Let's hope all these branches produces lots of figs this year. This is a Preto with one trunk in a 5 gallon SIP.
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Pete,
The tip wasn't hardened enough before going dormant last season, and I happened to notice it was really weak so I snapped it off right before I took the pic. No sap leak, so hopefully I didn't mess up the tree's 'flow'.Frank ~ zone 7a VA
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Thanks for the reply. Removing the apical tip (and auxins) causes dormant buds below to start growing... The injury to the tip caused the branching. There shouldn't be any problems with "flow" just aggressive vegetative growth if its provided with proper culture (water, nutrients and sunlight).
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Thanks, Pete. Always appreciative of your input.
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I removed about 6 inches off my Preto whip in late winter 2014. Then when the side branch started to come out I very quickly removed all but three and let those form the scaffold branches. You said you are growing these for figs this year. The only issue I see is that there is so much branching that some of the areas of tree/bush might be too shaded and not produce well. It's something to consider.Steve
D-i-c-k-e-r-s-o-n, MD; zone 7a
WL: Verdolino, Figue Jaune, Nantes Maroc, Lussheim
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I have a similar "problem" with my panache. But the nodes are very close together, maybe 1- 1 1/2" apart. I know I should pinch off the "extras" to form scaffold branches but I am having a hard time pulling the trigger. I count 14 branches on the tree, about 3 ft tall. I am considering air layering the top of the tree off, after selecting 3 lower branches for scaffolds. Any thoughts?You may only view thumbnails in this gallery. This gallery has 2 photos.2 PhotosPhil
Zone 7A - Newark, DE; Zone 8A - Wilmington, NC;
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