Tree Planting & Gardening Tools
Gardening Products for Fruit Trees
Tips for Buying Fruit Trees
How to Plant a Fruit Tree
Deciding Where to Plant a Fruit Tree
Tips for Pruning Fruit Trees
Fruit Tree Maintenance: Part 1
Fruit Tree Maintenance: Part 2
Tips for Growing a Fig Tree
Fig Tree Care & Pruning
Tips on Growing a Loquat Tree
Cross-Pollinating vs. Self-Pollinating Fruit Trees
Pest Control for Fruit Trees
Deer Proofing Fruit Trees
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Summary: Learn how to raise and care for a fig tree, including pruning and harvesting, in this free online gardening instructional video on fruit tree cultivation and care.
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"So with a fig tree, remembering that when you prune a tree, one of the things your doing is your taking off the extra branches so that the tree- what’s there will actually have high yield and have a higher quality fruit. So we’re going to take out branches that are- we’re going to open the tree up by taking out some of the middle branches so more light can get into the tree as a whole. And let’s see. One thing I see here is a piece of dead wood so I’m just going to get rid of that right now. Now, see how these branches are kind of crossing over right here and not everything is getting sun? So what I want to do is open that up. So this branch that’s coming across and blocking the light from all those others- I’m going to remove it, and some of these smaller, separate branches I’m going to remove. And that one will get rid of that. We’re opening it up so that it has more light. Now I don’t like the way this branch is going across and this one- they’re crossing over each other- that’s not a good idea. And you can see this top one is much healthier. However, I want to consider my path that it is moving towards. And I think for now, that’s ok- it’s staying on the path. So I’ll go ahead and leave that, and I’m going to trim the weaker lower branch that’s not doing as well because it had no light. By removing these branches, what I’m actually doing is allowing the remaining tree to have more nourishment. And you see I’m cutting it right up- I’m doing a clean cut right up to the trunk. "
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tucci33 said
on 1/8/2009 I recently acquired a good size fig tree in a half barrel. I brought the tree to my business sometime in late October early November. I placed the tree in our showroom which has a maintained of about 65 to 68 degrees and has plenty of sunlight and natural light for 12 to 14 hrs a day. With out noticing the tree has started to flourish with new leaf growth and has at least 12 to 20 new figs started. What should I do. It seems to like the enviorment tha it has been placed into. It is now January 6th and it's growing about a 1/4 inch a day. Should I keep watering it or what.
Regards, David P. Tucci
scafo said
on 8/2/2008 very helpful video for pruning. now if I can get some advice on how to grow a fig tree successfully in Connecticut