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Newbie - When to expect first figs

I appreciate the information on this forum.  Since I burned leaves with insecticide soap in the sunlight, a little issue with some small black bugs which seem clear, brown turkey is doing great.  A lot of new growth.  Does anyone have an idea when first figs will appear.  Attaching picture. figtree0627.jpg


I do not know what climate you are in but in the SoCal the cuttings rooted in February produce figs by September easily.
From my experience, more sun == more and quicker figs.

I have starts from January that have figs on them here in Delaware (zone 7a).  As greenfig said, full sunlight.

Congrats on your plant.
But very difficult question to answer. IMO

Figs are strange in some way.
I have some for over three or four years that never fruited and I have some that fruited on the first year.
There are many factors and assumptions to this matter. But at the end of the day it's all up to nature.

I think (IMO) it is a hit and miss when it comes to fruiting. Others may have different opinions and experiences and hope they chime in.

Good luck the rest of the way.



I would say pinch back new growth and look for some figs by last summer. Pinching is a great way to push fruiting. If you don't already know about it, search topics on this forum, it is simple to do and there is plenty of information.

The growth habit suggests it is a tissue culture plant. They can have problems fruiting as depicted below, most likely due to excessive suckering. Container plants can develop a sprawling/suckering habit if left unpruned and unstaked.

To make a more productive tree you can try rooting cuttings, because they will not sucker as much and be easier to maintain. To make your tree more productive you should ideally remove all but one growth. Stake it up and do not allow any branches or suckers to grow, so all of the energy from the roots goes to growing that one growth taller, and thicker. Then prune at 18" once the trunk is close to an inch thick and select branches for a strong tree. 

This picture from Agristarts shows a TC tree that suckered so profusely if it had set a crop it would be flat on the ground from the weight, all of the growth is new and soft. All crowded for space and weak, as if the tree is competing with itself to grow more.

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Hi dolo918,
How old is the tree ? Since when is it growing with you ?

At this time of the year, I would expect to see growth of 20 centimeters in the stems.
Does that tree get sun, fertilizer and water ?
You need to get the tree to grow strong before expecting figlets.

I have the tree since May 10th.  I will attach a picture what it looked like when I got it.  I think it is around 1-2 years old but am not sure.  I am using kelp spray on the leaves.  It gets plenty of sun and water.










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