sbmohan
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I have several of my young fig trees that were started from cutting this winter, producing figs.
bamafig
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Posted 1435704633
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most of my young celeste and BT are putting on figs this first year. I will leave them on but some folks (like the famous, or infamous Dan) say to remove all first year figs and focus on growth. He knows more about figs than I do, but some other experienced growers leave them on as well.
deerhunter16b
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Posted 1435704930
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Yep it's common....most people remove first year figs so that all the energy is focused on growing out the tree....but you can leave 1 to taste......if the tree looks strong ,I usually do.
fignutty
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Do you want a big tree or fruit? I prefer fruit and on a fast growing tree leaving fruit won't hurt a thing. Now figs on fast growing trees may not have the best figs. That's especially so for large fruited varieties that tend to be watery under most conditions. For a smallish fig like Strawberry Verte that shrivels as it ripens, the fruit is great any way and time I've ripened them. And yes I've got figs now on cuttings started in March. I'm leaving them because they are too vigorous anyhow.
donpaid
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From what I've seen, a young cutting will put on figs. However, from my experience, they are not worth eating even if they do ripen and they only slow down the growth of the young tree. IMO fruit should only be left on the tree if the tree is healthy and has a fully developed root system. Jon's instructions on propagation on the figs4fun website explains all of this very well. For me, I prefer taking off the figs for the first two years of the cuttings' lives and waiting for third year. In my area, the third year is usually when the cutting-grown tree is able to support itself enough to produce figs that are representative of the quality of fruit one should expect from a fully matured tree.
jdsfrance
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Posted 1435743064
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Hi sbmohan,
sbmohan
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Posted 1435748553
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Thanks for all your kind responses. Appreciate it very much!!
GeneDaniels
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Posted 1435758597
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I had several cuttings put on figs last year. Most of them I removed to focus on growth, but on a few varieties I left them. It was a waste. First year figs on a small cutting don't taste worth spit. They were bland to the extreme. I know a handful of cuttings a trend does not make, but when added to everything I've read, I would just pull off any figlets this year and focus on growth. Next year you shall eat the fruit of your labors and be glad.
Seven trees in the ground : Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?
eboone
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Posted 1435758967
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Last year I left figs on several of my 1st year cuttings, one tasted great, two of them were decent, others were bland. Only left one fig on each as a trial, for the fun of it. Those plants grew fine this year, I don't believe I hurt them.
Dark Greek (Navid), Col Littman's Black Cross
crunbar
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Posted 1435813969
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I'm wondering if Zones with longer growing seasons would make a significant difference, with regards to the taste of first year figs. For example I started some vdb and rdb cuttings last January and potted them in March. I pulled off the figs on the old wood but the figlets on the new growth are just too pretty to pull.
