Bro I appreciate you, you’ve been helping me tremendously your videos are dope. I’m out in sunny southern California growing figs for the first time. Keep it up man people needa hear the stuff you be saying.
I feel like this is a gigantic tip. A lot of people are so excited to prune and prune. I’ve definitely noticed a big difference in the trees that didn’t (need to) get pruned vs those that did. San Diego, 10B
That was a good cut in the center. Thats how I do all my trees. I let the main grow one foot or a foot and a half then I let 4 shoots grow one to each side let those grow about the same 1 1/2 foot then I prune those and get my other branches and I keep my tree as so. Good video Ross!
I just planted a 4 foot tall stick straight Violette de Bordeaux fig. Its about 3/4" caliper and just starting to bud. It's my first fig and I'm not sure what to do on pruning yet. I planted it in a 10 gallon pot for now. I guess I'll wait and see how it grows, since it's a smaller variety? I'm in sw Arkansas and we get hot dry July and August. Added 5 fruit trees and 6 grapevines this year so far.
I wish I knew this sooner all of my trees I bought from the garden store are trained to be as tall as possible, I bought my LSU Purple tree on clearance where it was like 5 feet tall very rootbound and branching out a little at the very top and it had alot of cold damage on it I was thinking of chopping it like half way down because of how terrible it was trained
Yours are so nice and compact. SoCal 10a here. Mine don’t flinch at growing 10+ feet a year. I want to keep them compact, yet productive. I have black jack and vasilika sikka. Thinking I may need to take them back to near ground level, and start over with better pruning…
Looking to take mine from tree form to bush form. I’m not sure if I’m over watering or over fertilizing as well. Currently, I use 4-4-4 once to twice a season, and i water weekly.
You make the best fig pruning videos. I wish I found them earlier in my fig growing experience but better late than never. I just planted a Rond de Bordeaux cutting directly in the ground and it has already split its growth into two shoots each about 6 inches in length. I want a tree form (zone 10a Florida) so should I go ahead and remove one of the shoots so it grows vertically until I’m ready to summer prune at the height I want my first scaffold or should I let both shoots grow as they are this first season? I don’t want to damage the plant being so young but I also don’t want to waste growth that I plan to eventually remove anyway. Thanks!
I want a combo of options 2 & 3. My 4 trees are very young (they'll be 1-year old in June), and I want to make sure I give them the best start for health and productivity as possible. I have a C's Red Edible (supposedly from Portugal), Fignomenal, Panache and Chicago Hardy (actually looks the worst, surprisingly). Zone 6 a/b
@@RossRaddi Thank you for the advice! They're potted. So I protected them by bringing them under darkness & cool cover (30 - 50 degrees F) once they went dormant, dropped leaves and temps were low, in the 20s (before approaching 15 degrees). Plan to do the same next winter. I got all my winter prep & care steps from your videos and website. I appreciate all you share! 🙏🏾🌿🫶🏾
Wish you had a camera person to do close-ups for us, looking down on the base, etc. It’s terribly hard to see what’s what at a distance especially with bright sun making shadows. And, thank you for the vids !!
man your tres haven't wake up yet, here in central ca i have trees with 7 leaves already and some double bumps, just interesting how you get them to produce in such a short season.
Ross, it looks like your trees are spaced 4ft apart and rows also 4ft spacing.. Is that right? Gives me a bit more hope for more varieties in my small urban back yard.
I can't find where you say what season to do the pruning. I'm guessing that since you posted this video 4 months ago, it's June/Spring as opposed to Fall pruning.
Boss… I have a fig tree it’s been 2 years and just lots of leaves.. how can I make it fruit ? Or. Do I just need to wait ? Btw I am in NYC .can I attach a pic for you to see ? The trunk is getting thick tho.
