Re: Planting a Fig Tree
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Planting a Fig Tree
- From: "* E* D* <c*@fix.net>
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 02:43:19 -0800
>I don't know about British Columbia, but here in the Central Valley of
>California, fig trees are VERY vigorous growers. I have a wonderful Black
>Mission fig tree that I love dearly, but it takes a great deal of pruning
>every winter to keep it a manageable size (12 feet tall and rather more
>across). Trying to espalier one against a wall would be a losing battle, at
>least in this climate. Aside from the fruit drop, the canopy is very dense
>and I find that almost nothing will grow beneath it, so you definitely want to
>make sure you have a good spot for it.
>
>Other than picking a warm, nearly overripe fig right off the tree and eating
>it out of hand, I can't think of anything better than a dried fig. They're
>just like candy, only good for you!
>
>Does anyone have a "cure" for aphids and ants? I have a plague of aphids
>(being "farmed" by ants) on my plum trees every year. I've tried malathion on
>the aphids, and that works for a week or two, but the ants seem to repopulate
>the trees with aphids very quickly. I've also tried diazanon around the base
>of the trees to repel the ants, but that only seems to divert them until it
>gets washed away. I'd prefer not to have to resort to chemical sprays every
>year. Ideas, anyone?
>
>Thanks,
>Kurt Mize
>Stockton, California
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Well, opinions certainly seem to be divided about figs, you love or
you hate them. Unfortunately I'm in the latter class.
So my suggestion for your aphid problem is to rip the fig out of
the ground and beat the aphids to death with it!!!!
---Chas---
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