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brianm

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They are everywhere here in Fresno. After seeing them so long they are easy to spot.
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meg, i will gladly buy one or two cuttings from you. pm me if interested
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Meg

Congratulations, that's a real Caprifig sporting its Mamme crop.
If you have many of these around your zone, no problem to cut some branches now.. but
If this is the only one so far, I would not cut anything ..
Because, from now on you could well be given the pleasure of witnessing the Caprifig secrets and
Reach by May/June, the Profichi ripening with its thousands of wasps full of the golden pollen to spread around all other figs.

I see that you have doubts on how full your Caprifig is but,  if it has Mamme fruit on almost every branch
- ones and twos.. it's fine!

Most important will be the following crop (Profichi) which you have not yet reported.
If you look carefully over the Mamme figs, you may already see many rather small shiny green figlets
popping out still on the 'last year's wood... some making clusters of 8/10 figs or even more..
These are the young Profichi which from now on will grow fast and soon be ready and receptive to  provide shelter for the wasps developing inside the Mamme fruit
In my area this transfer usually happens by mid March.. about a month from now.
Hope you understand now why I suggest not to cut branches immediately
(you could easily kill the chicken of the golden eggs)
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