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I know that this is not unusual, but I still found it remarkable. I started 4 cuttings of LSU IC in early December. All of them are starting figs. Here's one example. You can see little figs at the second and third leaf nodes. Of course, I'll pinch off these babies. But probably I'll try to ripen a few much later in the season.
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Might be interesting to experiment with one of these cuttings and let a few of those very early figs power on to see what they and the plant can do.Tony WV 6b
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I'll have to think about it. I'll probably give away two of the four, so I may have one to play with.
Do you think there's any chance that leaving the figs won't adversely impact growth? Or are you assuming that 1-3 figs won't make a material difference? -
Don't know. Odds are, figs will slow plant growth, but the experiment could be worth it, in the way that more or less extreme experiments sometimes are. Under ideal growing conditions (for roots in particular), I would guess that a young strong cultivar might not be slowed much by a few young fruits. On the other hand, for all I know, a few young fruits might signal to the plant to go slow, prioritizing the ostensible reproduction. I don't know that or a lot of other things about the situation, which is why it would be interesting to see. But if you want to maximize your chances for big plants as soon as possible, then off go the figs. It's something I'm hoping to see a good bit of this year, early fig production on young and small plants. -
I'm inclined to think that there'll be signaling. I think of myself as a scientist, but I'm getting more pragmatic in my old age ("carpe ficum"). What I'm likely to do is to leave a couple later. If the figs slow growth late in the season, that's good.
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Winner variety.Jesse in western Maine, zone 4/5
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very nice wow,zone 6Comment
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I also just pinched off 4 little figs from a small unknown variety tree yesterday, when I first noticed them. The leaves on this little tree are completely different from what the label variety would have, so it has become an Unknown for now. I left one just to see what the fig looks like.North East, OK - zone 7a/6b
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Congrats.
Several cultivars start producing figs early.
My observation is that young plants / 1st year cuttings can be allowed to ripen a couple figs if the growth of the figs do not slow the growth / decrease inter-node spacing of the plant apex, this observation and practice is for single stem trained 1 st year cuttings. Only the first (earliest) several figs are allowed to develop while all later emerging figs are pinched. Good Luck.Pete R - Hudson Valley, NY - zone 5bComment
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I've had the same experience. One to two figs on a well rooted one gallon plant doesn't seem to affect it much. 10-15 can all but halt growth which can be beneficial in some circumstances like when you won't be able to move it outside anytime soon.Don - OH Zone 6a Wish list: Verdolino, Black CelesteComment
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I have been taking tiny figlets off of close to 10% of my cuttings sitting in rooting cups and baggies since early January. Too many cases of these on cuttings that haven't even produced noticeable roots or even sprouted a leaf.... I guess it's just something figs do sometimes... I noticed on a number of these that even after removing the figlet, the cuttings appear to stall...Tony - Zone 6A
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