Whether you want to start a new fig tree to continue the lineage of a beloved heirloom specimen or share cuttings with fellow ...

Just as the fig tree, grown in Italy a century ago, produces fruit through generations of care, our lives will produce fruit beyond what we will ever know. Our lives will impact people beyond the here ...

This encourages vigorous growth from the remaining buds. Like a young fig tree, a mature fig should be pruned while dormant and without leaves, not during active growth phases. "This allows you to ...

And for many of these fig trees, there’s a name and ... the tip of the branch you’ve selected. These buds are where the roots for your new tree will eventually form. Make a cut just below ...

This encourages vigorous growth from the remaining buds. When pruning a mature fig tree, avoid removing more than 30 percent of the tree’s canopy in a given year. Your tree needs time to heal ...