I have a stupid question. Can I have bush and tree form at the same time? I transplanted/relocated my Chicago hardy last year to a more shady location, and I know the fig can tolerate the shade. The area has limited space. I also have a pear tree about 5 feet away from the fig, and it's against a fence. I cut the branch toward the fence wall not long ago, and they are rooting right now. A way to say it's alive in zone 6b near 6a without covering the whole thing but the base. I plan to cut another branch beside a flower bed(right side). I can't get any sunlight if I don't cut that part. I have two branches left, one in the center and one on the left side. Do I need to cut the left-size branch to make a tree form or save it for a bush form? This is only 2nd year, so a decision is important.
Bush form all the way! I trained my fig tree to be a tree form with two trunks years back. It was beautiful. But it completely died 2 years later after a really crazy temp swing in winter in zone 7a. Bush form is more resilient!
Thanks for everything you do Ross! I am very interested in getting one of your fig tree varieties. I dont know if you have developed any yet but when you do i want one.
Don't miss my spring fig tree sale! www.figboss.com/category/fig-trees
Bro I appreciate you, you’ve been helping me tremendously your videos are dope. I’m out in sunny southern California growing figs for the first time. Keep it up man people needa hear the stuff you be saying.
Glad to help.
Interesting! Thanks for sharing the information with your fans
I feel like this is a gigantic tip.
A lot of people are so excited to prune and prune. I’ve definitely noticed a big difference in the trees that didn’t (need to) get pruned vs those that did.
San Diego, 10B
Ross is a fig Professor 🧑🏫 👏
Super video; on point and great information.
That was a good cut in the center. Thats how I do all my trees. I let the main grow one foot or a foot and a half then I let 4 shoots grow one to each side let those grow about the same 1 1/2 foot then I prune those and get my other branches and I keep my tree as so. Good video Ross!
As always, a wealth of amazing information. Thank you again!!
Just wondering, when you trim the branches do you use any tree wound dressing on them? Thank you!!
You Shaved !!! Looking Good !!!
I just planted a 4 foot tall stick straight Violette de Bordeaux fig. Its about 3/4" caliper and just starting to bud.
It's my first fig and I'm not sure what to do on pruning yet. I planted it in a 10 gallon pot for now.
I guess I'll wait and see how it grows, since it's a smaller variety?
I'm in sw Arkansas and we get hot dry July and August.
Added 5 fruit trees and 6 grapevines this year so far.
I wish I knew this sooner all of my trees I bought from the garden store are trained to be as tall as possible, I bought my LSU Purple tree on clearance where it was like 5 feet tall very rootbound and branching out a little at the very top and it had alot of cold damage on it I was thinking of chopping it like half way down because of how terrible it was trained
Yours are so nice and compact. SoCal 10a here. Mine don’t flinch at growing 10+ feet a year. I want to keep them compact, yet productive. I have black jack and vasilika sikka.
Thinking I may need to take them back to near ground level, and start over with better pruning…
Looking to take mine from tree form to bush form. I’m not sure if I’m over watering or over fertilizing as well. Currently, I use 4-4-4 once to twice a season, and i water weekly.
Thinning cuts. No heading cuts.
Hey Ross! This is another great video. I have one variety that I was curious if you had tried or looked into. Hood strawberries
I haven't heard of it!
You make the best fig pruning videos. I wish I found them earlier in my fig growing experience but better late than never. I just planted a Rond de Bordeaux cutting directly in the ground and it has already split its growth into two shoots each about 6 inches in length. I want a tree form (zone 10a Florida) so should I go ahead and remove one of the shoots so it grows vertically until I’m ready to summer prune at the height I want my first scaffold or should I let both shoots grow as they are this first season? I don’t want to damage the plant being so young but I also don’t want to waste growth that I plan to eventually remove anyway. Thanks!
Let it be this year. It'll help it establish quicker. Hopefully you don't have bad RKN levels in your soil.
I want a combo of options 2 & 3. My 4 trees are very young (they'll be 1-year old in June), and I want to make sure I give them the best start for health and productivity as possible. I have a C's Red Edible (supposedly from Portugal), Fignomenal, Panache and Chicago Hardy (actually looks the worst, surprisingly). Zone 6 a/b
When they're young, rejuvenation pruning or #2 will do wonders.
Gotta protect them the winter after pruning that hard though.
