Fig Brown Turkey

 
My fig plant is new this year, growing as a standard & I have been
pleased to
see fruit on the tree.  Unfortunately, something appears to
have been trying to
steal the figs & in the process has broken the stem
& all the new growth is now
on the floor, along with the fruit.  Have I
lost the plant or is there something
I can do to retrieve it?




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FiveMins

 FiveMins wrote:

No, if it is otherwise healthy it will recover.  Figs put up new stems all
the time in the growing season.  Just trim of the broken bits now and feed
it next spring.

David

 
'David Hare-Scott[_2_ Wrote:

Thanks for the reply.  It's a relief to know that it will come back. It
looks a bit silly at the moment, as though I have planted a twig, but I
will follow the advice & hope for the best.




--
FiveMins

 
David is right, the stem will recover, but you could use the branches or
even branchlets from the broken bits to take cuttings.  Figs grow very
easily from cuttings - they arent' fussy aobut soil or anything that I've
foudn - I just shove them in an old pot in whatever sandy potting mix I have
to hand and next spring there is another plant.

 

Are fig trees invasive, like the ficus, would they be suitable for an
average home garden?

Mike