What Happens If I DON'T Prune My Fig Trees?
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- What happens if I DON'T prune my fig trees? A user recently mentioned they were afraid to prune their fig tree and make a mistake, but they were ALSO worried that NOT PRUNING could harm their trees. So what happens if you don't prune fig trees, exactly?
There are many reasons to prune a fig tree, but will not pruning negatively affect the health of your fig tree? The answer is: maybe. If you are growing fig trees in containers, not pruning figs could set you up for failure. In this video, we discuss exactly why pruning figs in containers is a MUST, and why it's probably a good idea to prune in ground fig trees as well.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Why You Shouldn't Fear Pruning Figs
1:40 The Best Reasons For Pruning Figs
2:57 Breba Figs Versus Main Crop Figs
4:06 3 Reasons Why We MUST Prune Fig Trees In Containers
6:54 How To Prune Fig Trees
8:45 Adventures With Dale
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0:00 Why You Shouldn't Fear Pruning Figs
1:40 The Best Reasons For Pruning Figs
2:57 Breba Figs Versus Main Crop Figs
4:06 3 Reasons Why We MUST Prune Fig Trees In Containers
6:54 How To Prune Fig Trees
8:45 Adventures With Dale
Fig trees are bullet proof.
They grow wild here in Sicily, Italy. I run between villages and I have been eating them off the tree during my training.
Totally agree. Our gardener mistakenly cut off our fig tree. He thought my dad asked him to do that for some reason. Just in same 4 to 6 months, it regrew many 5ft to 6ft branches via the remains of the tree stump. I am so relieved it made it!
So glad I found this channel!! So much solid information explained with precision! Thank you for helping us new growers out!
I'm so happy to hear the content is helping you. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!
Thank you so much for posting. All of your videos are very informative, probably the best on RUclips dealing with growing figs.
Thank you! I really appreciate that. I'm glad you're enjoying the videos.
ross radi would be ticked, but i concur. this guy is on point
Great videos! Just got my first fig tree this year. Will keep following you.
I appreciate that. Thanks for watching!
Dude Ive been following you since you started the channel. I just want to say you've come along way with your videos. I really enjoy your content and the specific issue you speak in detail many thanks from a small fig guy from North Jersey.
I really appreciate you watching for so long. More than you know! Thanks so much! I grew up in South Jersey.
@@TheMillennialGardener You probably get more fruit than me I'm in zone 6B I have to start my trees indoor end of Feb to get fruit by the end of the season.
@@TheMillennialGardener .what's your take on me staking down my tree about one Foot off the ground.It has 7 branches in a goblet EFFECT.I was thinking out of the Box.One branch is surrounded by the rest., I would leave that one standing Straight.
Now a year on, the channel is that much better!! Nice
Very encouraging! Drastically pruned my two in ground figs this winter. Rooting some and excited to see new growth in the spring. Thanks for saying they are forgiving - hope so!
Figs are the most forgiving plant I've ever grown. They're excellent candidates to learn on. Thanks for watching!
Let me know what you think:
I'm keeping my cuttings in water covering at least two nodes (changing water 2 x a week). In a clear container at 67 - 70 degrees. They are sprouting and some are producing roots. I'm in zone 8 and hope to plant in containers and/or ground after no danger of frost. I do have a few in soil in a container - no space to do on a larger scale. Not sure how this will work, but would like your response.
@@janefoust2785 I have not personally had great results rooting dormant hardwood cuttings in water. However, if you are seeing roots form, I would stay the course. When you up-pot them, you must be VERY gentle because the roots are extremely fragile at that stage. I recommend up-potting them into small containers and letting them become rootbound enough that they'll form a tight root ball where the roots easily hold the soil together. After they form a nice, stable root ball in the soil, you may up-pot them into larger containers or in ground.
Straight to the point! 🎉wonderful video keep up the good work
I especially liked the dog clip at the end!
Gotta prune my figs though.
Dale is the best 🐕
Good information on growing figs. My neighbor has a 10 year old Kadota that he cuts back to a 3 foot stump every year that grows back to at least 20 ft by the end of the growing season. It’s amazingly prolific. I keep mine (in ground) to 5 feet or less.
