Good morning. My trees on the south side of the house in ground are getting huge, it’s time for a cut back. I’m thinking of maybe limbing them up instead though. IDK We’ll see how it goes. The trees produced so well this year, if I prune too much I’m sure it will hinder fruit production next year. I’ll wait till spring. Thanks, Ross.
I live in CT and I usually prune my potted figs around Thanksgiving and then store them away for the winter. If I don't prune before I put them away,I won't be able to fit them all, it def hinders storage space,some trees are 6 to 7 ft tall, would be even taller if I don't prune them each year. I know you say it's best to not cut the apical buds off but I have to with many of my large trees.
YUP! Don't RUSH the process. You will know when it is dormant when it looks like it is dead and the green limbs have turned to brown wood. As here in the Midatlantic states, we don't get really harsh winters anymore. Last year and the year before that we had a couple of days in a row of 20 degree temps so I didn't take my outdoor in the ground fig cuttings until second week of december when I was ready to wrap the fig up for the winter. My potted plants I put into my garage and didn't take cuttings off them until January.
@@hollymerchant9550 sustained temps in freezing temperatures will hurt the tree. But again, here in the Mid-Atlantic states (NJ, DE, Eastern PA) do not get sustained freezing. Sure we will get frost warnings where it dips down for a few hours in the twilight hours, but they are not yet "sustained freezing" temps.
I thought the fig tree couldn't survive outdoors.. we're a warm zone 5..My tree really is too big to be in the house which is what we've been doing for over 10 years.. nope, it's never been pruned! Thanks for the video and information.
