With delightful pink blooms and stunning leaves like butterflies, purple shamrock (Oxalis triangularis) is a perfect houseplant if you can keep it full and bushy! But even this easy plant can get leggy and lackluster. That’s why we show you how to prune it like a pro!
How to Prune a Fig Tree Step by Step
29.09.2024 - 12:33 / savvygardening.com / Jessica Walliser
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If you’ve gone to the time and effort to establish fig trees in your landscape—or you’re thinking about growing figs for the first time—you’ll need to understand just why, when, and how to prune a fig tree. Get it right and you can direct the new growth of your tree and make sure that new branches have ample access to fresh air and sunlight, so that they can be as productive as possible. The result? Year after year, you should be able to harvest some of the best fruit you’ve ever tasted from late summer and into fall.
Growing figs at homeWhile professional fig growers often train their plants to grow in a fan shape on a scaffold or espalier, beginners can grow a single fig tree directly in the garden or even in a pot. (Unlike apples and many other fruit trees, you only need one fig tree for fruit production.)
Fig trees thrive in wind-sheltered locations with full sun and well-draining soil. Although figs generally like hot weather, there are many types which grow well in colder climates and can tolerate some frost. Brown Turkey, Chicago Hardy, Black Mission, LSU Purple, and Violette de Bordeaux are some common types.
It’s worth noting that, in addition to their main fig crops, some trees set what’s called a “breba” crop on old wood in late spring or early summer. Occasionally smaller or less flavorful than the main crop, some breba crops may not be worth bothering with. As such, we’ll focus on making the most of your fig tree’s main crop for this article.
Why pruning is importantAn important part of learning how to prune a fig tree is understanding why we need to do it in the first place. In part, pruning
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