Fig tree. Maintaining a happy and healthy fig tree is essential if you want to get tasty and juicy fruit, and the key to keeping one in top health is to prune it properly.

How to Prune a Young Fig Tree Pruning young fig trees is essential for establishing their overall shape, especially if you're growing them in pots, says Sideman.

My next pruning focus is a large fig tree (Dorstenia ficus “Black Mission”), which dates back to around 1768, was grown in the California missions and is a very popular fig for home garden ...

Most varieties of figs do extremely well in the New Orleans area — sometimes, it seems, a little too well. Many fig trees are treated as a “plant it and forget about it” tree, attended only ...

Most fruit trees require full sun, which means at least 6 to 8 hours of direct sunlight every day to fruit, but they'll fruit ...

A question for Dan Gill: I have a 40-plus-year-old fig tree that is about 12 feet tall. I would like to cut back the high branches and reduce the height of the tree so I can pick the figs easier ...

Danny continues, "Prune to achieve a desired shape, height, etc. Prune any crossing, inward or downward growing branches. Prune back tips of some branches if the tree looks like it needs it.

When pruning your fig tree, always wear long sleeves and gardening gloves because fig sap can irritate the skin.

A reader from Atco writes: I thought I had lost my 15-year-old fig tree this year. I uncovered it as I usually do and noticed there were no new buds or new growth. By the middle of June, I cut all ...

Regular pruning is essential to ensure a healthy and productive fig tree.