Porfirio
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Hi fig lovers. I've rooted some cuttings of chicago hardy and got these wierd leaves .Is this fig mosaic virus?
Jamie0507
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Posted 1456877084
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Rio let me start by saying I wish I was a fine fig conniseur of great experience, but I'm not much further along then any other noob lol! However I've rooted over 100 cuttings in the past few months, and I think I can confidantly say it's almost impossible to avoid FMV.. Some of my plants have it worse than others and a few don't seen affected at all, but it' seems pretty darn hard to grow figs without tolerating some level of FMV.. Some do try, and I believe they either will discard any tree showing symptoms, or at the very least quarantine them. However I think most just live with it and try to keep the fig tree healthy as possible. I noticed that for many of my cuttings, earlier on they were pretty warped looking lol, but now most are looking better as they grow. I personally would not chuck your baby fig trees, but it seems this will be a personal decision that everyone who grows fig trees must make. Good luck to you! Im sure you will get much more advice, you are in a great place to find answers :)
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SuperMario1
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I have trees that have heavy signs of FMV, others that show no signs, and more that are in between. Usually once the tree gets established the symptoms get less and less, eventually becoming virtually unnoticeable. However, there are some strains with FMV that grow poorly from the infection. Long story short, me personally, I'd let that little Hardy Chicago grow up for a year and see how she does. More than likely, your tree will do just fine once the summer growth kicks in. However, if you do decide to chuck it the good news is that a fairly healthy Hardy Chicago is not hard to come by. Delicious cultivar too BTW.
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OttawanZ5
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I am not expert so I can't say if it is FMV or specific nutrient deficiency. To be cautious you can keep it separate from from other fig plants until you are sure. FMV most often shows as leaves or/& stem distortion but can sometimes appears as discoloration patterns on leaves.
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Porfirio
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Posted 1456881155
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Thank you everybody this young tree just got her life saved buy you guys.
