My fig tree is showing no new growth this Spring
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Why my new fig tree has fruit already & old one does not?
Comments (5)Nurseries tend to be better at keeping the plants happy (its their full-time job after all) and so your new plant was very happy there so is showing its happiness in delayed fashion - those figs were set as the tree went dormant. I had some trees do that and then not produce another fig for several years. There is also a large variety difference. In my main planting my youngest fig is now setting the biggest breba crop I have ever seen. Scott...See MoreGrowth of my fig tree
Comments (12)Technically, topping a tree or pruning it retards the development of trunk caliper (thickness). The more workers (leaves) you have attached to the tree, the more food they can produce to fuel cell division. Increase the rate of cell division and you increase the number of cells produced in the cambium, which is what thickens tree trunks and branches. Movement also stimulates lignin production, which doesn't actually thicken the trunk - just makes it stronger. Lignin is what makes tree parts hard, strong, and stout. Shortening the tree gives the illusion that it is stronger in the same way that a 12" piece of dowel seems stronger and stiffer than a 36" piece. They actually show the same amount of deflection when a force is applied, it's just that the deflection is thrice magnified in the longer piece. Can you provide a picture? I probably have a solution, but I'd like to see the tree if possible. Al...See MoreHelp with my new NY Fig Tree in MO
Comments (8)Thanks Bob, I read about that years ago in a magazine. They actually buried the whole plant on it's side. I looked up my zone this morning quickly and one chart said zone 5. But after I read your post I did some more research and I found the USNA Chart. It said that my area in St Louis is 6b. So then I looked up Brooklyn and it is 6b! I always thought our weather temps where similar. I used to live in several differnet places including upstate and Brooklyn. Thanks for the info! I had no idea that one state could have four different zones in it! NY is anywhere from a 4-7. So, I am thinking if I wrap it right it should make it. I found some nice info here on wrapping to get the fig to go dormant in the second post: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fig/msg0723232131211.html Here are the links to the maps on zones. http://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-new-york-usda-plant-zone-hardiness-map.php http://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-missouri-plant-maps-zone-hardiness-map.php Now I am thinking I will root the shoots and pot them for potted plants and try both. I wonder if it is too late to pot them for the winter now. I have a nice place to store them inside a storage room that is like storing them in a garage. When I was little and live in Florida my Grandmother had a fig in her back yard that I could eat a many as I wanted to in the summer. I long to have my very own. I hope this one will make it! Thanks again! Here is a link below to see it:) Here is a link that might be useful: My Fig Tree...See MoreNew Growth and Baby Figs
Comments (3)I came here wondering about the same thing. It was really late going dormant because the weather stayed warm very late in the year, yet it only ripened one fig all summer because it was a rather cool season. I keep it over winter in a cool and somewhat dim corner of the basement. Today I noticed that it had leafed out and has a shooter (marble) sized fruit. So I brought it upstairs to a southern window and gave it some water. It won't be able to go outside for at least 2 months! Some of the dahlias stored in the same area have sprouted too. This is way earlier than ever before, and this has been a more overcast than usual winter to boot!...See Moretreehugger101
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