The weather has turned HOT! Here in Los Angeles 2009 in January and the weather is in the 80s. Hot and dry. Is it ok to prune 30 yr old Fig tree in the heat? Or better to wait till cools off?
Re: Pruning Italian Fig Tree- S California- Jan & it is in the 85degrees- ok to prune Temperatures shouldn't matter to the tree. Might be more pleasant working when it isn't hot. Other than that the main thing it that you know how to prune a fig before you start.
Re: Pruning Italian Fig Tree- S California- Jan & it is in the 85degrees- ok to prune Figs are very forgiving. Just leave a couple leaf nodes about an inch below each cut. Some varieties produce more figs when kept shorter in height than others so you might want to find out what variety you have before starting, if you don't already know : )
Re: Pruning Italian Fig Tree- S California- Jan & it is in the 85degrees- ok to prune Thanks It is an Italian Fig. Green soft skin with pink and green on the inside. I think they refer to them as "white" figs. Possibly Kadota. Would really appreciated any advice on how to trim it. I have just relied on the gardeners to trim and hence it has wonderful elephant like deformities. I love this tree very much. It has been an in spiration for artwork and photos of many friends of mine! But I do not know if they really know the best way to trim. The branches grow so high that I cannot reach much of the fruit. Even when they cut it back. But I will tell them to cut so only a few nodes are below the cut. How is the best way to pick this fruit? The regular picker just rips the skins open. I battle with the squirrels and the birds for the ones I can reach. They are sweet and delicious. Planted in 1963 from a branch of a tree originally brought from Italy many years before that! I live in S Cal in the hot Los Angeles area. Today the weather has cooled considerably and it is finally raining here. I will have it trimmed within the month (Feb).
