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Subject: Dying leaves on living branches Replies: 17
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That's a relief about the bug! By paint, do you recommend an asphalt based sealer or just a latex paint? Up to now I've just left a pruning cut natural.

Subject: Dying leaves on living branches Replies: 17
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I have seen a few of these bugs - could they be a culprit?
I guess if there is any doubt about infestation, trim to the ground?
Will I see evidence in the wood as I begin to cut?
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Subject: Dying leaves on living branches Replies: 17
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Last photo - no sign of distress in the branches I cut to test. At least to my eye.
No sign of bug holes near branches.
The Big Question - do I cut the right side way back almost to where it leaves the ground? Or leave some of the smaller branches and prune 80% of the rest? 50%?
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Subject: Dying leaves on living branches Replies: 17
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wow - there is so much wisdom here - so glad I found this group! Thanks. 
The larger, dead, trunk moves more readily in the ground when I tug on it. The smaller one with living branches does not. If this situation was due to root damage - do I still prune severely - or just give it a haircut, treat for the voles, and hope for a re-growth?
The right trunk has no living leaves.

Subject: Dying leaves on living branches Replies: 17
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Figs are in backyard, protected from random acts, and no BBQ's or chemicals nearby fig1.jpg  . Have not seen voles recently, but could have been active in early spring.
Seeing a new shoot beside the affected trunk could be a clue that roots are OK maybe? 
My big decision is how far to prune back, and whether that is urgent if there is some kind of trauma or infestation.
It gets sun most of the day.

Subject: Dying leaves on living branches Replies: 17
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Thanks for the fast reply! I see no signs of beetles or larvae, but I'll keep an eye out. All the deadness is on one trunk, all the healthy ones on another. So you think it could be lack of water, not too much! How can I tell?fig2.jpg 

Subject: Dying leaves on living branches Replies: 17
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My 2 fig trees got through a colder than usual NC winter OK. Recently leaves on 2/3 of the smaller tree have dried up, and the small fruit with them. Peeling the bark back just a bit reveals green, which I interpret that even the small branches are not dead (or not dead yet!). The other 1/3 with normal leaves and fruit looks fine.

I did leave my winter root-insulating burlap coffee bean bags in place too long, perhaps trapping moisture around the base. I keep learning more – just found out figs prefer drier areas (mine are in an area that gets rain runoff, although the folks that planted them about 5 years ago installed a French drain nearby). 

I was just about to prune the dead-looking side way back, when I found this forum. I really love my figs, so I am glad there is a group like this. Ideas? 
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