Rooting Fig Suckers – To Defoliate or Not?
Is it helpful to remove the leaves from suckers when transplanting to pots?
Or can mobile nutrients contained in the leaves move back down to the roots to assist in their development?
Is it helpful to remove the leaves from suckers when transplanting to pots?
Trees are subjected to a variety of factors that reduce vigor and may eventually lead to population decline and death. Almost all of these factors are the result of human activity.
This is the 5th part of a very lengthy conversation with David & Priscilla Burke, from The Fig Hunter.
What in the world is a swale? My spellchecker doesn’t even recognize the word.
I’ve had a few requests to do some additional updates on the fig pop rooting method. Specifically, when to up-pot.
Some fig varieties produce brebas. What are they? Do they deserve a place in your orchard?