Hello all, I have a young Ronde that in a one gallon pot that wont grow a bit. It is about 9 inches tall and to spite rain, very warm weather and good humidity it won't do anything. It has lost leaves too. Any ideas on what I an do to help this tree out? I'm in zone 6b and it has been in the 90's lately.

SOrry to hear about your luck.

Can you post pics? Pics of the soil, pics of the tree. If you can pull the pot away from the soil w/o damaging the tree these would provide some more info.

The tree may have not been rooted properly or that it might have some other stress.

Very best.

After checking the tree as previous poster sugested,I would bury the pot about 4 inches inground.

Mine has been a slow grower this year as well.

Mine is slow too!

My Ronde is good growing plant as seen from last June in pic and now this June in pic .

Hi!
Last year my Ronde de Bordeaux almost don't grow and all..
I change soil this year..I mix profeccional mix Jungle something, sorry, don't remember exactly, Lowe's selling.. Plus I add Miracle Grow pit moss and perlite.. After this I plant it kind high in a pot.. And seems like tree start grow, but after I cover pot with pine bark .. This is when plant took off...
I was surprise..I speak with one old guy my friend..And he told me, when I cover pot with pine bark I just like give plant a pure vitamin C..
Actually after I done it, practically all my figs took off and start show small figs all over..
Now..I little bit worry.. I think some varieties don't like too much so much vitamin C, so I remove from couple of pots now pine bark and keeo watching rest of my trees..
So, I think in case with this sick plant..
I will try to make this mix of the soil I speak about, plant kind high, and try water very careful, don't let it dry completely, but don't keeo it too wet..
And with time I will cover pot with pine bark at list for a week or so..
Actually I did experiment here after reading about experiment with honey and aspirin..
Whhat I did..
I boil 3 gallon pot of water I add 1/2 a plastic cup of black willow leaves and stick, and half a cpu pine bark..
I boil may be for 30 minutes..
After I cool it..I put a table spoon of honey  in almost 2 gallon jar, add water what I boil and add to the top clear water..
After this I add just a little bit of this to each pot or cup with cuttings I try to root..
Seems like plants like it, start look better..
Over 2 days I add more clear water to a jar and water again..Little bit..
Plants love it..
But..I done this not so long time from now, like a week or so.. So, this is still experiment..

Maybe it is in its' nature this fig is a very slow grower?

I got one last year and didn't do much and this year seem it has improved just a bit.

Maybe next year it will pick up pace?

Mine is in a 1gl pot and don't plan on moving it anytime soon.

Had some cuttings from a good fig friend but they didn't make it.

I would like to have a 2nd tree of this one as a back up. Hope mine will grow to make one.

Last year my Ronde de Bordeaux was in 1 gallon pot and was may be 10 inch long..
Now this in 3 gallon and 4 feet tall, already have figs on it..

Hi all,

My Ronde was a slow grower until I fertilized it this year.  I use fruit tree spikes.  Mine has almost doubled in size this year....same is true with my Celeste.