Hi!  I have enjoyed seeing everyones' fruit of their labor :) and am really looking forward to the day I can actually eat a fig off my trees!

I have a couple of trees in their 2nd year now that have small figs on them but now one tree is covered with what looks like rust and 2 others have some suspicious spots.

Is it better to spray them or use the powder stuff?  And, do I need to remove all affected leaves???  I looked through the forum and I wasn't 100% so before I butcher all the leaves I thought I'd ask :)

Thanks for all the advice!  Thanks to Jason and Jon for cuttings early on and their generosity!!  They are growing well!

Eun

As I understand it, spraying is the best method. You can probably leave affected leaves on, and treat them. Remove any heavily affected leaves, and any fallen leaves to mitigate re-infection.

Small spots can be a sign of stress (under-watering, sudden temperature, swings cold-hot, etc. and are not uncommon, and somewhat normal in the course of the season).
Rust is usually an issue in high humidity locations (such as the South, and greenhouses).

Can you post a photo or two?

JD