How Do You Prune A Standard Fig Tree?
• Assess which branches have grown out of the standard shape (ball shape). A common problem is branching out, causing a fan or vase shape to form instead of the characteristic ball shape sought from a standard.’; } s += “”; document.write(s); return; } google_ad_channel = ‘+7733764704+1640266093+9911500640+9483187321+8388126455+8941458308+9683278076+7122150828’ + xchannels + gchans; google_ad_client = “pub-9543332082073187”; google_ad_output = ‘js’; google_ad_type = ‘text’; google_feedback = ‘on’; google_ad_region = “test”; google_ad_format = ‘250x250_as’; //–> • Cut back all of the branches on the standard by a half to two-thirds. While this does count as severe pruning, the fig tree can cope with this and it will regenerate new, vigorous growth quickly. • Deal with the roots. Roots should also be cut back periodically, especially with the larger fig trees.[2] • Continue to trim the standard fig regularly. The aim is to reshape it into a ball and then to maintain this shape. If maint