@@RossRaddi Thank you for the advice! They're potted. So I protected them by bringing them under darkness & cool cover (30 - 50 degrees F) once they went dormant, dropped leaves and temps were low, in the 20s (before approaching 15 degrees). Plan to do the same next winter. I got all my winter prep & care steps from your videos and website. I appreciate all you share! 🙏🏾🌿🫶🏾
Thanks Ross! Quick question, is there a way we can get notified when you have a specific cutting / plant in stock?
There was an option for it. I took it out I think because there's a limit on the number of notification emails wix can send with my current plan.
Wish you had a camera person to do close-ups for us, looking down on the base, etc. It’s terribly hard to see what’s what at a distance especially with bright sun making shadows. And, thank you for the vids !!
That would be a dream. To actually be able to think and teach freely without having to worry about a camera.
Nice. How do you keep the weeds and grass managed under the trees? They seem really low to the ground. Thanks.
Yearly application of woodchips.
You don't need to use stakes to spread out branches!!! Just tie some jute twine to your branch and then tie the other end to a trunk. SO EASY! DONE!
man your tres haven't wake up yet, here in central ca i have trees with 7 leaves already and some double bumps, just interesting how you get them to produce in such a short season.
Limited to no pruning allows me to harvest main crop 2-4 weeks earlier depending on the alternative style of pruning.
@@RossRaddi yes very interesting how pruning changes the tree hormones
Ross, it looks like your trees are spaced 4ft apart and rows also 4ft spacing.. Is that right? Gives me a bit more hope for more varieties in my small urban back yard.
2 ft on center here.
I can't find where you say what season to do the pruning. I'm guessing that since you posted this video 4 months ago, it's June/Spring as opposed to Fall pruning.
Fall, winter, spring. Anytime it's dormant.
I think what Ross really needs is more land for his trees. 😅
Fyi:) as a Louisiana native, with a mom with a maiden name Hollier, it's pronounced ad Ol-yA or ol'yay 🤗
Boss… I have a fig tree it’s been 2 years and just lots of leaves.. how can I make it fruit ? Or. Do I just need to wait ? Btw I am in NYC .can I attach a pic for you to see ? The trunk is getting thick tho.
Send me photos. It's possible that you need to wait. Read this: www.figboss.com/post/the-4-reasons-why-your-fig-tree-is-not-fruiting
Do you grow Roxburgh fig trees ever?
Hello, are you selling cuttings of Malta Black?
In late November, possibly.
I have a stupid question. Can I have bush and tree form at the same time? I transplanted/relocated my Chicago hardy last year to a more shady location, and I know the fig can tolerate the shade. The area has limited space. I also have a pear tree about 5 feet away from the fig, and it's against a fence. I cut the branch toward the fence wall not long ago, and they are rooting right now. A way to say it's alive in zone 6b near 6a without covering the whole thing but the base. I plan to cut another branch beside a flower bed(right side). I can't get any sunlight if I don't cut that part. I have two branches left, one in the center and one on the left side. Do I need to cut the left-size branch to make a tree form or save it for a bush form? This is only 2nd year, so a decision is important.
Bush form all the way! I trained my fig tree to be a tree form with two trunks years back. It was beautiful. But it completely died 2 years later after a really crazy temp swing in winter in zone 7a. Bush form is more resilient!
@@slamrock17 right… There is no promise that the weather will get worse next year
In zone 7 or below, bush form is best. I've had to restart a few trees into bushes because the single "tree" trunk took damage from the cold.
@@RossRaddi Thanks
@@slamrock17 thanks
How can we buy trees from. In Hershe PA
My store: www.figboss.com/ - I should have a wider availability in about 2-3 weeks.
Hi , is there any danger of planting fig trees close to the home, perhaps roots damaging the foundation?
No.
@@RossRaddi Thanks,
Why are the figs trees planted too close??? Aren’t the roots invasive n outstretched
Thanks for everything you do Ross! I am very interested in getting one of your fig tree varieties. I dont know if you have developed any yet but when you do i want one.
I want Fig.tree
Ross please you talk too much and do not show us how to do it thank you