Hi, my fig tree is wilting. It clearly has mosaic virus but never was an issue. It gets plenty of water. What's happeneing?

When did you plant this one? I hope it's not what I think just happened to mine.

I planted it about 6 months ago

On hot days and in full sun, you might get some wilting during the day, just make sure that you irrigate on time. I would leave it as is at this time. There's not much you can do now except perhaps provide some shade and add some mulch. Lots of mulch.

In Las Vegas sun the heat and sun might just be too much for this fig. Try covering it with something so it can recover. You might need to cover it in shade cloth to reduce the sun's intensity.

It's 85 today...

I often see some "drooping" of the leaves of some of my younger fig trees on a hot day. Pumpkin plants will do the same. If they perk back up overnight, it's stressful but okay. If there is die back, the tree might need to be re-located to a place with afternoon shade. I had to do that with one of my trees. Once the tree matures and develops a healthy root system, less of this occurs. I would second the suggestion of perhaps temporary shade for now, mulch and continuing regular irrigation. If it's a soil virus of some sort, it's a different story altogether. 

Mulch heavily.  But please don't use that nasty red/brown/black crap from Home Depot.

It's not newly planted, it's not too hot. Even though they're drooping the leaves are well shaped and there are a lot of them (my untrained eye didn't see the FMV.)  Any chance the plant was indirectly exposed to weed killer?

I would use SuperThrive 5 ml per gallon of water. It helps a lot when you have a tree in stress like that.

It might not be too hot for us, but it's probably too hot for the fig. The real test will be tonight. If the leaves perk up slowly when it is dark that is your problem. To me that is still the most likely case. Wilting leaves from water stress is one of three things. Either there is too much water causing the roots to drown and not be able to absorb it. Or there is too little causing the leaves to lose water faster than the roots can replenish it. Lastly the root system may be underdeveloped and the leaves are transpiring more water than the root system can handle. If you got weed killer in the area it might have caused some root die back. Let us know what happens with the leaves tonight.

I suspect it is a water issue as does most of the comments.  I would water heavily and I would get rocks around the base to protect the water around the roots.  do not use gravel, use flat rocks or 12x12 patio bricks.  If you have a Granite counter contractor around they generally will let you have the scraps for free, that is what I use.  Get the root area covered as soon as possible.  

Edit -There used to be an old southern myth that you had to plant your fig tree next the house or barn so the roots could go under the house barn not totally a myth but not required for growth.

Remember figs grow in some really hot arid places and have for an awfully long time but they are also older/more mature trees.  I have seen them in the Souks in the Middle East and if they will grow there they will grow in your area.

Good luck

I suspect it is a water issue as does most of the comments.  I would water heavily and I would get rocks around the base to protect the water around the roots.  do not use gravel, use flat rocks or 12x12 patio bricks.  If you have a Granite counter contractor around they generally will let you have the scraps for free, that is what I use.  Get the root area covered as soon as possible.  Good luck

Update-You were right it was just a heat issue. Leaves are back to normal.

If the tree was fine for 6 months and suddenly can't handle the heat you might have other issues. I am tempted to say it might be best to investigate why suddenly it can't handle the heat.

No im pretty sure I know what the cause is. Even though the heat isn't bad (for Las Vegas standards lol) the wall next to it probably radiated on it. I'm starting to see some scorching from it

Shade cloth should be under 2 bucks per foot. Each foot long is 6 feet wide. Get a 6x6 square and prop it up over the tree. That should cool it down while still providing plenty of sun. Something in the 30-40% shade should do the trick. If you prop the covering high enough, you can make it so it only blocks the midday sun while allowing morning and late afternoon sun at the low angle to hit the tree directly. 

Let me see if I have this right....

You have a tree that was fine in December, January, February, March, April and in May it starting doing badly.  Is that the scenario?  Just guessing but I would think that the ambient temps for those months have been steadily rising to reflect the season.  It is also being exposed to a different sun angle which may also be a factor.  Is your watering schedule/volume adjusted for the change in all the above?

The shade idea has merit but the truth is that sooner or later you will have to wean the tree from the shade, sooner is better.

This is a good case study for the hot, arid, extreme sun growing environments.  The radiated heat/sun from the wall could be a major contributor.

The soil temp might have been slowly warming and finally overwhelmed the roots. Roots lose ability to absorb water as the roots warm. If the roots got hot enough and the humidity low and temp high it could be the perfect storm. The shade can help.

My fig trees get plenty of nutrition and irrigation. But they are on a hillside and get direct sun all day. In the hotter, drier days, I throw an old sheet over the support poles for an hour or two when the leaves are new and the trees are young.

Cyprus mulch works for me, keeps the roots moist and cool by retaining moisture.

May also be ants, or other vermin like moles...dig around a bit if you see activity.