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alan7s

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Posted 1362001751	Reply with quote #1

Could several figs growing in the ground (lots of sun; well protected etc.) realistically be pruned and maintained around 6' tall or less? The enclosure we built around our blueberries - upright posts and bird netting - has worked well, but maybe blueberries are smaller. __________________ John Alan zone 6B (CT) Wish: Florea, Marseilles Black VS

Dieseler

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Posted 1362001927	Reply with quote #2

Yes.

Maro2Bear

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Posted 1362002225	Reply with quote #3

hi John i don't see why you couldn't keep your tree pruned to that height. I have an in-ground Hardy Chicago that during the summer was probably at about 8 or 9 feet. I took a bunch of cuttings, pruned it back and covered it for winter. It will probably be at or about 6 ft to start the season. Pruning will probably just encourage more branches and more figs! __________________ Mark B., Glenn Dale, MD Zone 7a

HarveyC

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Posted 1362002283	Reply with quote #4

This can be a source of encouragement: http://www.hawaiifruit.net/aifarm/aifigfarm.html __________________ Harvey - Correia Farms Isleton, CA (Sacramento County) USDA zone 9b, Sunset zone 14 http://www.figaholics.com https://www.facebook.com/Figaholics

alan7s

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Posted 1362004139	Reply with quote #5

Thanks all; Harvey, that's amazing. Guess if the commercial guys can make it work at 2' or 3' it should be doable for a single family crop! __________________ John Alan zone 6B (CT) Wish: Florea, Marseilles Black VS

ForeverFigs

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Posted 1362005373	Reply with quote #6

Even if you don't wan't to go for the Japenese espalier method, you can still keep a conventional fig tree small(either in ground or potted) by selective pruning at the end of the growing season(in addition some growers even do a summer pruning on their trees.) No matter how vigerously my fig tree grows, I still prune it back to about 5ft. at the end of the season. This enables me to do all the work necessary on the tree without useing a ladder(this includes harvesting the figs, and any detail pruning that I want to do.) I once heard a professional grower say: "It is easier to keep a small tree small then it is to make a large tree small." So start early in the life of the tree, and keep at it each year. __________________ Vince Edison N.J. Zone 6b Wish List: LaRadek's EBT

MichaelTucson

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Posted 1362032761	Reply with quote #7

Yes. __________________ Pauca sed matura.

BronxFigs

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Posted 1362049431	Reply with quote #8

Try: "Kadota Fig Tree Pruning" -Steve Cosner ...for plenty of pictures of the pruning process. Frank __________________ Bronx, NYC Zone-7

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