Keeping the growth new keeps the vigor in the tree. That root mass can only support a tree of a certain size. If you let that tree grow on its own schedule, it'll eventually top out and production will be limited. If you keep cutting it back, it's going to send out a tremendous amount of new growth every season. For trees like figs where the fruit is confined to new growth, I think pruning is absolutely critical.
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Thank you! You gave the explanation for pruning that I needed.
Thanks SO much for providing the info! Love your setup! 💚🌱🙏🏻
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
Up to recently I found your channel. Let me said that thanks to your videos I have learn so much about fig trees. I especially like how you explain everything in a well articulated way that is so easy to follow even for a person, like my self that it is a novice when it comes to figs. Thank you so much,, keep up the great work!!!
I'm glad you're finding the videos helpful. Thank you so much for watching them. I appreciate it!
Your explanation about fig tree is simple, yet easy to understand. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Great video! I always enjoy waching them.
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.
I love that you say the date it’s very important to me , maybe you can say the year as well I make notes and it does help a lot , loved the picture of you and Stan McKenzie
Stan's the man! Can't wait to plant my new trees. The year is shown right under the video, so I only mention the date because sometimes the videos are filmed a couple weeks in advance. Thanks for watching!
A lot of information very clearly presented...thank you and bless you as well...keep up the good work...
Thanks for watching!
Wow! Just the information I need! Thank you!🙂
Thanks for watching!
Thank you Millennial Gardener for the shared the knowledge!
I do have 4 different varieties of fig and among them there is one miniature.
What ever figs my trees produce, they are first for feeding the birds (I live in a very dry place so food for birds and other animals is scarce) and whatever is left I harvest them.
I've found the lower the trees are to the ground, the less likely the birds are to land. Birds like being up high for their protection. Keeping your figs low to the ground forces them to lose their feeling of safety, so they're less likely to eat your fruits. Thanks for watching!
Thanks buddy I’ll just started growing figs in pots I often talk to them people think I’m crazy 😜 but hey to love ❤️ figs is my life saver it relaxing 😌 to watch them grow after grafting other one on two other trees 🌲 later 😍😜😍🎀🌲🌲🌲
Thank you!! I have 3 dwarf Negronne fig trees in ground in my backyard and was stressing about how to prune it but I'd rather just let it mature and choose its own path.
I enjoy your videos because I grow into containers. I love Dale.
Wow thankyou I needed this video I too am very nervous about pruning my fig tree I now know it's something I will need to do and will push thru the fear thankyou for another wonderful class you are the fig whisperer
Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching!
Excellent video, very comprehensive, thank you 🙏
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Very helpful! I bought my first fig tree last year because I love figs and want an endless personal supply.
Me, too. I think I'll have 50+ trees this season once all my new varieties are ready for transplant. The only dangerous amount is none! 😀
very informative! liked and subscribed. great videos! thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the sub! I appreciate it.
Same as mine, the roots is filling the container. Thanks for the information. will do some prune soon for my figs tree.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video my friend. Dale is the man !!He is looking great !
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@@TheMillennialGardener So very glad to hear that for both you and Dale. Funny how karma works. Good things to go people!!
Great video! This made what others have presented as incomprehensible easily understood.
One question. All my container growing is with Bonsai trees. With those, they get a root pruning every few years. Do you ever root-prune your container figs?
Awesome video! I have a 9-year-old English brown turkey in ground that is extremely cold hardy. Came from a 20+ year-old tree from a neighbor. We live in NJ, zone 6b. I don't wrap or cover the tree and leave all of the limbs over winter. Ice, snow, wind, everything. I prune in the early spring and propagate the branches. Typically the highest branches see some die-off but most root! I prune down to about 4 feet and it regrows to about 15 feet tall and 10 wide.
Does the main trunk tolerate the cold just fine? I'm curious how much wood survives the winter each season.
Very informative and terrific presentation. Well done..
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
Great video so informative, I'm only halfway through it and had to leave this comment-now back to watching the rest!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you very much for the wonderful information
Thanks for watching!
Love your videos! I’ve inherited a large fig bush when we bought a house last year, and have yet to see any fruit. Can’t wait to prune it down and experiment. Would you recommend having the tree in “tree” form for NJ? Or growing in containers? The bush just takes up so much space.
