That little miss figy is so cute! I wonder is it a miniature fig tree ?

Yes, it is miniature! Which makes for a great ornamental - the leaves are much smaller than some figs. The fig in the front has small leaves because it just leafed out, but the one in the back has pretty much full size leaves.

here is a pic from a mature tree.

i really want one now... it would be a great size to grow under other trees...

fruit is supposedly sweet and tasty.

little miss figgy

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Wow that looks great - the leaves appear bigger than my seedlings, but still smaller than a non-dwarf variety. I like the tree-like growth habit, since ficus carica doesn't seem to have the same apical dominance as other ficus species. With the LMF, I've had a couple low branches / suckers sprout and I've removed them immediately. I can't wait until mine start to get lignified (bark).

EDIT: Looking closer, the leaves on the tree in the forefront of the pic to which you linked aren't as small or deeply lobed as the LMF I have or other pics I've seen. The trees in the background look more like the LMF, but maybe it is just a difference in maturity of the plant.

jweingarden would you be able to pest new picture on Sunday. Please

Yep, more leaves have opened and the existing ones have grown. I'll take a pic this weekend!

Lovely

Oh so lovely. I think I really want one. Thanks for pictures.

It would be nice to see how is Little miss figgy doing .

She's doing well and loving all the rain we've been getting, but its been a bit cold, so I think all my plants are looking forward to sun (hopefully next week). All the growth points look like they are about to bud out a new set of leaves. I added quite a bit of CRF because I haven't had to water manually in a couple weeks.

Your figs are leafing out beautifully!

May I ask you what the granules are on the soil's surface of your figs? CRF is the abbreviation for what? Thanks!

Moses

Thanks for the pictures, they look so sweet. It's cold and rayny here too .

Moses - the granules are two different things:

• On top is the CRF, controlled release fertilizer. I made sure to chose one with a 312 ratio, that also has calcium.
• Rather than soil, I use Al's gritty mix. So under the CRF is granite, turface (clay), and pine bark fines. Great for root growth!

Anna - the temperature is supposed to get below 40f tonight and tomorrow night! I'm tempted to bring my plants inside!

LMF's still growing (two plants on the left). The leaves have a deeper, bluer color now that they have been getting good summer weather.

So nice off you to remember! I often think about Little Miss Figgy the picture is too small can you just make picture off the two of them thanks.

Anna

sure thing!

So sweet I envy you! In a good way

They did pretty good. Any baby figlet's?

No, no figs yet, which I think might be for the better - I'd rather their energy go into growing than flowering.

Hi jweingarten,

I wonder how did Little Miss Figy do last season ?

Ha! You remembered this thread. She is doing well. I kept one active through winter and one dormant. I might give one to my brother in law when he moves. It is still cold in Pittsburgh, so they are in my basement. Probably won't grow too fast since they are in small pots, but I have them more-so for aesthetic than for fruit.

Have you gotten any little miss figgy's?

Geeees ! I don't know why but your Little Miss Figy crosse my mind quite often.

Does she keeps small I mean miniature ?

I never got one.

I would love to see a picture or two Places

She has stayed small, at least so far. The one that was dormant all winter has relatively bigger leaves, but the one that was awake all winter has smaller leaves - not sure why. I will try to post some pics, might wait until it's warm enough for them to go outside.

Jweingarden,

Little Miss Figgy is known to be a pretty good grower. I got mine late summer, 2016, as a little plant in a little pot...think it was a quart pot. It was placed into a 5 gallon black plastic nursery pot in spring 2017.

Fast forward to late summer, 2017....three rather large, very delicious figs ripened nicely in early September. They were my total harvestable crop from her last year! Really not bad for a baby fig tree. About 10 others did not ripen because they started forming after early July....not enough time left for them.

I am greatly impressed with LMP's very precocious growth her first full year for me.

