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Cynthia24

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My Italian Everbearing are loosing their leaves here in Orlando, Fl. U.S.A. They have green figs on them and also ones that are just starting to grow. My question is are they going dormant and will they loose all of their leaves? And also will the figs continue to ripen or fall off? This is my first year with them.
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In Hawaii (zone 12a), nearly all of my fig trees go dormant mid December until mid April. If the figs are just starting to form, they will probably all fall off before they ripen. If they are close to ripening, they can still ripen without leaves. I usually lose 50/50 after the leaves drop off.

It's probably better for the tree to remove the figs, since it saps the reserve energy the tree has to ripen the fruits without leaves. I only leave on a few figs that are closest to ripening.
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