What kind of problem is this?

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E30

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Posted 1441211786 · Edited	Reply with quote #1

I have a new kind of problem. I have about a two dozen varieties all roughly the same age and its only happening to one type of fig for me. A Lebanese Abyad I rooted last winter. I spray my trees with neem oil/light soap solution to keep moths and aphids off. This is an attack on heartwood. I just sprayed it with a fungicide. I don't have deer, but squirrels, possums or racoons aerate the soil in my pots every night. Im looking for help from some google fig thugs. What do I google? Is this a bacteria? __________________ Wish list: Maltese, Black Malta Have: My grandpa's Abyad from Lebanon, Barada, Mission, Souadi, Makedonia, Bourjasotte Grise, Rhonde de Bordeux, St. Rita, Panache Tiger, Black Madeira, Baskinta Brown and Purple, Sals EL. Raspberry Latte, All babies :( Italian 258, Galacia Negra (Bass's)

DesertDance

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Posted 1441212485	Reply with quote #2

Looks like rats to me. They have almost ruined any progress my Verte would have had this year. You can see scratch and bite marks on the bark. They have systematically removed whole branches and nibbled off the growth tips of many. Poor tree is working so hard to repair the damage it hasn't grown at all this year. Voles will do the same thing. Ground Squirrels same. Get some snap traps and see if you can catch the varmint. Suzi __________________ Zone 9b, Southern California. "First year they sleep, Second year they creep, Third year they leap!" Wish List: I wish all of you happy fig collecting! My wishes have been fulfilled!

DonCentralTexas

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Posted 1441215488	Reply with quote #3

I'm with DesertDance, looks like rodent damage, squirrels have done this to mine. Takes a long time to heal, on the bright side yours isn't so bad, and it will heal. __________________ Don (Near Austin, TX zone 8b) If you have these for sale/trade PM me: Zingarella, Grantham's Royal, Calderona, Genovese Nero, Noir de Barbentane

jdsfrance

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Posted 1441224171	Reply with quote #4

Hi, Just clean the trunk, keep the trunk dry (if raining, try to protect the tree from the rain), and see if the trunk heals . For the rats - by dry weather - put some gypsum (powder) around the pots. The idea is the rodents will walk on the gypsum and get that on their feet. Because they like to be clean, they will lick it ... and more than likely, you won't see them again ... If you see their holes, put gypsum there too. I wouldn't worry for those wounds . But, I would avoid to get new ones, so use gypsum and all traps you have. __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

E30

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Posted 1441227235	Reply with quote #5

Suzi, Don, JDS, Thank you for the feedback! Its bad enough the rodents are eating my apples, now they want the baby fig trunks. I'm gonna armor my figs now. Thanks again. __________________ Wish list: Maltese, Black Malta Have: My grandpa's Abyad from Lebanon, Barada, Mission, Souadi, Makedonia, Bourjasotte Grise, Rhonde de Bordeux, St. Rita, Panache Tiger, Black Madeira, Baskinta Brown and Purple, Sals EL. Raspberry Latte, All babies :( Italian 258, Galacia Negra (Bass's)

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