I know (now) exactly what happens to a fig tree in a pot that doesn’t get pruned. I planted it in a big clay pot, didn’t prune it at all. It grew huge roots that broke out of the pot, then fell over and broke. Now I’m growing 2 in-ground figs and pruning EVERY winter...thanks to your videos!!
I’m happy to hear the videos are helping! Figs absolutely must be pruned annually. I’m pretty heavy-handed with my pruning, too. They really enjoy a nice haircut. If you live in a place with a pretty long warm season, don’t be gentle. They can take it, and they love to grow new wood come spring.
Very nicely explained. Thanks
Thanks for watching!
Your dog is so smart. Animals are so incredible.
He really is. He’s brilliant. And such a good boy.
My potted fig tree is probably rootbound. Because of the shape of the pot. It has a lip that locked the roots inside from being lifted out. The figs use to be fairly decent but as the years have passed the figs have gotten very tiny and fragile, falling off when barely touched. I have it growing on our back patio which gets the morning sun, etc. It has never been pruned or if it was it was by my husband and it's been a while. I am afraid I may kill it. My Italian grandfather had 5 fig trees, a huge Bartlet pear tree, a small group of large purple grapes, a lot of vegetables and seasonings including mint and parsley, and a number of rose bushes. They were white, red, and yellow rose bushes for many years, and a cherry tree. He also had Rose of Sharon which is very hardy on the side of the house along with some of the rose bushes. I think he had a Bachelor Button bush out front and a Christmas tree he would put lights on at Christmas time and hedges bordering the front yard. Everything thrived in that little yard. He was big on making sure everything was fertilized with fresh manure and watered well. The yard was not very big but he had a great"green thumb". He passed away a while back so I have no one to ask what I am doing wrong or not doing at all. We have some clay in our soil which is not fun walking on. So my question is what fertilizer would we be using for a potted fig tree (Grandpop's fig trees were in the ground and he cut them way down to about a foot or so every fall in NJ. He also would wrap the fig tree with tar paper and pour a lot of fall leaves inside those wrapped and tied with some clothesline. How often should it be fertilizer in the 28412 area of Wilmington, NC?
You are thorough and easy to listen to. Keep making videos. You are fascinating! How do you move an in ground 12 ft fig that is growing next to the house? I live in central Virginia and worry about too much cold and then very dry periods….
Thank you! I don't know how you could possibly move a tree that large. I would think it would take heavy machinery to do that, unfortunately. Figs can be invasive, so I try to keep them away from my house for that reason. However, the roots are practically indestructible.
great informative video. Thx
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Great Video, thank you for sharing your knowledge. I always learn so much. Thank you!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.
Excellent video! thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you!
Great video! My other fig friends busted my stones for my heavy pruning this year. Hopefully I’ll be able to show off my fig production next year.
As long as you get some good heat in your summers, you should be fine. I find my figs respond well to hard pruning. I live in the Southeast where summers have merciless heat, though. I'm not sure how they'll perform in short summer areas of the Northeast with aggressive pruning. No matter what, figs in containers should be pruned. The question is, "How much?" That's where the individual must use trial-and-error.
So helpful! I live in Carrboro, so close to your weather
Thanks for watching, neighbor!
I pruned my fig trees for the first time because of your videos. I really like how clear and concise you are, I can tell you take a lot of care and time producing these. I live in California zone 9b and I’m just trying to get an idea of how many ounces of water I should water during the hot season. Until now I have watered every day until water drains through the holes. Could you give me a general idea of where to start? 8oz? 1 liter? 2 gallons? I’m in 10 gallon containers doing drip irrigation. Thanks 🤩
Thanks. I appreciate you noticing. There is a very long answer to your question because how much you need to water is based on your climate, humidity, average temperature, etc. Instead of trying to explain, I made a video last year for exactly this subject that should help you: ruclips.net/video/bQMqpQHDbl4/видео.html
Aaahhhhh! Okay, I’ll prune my tree this year 🥺! I’m gonna be a wreck doing this haha. Thanks for the video.
Figs are easy to prune. If you make a mistake, they will grow back quickly.
Thank you so much
They are really nice espaliered on a wall like that fence behind him. But it can be on wired posts too, brick wall, etc. A friend did theirs to their brick garage.
