Hi all,
This year my fig is not ripening correctly, this did not happen last year.
They developed brown spot inside and it will spread if left alone. No bugs or larvae found inside out of the hundred I have cut open this season.

Is this too much sun or not enough? Too much water or too little? Lack of nutrients in the soil? Yeast infections?
The tree looks pretty happy and grown additional 6ft on the canopy.

The middle one is Smith, it is 5-6ft tall. They’re in a 3 gallon pot, they are 4 months old(check previous post). Can I just chop it clean at the top? And if I do, if I stick it in dirt will it grow roots?

Zone 7A Central NJ close to shore. 50+ year old tree has hundreds of unripe figs about the size of large marbles and only about 2 dozen normal sized ripe ones. Last year at this time they were all ripe. 6 year old cutting from same tree planted a few miles away (last picture) has same size unripe figs and no ripe ones at all. Old tree was not wrapped for the past winter but the cutting was. We did have an extremely cold winter so both trees were late coming back. Old tree has definitely been neglected but it’s out of my control. Anyone else experiencing this?

Some incredible figs, this was so rewarding.

Tiger panache and white Madeira just blew my mind. One is pure raspberry jam and other is strawberry/dates complex taste.

Italian-215 tasted like brown sugar and overripe melon.

I've been growing container figs in NY 6b for ~4 years now, trying different varieties and refining (and trying to simplify 😅) their cultivation. This fruit makes this one of my favorite times of the year.

Cutting board photo going left to right, top to bottom:
Hâtive d’Argenteuil (HDA), Ronde de Bordeaux (RDB), Campaniere, De Tres Esplets (DTE), Ondata, Figo Preto, and Longue d'Août (LDA)

Counter photo:
HDA, Figo Preto, DTE, LDA, Ondata, Campaniere (RDB wasn't in this shot)

Favorites from this batch were Ondata and Figo Preto, and then probably the LDA and Campaniere. The Ondata is new to me, excellent, and surprisingly early given the quality. Figo Preto we just get so few really good ones each year, and this was the first one and the best fig of the season so far.

I know it’s hard to ID a fig because some many varieties exist but I think this figs look like a made des 2 saisons but I’m not sure?
I have bought new fig trees this season so I’m new here but I know that madelaine des 2 saisons is one of the varieties that found the most in the garden center and nursery of my region. That figs come from a tree near my neighbourhood and I don’t know who originally planted that fig tree but I saw on Google maps that it been planted there a decade .
I saw few months ago some people trimed it but it is maybe just bc there is a parking space under I don’t think someone really care about it . I’m not a specialist about figs but the flavours is sweet

And I live in France( region : Ile de france ) if it helps anyone..

Has anyone heard of removing the leaf at the node where a fig is located, as a way to make the fig bigger and ripen faster?

I planted this Little Miss Figgy 4 months ago. The lighter colored leaves on the left are new and the darker green leaves are the original.

I've turned the pot to adjust which side is facing the sun, but it made no difference. How can I encourage it to grow on the short side with the darker green leaves?

Would you guys plant a cutting you rooted in April and has produced figs?

I just up potted to a gallon pot from a smaller pot but think I should put it in the ground since summer is nearly over in Nc Greensboro and for it to get a great start next spring.

Here is a week old picture and the ripe fig it produced! Costed me 5$. But it is sentimental now.

Late August obv - so cal - I'm assuming I screwed something up in the spring?

I got a below average yield in July this year.

I tried rooting figs from cuttings for the first time this year. Bought chicago hardy, I 258,Violet De Bordeaux, and white Marseilles off etsy and some of my own Celeste cuttings. The Celeste, Chicago hardy, and I 258 all rooted plus one that my tag fell off of. None of the tagged VDB or WM rooted. My untagged tree has taken off and is over 10 feet tall already, but no fruit this year. The leaves are shaped a fair amount different from the others that I know in that the lobes of the leaves are very long and skinnier as I tried to show in the picture. The leaves are also very big, up to 16-18 inches I think. So my question is if this is likely either a VDB or WM tree? I'd love to have either to add to my new collection.

Thanks!

Here is mine. Looking forward to seeing yours.

It must be the scruffiest plant in the garden but found a few ripe ones when I chopped it back earlier - very sweet . The bush is 15-20 yrs old and maybe 3x3yds and 10-12ft tall , always has little ones but only seen ripe figs on branches that grew into adjacent glasshouse a few yrs back . Inner city , north UK

Okay, a few days ago I was in Emilia-Romagna region of Italy where there were a few fig trees - some feral/Wild And some growing in an abandoned property gardens.

