Airing out my fig trees
rycooder
2 years ago
Just airing out my fig trees before they get mould from being wet from the condensation
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CA Kate z9
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when can i put my fig trees out side
Comments (2)A good rule of thumb, dormant figs should be brought out as soon as the first local trees/shrubs (e.g., Forsythia/Maple) break buds. Some people give figs a few weeks jump-start by placing them in a warmer inside-place. Your figs, being stored in the house will probably have green leaves too. Leaved figs should be brought a little later than mentioned above and first hardened off for a couple of weeks is a (semi) shaded-spot and sheltered from strong winds. You may still have to temporarily cover them if there is any late-frost forcast....See MoreHave your in ground fig tree leaf out yet?
Comments (9)Even if the branches do die back there is a good chance it will grow back from the roots. I had 5 trees die back to the ground, and all have little shoots or at least leaves or buds poking out of the ground or at the base by now. My vdb died back quite a bit also. Only one branch is begining to leaf out, but there is new growth at the base of the tree. Yes...even in zone 8....See MoreIdentify my fig tree, figs don't get ripe...
Comments (13)The leaves fall off because of rust. The air is just too humid in Houston. With all the rain, the problem is even more so this year. There is milky sap on the stem end when you pick the fruit because the fruit is not fully ripe yet. If you bought the trees at a nursery in Houston, there is not telling what you have. I say this with lots of experience. The more popular varieties around the Houston area are Celeste, Kadota, Alma, and Brown Turkey. You already said they do not turn brown, so we can eliminate BT. If your fruit stays yellow, then I would tend to agree with everyone else and say Kadota (or one of its variants). If your tree has tinges of golden brown, it is probably Alma. The fruit on your tree does not appear to be the same size/shape as the Celeste variant that seems to be everywhere in Houston. If you live close to the Clear Lake area, I can direct you to where a Celeste, an Alma, and a Brown Turkey live and hang over a fence in public view. You could go to those locations to see what they look like and what stage of development they are in. ~james...See MoreWhen to air-layer fig tree?
Comments (9)Pj, it sounded like you tried many methods but NOT air layering, which is well described on this site in other posts. In your case I would have taken cuttings, put them in barely moist towelling in a zip-lock and put them in the vegetable crisper of the fridge for a week. This puts them into dormancy. When they come out of the fridge, I would forget the baggie method for rooting and put them into a very well drained light potting medium (barely moist) in 16 oz plus clear plastic cups with drain holes. Put them on a warming tray covered with a plastic dome to keep humidity high. Your climate may already do both of these 'warm and moist' stages for you. When I do this method, I can usualy see good root development in a couple of weeks as well as budding and leafing out. Don't be in a rush to transplant, and remember that excess of water is a killer at this stage. Air layering works fine too, you just have to be patient, but you can do it anytime. However, it may take months for the branch to throw out roots, or just weeks. You could also try ground layering too if you have branches close to ground and can pin or weight them there for some time. My two cents... John....See More
Meyermike(Zone 6a Ma.)
2 years agorycooder
2 years agoCA Kate z9
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bluemoonlight
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dieseler
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last yearRycooder, go to camera
Click on camera, it will open camera and on upper right corner there is an settings icon, it will bring you here click on Pictus size, which will give you options, then chose 1:1(6.MP) try this size, it should automatically resize pictures that you will be sending wherever.
I am not sure if that will help but Please try.
Anna
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last yearbluemoonlight I have 3 big trees and a white fig that is in a big pot. Here are 2 varieties
dieseler
last yearbluemoonlight
last yearI agree with Martin beautiful trees, I can see ripening figs on it 😀
The cut in half look nice, is the white one Lattarula ? Maybe not it looks quite large.
I had large fig too, and waiting for YLN which looks large then this one.
I am not a big fan of large figs but they look nice hanging on the tree. It was sweet juicy not jammy, it's skin was sweeter then pulp.
Oh my gosh 😲 I kind of remembered that you are in cold climate, but wanted to see if I remember correctly so I was looking back at the top and realized that you are in Canada 🇨🇦 ! Silly my I forgot !
Thanks for sharing your pictures and responding to my request. I hope you visit here more often.Keep well
Anna
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