She made 5 stems last year. The largest one was 24", the shortest was 14" . She's now pruned back to about 4-5 nodes per stem, and ready to go outside as soon as the weather permits. I may put her into a 7 or 10 gallon pot, eventually, but I think I will keep her in her present 5 gallon pot for this year. Over potting is worse than under potting (root binding), because the tree may not be able to process the excessive soil moisture, even if well draining. Yellowing leaves and/or root rot may occur.

Expect your figs to put on size, big time. LIttle Miss Figgy has been a good one for me so far.

May I respectfully advise you to report your figs into black plastic pots or the black fiber bags. All kinds of research shows almost all plants grow better in them than in terra cotta, as long as the potting soil matches the pot, drainage wise.

Moses

Hi Moses,

I am thinking that with 24 inch of growth I wouldn't say that it is a miniature fig tree, or is it in opinion ?

What are the colors of and shapeof the fruit ?

Where did you get your LMF ?

I am thinking to get one.

Thanks Anna

From my (limited) understanding, LMF can grow upwards of 6ft, provided that it is given enough room to grow. While it is not "miniature" per say, it is extremely dwarf sized given how large a normal fig tree can grow.

You can see the difference in growth with my LMF. The first image is from last spring, when I purchased her. She was shipped to me in a tiny, tiny container and I immediately repotted her into the bigger pot you see here. The second image is only a year later, taken today. She even fruited earlier this year, except my husband accidentally snagged on her while walking by and ripped off the two figs.

Her tallest branch is 4ft and she is a beautiful tree.

Yes she is a beautiful Little Miss Figy anybody got cutting for me ?

Moses the email does not work.

Moses here is my email

annadugo@yahoo.ca

Wanted to resurrect this thread as my BIL bought one of these on impulse last year and when researching it, I saw this thread. So thank you Jon and others who contributed!

My BIL handed it to me (it was about 8" tall in a 4" pot from Meadowbrook Farms (which is owned by PHS here in PA) and I potted it up and sat it out on the patio last year (put it in a 12" pot) -

July 2017 -

August 2017 -

November 2017 (a couple weeks before bringing in 12/5/17 when the last leaves dropped) -

Overwintered in the coolest part of my basement (~60F) with a black plastic trashbag over it and by February/March this year, it started growing and leafing (yellow leaves & stems). I brought it out and sat it next to my light structure that had citrus (but not under the lights so that it could gradually green up) -

March 2018 -

And here it is today -

July 2018 -

Haven't seen any figs forming on it yet but not really expecting any this year although if I did get some that would be a bonus!

Your fig tree went dormant in 60F basement? That's good to know. My basement is the same temp so I might just bring it into the basement too.

Dave - it stayed pretty leafless between December and February and then started waking up and sprouting like crazy under the trash bag! I had brought it in for good a few days before we had snow the first week of December. I tried to keep it out with temps just above freezing for long as I could to put it to sleep before bringing in.

From what I understand, this fig doesn't need as many chill hours as some other figs (it is less hardy than Hardy Chicago or Brown Turkey or Celeste, etc.).

One of mine was in my basement and stayed awake, but it was probably a bit above 60 and had light. My other was under my storm doors, probably around 40-45 degrees, and stayed dormant. The dormant one grew more over summer, but both look good - probably will have both dormant this year.

Here is the one that wasn't dormant, which I'm growing ornamentally (not for fruit). It has much smaller leaves than the one in the bigger pot.

Here was my "big" Little Miss Figgy near the end of August. It is definitely pot bound and needs to be chopped back (I did snap off some tips on branches) -

I will keep it outside as long as I can. The leaves are starting to yellow at the bottom as it's gotten cooler which is good because I would prefer all the leaves drop before bringing it in.

The tree that's in the square container is actually the tall fig tree on last picture ?

Oh really ! and I got Little Miss Figgy because at thought its miniature fruiting fig tree !

Jon,

May I recommend you try a miniature fig tree that not only produces the best tasting cherry tomato sized fruit, tasting just like the filling in Fig Newtons, but left to its own devices will grow no taller than 3'. This fig is Little Ruby. It's leaves are miniature, as are its trunk and branches. It is extremely easy to grow, and takes on a gnarly, ancient look very quickly.

