New fig owner (came with the house) looking for tips..
I bought a house with an old fig that was eventually cut down by previous owners. However, there was one tiny shoot last year that was maybe coming up to about 1-1 1/2 ft tall. I just left it alone but kept my eye on it. Fast forward to early spring and next thing I know this thing is growing FAST. Then, more shoots around the trunk came alive this spring so I cleaned up the trunk and wanted to give this thing some shape and do some research.
Personally, I want this fig to grow vertical to about 6 ft tall and would prefer a tree rather than a bush. I realize that’s a bigger pain to gather fruit, but how the yard is set up it makes more sense this way. I don’t mind the upkeep pruning, and I see that it’s best to wait until winter dormancy to prune anything. Is that true? Since this already has established roots, this already has grown to about 3 1/2 feet tall in just 3 months so I figured I’d get a post out to this wonderful community to make sure I do this right on this figs regrowth journey.
I know it’s not the best location next to a fence but this has already been well established for god knows how long, but I’d like to keep this growing maybe to about a small tree and get tonabout 6-8 ft tall. Will there be a lot of maintenance maintaining the height? Is that a mistake to let it get that high? How much of that can I even control? Because it’s growing so fast I want to make sure I have a game plan. Feel free to provide any tips or advice. It is greatly appreciated.
TLDR; newbie as a new home owner letting an old chopped down fig regrow into a (hopefully) a 6-8 ft tree. Looking for tips, guidance and expectations.