My Fig Tree Looks Dead! | What Can I Do?

Join us in the Orchard for a fig-tastic adventure! In this video, we tackle the mystery of a seemingly dead fig tree and reveal the secrets to revive it. Witness the magic of aggressive pruning and the beauty of new growth as we navigate through our fig-filled journey. Don't miss out on the excitement - subscribe now!
CHAPTERS:
0:21: 🌳 Reviving fig trees after winter dieback and introducing new varieties to the orchard.
2:40: 🌳 Benefits of aggressive pruning on older fig trees for increased production and rejuvenation.
5:12: 🌱 Winter damage on fig trees leads to potential new growth and fig production in spring.
7:57: 🌱 Optimal fertilizer amount crucial for young fig trees' growth and health.
10:33: 🌳 Unique LSU fig variety with complex fruity flavors available on website for limited quantity.
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[@scrapzwtf]

Living in my childhood home, I have a giant fig my dad planted around 1958. It took a beating in 2 recent freezes here in SE Texas. 2 weeks after a hurricane we had a lot more rain and I noticed standing water around the fig. It wasn’t producing much after the first freeze and I had it pruned back quite a bit. After this past winter I wasn’t even sure it was alive. Then as weather started getting warmer it was growing like asparagus. Shoots coming up all over the area. I dug some up to plant in another area and gave some to friends and family. I need to move more of it as I don’t think it’s in a good spot anymore. Houses that weren’t there in the 50’s are blocking most of the sun. My kids and grandkids are enjoying growing some of Papaw’s figs. I hope we get enough for a few jars this year.

[@GypsyBrokenwings]

I was checking my turkey and Chicago figs... they looked dead, then I noticed new branches and buds. Yea!

[@hdrider2071]

Thanks you for helping us " fig" ure it out 😂

[@becky3086]

At our other house we had a couple of fig trees. I don't know what kind because we dug them up from beside a friends trees. One of them I planted too close to the house and the branches ended up brushing against the roof (after about 10 years). The trunk was about 8 inches around and I had my husband cut it off at about the 4 ft mark. It came back and in two years it was hitting that roof again. I had one on the other side of the house (not so close) and when it was 3 or 4 years old a tree fell on the house (a large tree) and the branches of that tree were all tangled in the fig tree and my husband and friends were trying to get the tree off the house but he was trying to save the fig tree too and I finally told him to just cut down the fig tree as he had enough problems already and I would live without a fig tree. He cut if off at about a foot and the thing still grew again the next year just fine.

[@EyeamEJ]

I have a 3 year old LSU purple that's putting on a lot of new growth right now. Hoping we can finally get some figs off of it this year.

[@evanborge494]

You should take the suckers with some roots and propagate them

[@mikemccleery7253]

Had brown turkey fig that died back to the ground every year. It would be 7 to 8 foot tall by September with a few figs that the birds got to before me.

[@user-zo9ph3px9q]

Oklahoma> that last freeze approx a month or so ago got my fig. Along with the apricot & plum. Always gets the apricot. Just waiting till I know(ha) no more freezes & I’ll cut it back. I’ve been bringing all the fruit trees back down to a manageable size since I was gone for 5 years & my daughter didn’t know. Funny kinda, I had a columnar apple that had lost its tag & I couldn’t for nothing figure out what kind of apple I had put in. Finally found the sell slip. It’s gonna take a couple more years to straighten that one out. I know the neighbors must wonder????? What in the world I’m doing. That poor tree🥹

[@gengc2003]

A lot of times some of mine looked dead but new leaves came up from the root. I guess the top growth gets killed but new growth comes from what was protected beneath the mulch. Don't throw them out too soon, give them time to regenerate.

[@robclower9606]

Man, those fresh pinestraw rows look great.

[@cheriberry9633]

Hey from north of atlanta! I received my LDF fig trees today and they look beautiful! Thanks @LazyDogFarm!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Awesome! Would you mind leaving us a review here: g.page/r/Ce0wCoaWkbnJEBM/review

[@gardeningsimplified]

Last Winter I had 100% of my 72 in ground fig trees die back, and 20 of them never recovered. This year it's looking like very little die back.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Good news!

[@venidamcdaniel1913]

Just bought a Chicago hardy fig for zone 6

[@matthewking2209]

The trees are looking good.

[@tidalcreekfarm]

I suspect I will be getting my latest 2 LSU figs any second now. I will up pot them upon arrival. Thanks. Both the Conadria and GE Neri that I bought last year are up and running.

[@TargaWheels]

I did that to our tangerine tree. All the fruits were getting only so big, on new growth at the ends of older growth. Took off a lot of the old growth like you did, and had a lot of new sprouts/leaves. But then the tree just went down a few weeks after that and that was it. Probably something underground.

[@twhdvm]

I planted my White Marseilles tree (purchased from you) right into the ground late summer without potting up first. It survived the winter unprotected and is budding out now. Also I too am a fan of Hollier and might put mine in the ground here in Virginia 8a. One last thing - my Dad drove up from Georgia and gave me a Dawgs bucket. It’s about to get real now. God bless and Go Dawgs!

