Trimming Fig Trees: How Much, Do's & Don'ts
This video explores the importance of minimal pruning for fig trees, particularly in colder climates like the Northeast. It highlights the benefits of reducing pruning to encourage better lignification, earlier fruiting, and overall improved fruit quality. The video was filmed at Bill's Place, a nursery in Lancaster, where Bill, an experienced fig grower, discusses how excessive pruning can delay ripening by up to a month.
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By preserving apical buds and avoiding heavy cuts, fig trees are able to ripen their fruit much earlier, sometimes as early as two months ahead of heavily pruned trees. Bill and others have seen success by allowing the trees to grow naturally, reducing the need for recovery and regrowth that follows pruning.
The discussion emphasizes that while heavy pruning is sometimes done to collect cuttings, it is not recommended for those primarily focused on fruit production. The pruning process disrupts the tree’s hormonal balance, leading to more vegetative growth instead of fruit development. For fig growers in regions with shorter seasons, minimal pruning is especially beneficial, as it allows the trees to focus on ripening fruit rather than recovering from cuts. Bill’s method has resulted in significantly earlier harvests, proving that less intervention can lead to greater success in fig cultivation.
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Introduction (0:00):
Introduction to the video topic and location at Bill's Place, a nursery in Lancaster.
Minimal pruning advice (0:29):
Emphasis on minimal pruning for better lignified branches, early fruit, and improved fruit quality.
Avoid excessive pruning (0:57):
Excessive pruning affects hormonal balance and delays fruit ripening due to the Northeast's short growing season.
Impact of pruning on ripening (2:02):
Pruning can delay ripening by up to a month compared to non-pruned trees.
Earlier ripening with less pruning (2:31):
Example of a fig tree ripening two months earlier due to minimal pruning.
Pruning effects on ripening time (3:07):
Uncertainty about the exact impact of pruning levels on ripening times, but less pruning leads to faster ripening.
Apical buds and success (3:38):
Preserving apical buds results in more successful fruiting, as shown by Bill's and others' experiences.
Lignification and pruning (4:07):
Discussion on lignification, with minimal pruning leading to more lignified wood.
Unlignified wood issue (4:36):
Unlignified wood is less desirable for cuttings, though green cuttings can still root.
Pruning and fig variety (5:04):
Some fig varieties don't respond well to heavy pruning, and early varieties can't fruit early if pruned excessively.
Early fruiting without pruning (5:34):
Two fig trees, Rockaway Green and another, fruited much earlier than expected due to minimal pruning.
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