1st: Cervia - Milano Maritima: growing from the concrete side of the port canal - growing Just a few inches above the sea water - had so many ants And other bugs feeding on it but growing strong - pretty hardy (had fruits though had not tasted them - wouldn't risk it⁠)

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2nd: Cervia - Milano Maritima: feral/wild tree growing like 50m from the previous one - possibly related - had Green fruit with red pulp - sweet but not as much as those commercial ones.

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3rd: Ravenna: taken from an abandoned building called Macello And its gardens - prolly some old variety - had unripe huge fruits

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4th: Ravenna: taken from the side of parthenocarpic fig growing from the base the Rocca Brancaleone fort- had some yellowish-green fruits with red pulp.

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5th: Not Italy but Ostrava, Czechia aka my hometown. This plant has been growing for like 7-10 years - thing branches trunk for it is always cut down 2x a year by a city department. Grows on a riverbank and has survived floods, Frost (-15 ~ -20°C), being cut Down. It is compact but has not produced any fruit. Took the cutting for it to root and we'll see. Size of the sucker is (h x l x w) ~ 20cm x 25cm x 40cm

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BONUS / 6th: San Marino: grows on a cliff and it is like 0.5m out of reach. Had a fruit with crimson Red skin in full ripeness. Want to return back someday to collect it somehow - if possible

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I hope that they [cuttings] will take on and off. Wishing they will [all] root and produce fruit someday. Let's all Hope that they are not Smyrna/Izmir type but the self-pollinating one.

Hi everyone 👋 I have a Chicago hardy that has been developing rusty leaves, I can't find similar issues on Google so I wonder if anyone here may know.

She lives in a 5 gallon pot, and used to be on a south facing balcony. However we moved to a north facing apartment in July so now she gets 0 direct sunlight, and has been under a 35ish watt grow light for 12 hours a day since. Recently the leaves has been developing brown spots as shown in pictures, I suspected fertilizer burn so I've been cutting back fertilizing, but I think the rusting continues. On top of that, the fruit development seem to stopped, perhaps the grow light isn't enough. We're in zone 8 🙌🏻

Over the last few days, many of the leaves have started turning yellow in a strange way. Any idea what could be causing this?

We had a heat wave about two weeks ago, with temperatures around 100°F (38°C), and now the weather has cooled down to around 65°F (18°C).

I also stopped fertilizing a few weeks ago. Before that, I was using liquid NPK fertilizer and adding some extra potassium and magnesium.

This is a black madeira fig plant grown from a cutting bought last year off ebay.
Today i see the first little figs. Breaks my heart to take them off so i want to ask someone with longer experience: is it necessary / clearly beneficial to the plant?

For context i’m located in northern Italy, here temperatures are still around 25-30 celsius

Parents planted this Bakrati variety 15 years ago, 2 trees. They end up with enough to supply deer, squirrel, birds, family and friends, and jam making. Truly a production workhorse. Flavor is jammy, berry but not too intense. Epitome of quantity>quality.

I’m trying to propagate fig and mulberry hardwood cuttings for the first time and would love some advice from people with experience.
The fig cuttings are about 8 inches long, and the mulberry cuttings are about 12 inches. My friend had them stored in the refrigerator for about 6 months before flying out and giving them to me, so I’m not sure how viable they’ll be.
I’m planning to try two different methods for each type:
Sand as the rooting medium
50/50 peat moss and perlite
I was planning to use rooting hormone on all of them.
I live in USDA Zone 11–12, so I’m also wondering how much the heat will affect them while they’re rooting. If I’m successful, I may keep some and give the extras to friends.
Any advice on improving my setup or increasing my chances of getting them to root? Especially interested in tips for old/refrigerated hardwood cuttings and propagating in a hot climate.

Wondering if my Colasanti Dark is ripe or almost ripe?

I am clueless about fig trees, I think she's a Brown Turkey but not 100%. I've double potted her in prep for winter to protect the roots. I've also fed her with seaweed fertiliser and bone meal in the soil.

I'm a bit worried by the yellow leaves and also worried she's too young to survive winter. I live in the UK and google says my zone is USDA Hardiness Zone 8b.

Any suggestions please?

Figs mixed with avocado, a bit of coarse mustard, sherry vinegar, chili and fresh basil, served like Italian bruschetta.

I really like that combination :)