When to Prune a Fig Tree. Fig trees should be pruned in early spring when they are still dormant and before growth begins for the season, says Becky Sideman, a professor of hortic ...

Fig trees (Ficus carica ... A scaffold branch is a permanent branch that forms the main framework of the tree. Cut back half of the previous year's growth. This encourages the tree to focus ...

Always wear gloves to protect yourself while pruning. When you cut into a fig tree, a milky sap will come out that can ...

Whether you want to start a new fig tree to continue the lineage of a beloved heirloom specimen or share cuttings with fellow ...

And for many of these fig trees, there’s a name and face and a personal back story behind them ... Next, you’ll need to cut off a piece of a tree branch. Look at the newer growth at the ...