my new fig!!!!

[griffo84]

im worried about my fig,the leaves are turning yellow i pluck about 5 yellow leaves off and then 3 days later there is another 5 yellow leaves,the buds have not opened at all and does not seem to be any growth,can some one halp me please

[rch003]

The same thing is happening to my cuttings atm, but that is normal.

Watch out for overwatering, as that can turn the leaves yellow

Is there still sap in the tree?

[griffo84]

yeah there still sap in the tree,i dont think i have been watering too much i have been waterering when surface soil is dry,im stumped and worried

[rch003]

How big is the tree, can you post a picture?

[griffo84]

theres lots of pics of my tree on this thread

[rch003]

where do you have the fig sitting, does it get hurt by winds or fungus?

[griffo84]

it just sits on my deck not much wind gets to it and it gets sun all day long

[FigKiller]

My limited knowledge says that yellow leaves are nearly always a sign of lack of fertilizer. Next culprit is likely to be a root fungus. Just lately, it seems to be fashionable to suspect lack of trace elements.
A virus is a long shot. I'd be talking to a good nurseryman.

[Mitchell]

None of my figs ever show a yellow leaf, always bright green new, dark green old. Only ever if I damage a branch shall they yellow and die off.

What's it potted in?



You mention pics in a thread... can you post the link.. or i'll find it later.

[Tony Bebb]

im worried about my fig,the leaves are turning yellow i pluck about 5 yellow leaves off and then 3 days later there is another 5 yellow leaves,the buds have not opened at all and does not seem to be any growth,can some one halp me please

Hey Griffo

Are the yellow leaves on the tips, or as I would guess, and hope, on the inner foliage. Hopefully it is the inner foliage and this would be a sign of potting stress most likely. If you did not compensate the root pruning with enough leaf pruning the tree will drop inner leaves first so it can support the new tips. Trees in pots and in the ground will always do this at times of stress. New growth can take a good 3 weeks to show up, especially if the tree is a little stressed, so you might have to be patient.

[Tony Bebb]

Great advice Tony. I know figs are meant to be indestructible but I have lost the odd smaller one over the years. It always seems to be in wet mixes and the trees seem to suffer root death after leaf fall. This seems to contradict the "Fast growth Method" I have been experimenting with from here
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3173&p=69739&hilit ... tem#p69739
It does seem that Figs love Dynamic lifter but if these guys are sensitive of wet soil, I wonder how they grow so well in a slurry of dynamic lifter.
Maybe the trees I have lost are unhealthy from the cold or other factors using less water and that is why I blame wet soil?

Is the wet soil generally just a symptom of the tree being unhealthy in figs or is the wet soil the reason for the trees ill health?

Hi Brett

Figs don't like a constantly wet soil that's for sure. It can be both a symptom and a cause, but most likely the cause. They prefer a very open free draining mix as do most trees, and if the soil stays wet the tree can't breath or grow roots freely. That's why it is so important to let them get dry between watering, especially after potting as the soil stay wetter for longer. The dynamic lifter or similar should only be applied to the top of the soil and this usually will not create a problem.

Tony

Great advice Tony simple and to the point you know your stuff. But I still wonder how the figs are so happy growing in a slurry of dynamic lifter as in the fast growth system thread linked above It has me curious

Well Brett, you sure created a lot of reading for me. I ckecked out the thread, and it sure did pose many questions.
The main point I would get is that the superfeeding only shows good results in a very open and free draining mix that can support daily watering, and this means also daily dryness, where the fert can leach through the mix and not build up. This would be evident in the catchment retained out from the bottom and used to fert other trees.
Another point of note would be the species that can handle that much fert in the soil. I think it was Jamie that had the Willow Leaf and the Benji in the same pot, although seperated, in the same soil, and the Willow Leaf did not make it. Not many trees can handle that much fert around the roots, point of note the Banksia in the thread. I would suggest that superfeeding be confined to liquid or top sow applications wher the fert can run through the soil rather than be contained in it. This is a practise that most nurseries use for optimal results.
As for internode. A tree grown steady for a few years in a small pot will create a small internode gap along the trunk. You can then pot it up and grow it as much as you like and then cut back to produce growth from those internodes. If you grow it quick from the start, there will not be enough nodes to generate regrowth where it is needed. An established tree would need to be pruned regularly to maintain the internode gap so good ramification can be achieved and maintained.



Tony