Id this fig before it goes bye-bye

16 years ago

Hello fellow fig master, I have a 3 year old fig tree that I am about ready to drop kick across the street! I this tree 3 years ago. Before I could label it properly with metal id tags the sun faded my marker. The first year, it grew nicely but no figs. That winter it died to the ground and grew back to its original height, grew about 10 figs, then dropped them. Last year I winterize it and it is growing nicely again. The leaves on this tree are HUGE. It is very leggy and since I started pinching the tips, it is starting to branch out and produce more figs. Now here is how the tree looks today:

Can anyone id this fig? If the figs drop this year, trust me I will drop kick this tree across the street! thanks for watching, cheers, Dennis

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debbies_cockatiels_2
16 years ago
Dennis, Don't drop kick your tree across the street. Let it live. Why don't you give it to someone on this forum, maybe it just needs to live in California or maybe its a
San-Pedtro fig and needs to be pollinated. Just my thoughts... Debbie
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16 years ago
Hi Debbie, I know it is very difficult to ask some one to id a fig without knowing the leaf pattern and fig color, size and color. I guess I am just irritated because last year this tree dropped all its fruit and I wasted another year babying it without knowing what it is. Last year I did not pinch it. This year I am pinching and I'm starting to see some branching lower. I can not ship this tree out. It's too large. It's currently over 5 foot and in a 20 gallon containter. I may give it and plant it in my brother in-law's yard. He loves figs but don't know the problem I've had with it. Since he broke my riding mower 5 years ago and totally disassembled it without repairing it, I think this may be payback... I mean the perfect gift for him. Hehehe

Now, I will have egg on my face if that tree is planted and starts producing some awesome fruit! Oh well,I may just plant it in my yard and let the bird and squirrels have it! cheers, Dennis
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mrhappy
16 years ago
Dennis,

It looks like a hastalavista to me.

Richard
debbies_cockatiels_2
16 years ago
Dennis, You are too funny I think that's a great idea
your brother in-law should get it and make him plant it and hopefuly all
the figs will fall off for him too atleast
for a year or two then if any figs make it he has to give them to you...
Debbie
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16 years ago
YEAP! I thought you would like that recommendation. It being Memorial Day weekend. I may just take him the tree and make it a celebration! I know I should not plant it because it has figs on it. But I can just see him now every day coming home from work, driving in the drive smiling at that tree ....until those fig DROP!!! That photo would be priceless. I know he will blame the birds. He will be like Bill Murray in Caddyshack. I'm gonna do it! I'm going to take him that tree. Dennis
debbies_cockatiels_2
16 years ago
OMG you really are sooo funny!!! I am laughing my butt off
Debbie
ponnie1996
16 years ago
I would leave it alone - pinching is the key, that should help it hold and ripen its fruit. If you want to plant it, I would wait until the early spring next year.