Hello! I'm a new fig owner and trying to learn!
I live in zone 9a (Southern Texas) and have moved into a house with a well established fig tree!
I'm still trying to figure out what variety it is exactly, it has green figs, but all of the pics of the green fig varieties look pretty much the same to me.
I will have a lot of questions, as I've never owned a fig tree before (I am an avid veggie gardener, just didn't want the heartbreak of fruit trees in Montana). It appears the poor thing hasn't been taken very good care of, as it's leaves are scarce and fruit are even more so.
But hopefully I'll be able to learn a lot from you wonderful people and get this baby producing!

I will take some pictures shortly.

And I'm reading a ton of posts, getting some great information!
So- just wanted to say hi!
:D

Welcome to the forum, Christina! I'm just outside of San Antonio near Randolph AFB. I love your hobbies! too funny.

Hi Christina,

Welcome to the forum.  You'll find this a very friendly place to read about figs with some great people.  I joined a few months back and enjoy the reading.  I bet some TLC and your fig tree will come back just fine.  How much sunlight does it receive?

Again, Welcome to the forum!

I just went outside to take some pics and was pleasantly surprised to see a LOT of new blooms!! Is this what happens just before the fall harvest????

There are actually 2 trees... I think.... maybe more..
dmartin-
Well, half of it gets pretty good afternoon/evening sun. The other half only really gets evening sun. There is a very large some-kind-of-other tree right in the middle of the two. I'm guessing one of the 2 figs is the mother tree and the other is a ... oh what do they call it.. where it is a separate tree but came from the first tree? I'll think of it. HA!
I'm very strongly considering hacking out the large tree in the middle, as it really serves no purpose. It provides no shade to anything other than the fig trees.
I'm working on uploading my pics now :)

Christina,

If it is forming new fruit now, the fruit you had earlier may well have been the breba crop. In you climate, that is a distinct possibility. That would also mean that you tree is quite likely a Desert King. Fruit forming now will not ripen, especially in your northern climate. The Desert King is popular in the northern climes, such as the PNW because the breba crop ripens in the hottest part of the summer, and the fruit quality is good because of that.

See Growing Tips

See FAQ

Jon,

She is Victoria, TX. Moved from Montana

Sorry, my previous post may have been misleading.. I am from Montana, where I was afraid to grow fruit trees. I am in Southern Texas now, Zone 9a.
Sorry to confuse!

Welcome to the forum, great source of knowledge.

Just be advised that all pictures posted must be less tha 1 mb is total size per picture, otherwise they will not post.

Thank you dkirtexas, I'm actually loading them to my photobucket to share them. I apparently am not smart enough to use flickr. HAHAHA

They DO look like Desert Kings! They're very wide, but only about 6 to 7 feet tall

You can just load them from your PC. A host server is not required.

Welcome to the best fig forum in the world. Everyone here are great fig lovers so, you will be taken care of. Enjoy!

How many can I load in one post? I took 25 HAHAHA I have no idea what their mb size is...

http://s917.photobucket.com/albums/ad20/6under1roof/FIGS/

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Welcome Christina !

Hi Christina!    Yes, this forum is fabulous!! 

I am in the DFW area!!

Welcome Christina!

I'm sure you'll get tons of advice on taking care of your tree!

Suzi

Texas will definitely be better fig territory. I did miss that part of the story.

The one with the fruit looks like an Alma. The fruit are not as good on mine right now as they were a month ago. Kinda dry. The other one will require fruit to get a better idea. Those trees need some serious pruning. Good luck!

Welcome!

Thank you, everyone!!!

Ruben,
I very much agree! I'm 100% sure they haven't even been fertilized in so long, I'm surprised they fruit at all!
I would like to do so after I get rid of that big other tree in the middle, but I'm reading a couple of different pieces of information about when to do so exactly... either beginning of winter or end.
I'm thinking about completely eliminating the two broken limbs that are laying on the ground.
Is it normal for there to be multiple trunks like that, or is it actually more than 1 tree growing smooshed together?

Figs are quite the growers so it is very common for some varieties to send up multiple trunks.  Other catalysts for multiple trunks are the trunk(s) were damaged from weather - cold or wind could have knocked it down.  Maybe a previous owner cut it back thinking it was dying or didn't want it and didn't take the stump out. 

The more posts you read from the past the more you will learn about the growth habits and care for that matter.  Some varieties have the growth habit for multiple trunks to be more of a shrub.  Some growers embrace the natural tendency of the variety and some buck it and train it to be a single trunk anyway.

Christina,

Alma has what is called "a tendency towards weediness". It sends up many shoots from its base. Some varieties will only do that if the main trunk is damaged/frost-killed. Weedy trees (especially if at risk for freezing) should be restricted to 3-4 trunks at least 4" apart.