5 years ago i went to my hometown Sparti and brought back
fig cuttings from a unknown fig tree, the tree was huge
located up in the mountain,the fig tree was packed with
huge, sweet and super super tasty figs, the color was light green/ yellow
and inside was light honey color,
Now i planted in ground, in NY zone 6B and its 6-7 feet tall, never covered it
and it's doing fine, the only problem is that it still haven't produced any figs yet,
does anyone have an explanation or any recommendations?

Thank you


It looks like this and taste like honey

george, 

pinch it. after about 6 leaves, pinch the leading bud. that will either make the tree put on the figs or put on new branch. 

Figs4Life,

From your close description of the fruit, the colors, size, pulp etc.. brings me the picture of a ripe KALAMATTA white fig ! and if it is a Kalamatta, there seems to be very difficult for you to get figs in your area. I do Hope I am wrong, but if I am not, not everytinhg  is lost as I will buy some cuttings of this fig.
Good luck

Yes...try the pinching techniques, and do not allow breba figs to form.  Think about the climate conditions, and the number of sunny, hot days in the area where the tree originated.  This variety might need to bake in the sun and heat to ripen figs.  We have a very short, growing season. The pinching back to 5-6 leaves per twig might do the trick.

Start rooting some wood and give it to members who live in different climates.  Then you will see where this Greek fig will perform at its best.

Good luck.  Interesting story...thanks for sharing...keep bringing in plant material.  : )


Frank

Someone told me that it might be a pollination problem, and that the wasp from Greece does not exist in my area,how can that be if tha fig has to be out already to be pollinated?

I would like to try some cuttings down here.  The longer season and heat may help.

figs4life,

If it is making figs that always fall off before ripening then it may be a pollination problem. If it has never made a fig period, then it is something else. Maybe it wants more lime in the soil? Is it getting full sun? Or maybe it just doesn't prefer your locale as stated above.

So you're saying that every fig produces fruit but if it doesn't get pollinated the figs would drop before they ripen?

Hey George ,

You will know it needs the wasp if the fruits drop before getting ripe .
If it is not making fruit then it is just not ready to . If you fertilize with too much nitrogen then it will grow quickly but may not fruit .
In Greece the soil is probably very rocky and has very little organic matter yet the trees produce lots of fruit .
Some people grow certain varieties in pots and find that they fruit better instead of growing many branches and leaves , but that depends on the variety .
Adriano who is the fig guru here in Canada is the one who gave me that piece of advice when I was planting my inground tree

John

John answered the wasp question. I'll try answer the fertilizer question.

I would just stop fertilizing it. Your tree sounds like it's big enough to use up excess nutrients,especially since you've pruned it there will be room to put on veg and use up nitrogen. Unless your growth is slow and color is pale or lighter green than normal you shouldn't need to add a high nitrogen fetrilizer.

You could check the pH of your soil or take a soil sample and have it tested, that way you know for sure what is going on. I think lime is fairly safe as in it's hard to overdue,  given you use the right type, so you could scatter several handfuls around the base of the tree let nature do the rest, scratch it in a bit if you want. Does anyone else think otherwise on the lime?

Kathleen's Black didn't put on figs for me till third year. i pinched it to force it to put on the fig. some member said her KB didn't put on for 5. if tree is growing fine, i'll pinch it before anything else.

Your local nursery will have that answer, usually it's a University or County ag. extension. The cost is  $15-20 ballpark but you will know every aspect of your soil.

It sounds like you added bagged soil to the area where you planted your tree. I don't know how many bags you used but I imagine the tree will have extended beyond that fairly quickly. You could take a sample of that, but you really want a sample of your native soil as well. The testing facility will give you instructions on how to take an acurate and useful sample before you send it in.

Every time I move and start a new vegetable garden, or start a large planting in a different part of the yard I test the soil. It is very useful, I have never had the soil checked a second time like it's suggested. I guess I just use my plants as indicators and so far none have indicated anything wrong beyond the initial adjustments. For what it's worth, I have never met a plant(in ground) that doesn't enjoy a top dressing of compost, it's magic. But still, before making any further changes or additions I would test the soil.