Fig trees

[Toxophilus]

What does one do to grow fig trees from an enormous 3-year old tree? - and when is the best time of the year please? Help and tips very much appreciated.

[woofgang]

is it a named variety? some trees fruit more easily than others. Standard advice is to constrict the roots, my tree is in a pot, and I prune it back hard every two or three winters. If you prune while its growing, it will bleed a lot of sap, like a grape vine. It will shoot again next spring and if it is going to produce figs you will see them appear. Sometimes they will grow and ripen in one season but more often they will overwinter. if this is the case, leave the ones that are about the size of a pea and pick off anything much bigger as it will only rot. While it is growing, keep it well watered and I use tomato fertiliser on mine.

[woofgang]

PS
http://www.floraselect.co.uk/figtrees/

[Toxophilus]

Thank you Woofgang. It is a brown Turkish (or is it Turkish brown?)

The roots are well restricted, hence the glorious fruit. However, I want to give others the same delights as I received but do not know how to raise another plant to give them.

[woofgang]

sorry, I misread your post. Try here.
http://www.gardenguid...ot-fig-tree-cuttings/

[Toxophilus]

Thank you again Woofgang. That was exactly what I wanted. Somehow I just couldn't find it for myself. Bless you.