| Encanto Farms Nursery > Categories > Requesting your option Fig Mosaic or not, if so what to do? |
| Author | Comment |
|
charliethefig
Registered: Posts: 44 |
Requesting your option Fig Mosaic or not, if so what to do? |
|
charliethefig
Registered: Posts: 44 |
they are three seperate trees, first pick is a hardy chicago, 2nd pick is a cole de dame (from UCC) and the 3rd pick is a Noire de Bellone.. thanks for your help. |
|
ChrisK
Registered: Posts: 937 |
First and third pic look identical Charlie maybe both the CHardy? |
|
charliethefig
Registered: Posts: 44 |
ChrisK thank |
|
pitangadiego
Registered: Posts: 5,447 |
Yes, that is mosaic. You have 2 two options: 1) be paranoid and destroy all of your trees in a frenzied panic, or 2) chill out, enjoy your trees and live happily ever after. |
|
hoosierbanana
Registered: Posts: 2,186 |
Hey Charlie, my advice it to freak out! ;) keep your plants for now but be sure they do not have fig mites... Any source that has 100% FMV infection does have or has had the "fig mite", FMV does not spontaneously show up, it is transferred from plant to plant by the fig mite. Not only that, the fig mite takes FMV to each and every bud so next season all the growths will be sick, and cuttings from the plant may root and grow very poorly. |
|
ChrisK
Registered: Posts: 937 |
Hey there Charlie , or try this. On pics one and three( same pic) I see a bunch of healthy leaves at the bottom. Take a pair of pruning shears and snip off all the ugly looking leaves and do that every day until your plant shows no sign of fmv. It worked on my Brunswick babies last year and I ended up with a couple of healthy plants. Make sure you destroy the infected leaves far away from the plants! Best of luck and keep us posted! No panic necessary ;)! |
|
|