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Small fig starting a lot of branches is this good?

I have a question on these two small fig trees. The one with a lot of foliage: do I cut some of the branches off? Or let it grow and see what happens. From reading the forums, they say one will dominate, so I am thinking do I cut them down to two branches.?????........Second question the other plant in a bigger pot was started in a cup during the fall of last year and transplanted into this big pot in December. It has stopped growing. What caused this, winter, root shock, too much watering, not enough watering????......Last question do low temperatures like 45-50 degrees in the night mess up my new little figs trees........More info: the one named RC was cut this Feb by the old RC Market, it is a green fig that I found this December. The other is a green fig with a raspberry flavor found in an alley by killer dogs.....I live between Fresno and Bakersfield California....I thank you in Advance and God Bless.

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If they were mine i would gently masseage the side of that cup an tilt out the rootball into an awaitng container . I would not cut anything from it.
The second one looks healthy , once temps are warmer they should start to grow well.

Let it be. You can always prune later.

Great Answers, now about the temperatures for these little guys. Is 45-50 degree night temperature to cold. I want to place them in a laundry room that gets pretty cold at night.

If they are well rooted, and isn't a problem. We were 49F last night, which wasn't a big deal for new plants. I do keep them in the greenhouse for 2-3 weeks after potting till they settle in, and put them outside when the weather is not too hot or cold for the first couple of days (65F and cloudy is a nice transition climate)

Armando...

What do you eventually want these rooted twigs to become?  Will you continue to grow them in a large pot, or will you plant them in-ground? Do you want a multi-stem bush, or, single-stem "tree"?  In five years, maybe even sooner, these cuttings will look vastly different, so think about the size of these plants in the coming future.

The twig in the cup could very easily become a multi-stem bush.  The one in the pot could be trained into a tree by letting it grow to 4-5 ft tall, and then cutting it back to induce some branching towards the top end of the stem.  These both, will be a work-in-progress.  This forum has plenty of information about how to prune and train a fig tree, and so does You-tube.

Personally, I'd let them grow out, and do their own thing for a couple of years, in-ground, if possible.  You could always prune back to the shape that you want later.  Anything that you prune away could be rooted to make more trees.  Make sure you prune the roots every few years, to keep the roots healthy and within bounds, especially if you plan to eventually transfer them into containers after growing in the ground.  Control those roots!  Have some fun with these babies!  Decide their fate later....you got the power.

Hope this may help.

Frank

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