[@LazyDogFarm]

You're on the right track now with that bucket!

[@MichaelBrazdaFilms]

Hey Lazy Dog, nice to see you out on your own. I took your advice and picked up some TURKEY CREEK indeterminates this week, I tried you first, but you were sold out!. Any advice for these, aside from growing similar late season big fruit plants? We are in central NC.

[@FlomatonFamous]

Looking good!

[@deltorres2100]

It looks good the big pruning the hard pruning the massacre of a pruning, but it was much needed. Let me tell you I did the same thing to my pear tree. It’s 22 years old. I planted it when it was itty-bitty after the passing of my mother well it got to be so big. It was getting hard to harvest the pairs up high. It was taller than my roof line on my house so we did a butchering of a pruning and I was worried, but I read all the research did on my research had every limb cut at a 45° and it is beautiful. I will get Paris this year and I get as much because it’s seen of the first year after that Heart pruning in the winter but I’m gonna get pears now before I did this massive pruning. We were getting up to 300 pounds in pairs maybe not this year but maybe next year we’ll get that again so I knew that your fig tree would come back. It’s got well established roots, so then roots come right back up and give you growth and everything else.🍐👍🏽

[@nolagirlhomestead]

Hey Trav, are you planning collaboration updates on Cajun B and Flomaton fig festival?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I'm gonna try to make it over to Cajun B's place again this summer. Haven't heard about the Flomaton fig festival yet.

[@nolagirlhomestead]

@@LazyDogFarm I plan to make a trip to Chackbay real soon. Nicholls State University is my alma mater.

[@mkc0005]

My Brown Turkey and VdB are both out although the VdB just started leafing. I’m still waiting for my LSU Gold to come out. It’s a very small 1st year tree but the stem is still flexible so I’m holding out hope it’s ok.

[@nolagirlhomestead]

What zone? Figs all leafing out in 9b

[@mkc0005]

@@nolagirlhomestead I’m in 8b just north of San Antonio.

[@nolagirlhomestead]

@@mkc0005 GM n thx for responding. Really like the LSU fig varieties. I have the purple, gold, & o'rouke. They root easily. Lotta talk about LSU Hollier. Looking for Magnolia cuttings.

[@jn-xs9ug]

Didnt have time to propagate my small one branch 3 foot brown turkey fig tree. It started to leaf out already. I want to take at least three 6" cuttings off it and plan to take the 2 leaves off the top before I do. They should do ok right, Compared to taking cutting while they were dormant during winter.

[@MonkeyBoy-sd9vc]

Yes just make sure they don't dry out as the leaves will evaporate more water.

[@davidbelflower1814]

I am pretty sure the fig tree I got from you last year didn’t make it through the winter.😢 This means I am looking to get a few trees but you are out of stock on just about everything! I put my email in at your website so you can let me know when you get new trees

[@LazyDogFarm]

We'll have another round added in the next month or so. We'll announce it on an email.

[@williamcobb1408]

My new LSU varieties that I recieved today look amazing. "Figs are my Jam". 😂 How much space do you have between your rows in that fig orchard?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I have about 10' between rows, but keep in mind I cut mine back pretty hard. It wouldn't hurt to have closer to 15' or 20' between rows. Glad your trees arrived safely. If you haven't already, would you mind leaving us a review here: g.page/r/Ce0wCoaWkbnJEBM/review

[@Chuckplaysblues]

I have a three year old fig tree… it came from a big box store and I have no idea of the variety. It was growing pretty good but never produced a single fig! We had a hard freeze this past winter in middle TN and when spring came it looked totally dead! Then new growth started coming out from the base so I cut off all of the dead stalks. Hoping for just a few figs this year! Do I need a pair to produce fruit?

[@LazyDogFarm]

You don't need a another fig tree, assuming it's a "common fig" variety. If you bought it at a box store, it likely is.

[@nickpo5580]

Hey… how is your log cutting that you started rooting a while back?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Good. We'll show that one on Friday's video.

[@cliftonmcandrew8984]

Hey Travis, I have a Smith cutting rotted over a month. Still no green what’s up?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I propagated 16 or so and they took a while. I started them back in October and they were just recently stepped up to larger pots. If the cuttings haven't rotted, I'd keep waiting.

[@gitatit4046]

I lost at least 3 - maybe 4 this year (depending on what sprouts back from the ground) as well Travis. And I also have one tree in particular that has an enormous amount of suckers around it every year. I can't cut the suckers back fast enough, so I think this year I'm going to cover around the tree with the black plastic and then heavy pine chips. Does that sound like a plan to you?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I think they would grow through it.

[@gitatit4046]

@@LazyDogFarm I was afraid you'd say that. 🙉 Thanks Travis.

[@marycochran-mm6hy]

How much pruning do you do with the suckers?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I try to get most of them, but it's a never-ending battle sometimes.

[@staceywishart9971]

Some of my figs have some nibbling spots from bugs. What do you suggest I use for them?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Not sure. I try not to spray my trees when they have figs on them.

[@user-ey2ei5yv3f]

First