I bought two Sicilian Reds they are doing great. They grew some nice thick green wood and the leaves are growing out. I noticed today while I was out tending my yard each one has a fig coming out. Can I keep it on? If more come out, how many can I keep? Also I have not pinched these trees either is that something I should do now?

The general rule of thumb is to rip it off if it was rooted within the last 6-12 months.

With that said, I understand why some would choose to leave them on as a case by case basis.  I would ask these questions:

- How large is the pot?
- How long ago rooted?
- How tall is it?
- How thick is the main trunk?
- Where is the fruit located, close to the roots or far away from the roots?

It is in a 2 gallon now, but I up potted it to that today. I don't know exactly when it was rooted. I picked it up in May. I am guessing about 6 months. I guess it is about 16 inches give or take. The main trunk I guess is it is a little less than 1/2 an inch. I took a picture of each one. I think that willl be better. sorry its not the best. I had to use a flash since it was dark.

I personally wouldn't let it stay on.  That's just me.  No hard wood, I'm guessing the root system isn't that well established.  Fruit takes a lot of energy to completely form.  There's a solid chance that fruit will never even form, or it will rot, or it will be small and totally lacking flavor.  The chances you will get a nasty piece of fruit are huge; this means that your chances of allowing your plant to waste a lot of energy are high.

I would pluck it off.  Odds of anything beneficial happening are miniscule, odds of detriment are very high.

Better to be safe then sorry I will pull it off and as soon as I can get the other one off i will pull that too.

71GTO, I feel your pain!! I get so anxious when I have a new variety showing fruit for the first time, can't wait to taste it, but if the tree is too young it is a waste of time and energy and you wouldn't get a the true taste anyway. The real pain is in knowing you now have to wait til next season to get a taste. I have really had to learn patience with figs!!    

The Mother Bear must separate from her cub sooner or later if she wants to breed the next season ( did I say it right? ).

My point is, I think you are doing the right thing by snipping of the figlet now. We should concentrate on the roots now and worry about the figs next year.

I rather sacrifice a fig for a healthy tree later and for the many years to follow.

Good looking tree btw. Good luck with it.

Many years ago, I rooted 3 'Tena' cuttings.  Two of them produced shortly after they rooted.  I took one off, left the other.  I noticed no difference in foliage growth of the three plants.

~james