Was it with figs? I've seen many people planting fig trees close to their homes and it makes me nervous because fig tree roots are so invasive. I would be concerned about structural damage. I moved mine away from the house for this reason.
Thanks Ross great video. I have two standard (single stem) brown turkey figs here in the Uk in galvanised trash cans about 25 gallons. They have done well in their 1st year and now have a bare framework for me to prune. Could I send a couple of photos for your advice. Thanks Chris.
Great information on fig trees in the ground. We pruned our fig tree last fall and now we only have shoots at the bottom. What do we do with all the stalks that have not done anything? We live in WV in the panhandle of VA.
I’m learning a lot about growing figs from you! Thank you. I’m in hot and dry AZ and Bermuda grass is a problem that’s hard to to fix. I’m interested in the black tarp on your ground to cover or prevent Bermuda grass in my pathways or out of garden raised beds.
I'm glad the videos are helpful. I have a tutorial on weed barrier here: ruclips.net/video/XT1reOI1-5E/видео.html
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I'm in Phoenix too, this week will be brutal 😫
Thank you for your clear explanation on pruning the fig tree it confirms what I am doing is correct
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Thank you for telling me about not requiring pruning in ground. I want mine to grow to be a real tree, however at some point I would like to keep it at 15 feet in height. Right now the cutting I planted this year is 6 feet tall but has no side branches. It only has the one main line, and leaves. It does have 3 fruit in the middle.
People also prune to get more wider tree (more branches)
Thank u good information
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You are so helpful
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Good stuff.
Excellent!
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Really good video.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
smart. subscribed. just got a 4' chicago hardy (on order from FGT) and i am going to separate a large container brown fig soon, grow out one side and bonsai/cuttings the other. from RI here
Thanks for the sub! Best of luck and thank you for watching!
Love your doggie too. Amazing.
Thank you! Dale is the best.
I love this Channel, I'm a newbie on gardening..I have learned so much.
I have a question. Why do you put yr dog in a kennel??? Shouldn't he be free to guard your home???
You have a great guard dog, but he can't do his job!!! Weird!!!
Thank you.mine keeps getting so big.my dad grew it from a seed.
I have figs now for over ten years. I do not prune but have a ton of new growth every year at the bottle. They are not in containers. I get very limited figs. Should or could I dig one up and divide it and put in a few containers? Im doing a a lot of container plants and want to start getting some figs. Thanks for the help.
My fig tree is like that too, but not in container. It is tall and skinny and after 3 years it branched on its own. incredible. Now the shape is not bad but I started notching! got it into a great shape!
In my experience, fig trees grow best as a single trunk. You'll get the best looking tree. Sometimes in the beginning, you can allow a few trunks to grow, but I recommend eventually selecting the strongest one and cutting off the rest.
Thank you 🙏
You’re welcome 😊
Thank you
Thanks for watching!
I live in CT, zone 5, planted a fig int the ground, don’t know what type it dies back inthe winter and has come back as a big bush, but it has never had any fruit , it’s about 5 years old
Very informative n hello from Ireland! I’d be concerned that over time growing any food plants in plastic containers is a health risk as all plastic will breakdown over time with water, fertilizer n weathering acting upon the surface of plastic. I’d opt more for other containers
I got my fig tree in a 5 gallon bucket wicking tube you need to try it it grows so fast and is loaded with figs and super healthy it is a game changer I'm changing everything in to a wicking tub
We live in zone 9B central Florida and bought 15 Olympian Figs for 5.00 each..(really good deal)..Most were 1ft tall with 2 branches. Some with figs already on them. My question is..Should fig leaves be trimmed off.. into more of a canopy when they get around 4-5 ft tall??..I have watched videos where some fig tree branches are just trimmed bare except for the top. Any benefit of this type of trimming?…Thank you very much. Your videos on the reason behind Pruning tree branches equal and growth hormone was very educational 🦋
Hi!
