crossing stems, and branches growing inwards towards the center. Trimming low-hanging or unruly branches can help to keep a natural shape. When you grow a fig tree, it is key to know how and when ...

Sensitive to the cold, so they need winter protection; Sensitive to drought, so they need regular supplemental water; Sensitive to nitrogen, so as long as your tree is growing a foot or two per ...

Pat Morgan of Westlake Village wrote to the SoCal Garden Clinic to ask: My fig tree was started from a ... for espaliering because it has flexible branches when young and produces all of that ...

Cut back runaway shoots, and eliminate crossing branches and dead wood. Water needs: Water weekly during warm weather. Snapshot: Dwarf fig trees have sweet, teardrop-shaped fruits and large ...