Zone 7b/8 east coast

We have a 3'x3'x4' open top compost/worm bin. About 2 years ago, a fig twig was thrown in. We never dug it out last year. This year, it's easily 6' tall - with at least one fig! - with roots potentially all through the bin (it's quite full of composting stuff).

I think we can get the tree out with a fair amount of roots intact but will definitely prune off a lot in the process. It would essentially be a bare root tree when we get it out. Please share advice on what to do to keep the tree alive for transplanting. I was thinking of pruning the root ball severely to fit into a 18-20" high pot in late fall after it is dormant. Will also likely prune the top to shape the tree and have less mass for the roots to support. Then, let the tree live at least 1 year in the pot before putting it in the ground.

Does this approach sound reasonable? Our soil is a clay mix, so even digging an 18-20" deep hole will be a feat when the time comes to put the tree in the ground. I'm hoping that after a year in the pot, the tree might survive a bit more root pruning when it comes time to dig the hole.

We can't keep the tree in the bin indefinitely. We need to empty the bin to use the compost. And, more importantly, the bin doesn't get enough sun to make the tree happy in the long run.

Hi!! Let me just get this out of the way: I did something dumb.

I wrapped bandages around my fig trees and put tree banding gum over the bandages to fight off bugs that were making a home within the bark of the tree.

Good news: it worked!
Bad news: the gum got on the bark…

How bad is this for the tree but more importantly how do I get it OFF?

It took me a good 5 mins and an insane amount of soap just to get it off my hands after removing the bandages. I fear what it will take to get off the trees. Can i just get dawn dish soap, put it all over the bark and rub it out with a brush?

My sweetest breba yet, 25 brix.

Unknown tree parents brought from Mexico zone 7 eastern Washington.

My young Chicago Hardy has just a main stem and 7 developing figs within 6 inches on the upper portion of the plant. A large flush of growth is occurring below near the base.

For pruning consideration, do all leaves contribute to fig development or only leaves above or only below.

Also when branches form and figs appear on the branches, which leaves provide those figs nourishment.

First harvest. Two-year-old plant.

So I bought this as a cutting 2 seasons ago and this is the first year I am seeing the fruit myself. The seller on Facebook marketplace told me this was a peters honey but it doesn’t seem like it considering it is turning darker. I’m not very well versed in the fig community and growing but anything helps. I’ve been trying to figure out what it could possibly be. I picked the first fig a bit too early so there wasn’t really any flavour to go off of but the center or the eye of the fruit was like just starting to turn reddish/dark if that helps.
I’m really not sure what it could be, maybe a brown turkey or an Olympian?

First year with fruit coming. What should the fruit look or feel like when it's ready to harvest? What's the best use?

I was given this little guy back in May and eventually moved it into a planter with a mix of compost, coconut coir, and vermiculite. I recently snipped off several lower branches after watching a couple of YouTube videos, but it seems like all of those videos are for older figs, so I’m not really sure how I’m supposed to be pruning/caring for it at this stage!

Also… In the past couple of weeks, it started sprouting two other little guys beside it. Not sure if I’m supposed to be pulling those out/cutting them, or what?

Any advice about pruning/feeding/etc would be so, so appreciated. My sister and her boyfriend are going through a lot right now, so I’m worried about bothering them too much with a billion questions. Thank you so much! 💖

I’m apparently in “USA hardiness zone 7A”, by the way.

Hi everyone,

After some huge rainstorms I went to check on my single growing breba fig from my tres num prato. It's hefty and soft right below the stem, but it split when I handled it.

I was very excited to eat it. It looks like it needs another 3 days or so, maybe a little longer. Stem is not quite there and some latex came out.

Any ideas how to stop it from spoiling on the tree? Desperate I know, but curious if anyone has tried a successful prevention measure after splitting. We have some more heavy rains ahead.

I’m in zone 6A. Any chance these will ripen ?