Really interesting actually. I was also scared to prune mine, but will definitely do. Now I have 3 main branches. One of them I want to do air layering so i get a new fig tree from same fruit which tastes a lot of sweet. The other 2 branches I want to maximize their length to get about 1m tall. What do you recommend me doing now? I don't want to cut their length now, I want the 2 branches to grow about to 1m then I prune them as you show. But they have grow 5-10cm this year. What did I miss out? Too many fruits? Small pot? Thankful if you help me out :D
I just got a small (5” tall ) Chicago Hardy fig. When is came it had some small brown spots on the leaves..when I got ready to plant it 2 days later I found the medium it was packed in was totally dry. It lost a couple of leaves too, I don’t know if it’s disease or just too dry, so being worried about it I decided to put it in a flower pot …..I think I’d like to put it in a bucket to over winter it in the house, & plant in the spring. What do you use in your buckets? I’d think a combo of native soil, compost, & I don’t know, maybe a little potting soil & mulch??? We have clay soil here, colder winters, Zone 5 b, Would you mind giving some pointers on this? I have watched quite a few of your videos, thanks so much for them, but haven’t seen any info on this problem. I may have missed it, but I hope you can help us. Thanks so much for this in advance.. I really appreciate your informative videos….thanks, Lela
Thank you; your previous instructional videos (as this one) is informative, comprehensive and dispels the fears of pruning our fig trees. Nature is amazing; the more you prune, the more you get. I saw the espalier work you have done in previous videos, but am curious why you love it so much? It looks fantastic, but as I have never done it before, it appears it would limit the amount of figs produced.
Thank you. Glad you found this video helpful. Figs are EXTREMELY resilient. It's pretty safe to say my figs will be growing and producing long after I leave this Earth as long as nobody removes the trees. As for the espalier, you are correct that it will limit the amount of figs produced on a "per-tree basis." If all you want is to grow one or two fig trees, have nice, big shade trees and "set-it-and-forget-it," espalier isn't a good idea for production. I have only a simple quarter acre residential plot, and I intend to grow 18-24 fig trees in ground, all of different varieties. Espalier allows me to grow extremely high density so I can grow a ton of figs in a very small space. While each individual tree will be limited by espalier, when you talk about fruit production per square foot, it's out of this world outstanding. It's also beautiful to look at. I want an extremely wide variety of figs, and if I were to just plant fig trees in my yard, a dozen fig trees would take up my entire property with no room for anything else. Doing it this way, I'll be able to grow 2 dozen varieties, plus tons of other things. I am going to have a food forest, but confined as an "edible landscaping" arrangement so I still have plenty of open lawn for my dog to run around.
@@TheMillennialGardener jeez, thank you!! I am so glad I asked you the question. I did not in anyway understand the per square foot production and varietal aspect. That is awesome. You have a wonderful set up both along the fence line and and the garden beds. As I go outside daily to look at my two layer hoop hinge houses (thanks to you and James P), I cannot up but smile when I see how incredibly well everything is doing inside them (and on the outside, there is snow all around). The Christmas lights keeps my garden enjoyable during the cold winter months. Have a great dale. By the way, the Dale specials at the end are a treat and enjoyable.
@@pd6569 That is great to hear about your hoop house. I just rooted through mine today to get some cilantro and I noticed my cherry tomatoes formed their first fruits. I'm on course for March tomatoes. It was a great investment and I hope to add a couple more this summer.
@@TheMillennialGardener tomatoes in March! Madness! All kidding aside, I have been so impressed with the healthiness of the various plants I have in the hoop houses that I just added a third one (though not technically on hinges yet). Based on your continued success, it doesn’t seem far fetched that you will enjoy those March tomatoes and be the envy and motivation for many to follow suit. I just started about 100 tomatoes seeds from about 10 different types so I am behind the 8 ball. Be safe and well.
Hello, very good info in this vid. Thank you. Do you sell cuttings for your Galacia?
Thank you. I offer cuttings during the dormant season, which is January for me. I always make an announcement when it's time.
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I pruned my in ground fig tree to three main branches and now I have massive new growth for below the ground level. What do I do with it now?
How do I take cutting from my fig tree in the ground? I want to do cuttings to plant in containers, my daughter got a new dog and he is digging in the roots I’m afraid I will lose my tree, thank you for help.
Most of my fig trees(in pots) are single stem.....so i am planning to tip them before winter and leave them around 6ft tall....all 12 of them....i have a few that are double main branch and one classic Y shape that has three limbs and i just cut those main limbs down a bit.....I tend to use the branches on the trunk to propagate new trees.....or do you like to cut further down the main stem as a prune ?......Your thoughts please?
When is it too late to prune potted fig trees in Coastal Carolina? Is late February/early March too late?
