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- Q.My Fig Trees Overwinter In The Garage. They Are Now Leafing Out And With Fruit Buds. When Should I Move Them Outside? - I live in Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, Canada.
- Q.My Fig Tree (grown From A Tiny Cutting, 7 Years Ago) Is Now Ove 8 Ft Tall. It Has Several Large Trunks And Only Long Branches Com - ing out of them with leaves only on the tops. It looks terrible. If I were to cut it all ...
- Q.If I Cut The Branches Off The Trunks, Will This Fig Tree Fill Out From The Trunks? - I now added pictures to demonstrate what I am talking about. My fig tree is naked in the center and ...
- Q.Fig Tree Hurt With Winds – What Can I Do - I had my fig tree in a pot inside for the winter and it did well. I put it outside ...
- Q.Fig Tree Is In Shock??? - We live in Central Texas and our new home (2 years now) has a large Fig tree (8 ft tall). ...
- Q.When The Figs Are About Walnut Size They Get Yellow And Drop Off Of The Tree - Figs should be black but go yellow and drop on the ground Please advise what to do to rectify this ...
- Q.What Causes Dry Scabby Looking Patches On Fig Skin While Still Green? - it's only on some of the unripened fruit
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Anonymous on
April 9, 2022Q.My Fig Trees Overwinter In The Garage. They Are Now Leafing Out And With Fruit Buds. When Should I Move Them Outside?
I live in Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, Canada.
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GKH_Susan on
April 11, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Wait till all danger of frost has passed. Do you have a window in the garage or a place in the house you can move it to for more light?
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/how-to-grow-figs.htm
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- Asked by
Ffagent on
May 31, 2022
11510Q.My Fig Tree (grown From A Tiny Cutting, 7 Years Ago) Is Now Ove 8 Ft Tall. It Has Several Large Trunks And Only Long Branches Com
ing out of them with leaves only on the tops. It looks terrible. If I were to cut it all down, would it start developing branche s from the trunks? I’d love to send a picture. Thank you for any advice. Sggie
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
June 1, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Unfortunately, your photo did not come through. I am unable to see the issue at hand.
Generally, you don't want to cut more than 1/3 of the tree at once. Also, this needs to be done during winter. Here is an article that will help you:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/pruning-fig-trees.htm
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Ffagent on
June 1, 2022
11510Q.If I Cut The Branches Off The Trunks, Will This Fig Tree Fill Out From The Trunks?
I now added pictures to demonstrate what I am talking about. My fig tree is naked in the center and looks awful. If I cut the vast trunks down, will it fill out all over in the spring?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
June 2, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Yes. Thank you. Do so during dormancy (Winter) and only remove 1/3 of the tree at one time, as per previous response.
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Sylvia DC on
June 3, 2022
Washington, DCQ.Fig Tree Hurt With Winds – What Can I Do
I had my fig tree in a pot inside for the winter and it did well. I put it outside (still in the pot) and we had some heavy winds and sun. Most of hte leaves have yellow, dried out areas on them. Anything I can do to help it recover?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
June 6, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Unfortunately, the only thing to be done is to acclimate it slowly as it recovers. There are some studies that indicate that adding a Vitamin B supplement made for plants can help with recovery, as well.
These articles will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/hpgen/acclimating-houseplants-outdoors.htm
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Anonymous on
June 24, 2022Q.Fig Tree Is In Shock???
We live in Central Texas and our new home (2 years now) has a large Fig tree (8 ft tall). This winter we had a really bad cold snap that lasted a full week. Everything froze! Most of my plants & trees did well although the fig tree has not bloomed... it is now the end of June and the only thing it is doing is sprouting new growth at the bottom. The rest of the tree looks dead. Do I just need to cut it back to about 3-4 ft or leave it be?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
July 5, 2022
Certified ExpertA.You can try scraping some bark off the branches to see if there is any green underneath. If there is, prune it following these instructions.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/pruning-fig-trees.htm
Remove any branches that do not have any green.
https://plantdiseasehandbook.tamu.edu/food-crops/fruit-crops/fig/
If none of the branches have green inside, cut it down to about 6 inches from the ground and see if it regrows from the roots. If your tree was grafted, the suckers are just from the rootstalk and the tree is not worth keeping.
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Anonymous on
June 26, 2022Q.When The Figs Are About Walnut Size They Get Yellow And Drop Off Of The Tree
Figs should be black but go yellow and drop on the ground Please advise what to do to rectify this problem Thank you
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
July 6, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Unfortunately, there are several factors that can cause this issue. Here is an article that will help you to get started:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/fig-drop.htm
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Anonymous on
July 1, 2022Q.What Causes Dry Scabby Looking Patches On Fig Skin While Still Green?
it's only on some of the unripened fruit
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
July 8, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Here is info on diseases and pests. Read about alternaria rot and see if that sounds like what is happening.
https://www2.ipm.ucanr.edu/agriculture/fig/
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/common-fig-tree-diseases.htmWas this answer useful?00
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