figicious
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greenfig
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Posted 1368898220
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I had the same, it was getting too much sun. The shade helped with the new leaves but the old ones stayed curled up.
figicious
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Posted 1368908010
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Oh, I didn't know fig can get too much sun. Would putting it in the shade help?
hblta
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Posted 1368908231
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ya, vdb can get too much
elin
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Posted 1368908767
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What soil are u using?
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pitangadiego
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Posted 1368910878
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Looks normal. Could use water and fertilizer, probably, to grow more leaves.
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Chivas
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Posted 1368912117
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Mine did that before too, I planted it in ground last year and some new sucker growth came up was healthy but the old infected growth died, I pulled the whole thing out after I got fed up with it not growing properly, it would grow maybe 2-3 inches a season.
FrozenJoe
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Posted 1368915586
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Here in Arizona VdB is the first tree to curl up its leaves when the temps start to rise. It does not seem to affect the health of the tree though. My VdB has curled leaves all summer, but it keeps on growing and pumping out figs.
greenfig
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Posted 1368916744
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What other fig varieties curl up their leaves because of the heat?
javajunkie
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Posted 1368917240
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My Petite Negri get mad and curl if they get afternoon sun as well.
greenfig
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Posted 1368917584
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Petite Negri, interesting. They say that it may be a sport of Alma, is Alma is also allergic to sun?
RIMike
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Posted 1368918349
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I've been trying to figure out what the heck was going on with the two VdB that I have. One day the leaves are normal, the next, they are curled. I go back in the early evening and they look ok.https://picasaweb.google.com/112045070591403359443/April12013?authuser=0&feat=directlink
figicious
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Posted 1368921968
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Thank you so much for the inputs! I think I will wait and see how the tree grows!
bullet08
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Posted 1368925393
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looks fine. some FMV, some misshapen leaves. last two yrs, i used drip system to water my VdB every morning. that seems to help with leaves.but when it hits 100+, it will still curl up... if it curls up too much, i water again in the afternoon.
javajunkie
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Posted 1368926853
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The Alma I have don't have leaves yet so I can't speak to their sun reaction but I know my Petite Negri are VERY sensitive to the afternoon sun. I also believe your location determines who can take how much sun and when.
pitangadiego
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Posted 1368930791
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It is all about making fruit and tasting good, in my book. Pretty leaves is way down the criteria list. ;-))
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cis4elk
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Posted 1368983948
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It's all about the fig tree doing what it needs to do to regulate itself. Some are different than others and recent potting changes (if in a pot) will greatly affect that. I find that by mid summer mine don't do this hardly at all, but in the begging the Petit Negra does it the most. Sunlight=growth and stored sugars. In the majority of plants which produce fruit or vegetables, generally the more sun the better; given the roots aren't cooking and get enough moisture. Leaves reacting to mid-day and afternoon sun is completely normal.
rcantor
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Posted 1368984853
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It's all about the water :) More room for roots and as Pete (Bullet008) said, often leaves that curl would love an extra cold drink as long as you can do it without suffocating the roots. Calvin is right when he says the figs are reacting to their environment. They're protecting themselves from less water than they'd like in the leaves.
