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I have a question for all you gardeners out there. I have a Fig tree that I have kept in a pot. It was given to me quite a while ago. I know I can put it in the ground, but my question is, will it bear fruit, or do I have to have another Fig? I have grape vines that don't need pollinators. Can you guys help? I have a few books, but no info. on fig trees. I should be happy with the shrub as it is. The foliage is really nice, but I sure would love to have a few figs!!!!!!!!!
* * * * Plants: 215 | From: ridgeland,SC USA | Registered: Aug 2002
| Seeded: 204.251.214.9
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Some common edible fig trees (Ficus carica) are self-fruitful. And, yes, they will bear fruit even in containers. I have 8 fig trees in 17" (pots)containers, and they always bear fruits, twice a year in late spring and another in fall. I have black mission, brown turkeyand kadota.
What variety do you have?
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Amor est vitae essentia. Love is the essence of life. Plants: 932 | From: Northern California, Zone 9b | Registered: Jul 2003
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I must be doing something wrong then. I use an all-purpose fertilizer on it. Maybe I have to "slap" it to get it to bloom. I do that to my trees sometimes in the Spring to wake them up. Don't know if that helps, but I get to vent a little!!!! [B][/B]
* * * * Plants: 215 | From: ridgeland,SC USA | Registered: Aug 2002
| Seeded: 204.251.214.9
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I have a few books, but no info. on fig trees. ![[tears]](graemlins/crying.gif)
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I do that to my trees sometimes in the Spring to wake them up. Don't know if that helps, but I get to vent a little!!!! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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