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Cheers RodM

rodm wrote:Excellent they all have the WOW factor
Cheers RodM

Thanks rodm

Had to defoliate early this year due to a fungal attack on my figs

what did the affected leaves look like?
i have figs that have a few leaves yellowing and a few blacks spots, i thought that was just a winter , natural leaf attrition thing

should i be worried???

Leaves look like this. If it is just a few leaves I would not be too worried, just remove them and get rid of them. Keep an eye on your trees though as this problem seems to spread to all leaves very quickly.

morrie wrote:

Had to defoliate early this year due to a fungal attack on my figs

what did the affected leaves look like?
i have figs that have a few leaves yellowing and a few blacks spots, i thought that was just a winter , natural leaf attrition thing

should i be worried???

that's the same i i have

i'll make sure i get rid of the leaves from now on

Yep. Copped it here as well for the first time on my 12yr old ficus. Never had any problems before during past winters. Had to cut off some Major branches that just shrivelled & dried up after dropping yellowing leaves. Years of refinement gone....

I know how you feel. I have never known this disease to effect figs up until last winter. The disease effected more trees and to a greater extent this year than last so next winter will be trying some different controls, no overhead watering during winter, spraying and reducing my fertilizing during winter. Hope this will control it.

Keep Calm and Ramify wrote:Yep. Copped it here as well for the first time on my 12yr old ficus. Never had any problems before during past winters. Had to cut off some Major branches that just shrivelled & dried up after dropping yellowing leaves. Years of refinement gone....

You say you had to defoliate early, what would be the right time?
I have a fig that I want to defoliate so I can work on the branches but I have never defoliated a tree before.
Ohh and beautiful trees by the way

It really depends on where you are. I usually defoliate and repot in November but if you are in cooler climates then you might want to leave it a little later. Having said that as long as your tree is healthy it will respond at any time during warm weather.

benbonsai wrote:You say you had to defoliate early, what would be the right time?
I have a fig that I want to defoliate so I can work on the branches but I have never defoliated a tree before.
Ohh and beautiful trees by the way

Okay thanks for that
I'm more keen on doing it now rather than later as I want to structure the branches for the growing season, I did a repot and root trim at the end of summer and the tree is pretty healthy so I think I'll be okay.

A couple of my big figs have it too and had it toward the end of last winter also, I initially attributed it to too much watering over the cooler period however I have been careful not to over water this season though they have still developed it.

Leong's fig book advises to spray with a lime sulphur solution, sodium bicarbonate or mancozeb.

I followed Leong's advice and sprayed with mancozeb but with little result.

Lane wrote:A couple of my big figs have it too and had it toward the end of last winter also, I initially attributed it to too much watering over the cooler period however I have been careful not to over water this season though they have still developed it.

Leong's fig book advises to spray with a lime sulphur solution, sodium bicarbonate or mancozeb.

i had the same issue.

aubigfig50 wrote:Leaves look like this. If it is just a few leaves I would not be too worried, just remove them and get rid of them. Keep an eye on your trees though as this problem seems to spread to all leaves very quickly.

morrie wrote:

Had to defoliate early this year due to a fungal attack on my figs

what did the affected leaves look like?
i have figs that have a few leaves yellowing and a few blacks spots, i thought that was just a winter , natural leaf attrition thing

should i be worried???

There is nothing wrong with this tree. Absolutely not fungal and nothing to worry about.

mmmm
good to know