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How to prune figs

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Early spring pruning: Cut off dry branches and leaves in March of spring and retain thick branches. Pruning during the fruit period: During the fruit period, dense branches and diseased branches should be cut off, and residual flowers, weak fruits, and bad fruits should be thinned out. Pruning after leaf fall: One week after leaf fall, branches that are too thin and affect the growth of the plant need to be cut off to help it survive the winter.

1. Pruning in early spring

1. Early spring pruning

When pruning in spring, March is usually chosen. Pruning at this time is to retain the thicker branches and cut off some dry branches and leaves. There is also the need to cut off longer branches and dead branches from the bottom position, so as to retain sufficient nutrients and allow the branches and leaves to germinate better.

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2. Pruning during the fruiting period

During fruiting, in order to prevent unnecessary nutrients from being consumed, densely growing and diseased branches need to be pruned. Broken flowers and bad fruits that are not growing well should also be cut off. Sometimes the fruits will grow very densely. If there are a lot of fruits on a branch, the small fruits need to be thinned out, which will improve the quality of the results.

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3. Pruning after falling leaves

The fig tree can be pruned about a week after its leaves fall. This will remove branches that are too thin and affect the growth of the plant, which will help it survive the winter more smoothly. When pruning, weak branches should be removed and strong branches should be retained.

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