r/Figs

I think I might be having too much new growth from the root ball. My question is when should I trim it out, and how do I pick which ones to trim? Thanks

I planted it in 2020 and here we are today. I don’t prune it cause I love how big and wild it is. When it’s full of ripe figs, I make fig preserves and the plant takes on a whole ecosystem of bugs and wildlife. Zone 9b. Texas

Ive inherited a Chicago Hardy fig tree 4 years ago when we bought our farm in Southern Illinois. Every spring when I unwrap it (after the last frost), there's new growth/branches but the branches from the year before never get leaves and eventually die off. Help. How do I get it to continue to grow and not die off and start over every year? It does produce small figs every season, but never gets any bigger.

Hi - sorry to bother just looking for some help with my fig. This guy overwintered in our living room and just flourished. Lots of new shoots, big bushy foliage, just the picture of plant health. Fast forward to late Spring and it's a completely different picture now that it was moved outside. 90% of the leaves have fallen off or browned and while there are some signs of life (new shoots) it looks awful. It has not been exposed to any freezing temps, pesticides or animal interaction (to my knowledge) and there don't appear to be any signs of obvious insect infestation. Central NY/Zone 4a. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I have a mission fig tree that’s been bearing fruit for 2-3 years. I noticed this today and was wondering what it was. I’ve no doubt the tree is healthy, I’m just curious.

This is a chicago hardy fig tree that I got from... I don't remember haha. Anyways, I just planted it in the ground several days ago and put a towel on the south side of it for sun protection. I didn't gradually introduce it to the outdoors because the roots were very long already when I got it. I was just trying to keep it alive until I could plant it. The bottom three leaves were already turning yellow inside, but now a lot are yellow. I'm in zone 6a. Can I save it? If so, how?

Just remembered that I mixed the ground dirt we have w/ some Organic miracle grow for flowers and vegetable plants when planting.

We moved into a house in December and there was this choked out little stick of a fig tree that was in the backyard. We cleaned all the junk out and chopped it and it’s come back with a roar. It’s so pretty but we still aren’t sure if it’s a fruiting variety and are curious if anyone had thoughts. If not, we want as much edible plants as possible so is it a best bet to just take it out and replant with a fruiting fig or should we try and graft a fruiting fig onto this stock. It gets a couple hours of direct sun and dappled sun the rest of the day, and it’s in thick clay soil. Thanks!

Just moved into a new home at the end of last year, so I didnt really see this full grown. However when I was burning some brush this had a fantastic spicy coconut scent. The leaves looks pretty close but none of my figs have this sprawling look to it. What are your thoughts? The old growth is absolutely shredded to I cant tell if there are any flower buds.

Previous home grew a fantastic fig tree with many turkey figs for the mockingbirds and I to fight over (zone 9a). We moved (same zone) and this is my new little guy (I bought, didn’t take from the old one). It’s been looking fabulous and growing well, I think it’s been about 3-4 ish weeks (time flies). Is this normal? My old tree had all kinds of weird leaves. This one seems not right, now. It’s got plenty of water and sun (I’ll remove the cage when it gets a bit bigger….I don’t trust the landscape guys). This is in a condo but I can treat it if needed? Or should I just watch it? TIA!

My fig tree wilts even though I water it daily. The photo is a few hours after watering. Last year it grew nice and bushy and had some figs, but by mid summer it lost all of its leaves and the fruit never fully matured. This year it got a lot bigger but has not started producing figlets and continues to wilt. I have another fig tree in the same spot in a smaller pot and its doing great, never wilts, and has 15 figs. 🙃 what do I do. I uppotted it last winter and it grew a lot bigger, but still angry. I just moved it in the shade but its normally in a sunny spot.

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My husband bought me this lovely ~4ft tall fig tree and I'd like to plant it in my yard. It was quite expensive so I want to give it the best shot at thriving here.

Some things about my yard - I have dense clay soil which I know figs don't prefer. Is it worth amending the soil or trying to keep it in a raised bed? We face NW so I get decent morning and afternoon sun. I know I should also remove any figs from it once we get it in the ground.

Any advice is appreciated, thank you!

I love fig trees and the idea of having one in my yard but I’ve had disappointing results. The first fig I planted was a celeste from the local hardware store and it barely grew and never bore fruit. Then I bought several types from a garden center and planted them together with the celeste in my yard with amended soil. They did well the first 2 years and bore maybe a two dozen figs. But their leaves gradually yellowed and got spots and they died (photo 2 shows what’s left).I have lost a few plants in the area (bottle brush, cedar tree, and an established orange tree) so I worry I might have nematodes or some soil issue. Last fall I was walking through an old overgrown farmstead that was going to be bulldozed for new construction. I found a fig tree branch (with a fig on it!) poking out of a thicket so I literally ripped off the branch and carried it home in my pocket and stuck it in potting soil. It sprouted and now its growing fast. How should I care for it and any idea what variety it is? North Florida growing zone.

Got a clipping last year on a whim. Did my best halfassed researched method of storing it over winter and have my first figs. I wonder if I even like figs

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.

Hello! I just moved into a lovely house in zone 8b where there seems to be a very well established fig tree! I don’t have a lot of gardening or fruit tree experience and would love any advice on how to keep it as happy, healthy, and prolific! I’d love any advice on general care since I’m pretty clueless. Do I prune the lower new growth? Thanks in advance!

One of my fig grafts failed and I had an extra rooted cutting laying around. I strapped the pot to the branch and did like a half modified cleft graft while keeping half of the cutting intact and connected to its roots. Has anyone tried this, will it work?

White stuff appearing on my leaves. Is it bad bugs? What should I do?

I wanted to share thst I finally found tiny leaves on a tree that I thought might have been due to the cold. I am in CT in Zone 6B, so do not lose hope! The beauties are just waking up.

My other tree started a sucker last week and now has two. The first picture is to show the leaves on a tiny portion of the tree that I trimmed pretty aggressively last week since it was red.

The second is to show how many branches the could have chosen to wake up.

Moral of the story is that the trees are going to be just fine!😊