Cutting-back Transplants

Author

Comment

TahomaGuy2

Registered:1365215474
Posts: 101

Posted 1450057684	Reply with quote #1

I separated 10 Desert Kings and potted them. Each is about 5' tall. At this point, the book says to cut them way back (3'), but if I do I'll lose the entire fig crop come August since ALL the figs grow on the tips of OLD growth. I am aware of root systems to weak to support 5' plants. Have any of you had this conflict? Did you take a chance and NOT follow best practices when extracting and replanting? What's your take on this? Attached Images F4Fpic_001.JPG (69.75 KB, 55 views) __________________ -Charles Cool Pacific NW Zone 8b

EB18702

Registered:1448986849
Posts: 51

Posted 1450066320	Reply with quote #2

FIG PROBLEMS LOL, my thoughts are if there isn't many roots they shouldn't produce much fruit anyway. you can either work on permanent structure or fruit production. I would split them and try both to see what works best over the long term plus you'll still get some figs. if the figs aren't sizing up well you can always take them off to save energy. I did find a good video on youtube about setting up permanent structure for dk brebas. you can always take some air layers or cuttings too. I hope that helps. __________________ Growing: DK, VdB, Brown Turkey, Hardy Chicago, Black Mission, Verte, Negronne, Natalina BI, U. Italian Yellow BI , U. Yellow Greek AD, U. South Plainfield, U. Orangeburg U. Carini RG, Rooting: Prosciutto, Naples Dark, Azores Dark, Columbaro Nero, De La Tira, I376, Des Roig Manyo, Greek Church U. Wishlist: ANY PEACH OR PLUM SCION PLEASE PM ME. Smith, any in ground figs for zone 6. Erik zone 6A northeast Pa

rcantor

Registered:1309799312
Posts: 5,727

Posted 1450075295	Reply with quote #3

Don't believe everything you read. I'd probably get them into bigger pots (7-10 gal) but I wouldn't touch the wood until after fruiting. __________________ Zone 6, MO Wish list: Galicia Negra, De La Reina - Pons, Genovese Nero - Rafed's, Sbayi, Souadi, Acciano, Any Rimada, Sodus Sicilian, any Bass, Pons or Axier fig, any great tasting fig.

jdsfrance

Registered:1376988473
Posts: 2,591

Posted 1450097233	Reply with quote #4

Hi TahomaGuy2, First question: Why did you plant them in pots instead of in ground ? In which usda Zone are you ? ( question2: Where did you get that many trees in one go ?!? Did you make a ninja raid ? ) And last question : will you keep them (you want fruit)? sell them (you might want bigger leaves and growth so less fruit) ? Now to be more serious, if keeping them for myself, I would attempt to get the figs. Those stems are woody and have lots of energy to get those figs to grow. In ground, here, I wouldn't have a problem with that especially if they already have roots now. Just don't forget, come Spring, to water them properly (a bit more, because of less roots) and to fertilize them ( for them to grow roots quickly ). Next year, until July, keep them half shaded as full sun will challenge them too badly. You will see that some will perform better than others, no matter the cares you give to them. But I still think that most of them will produce fruits. So just chance it ! __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

Mario_1

Registered:1398299123
Posts: 407

Posted 1450099457	Reply with quote #5

Hi Charles with 10 of them you should experiment , do some for fruit ,some for structure and some in between __________________ Wallingford CT, USA zone 6a would be happy to meet and get together with other members near me Wish list; Any fig from any specific place anywhere in Italy

GeneDaniels

Registered:1384021772
Posts: 1,014

Posted 1450100421	Reply with quote #6

dido what Mario just wrote. But generally speaking, they should be cut back quite severely or they will languish for the first season. __________________ Zone 7b (Central Arkansas) 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?

Previous Topic | Next Topic