Godfrey's Nursery near Salem, Oregon, has such a 20x20 fig tree and it's amazing.
I wonder if it's a Desert King? They're pretty popular on the PNW and are grown for their breba's. I'd be curious to know the variety.
@@TheMillennialGardener I just talked to the owner. They don't know the variety, but it's been there a hundred years.
Wonderful video thank you for sharing so much information about growing fig trees. I live in tropical conditions...we have heavy monsoon rains and very mild winter s. When is the best time to prune my fig tree.
The best time to prune your fig tree is in the exact midpoint of your "winter." If you're in the Northern Hemisphere, that would be mid-January. If you're in the Southern Hemisphere, it's mid-July.
Your videos are wonderful. Am looking for info on caring for figs in container in winter months....and freezing temperatures.
Can they be moved indoors or a garage?
Yes. Figs can stand temperatures to about 20F or so when fully dormant, but if you see temps lower than that, storing them indoors is not a bad ideal. Ideally, your garage will be just a bit above freezing. I think 40F is ideal. It keeps them nice and dormant. They can tolerate occasionally falling a little below freezing, but ideally you’ll stay above. Don’t let them get warm. If it gets into the 50’s, they may break dormancy.
Hi, I have a small fig tree that was planted in more shade area. I want to move it to a more sunny area. Tomorrow will be June and I live in NY state. Is it ok to move it in June? Please help.
Great! thanks for sharing. May i ask,what type of fertilizer to use after the pruning? is it fruit fertilizer or fertile fertilizer?
Thanks. I created an entire series on how I fertilize. I change my fertilizer based on the time of year and the stage of the tree. This playlist will have everything you need: ruclips.net/p/PL1gY7BoYBGIFNbJEUdApbh_E57uNBLG2j
How do your container fig trees manage figs all along the main stem if figs grow only on new growth...
I live in Oregon and I have trees that are five or six feet tall in pots. I'm afraid to cut them back because they would take too long to grow back and I wouldn't get very much fruit if any, because all the Vigor would be in growing. But I'm not getting that much fruit anyway, I think part of my problem is they're too crowded and not getting enough Sun I'm concerned about root pruning if I do that and they're already big and there's not enough roots to support the big tree will it be detrimental to it, instead of helping? Also, if I want to keep my tree small what time of the year is best to inhibit excess growth? Thanks
Thanks for a great video.
I have a fig tree in a container in Western PA. I place the tree outside and it fruits well. I placed it in my sun room and it continued to grow new leaves. It actually produced a couple of figs during the winter.
Do you recommend that I prune it this spring before taking it outside for the summer?
Thanks!
Yes, I do. A container can only support so much wood growth, so if you do not cut it back, it probably won't grow much new wood next season. Cutting it back annually is required to make enough new wood for a good harvest of figs because main crop figs only form on the new year's wood.
I can verify that! My Daddy ran the lawn mower over our fig tree and it popped back up in a heartbeat.
I live in Northwest Florida where it is hot and humid nine months out of the year and I am learning to prune my inground fig trees for pest control. If I cannot manage my trees and pick the fruit exactly when it’s ripe then there are so many pests that move in on the entire tree and start living off of all of the fermenting fruit.
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I would love a video on how to train the cuttings in their first year. How do you decide which branches to remove and which to grow tall? When I have purchased fig trees from growers, I received a 36” whip. Upon receipt, I cut approximately 12” from the top and start two more trees. I would like to know how the grower trained their trees into a 36” whip. Some cuttings immediately shape themselves into an ideal open vase but 4” from the soil level. That’s a bit low, right? These are questions I think many folks have about the initial shaping, that first year of the life of a cutting. Thank you so much for your videos and your storefront - you make it easy 😊
When I first got my whip(s) from the grower I thought the trees had been grafter because at the base there is a short fat section and the main trunk comes off of it from a slight angle. I believe it was grown from a cutting and a low branch became the trunk, right? Surely this would make an informative video for all of the fig growers. There are SO MANY videos on how to propagate fig cuttings (and yours in when to start feeding) but none in training. Pleeeeeze 😊
Adventures with Dale is great ❤️
I think the issue is everyone has a different idea on what they want a fig to look like. Some prefer a bush form. Some want a single trunked tree grown into a large shade tree. Some want a single trunked tree kept low. Others want 2-3 trunks to give it a more twisted look. Me, personally, I'm going the espalier route. I have, probably, the most in-depth espalier training videos on the internet. At least on RUclips, definitely. You can see them here:
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ruclips.net/video/gvY8PCnWgjM/видео.html
There is no better way to train your tree than along a wire, in my opinion.
