Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Is it in the ground or in a pot? Sounds like over watering to me... what zone do you live in? I'd treat it like Lavender xoxoRobyn Since we are on the topic of Fig trees, I had a question. I have 3 huge Fig trees, but this year my largest one has completely lost all it's leaves except in one small area. The other two still have only about half of their leaves. Does anyone know what might have caused this? I have kept it watered, but not overwatered it. I love figs and have been greatly disappointed by loosing most of them this year, from what ever made the trees loose their leaves. Thanks for any help. Judy We are in a war. We have no energy plan for global warming. People can't afford to take medicines to stay alive And the government feels that Gays getting married is the most important thing to worry about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Uh, a drought in Georgia is a flood in California.... you COULD be overwatering your fig tree. Figs grow wild here in Sacramento and get NO water from March til November.... not that that makes them happy, but figs don't like a lot of water. xoxoRobyn First thing that comes to mind is that the roots were attacked by nematodes. Seeing as most of the US is in a drought, I don't think your figs are sitting in water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Since we are on the topic of Fig trees, I had a question. I have 3 huge Fig trees, but this year my largest one has completely lost all it's leaves except in one small area. The other two still have only about half of their leaves. Does anyone know what might have caused this? I have kept it watered, but not overwatered it. I love figs and have been greatly disappointed by loosing most of them this year, from what ever made the trees loose their leaves. Thanks for any help. Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Ouch. Not good. Your County Extension Agent will come look for free, for one. First thing that comes to mind is that the roots were attacked by nematodes. Seeing as most of the US is in a drought, I don't think your figs are sitting in water. But what I think may be more likely is a fungal infection. Do (or did) any of the leaves have small, yellow-orange spots on the leaves before falling? That would be indicative of rust. If it is rust, a copper spray (yes, I hate chemicals too but sometimes...) will help control it. The biggest problem is with the tree being defoliated, it may cause the tree to actually put on a new growth spurt which would mean (in colder climates) that the newer growth could be damaged by winter temperatures. Looking through some of my books it really does look more like Rust to me because I doubt your soil is so alkaline that it is causing all that problem. I'd call the extension office first, then a trained arborist (which is mucho bucks). Another great resource is your local garden center and other gardeners who have figs in their yards. Even if you have to end up spraying this year, it won't hurt next year's crop, and will save the trees. Poor babies!! Take heart, though. Figs are tough and come back after taking a lot of damage. HTH, Jeanne in Georgia Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 It is in the ground and it is about 15 ft tall at least. We are in a hot drought and I can assure it you it hasn't been over watered, but has been watered with a hose a couple of times a week thoroughly. I've been doing some research on the internet, since our local county ext. agent is not knowledgeable at all. I also talked with a master gardener over the phone and they suggested as Jeanne suggested that it might be nematodes but most likely rust. They also suggested the copper spray. I picked some up and plan on spraying the tree this week. I sure hope it works. The leaves just basically curled up, dried up and fell off. It is shocking that a hardy tree would do this. I sure hope it isn't nematodes, since there doesn't seem much you can do about that. My mom told me that her Redwood tree died and when she dug up the stump, they found a huge underground ant nest that had eaten up the roots. The ant nest was not visible above ground. I love fresh figs!!!! Judy - TruNatrschild Tuesday, July 18, 2006 3:24 PM Re: Figs Tree Question Is it in the ground or in a pot? Sounds like over watering to me... what zone do you live in? I'd treat it like Lavender xoxoRobyn Since we are on the topic of Fig trees, I had a question. I have 3 huge Fig trees, but this year my largest one has completely lost all it's leaves except in one small area. The other two still have only about half of their leaves. Does anyone know what might have caused this? I have kept it watered, but not overwatered it. I love figs and have been greatly disappointed by loosing most of them this year, from what ever made the trees loose their leaves. Thanks for any help. Judy We are in a war. We have no energy plan for global warming. People can't afford to take medicines to stay alive And the government feels that Gays getting married is the most important thing to worry about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 If it is a fungus, put some powdered sulphur on the soil. Also make AERATED compost tea out of leaf litter or bark or woody type things. GB In , treazure noname <treazured wrote: > > Ouch. Not good. Your County Extension Agent will come look for free, for one. First thing that comes to mind is that the roots were attacked by nematodes. Seeing as most of the US is in a drought, I don't think your figs are sitting in water. But what I think may be more likely is a fungal infection. Do (or did) any of the leaves have small, yellow-orange spots on the leaves before falling? That would be indicative of rust. If it is rust, a copper spray (yes, I hate chemicals too but sometimes...) will help control it. The biggest problem is with the tree being defoliated, it may cause the tree to actually put on a new growth spurt which would mean (in colder climates) that the newer growth could be damaged by winter temperatures. > > Looking through some of my books it really does look more like Rust to me because I doubt your soil is so alkaline that it is causing all that problem. I'd call the extension office first, then a trained arborist (which is mucho bucks). Another great resource is your local garden center and other gardeners who have figs in their yards. Even if you have to end up spraying this year, it won't hurt next year's crop, and will save the trees. Poor babies!! > > Take heart, though. Figs are tough and come back after taking a lot of damage. HTH, Jeanne in Georgia > > > > Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 I forgot to mention, if it is rust, rake up all the leaves and don't let them stay near the tree. Don't put on the compost pile, dispose of them because if it is rust, the leaves themselves are infected. Good call on ants too. Ants really love our fig trees and I always end up with a couple of fire ant bites when I am harvesting them. Jeanne in Georgia Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 I am not overwatering the fig tree. It is in a well drained area and we have an abundance of sand mixed in our very rich soil. This causes virutally no standing water at all in our yard following heavy rains. We are loosing huge trees all thru our woods and all over this part of Alabama, because of our lack of rain here this year. It is sad to see all the big beautiful trees that area really old, all of a sudden have all their leaves turn brown. Our drought has been bad this year. It has only been in the last 3 days that we have gotten much rain at all. All the fields of Soybeans and Cotton around here are about 1/3 the size they should be for this time of the year. Judy - TruNatrschild Tuesday, July 18, 2006 4:39 PM Re: Figs Tree Question Uh, a drought in Georgia is a flood in California.... you COULD be overwatering your fig tree. Figs grow wild here in Sacramento and get NO water from March til November.... not that that makes them happy, but figs don't like a lot of water. xoxoRobyn New Message Search Find the message you want faster. Visit your group to try out the improved message search. Share feedback on the new changes to Groups Recent Activity a.. 64New Members b.. 2New Photos c.. 152New Files Visit Your Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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