I believe you are growing your Little Miss Figgy for its aesthetic appeal more than for a fig harvest. Little Ruby will make a great looking specimen.

Moses

Very cool! Thanks for the suggestion! How does it compare to the Little Miss Figgy? The Little Ruby is listed as 3-6 feet, while the Little Miss Figgy is listed at 4-6, so maybe slightly smaller?

I have 2 LMF's so I have to get rid of one if I want to get a LR: it's the "one in, one out" rule! I've got a bunch of cuttings I'm trying to hand off to friends because I don't have the space to overwinter everything or the time to water ;)

I enjoy caring for the outside of my home.

Growing fig trees for me is like meditation it calms my senses, it seams like the universe agenda is to speed fig growing again all over the world and then the universe makes you want to grow fig trees, yes that is too heavy for me too !

I like to eat fig and I thing I grow fig trees for its fruits but I like to see them here and there on my outside living quarters so I prune to shape them to fit it in it's space so that its pleasing to the eye.

I feel devastated when I notice something is wrong with my fig trees.

What ever Little Miss Figgy will grow to is fine with me, it sure look like wants to be a bush,
before Little Miss Figgy started to go dormant it started to show signs for I hope breba fig's

What ever Little Miss Figgy will grow to is fine with me, it sure look like wants to be a bush,
before Little Miss Figgy started to go dormant it started to show signs for I hope breava

I will try to include photos of Little Miss Figgy but I am not sure if it uploads.

This is just about two weeks ago.

Anna,

I think your figs in the photo above are suffering from too much watering. I have had this happen, particularly with young trees like yours. Just let them dry out between waterings, and new growth should look normal and not droopy. The trees should recover very nicely. I have learned that too much water is far worse then underwatering.

Moses

That'd be great! I could send some LMF too.

Moses, Thank you for commenting which picture do you have in mind ?

Anna,

The only figs that look stressed to me are the two side by side each other in your next to the last photo.

Moses

Moses, this

Or this two.

Moses, I really appreciate your comment and concern of above picture with wilted Little Miss Figgy.

You must remember that I was posting pictures of my LMF back at the end of May when I received LMF.

The two grown together and I separate them by cutting the root ball in the middle.

The picture that you pointed and at it is right after transplanting, so that is why they where a litle wilted.

This picture is a few month later.

Sometimes I post pictures but not all upload.

Can you pleas respond if you can see 3 pictures, Thank you.

Anna,

Your 2 Little Miss Figgys are great looking. You did a good job separating them. The two fig trees in the photo where there are two stones in each pot are the ones I was talking about. Are these two the LMFs just after separating them? If so, they evidently took off and grew very well.

Moses

Yes Moses they are the one that I cut through the root after they spend 9 days in mail from east side of Canada to west side, but I did give them 4 days to recover before I separate the two.

Cheers.

Anna,

Sorry for responding incorrectly about the photo of the just separated Little Miss Figgys. I completely misunderstood the situation through misreading your text.

You will find LMF's figs to be on the large size, dark in color, almost black, and excellently flavored....on the order of Violette de Bordeaux (Negronne), and Petite Nigra (Negra). It's a fast grower, too. It is reported to grow no taller than 6', but I'm not sure about that. Mine is finishing its third season, acquired in late summer, 2016; in size, just as yours was before it was separated. It is now a bushy hulk at 3', soon to be pruned.

Sorry I couldn't send cuttings to you in Canada.

Moses

My apologies Moses ! Wording in my sentences are often not in right pace and selling is even worse lough out loud ! Yes, yes I know it's not a laughing matter .

Dont need to feel sorry I know you wanted to share your cutting, looks good on you Moses.

My share on the subject of not being able to share cuttings
a cross borders is, it would make sense if we where not on one continent.

So any way, I wonder what was their strategy that they give it name Little Miss Figgy since it has nothing to do with a small fig tree at all !?

Do you have any info on LMF

here, when, why and who broad LMF about ?

I would like to know.

Cheers.