Pruning breba only types

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jrice

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Posted 1275962147	Reply with quote #1

I have maintained my breba only figs for many years by the following technique and it has been very satisfactory. Most brebas ripen here around mid June and as soon as the crop is finished, I prune the tree back very heavy. This allows time for new growth for next years crop and also keeps the tree small with a good frame work. An interesting note. Some of you may recall that I had my property torn apart by tornadoes last year. One of my Kings was destroyed except a few stubs. I cleaned it up and allowed 6 new shoots to grow to about 6 ft. tall. It is now loaded from the ground to the tips with a heavy set of brebas. This technique will not be for every one but for some of you, it will produce very good brebas. Jack

pitangadiego

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Posted 1275970587	Reply with quote #2

It is interesting. Some varieties seem to only have 2-3 brebas at the tips, so more tips means larger crop, and this seems to help with the size control issue when you need to keep tips for brebas but you need to prune for size. I have other varieties, such as Danny's Delite, this year which have clusters of brebas even after pruning back 90%. I guess we'll need a list of varieties by breba "style". __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

paully22

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Posted 1275973244	Reply with quote #3

JRice --- did you try it on Grantham's. Impressive size breba on my small(2ft)tree. Also, in your opinion would you say that D.King taste better than Grantham's. Paully

OttawanZ5

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Posted 1276040023	Reply with quote #4

Jon Does it mean it will be better to manage Desert King with as many small branches as one can manage so a breba or two (or three) on a branch will make a good fruit load of brebas? __________________ Ottawan-Z5a, Canada

GeorgiaFig

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Posted 1276044142	Reply with quote #5

Sorry to hear about the storm jrice, but hope everything is recovering. And as always, thank you so much for the very helpful information Jon. Best wishes to all. John North Georgia Piedmont Zone 7b

jrice

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Posted 1276047972	Reply with quote #6

Paully, Yes, I prune the Grantham's Royal the same way. Both King and GR are good tasting figs and it would be hard to say which is best. Jack

pitangadiego

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Posted 1276057529	Reply with quote #7

Ottawan, That would be my assumption, but haven't tried it as decent brebas here are a rarity. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

nelson20vt

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Posted 1276080798	Reply with quote #8

Hmm in that case im pinching the top of my Desert King this weekend for it to start branching out. __________________ Mississauga, ON, Canada Z5B/6A

pitangadiego

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Posted 1276091556	Reply with quote #9

Nelson, I am thinking that it is a worthwhile experiment. I understand the other technique is to prune half the branches each season, doing size control on half, and fruiting on the other half. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

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