I am new to figs. ... my tree has already broken dormancy. ...it has nnnew leaves growing. ... should I still prune it back? It is about 5ft tall and this will be it's 3rd or 4th summer. It had figs 2 summers ago that never ripened. Last summer it never prproduced figs. I am going to pot it in a larger pot..
So smart 🥰💕
Thanks!
I was always told Rule of thumb, figs in containers should be trimmed back to twice the Hight of the root ball. an your best comment was they are hard to kill once established so do not be afraid to trim them back.
I've had really good luck keeping my fig trees pruned low. I cut them back really aggressively, and they perform magnificently. I have a fairly long, warm growing season though, so if you have a cooler, shorter growing season, you may want to prune them a little less aggressively. I don't think there is a one-size-fits-all pruning method. Basically, you need to take the general concepts I'm promoting and tailor it to your climate through trial and error, and you should be successful.
How shall I overwinter my cuttings ? Best advice can you do a video ? How does my green growth turn to hardwood before dormancy
Do you mean cuttings you take, or the trees? I usually begin rooting cuttings in January (sometimes earlier, sometimes later), and I begin rooting when cuttings are as fresh as possible. However, you can store them in a ziploc bag in your refrigerator crisper for a few months as long as you wash them off well and let them dry before storage. The fresher the cutting, the better chance they'll root, though. Green growth with lignify after around 3 months or so as the tree puts on caliper.
My two baby fig trees rooted from previous winter are about 2 feet tall. It’s mid summer here. Don’t think I see any figs yet, the mother tree is having figs. Should I summer prune the two baby trees? 🤔
We planted a fig in the ground about 8-9 years ago. It did nothing until last year. It was a few feet tall when we planted it. It’s now prob 25-30 ft tall. We got several gallons of figs all of sudden last year. Unfortunately, we didn’t know how big it would get and we planted it in a corner enclosed by a fence and a huge Holly tree. Have to use the extension grabber to pick many of the figs. But they were so sweet. I keep freezing them right off the tree then in the winter I made fig/strawberry/jalapeño jam. Fingers crossed I get figs again this year. We’ve never pruned it.
That's interesting. Usually figs try to bear as early as the first year. Is it in a shady location? Figs need TONS of sun, so it may have had to have gotten tall enough to get above other trees to reach the sun to produce. They need to roast in the sun 10-12 hours a day. If you give them 10-12 hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight a day and lots of compost, they go bananas.
Thank you so much for posting. I learn something new with all your videos. May I ask when you'll start adding fertilizer to all your trees please and thank you 🙂
Thank you. I actually developed an entire series to answer exactly these questions. I documented my entire routine that’s tailored for each season. It will vary based on climate. I hope this helps: ruclips.net/p/PL1gY7BoYBGIFNbJEUdApbh_E57uNBLG2j
@@TheMillennialGardener thank you so much. I appreciate your response! I'm in zone 7b, I just wasn't sure when I should start. I'm thinking once the weather stays above 50°, would that be about right?
@@donnaz1961 I start based on my last frost date. Once the trees won't see any more frost or freeze damage, it's time to begin. If you're willing to pull your trees inside during the night and back outside during the day (the "fig shuffle"), you can begin earlier.
@@TheMillennialGardener okay gotcha, thank you once again ✌️
Hello friend i watched your video and liked it but you did not say any thing about the roots?. I am in South América, Perú to be exact and started some cuttings in buckets with in 4 months a few of them are already 6 to 7 ft tall and root bound .We got three 20 gal pots to keep them in from now on. How do I prepair the roots or do i just transplant it like it is. Plus we are about 5 minutes from the ocean so humitity is a problem becaus the of the groud dries up and the bottom stays wet , I want to try putting bigger drain holes because the water dissapears right away, but the robots still crawl on top of the ground. Can you help, Please note I am a Pastor, but I love fresh fruit. Shalom..