brown turkey fig tree, I noticed holes at the end of the stem and white stuff inside. Is this an insect? What should I do?
Figs have a white sap and when it dries, there will be a slight indentation where the stem was cut.
I live in Atlanta, GA and planted a small Brown Turkey Fig tree last year. It is now September 29 and the tree is about 1 year old, is very bushy, about 6 feet tall and has many figs. The problem is that they are all very small (1-1, 5 in. ) . They have been the same size for at least 1 month. Will they get any larger or, if not, why? At this point they are not even large enough to eat if they do ripen.
Figs traditionally wait until the last minute to start filling out and ripen. In zone 6b, we are lucky when there is an early spring and late frost so there can be a decent fig harvest. Here is a link to a page of articles about figs: http://www.google.com/cse?cx=012078378210706707791%3Af1h5n_k1r5e&ie=UTF-8&q=figs&oq=&gs_l=#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=figs&gsc.page=1
My fig tree looks like its branches near the ground has something eating it or it looks like its decaying. I don't know what to put on it, don't want to kill it, so I thought you might know if it's a bug or fungus.
It sounds like you may have a wound canker at the base of the tree. It is a common ailment for trees where weed wackers or lawn mowers have done some damage to the bark at the base of the tree. The wounds allow fungus to get in. Treat the area with fungicide and use a plastic collar around the base of the tree to protect it from further damage.
Planted a fig tree (believe it was called Brown Turkey) at south end of my house approx. 15 years ago. The tree is huge, but has only ever had maybe 3 or 4 figs on it during its lifetime. Why does it not bear fruit? Does it need another fig tree beside it to make this happen?
You do not need another fig in order for this tree to bear fruit. There are actually various reasons, as to why the tree may not be producing, and pinpointing the cause is the only way to fix the issue. This article should help you with that: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/fig-tree-is-producing-fruit.htm
Brown Turkey fig tree, about 8 years old, has prpoduced very well beginning in August until frost, which sometimes is not until near Christmas. This year, which has been very warm, I see the small figs forming and some are turning brown before they are mature and it is way too early for them to ripen. What could be wrong and what could I do about it? The only thing I do other than the normal watering by sprinkler system is to put fertilizer stakes around the tree line once in the spring.
What likely happened, was due to the warm winter, the figs started forming too early. I would bet that you had warm weather alternating with a light frost. A light frost would not be enough to kill the leaves and the branches, but would harm the fruit. The fruit was killed by the frost. It is unavoidable and is a downside of a warm winter. The tree should try to develop a second crop shortly though, so you may still get a harvest this year, though it will likely be smaller than it has been in the past few years.