Re: Planting a fig

the practice you speak of does in fact reduce leaf size. The way you go
about doing this is you cut off only the broad portion of the leaf,
leaving the stem behind. You should do it somewhere in mid summer, as
if you do it too late the tree will just go into dormancy. If you do it
at the right time, you should get a second "season" of growth.
Continued treatments this way results in a smaller leaf (this is the
procedure for maples). Just pruning the branches keeps the whole tree
small.  You cannot reduce flower or fruit size, however =). They even
have a technique for making pine needles smaller also, which is done by
cutting the "Candles" so you get twiggier growth. Also, theres a
technique to keep bamboos at certain heights!

Ive seen a trident maple in pictures that was kept to about  7 feet
high just by careful pruning. Any good book on Bonsai tells about how
to keep different plants small.

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