Figs not ripening?

[Blossom]

My fig tree has produced an abundance of fruit, too late for ripening
so I have removed all the small fruits, and many leaves.

Can anyone give me advice please on the way of making the tree produc
fruit that will ripen before Autumn comes next time

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Blossom

[Kay]

In article <***@gardenbanter.co.uk>, Blossom <Blossom.1wk9jy@
gardenbanter.co.uk> writes

My fig tree has produced an abundance of fruit, too late for ripening,
so I have removed all the small fruits, and many leaves.
Can anyone give me advice please on the way of making the tree produce
fruit that will ripen before Autumn comes next time?

Figs usually produce two flushes of fruit. In this country, the first
ripens in August/September, and the second doesn't ripen and falls off
in the spring (unless removed before that, which some people do, to
conserve the plant's energy, although others feel it doesn't make any
difference).

How long have you had the fig? What you have described sounds like the
second flush which are from about half an inch to small hen's egg size
now. Next year's first flush should be becoming visible soon in the
shape of tiny less-than-pea-size knobs.

The main points are:

1. Make sure your variety is suitable for the conditions. Brown Turkey
is the most commonly sold and should fruit OK outside.

2. Keep the fig as warm as possible in the summer - plant it or put it
in a pot in the sunniest spot you have.

3. Restrict the root run so it doesn't gallop away putting all its
effort into leaves

4. Don't feed it. If you really feel you must feed it, use a tomato or
rose fertiliser rather than a general purpose leaf-promoting one.

Don't worry about removing leaves - they'll all fall off by themselves
in the next few weeks.

I don't know whereabouts you are, but here in W Yorks, apart from one
hot spell, the summer has been rather cool and wet. A warmer, drier
summer next year should help.

[chris French]

My fig tree has produced an abundance of fruit, too late for ripening,
so I have removed all the small fruits, and many leaves.

That's because it harks from places that have bit more sun .....

Can anyone give me advice please on the way of making the tree produce
fruit that will ripen before Autumn comes next time?

Figs can potentially produce three crops of figs a year, in hot enough
conditions, but in the UK you will only get one. So Fig can have fruit
of three different 'generations' at the same time.

The small fruits on them now are those that started being produced this
year, but our summers aren't long enough for them to grow and ripen.
These can be removed as you have done. If you look carefully at the tree
at the joint between the leaf stems and the branches you should see some
very small embryo fruit (ours are just like little buds at the moment)

These are the fruit that will produce ripe figs next year. They
overwinter, grow and ripen during next spring and summer. a bit of
winter protection might help with the crop next year as frost can damage
them.

[pammyT]

I have a fig tree. I do nothing to it and it fruits prolifically every
year. Right now it has little green figs on it and I leave them on.
These will get bigger and ripen ready to eat next summer.,If these are
what you are pulling off, perhaps this is why you never get any fruit.
Why do you pull of fruits and leaves? Why not just leave it be and see
what happens?

[Kay]

Post by pammyT
I have a fig tree. I do nothing to it and it fruits prolifically every
year. Right now it has little green figs on it and I leave them on.
These will get bigger and ripen ready to eat next summer.,If these are
what you are pulling off, perhaps this is why you never get any fruit.

How big are the ones that ripen next summer?

My experience is that the ones that are bigger than about marble size
will fall in the spring, and next summer's fruit are atm less than pea-
sized.

As someone else has said, in their natural habitat they have three
flushes of flowers each year - I'm not sure that this leads to three
lots of fruit - I've only recognised two fruit flushes - but over here
our season isn't long enough for the second one to ripen.

Of course you can't see the flowers because they are internal - does
anyone know at what stage the flowers are ready for pollination? Is it
when the fruit has already grown to full size or is it some time before?
I know that (fortunately) you don't need pollination to get figs, and
although I haven't looked closely, the inside of a fig does look a bit
flower-like.

[Blossom]

In message Blossom writes-
My fig tree has produced an abundance of fruit, too late for ripening,
so I have removed all the small fruits, and many leaves.
-
That's because it harks from places that have bit more sun .....
-
Can anyone give me advice please on the way of making the tree produce
fruit that will ripen before Autumn comes next time?-
Figs can potentially produce three crops of figs a year, in hot enough
conditions, but in the UK you will only get one. So Fig can have fruit
of three different 'generations' at the same time.
The small fruits on them now are those that started being produce
this
year, but our summers aren't long enough for them to grow and ripen.
These can be removed as you have done. If you look carefully at th
tree
at the joint between the leaf stems and the branches you should se
some
very small embryo fruit (ours are just like little buds at the moment)
These are the fruit that will produce ripe figs next year. They
overwinter, grow and ripen during next spring and summer. a bit of
winter protection might help with the crop next year as frost ca
damage
them.
--
Chris French

Thankyou for info..So I have removed all the small figs, and will hav
to wait
for sometime for fruit in a year or so..But now I know to leave th
fruit on the
branches..thanks once again to all of you

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Blossom