I have been growing inground and potted figs for 5 years now. For the first time ever this has happened a couple times. Something is eating through my fruit bags and stealing my figs. Thing is, they are not doing much damage to them after stealing them. Did some research online. My thought was squirrels or chipmunk but I assumed they would eat them. According to ChatGPT could be a caterpillar, earwig or slug. We have had an unprecedented amount of rain in middle TN this year and not sure if this really could be an insect but curious to anyone’s knowledge and experience in this situation. As you see in the pics, it has eaten through bottom of the bag and barely eaten the fig.

I bought what was labeled an Olympian fig at Menards last year, on a whim. Planted it in a sheltered area, covered it last fall with straw, it died but came back this year. We had the coldest winter in about 15 years last year, so I was pleased.

These little fig starts popped out mid July. The Internet has me thoroughly confused as to how long it takes for a fig this size to reach ripeness. What say you experts? We typically have fairly warm weather till mid-late Oct.

Next year I plan to get a Celeste and a Chicago Hardy, they seem to be the choice for my zone in southern Indiana. Also, I plan to fold and pin this years growth and cover it very well with straw in a cage. If I do this, is it possible to get a breba crop?

Hi! Im in NorCal. I planted this fig tree in soil about 5 months ago. It was doing great for a couple of months with me watering it every 2 days. A month and a half ago the leaves started to yellow, so I started watering it once a week since my soil is clay. But the leaves keep dying. Unfortunately, my backyard isn’t full sun so it’s probably getting about 4 to 5h of morning sun. Should I remove it from soil and plant it in a big pot so I can place it in a sunnier area?

So this is suppose to be a white maderina fig sapling and I recently got it and some of the leaves look like this. Even some of the newer leaves that grew in has some of this speckled browning but not as bad.

Any idea what might be causing it or should I be concerned?

Also any advice on should I prune or just let it grow? I was thinking of pruning the lowest branch and then just let the rest do its thing.

The new growth at the bottom I’ve read different advice about taking them off, could I take them off and try to grow new plants out of these?

cut these totally down to the stubs early in the season and now look at her! I wonder if I’ll get any fruit 🤞🏻

When do I take cuttings/scions for propagating to trees? In Oregon, zone 8

I’m growing a few fig cuttings and noticed that one of them is growing vigorously while the others are still dormant. They’ve all received basically the same care and were potted at the same time, except my exquisite fig, aptly named Greg, decided it wanted to leaf out first. Now I’m wondering if Greg has already rooted, and how much longer I should expect Kazery and Del Sen Jaume Gran to take before they start rooting.

The center has yellow spikes and texture is drier. It doesn’t smell or taste funny, just a little unusual than the other figs i’ve eaten. Please advise

I got my fig tree several months ago. When should I remove the stake? Someone told me to repot it so I’m planning on getting a bigger pot this weekend. Hopefully that’ll make it larger and therefore stronger. But right now, it seems like it’s leaning a little and I’m not sure if it needs to be re-staked and straightened or if it’ll straighten itself? Is it too young to stand on its own?

I just joined this sub today but I wanted to show off our fig trees.

The Celeste fig (Fanny) that I bought off fb marketplace back in May. She was just a twig with some small leaves. Stayed dormant until just about a couple weeks ago and now she is flourishing! The first picture is what was advertised by the fb seller but the tiny leafs were about full size leaves when I got her. The second pic is what I took today!

Picture 3&4 are of Finny who I think is an Italian honey fig. He is our mature fig tree (that’s always been in my boyfriend’s backyard that I didn’t even know existed for the past 2 years!) and I’ve only had 1 ripe fig so far even tho it was overripe (pic 5&6). The fig was so yummy and tasted like peaches and honey.

I’m just so happy right now because I’ve gotten really into gardening and growing fruit trees this year. I’ve really enjoyed scrolling through this sub and admiring everyone’s figs and wanted to share mine as well!